Colonel Hugh Lawson Montgomery

1767 - 1853  (86 years)

• Name	Hugh Lawson Montgomery
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	8 Jan 1767	, , Waxhaws, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LZLF-SZ9
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZLF-SZ9
  Death	22 Jan 1853
  Person ID	I2378	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Captain James Montgomery,   b. 1736, Northern Ireland d. Bef 1 Jan 1808, Jackson, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McConnell,   b. 19 May 1738   d. 1771, , , Waxhaws, South Carolina (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Barclay,   b. 8 Feb 1768, , , Lancaster Dist., South Carolina d. 28 Jul 1848, Chattooga, Georgia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1788	, , Waxhaws, South Carolina
  Children	> 1. Agnes Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 7 Feb 1790, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 8 Dec 1862, Talladega, Alabama, USA (Age 72 years) + 2. Bartley Montgomery,   b. 31 Jan 1792, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 13 Jul 1874, Vans Valley, Floyd, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years) > 3. Mary Montgomery,   b. 16 Mar 1794, Franklin, Georgia, USA > 4. Cynthia Montgomery,   b. 5 Apr 1796, Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 20 Apr 1835, Alpine, Chattooga, Georgia, USA (Age 39 years) + 5. James B Montgomery,   b. 20 Mar 1798, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 3 Jun 1878, Talladega, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years) > 6. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 20 Apr 1800, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 7 Feb 1859 (Age 58 years) > 7. Jane Montgomery,   b. 1 Aug 1802, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 28 Mar 1879 (Age 76 years)   8. Christopher C. Montgomery,   b. 12 Dec 1804, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 1824 (Age 19 years) + 9. William Montgomery,   b. 20 Dec 1807, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 11 Mar 1872 (Age 64 years) + 10. Dr James Madison Montgomery,   b. 28 Mar 1810, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 5 Nov 1882, Mississippi, USA (Age 72 years) > 11. Eliza Ann Montgomery,   b. 13 Dec 1812, Jackson, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Submitted by James Montgomery Hurst, Jr., CMS 259. Entered by Roy Montgomery. HUGH LAWSON MONTGOMERY, SON OF JAMES MONTGOMERY AND ELIZABETH MCCONNELL: NAME IS FIRST IN GEORGIA RECORDS WHEN HE WAS EMPLOYED IN 1786 TO SURVEY THE LINE BETWEEN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND THE INDIANS. (KNOWN AS HAWKINS LINE). THE ORIGINAL PLOTS ARE ON FILE AND BEAR HIS SIGNATURE. HE WAS APPOINTED THE FIRST SURVEYOR OF JACKSON COUNTY. IN 1818 HE SURVEYED AND MAPPED THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE. HE REPRESENTED JACKSON COUNTY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810 AND 1811. HE WAS IN THE STATE SENATE 1812, THROUGH 1818 AND FROM 1823 TO 1825. HE MADE HIS HEADQUARTERS NEAR CALHOUN, TENNESSEE AND SERVED UNTIL THE INDIANS WERE MOVED WEST IN 1838. HIS SALARY WAS $1,500.00 A YEAR, WHICH WAS QUITE LARGE FOR THEN. UPON RETIREMENT HE WAS GIVEN A TRACT OF 3,000 ACRES IN CHATTOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA. WAS ONE OF FIRST OFFICIALS OF THYATIRA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ESTABLISHED 1795 IN JACKSON COUNTY. 1808 WAS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. JUDGE OF INFERIOR COURT, JACKSON COUNTY 1811, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1823, 1824 AND 1825. APPOINTED TRUSTEE OF JACKSON COUNTY ACADEMY BY ACT OF GEORGIA LEGISLATURE 20 NOVEMBER 1818. Originally submitted by James Montgomery Hurst, CMS 259 and others. Also submitted by Steven E. Montgomery, CMS 240, on 9/17/2002. From the submission of Steven E. Montgomery, CMS 240, dated 17 Sep 2002: Confirming information submitted. INFORMATION ALSO SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823. Submitted by Warren C. Henderson, CMS 1286, via GEDCOM.