James Montgomery

1627 - 1689  (62 years)

• Name	James Montgomery  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	3 Aug 1627	Wigtownshire, Scotland
  	Dunskey Castle
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GKTY-SX8
  Reference Number	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-390
  Death	29 Oct 1689	Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I78559	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	2nd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh II Montgomerie,   b. 1597, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1642, Donegal, Ireland (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	2nd Viscountess of Ards Jane Alexander,   b. 1606, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 1670, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Aug 1623	Ireland   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Solemnized Kensington Church, London
  Family ID	F13127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Fitzwilliam,   b. 1625, Donegal, Ireland d. 1680, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Robert Montgomery,   b. Abt 1646, Down, Northern Ireland d. Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Hugh Montgomery,   b. 1647, Down, Northern Ireland d. Northern Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. William Montgomery,   b. 1648, Down, Northern Ireland d. Aft 1666, Virginia, USA (Age > 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F28207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

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• Notes

  Per Clan Montgomery he died in 1689 in Rosemount Check Montgomery Manuscripts, says there was only one son Hugh who died young. This version might carry weight, since the author Rev Wm Montgomery lived at Grey Abbey and knew these people. Information from Vance Woods and John Horan have James Montgomery b.1639, Dunskey, IRE, md. to Mary Fitzwilliam, and having sons William,Robert, and Hugh. James Montgomery who was the father of the three Montgomelry boys who James Montgomery who was the father of the three Montgomelry boys wholanded at Jamestown, Virginia in 1666. Some sources say James came withthem but no proof has been found. Hugh returned to Ireland in a fewyears and never married. No record of what became of Robert is known.The third son William, our ancestor, settled on the James River nearJamestown, married, and had three sons and four daughters. The sons wereHugh, John, and our ancestor Robert. "Origin and History of the Montgomerys" by B.G. Montgomery of Sweden. Submitted by Michael A. Montgomery, CMS 1712, on 9/6/98. Submitted by Barbara A. Levin, CMS 1851.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3147] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127Montgomerys de BraidstaneElectronic Book .PDF 170 pagesa_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter VIII Pages 053-060The Descendants of Samuel Montgomeryhttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00029-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=54. Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc Book found on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00029-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=54 [S3152] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 140) Viscounts Montgomery of Great Ardshttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162. This book is available electronically on ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22192/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162 [S3181] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf. [S6000] Marriage Notes Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander, (Location: ancestry.com;), Notes about the marriage of Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander and their home at Mount Alexander. [S3189] Roulston, Dr William and Thompson, Mark, Ulster-Scots Biographies, (Name: Ulster Historical Foundation;), Pamphlet # 9. [S6001] Marriage Notes Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander, (Name: Location: ancestry.com;;), Notes about the marriage of Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander andtheir home at Mount Alexander. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127Montgomerys de Braidstanehttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126. Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf Book Available on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12151/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126