Notes:

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823 Source: "Notable Southern Families, Vol.II" by Zella Armstrong; Found in Atlanta Library and Georgia State Archives. Info compiled by Lavinia Sewell Wesley in 1981.

William married in Never Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LRL9-VKG
• Reference Number: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-361
• Residence: 1830, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1850, Floyd County, Georgia, USA; Subdivision 30
• Residence: 1860, Barkers, Floyd, Georgia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Floyd County, Georgia, USA; Subdivision 141

Notes:

Originally submitted by James Montgomery Hurst,Jr. CMS 259 as Reverend William Montgomery. Later disputed by Judy Montgomery Becker, a descendant of this William Montgomery.
INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823
Source: "Notable Southern Families, Vol.II" by Zella Armstrong; Found in Atlanta Library and Georgia State Archives. Info compiled by Lavinia Sewell Wesley in 1981.
William lived in Gwinnett Co.,GA before moving to Vanns Valley, near Rome, Georgia.

DISPUTE from Judy Becker, CMS 823:
The other (dispute) has to do with the identification of James' youngest son William (born of m2, to Susannah Strange) as "William, Rev." This apparently an identification of William as a Presbyterian minister, which is a "factoid" that also appears in James Hurst's book, and I have begun seeing it other places. This dude is buried just outside Cave Spring, GA, in what was a private cemetery (now in the middle of someone else's land), right next to his first wife, her sister, and his 2 youngest sons, both of whom were killed in The War of Northern Aggression. I have stood on his grave, and checked it out. I also have copies of the Floyd county census records for 1850, and 1860, in both of which William listed his occupation as "farmer." The latter is consistent with our family tradition, which did not have any notion in it that this William was a minister. My understanding is that this is a vocation, not something one takes up and then later abandons. I think there is a confusion between this William and another William Montgomery who was a Presbyterian minister in Jackson County, GA, and then went to Adams County, MS.

Per email from Judy Montgomery Becker, CMS 823, dated 29 Jun 2009:
"The actual Cave Spring Cemetery is across the street from where William and his wife (plus the others) are buried...on private land. There is a cedar tree, and then a fence around the small graveyard. When I was young, the fence was wrought iron, but I am told the cows used to hurt themselves rubbing against it, so the replaced it with wood...the two other Montgomery men are Christopher Stiles (or Styles) Montgomery and George Cicero Montgomery. If you look at the dates of death you will see that they are both in the early 1860s. Both dudes were killed in battles in Virginia. They are two of William's sons."
"Keep in mind that William was 94 when he died. Amazing in that day and age. Born in the 1780s, and died in 1877. Fought in the War of 1812 and lived through the Civil War.There is a church still existing in Lawrenceville, (Gwinnett Co.,) , GA named Fairview Presbyterian as to which William and his wife Catherine Boyle were charter members (in 1826 if I remember correctly.) There are some Montgomery folk buried in the graveyard at that cemetery - including William's son Middleton Boyle Montgomery, another son William who apparently died in his 20s, and the parents of Mary Gallatin Stewart..."

Submitted by Warren C. Henderson, CMS 1286, via GEDCOM.

William married Catharine Caty Boyle on 31 Mar 1807 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA. Catharine was born on 23 Dec 1786 in South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Dec 1851 in Vans Valley, Floyd, Georgia, USA; was buried in 1851 in Montgomery Cemetery, Floyd County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LRL9-RJP
• Residence: 1850, Floyd County, Georgia, USA; Subdivision 30

Notes:

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823 Source: "Notable Southern Families, Vol.II" by Zella Armstrong; Found in Atlanta Library and Georgia State Archives. Info compiled by Lavinia Sewell Wesley in 1981.
Information submitted by James Hurst, CMS 259, shows spelling of first name as Catherine.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 9VLJ-JJJ
• Reference Number: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-346
• Relocated: 1749, South Carolina, USA
• Land: 2 Oct 1766, South Carolina, USA
• Military: 8 Nov 1777, Georgia, USA; Commissioned by John Adams; Lieutenant; Capt John Adam Nessler, Burke Co Militia
• Land: 1786, Franklin County, Georgia, USA; Received Land Grant
• Land: Abt 1796, Jackson County, Georgia, USA; Purchased land

Notes:

GENEALOGY SUBMITTED BY JAMES MONTGOMERY HURST, JR., CMS 259, DATED JUNE 1989:
JAMES MONTGOMERY WAS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
THE FAMILY ORIGINATED IN SCOTLAND. EARLY 1700'S TO NORTHERN IRELAND DUE TO RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. FAMILY FIRST WENT TO PENNSYLVANIA, THEN AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THEN TO OLD PENDLETON DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
JAMES SERVED IN MILITIA OF BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. HE WAS COMMISSIONED WITH THE RANK OF 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 8, 1777 BY JOHN ADAM NEISLER (COMMISSION BOOK B PAGE 276 AT STATE CAPITOL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA). WAS IN THE SEIGE OF AUGUSTA. HE WAS A STAUNCH WHIG. IN 1786 HE APLIED FOR LAND GRANTS OF 575 AND 650 ACRES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY (LATER JACKSON COUNTY), GEORGIA. HE IS LISTED AMONG THE EARLY SETTLERS (EARLY 1787) ON PAGE 19 OF FRARY ELRODS "HISTORICAL NOTES ON JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA". HE WAS FIRST AT TUMBLING SHOALS.
LATER MOVED TO WHERE CABIN CREEK CHURCH NOW STANDS AND BUILT THE FIRST CABIN IN EARLY. (EARLY HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY BY GJN WILSON).
HE WAS IN THE FRONT RANK OF WARS WITH THE INDIANS AND WAS BADLY WOUNDED. DREW LOT 255 WILKINSON COUNTY IN THE 1805 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY.
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INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823: Source: "Notable Southern Families, Vol.II" by Zella Armstrong; Found in Atlanta Library and Georgia State Archives:

Joined the Burke Co. Militia and fought with that company during the Revolutionary War. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on Nov.8, 1777 by John Adams Neisler, Esq. Proof is found in Commission Book B, Page 276 at the Capital in Atlanta GA. In 1786 he received a land grant in Franklin Co. GA and moved there soon after. Frequent mention is made of him in Wilson's "History of Jackson County, Georgia" which can be found in the Atlanta Public Library and in the Georgia State Archives. He died in Jackson County, GA several years before it was formed from Franklin Co. He is buried on his home place, which is now owned by Mr. Twitty.
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GENEALOGY ALSO SUBMITTED BY STEVEN MONTGOMERY, CMS 240 LIFE.
Also submitted by MRS.HELEN LEWIS, BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON - (Not a CMS member)
ALSO SUBMITTED BY MRS. EZRA E. DAVIDSON, PO BOX 314, BURLEY, IDAHO 83318 (NOT A CMS MEMBER.)
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On pages 15 - 20 of his book, "The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, Sr. and Some Related Families" published in 1976, D.C. Montgomery, Jr. builds a strong case using unproven and circumstantial evidence to show that this James Montgomery was the son of Hugh Montgomery, Sr. of the Waxhaws community in South Carolina. On page 31, which begins the chapter devoted to this James Montgomery and his descendants, Mr. Montgomery begins with this statement: "James Montgomery, the eldest son of Hugh Montgomery, Sr., was born in 1747..." However, as stated earlier, there is no documented proof of this relationship, just a supposition with some strong circumstantial evidence.
(By John C. Montgomery, CMS 1096.)

Submitted by Warren C. Henderson, CMS 1286, via GEDCOM.

BIOGRAPHY: From "The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, Sr. and Some Related Families" published in 1976 by D.C. Montgomery, Jr. -
PP. 15-16:
"...Finally there is the mystery of James Montgomery, his son Hugh, and their relationship to Hugh, Sr. Major John Barkley and his wife Agnes had ten children of whom we have record, four sons and six daughters. Three of these daughters married Montgomerys.
1. Margaret Barkley (1768-1848) married Hugh Montgomery (1767-1852)
2. Agnes (Nancy) Barkley married William Montgomery
3. Mary Ann Barkley married Joseph Montgomery
William and Joseph were sons of Hugh, Sr. William was also the father of A.B. Montgomery, who has said that "a nephew of my father" named Hugh Montgomery married his mother's sister. If this statement is correct, then there can be no doubt that James Montgomery, the father of Hugh, was a brother of William and a son of Hugh, Sr.
We know, of course, that Hugh, Sr. had a son named James, but the only other definite record we have of James is that "he married and moved to west Tennessee; he had one son named James, who married and had a large family" (A.B. Montgomery.) Such a statement, however, should not necessarily preclude the possibility that he had other sons as well.
From some other sources, such as the book "Notable Southern Families" and D.A.R. lineage records, we find that one James Montgomery was supposed to have been born in 1740, removed to Calhoun Co., Tenn. around the close of the eighteenth century and died in Jackson Co., Ga. in 1808. He had four sons and five daughters of whom there is record. Sons were John, Hugh (1767-1852), James McConnell (1770-1842) and William (b.1783). Hugh married Margaret Barkley, moved to Jackson Co., Tenn. in 1796, and finally to Chattooga Co., Ga. in 1825. None of this information conflicts with the statements made by A.B. Montgomery above, with the single exception of James having been born in 1740, which would make it difficult for him to have been a son of Hugh, Sr.
With regard to this last statement, it is also of interest to note that we have definite record of a James Montgomery who was born in 1740, lived in Chester Co., S.C., at one time, and moved in 1801 to Gaston Co., N.C. where he died in 1829....James and James Jr. (his son) are buried near Kings Mountain, N.C. It is probable that the birth date of this James was mistakenly seized upon for that of James, the son of Hugh, Sr., who quite likely was actually born around 1747.
Actually, the date of birth of our James Montgomery, son of Hugh, Sr., is the real crux of the matter. The census of Lancaster Co., S.C., in 1790 lists three heads of families by the name of James Montgomery. In the order of listing, the James closest to the other known sons of Hugh, Sr. had a family of nine. This would undoubtedly be the father of the Hugh who married Margaret Barkley, since he had a wife and eight living children at that time. If this James is the son of Hugh, Sr. (who we assumed was born around 1727), then he could not have been born much earlier than 1746. Also, because his son, Hugh, was born in 1767, he could not have been born much later than 1748. For practical purposes in the development of this hypothesis, we will assume that James was born in 1747."
(Page 16 is a map of Lancaster District, S.C.)
Page 17:
"All this, of course, would mean that John was not the first-born son of Hugh, Sr. John was born either in the latter four months of 1752 or the first eight months of 1753. In reality, there was never any valid reason to assume that John was the eldest son. It would be a definite mistake to assume that the brothers were listed in the order of their birth in the record given us by A.B. Montgomery. The fact that John remained in South Carolina does not necessarily imply that he was the eldest son. Finally, we have adequate reason to suspect that not only James, but Robert as well was older than John. We do know that Robert had a son Josiah born in 1752. If Robert was born after John, in 1754 or 1755, then he would have been only 17 or 18 years old when Josiah was born. And if we followed the listing as given by A.B. Montgomery, he would have been born about 1758, which is manifestly impossible. In fact, at this time I would like to offer the following chronological list of births for the children of Hugh, Sr., which I believe to be at least more logical than any heretofore submitted:
Hugh Montgomery, Sr., born 1727. Children:
1. James, born ca 1747 (son Hugh born 1767)
2. Robert, born ca 1750 (son Josiah born 1772)
3. John, born 1753 (son John born 1775)
4. Hugh, born 1755 (daughter Isabella born 1780)
5. William, born ca 1757 (married in 1786)
6. Alexander, born ca 1760 (to Miss. in 1789)
7. Mary, born 1762 (married in 1783)
8. Samuel, born 1764 (married 1784)
9. Joseph, born 1766 (married 1789)
10. Mary Ann, born 1767 (son Jonothan born 1794)
In support of this theory, it may first be noted that since John was married at the age of 20 and Samuel at the age of 19, then it is not unreasonable to assume that James married young also, and if his son Hugh was his first child as seems likely, then James could easily have been born in 1747. Secondly, according to the proposed table above, the dates of birth of the ten children of Hugh, Sr. would encompass a period of twenty years, which is certainly more logical than attempting to compress them into a period of 14 years (1753-1767), and even more logical if we pause to consider the high infant mortality in those days. It seems highly improbable that Hugh, Sr. did not have some children during this time who died in infancy or childhood.... "
...(Further discussion of the 20-year fmaily hypothesis...)
" Some additional evidence that this James was the son of our Hugh, Sr. lies in the fact that he did have a son named James (James McConnell), plus the fact that James and Susannah sold land on Camp Creek in 1800 after moving to Calhoun Co., Tenn. a few years previously. This is in agreement with the statement by A.B. Montgomery to the effect that James "married and moved to west Tennessee....had one son named James."
Pg. 31:
" James Montgomery, the eldest son of Hugh Montgomery, Sr., was born about 1747. According to A.B. Montgomery, he became married, had a son named James, and settled in west Tennessee. We now know that he first married Elizabeth McConnell, by whom he had three sons. Around the close of the eighteenth century he removed to Calhoun Co., Tenn. His second wife was Susannah Strange, by whom he had six more children. He died January 1, 1808 in Jackson Co., Ga. Susannah died October 8, 1804..."
Birth Date might be 1747, probably an error in DC Montgomery's book, also with confusion is he a brother or a son of Hugh
DAR Record lists birthplace as Scotland

James married Susannah R Strange in 1778 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Susannah was born in 1765 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA; died on 8 Oct 1804 in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA; was buried in 1804 in Venable Family Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY JUDITH MONTGOMERY BECKER, CMS 823

Information submitted by James Montgomery Hurst,Jr. CMS 259

2/13/2000 - Information submitted by Steven Montgomery, CMS 240 gives her birth date as 1747. Also says she is buried in Jackson Co. GA on land that belonged to her husband, Capt. James Montgomery.

Submitted by Warren C. Henderson, CMS 1286, via GEDCOM.