Reverend Robert Montgomery, Sr

1700 -

• Name	Robert Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Prefix	Reverend
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1700	Brandium, Kilmore Parish/Monaghan, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Name	Robert of Brandrum, Kildare  [3, 6, 7]
  Family Search ID	K4N3-HYH
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4N3-HYH
  Person ID	I12029	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Colonel Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1667, Donegal, Ireland d. 15 Mar 1722, Monaghan, Ireland (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cole,   b. Abt 1681, Monaghan, Ireland
  Marriage	Bef 1696  [9, 10]
  Family ID	F12119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Maxwell,   b. 1710, Monaghan, Ireland d. Dead
  Marriage	Abt 1725	Brandrum, Monaghan, Ireland
  Children	1. Alexander Montgomery, Sr,   b. Abt 1725, Brandrum, Kilmore Parish, Ireland, Monaghan d. Abt 1810, Oswego, , New York (Age 85 years)   2. Robert Montgomery, Jr,   b. 1732, Monaghan, Ireland
  Family ID	F3871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2016

  
  

• Folios		A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland Sir Bernard Burke 1899 Page 315 Montgomery of Convoy House
  		A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland Sir Bernard Burke 1899 Pages 314-315 Montgomery of Beaulieu

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Montgomery of Brandrum is Dr. William Marsh's first choice as our ancestor, father of Alexander SR. He was obviously a poor farmer who had to lease his lands from the Cole's and Montgomery's. We know he had an older son named Alexander from lease of land belonging to his nephew, Alexander, son of John & Mary Montgomery. Dr. Marsh believes as do most historians that the motivation to immigrate was strongest among the younger sons who were left with few opportunities under inheritance laws of Great Britain and Ireland. Later on, another of Robert's sons, also named Robert, did inherit lands of Thomas Montgomery's son Thomas in 1800, so the younger Robert's fortunes did improve. Other people seem to choose Capt. Alexander Montgomery as the father of our emmigrant ancestor. It is rare that members of a successful family were likely to leave a life of luxury. Capt. Alexander was fairly wealthy, served in Sir John Bruce Hope's Regiment and he did have one son named James, maybe others. At this point you may take your pick! In any event, our Alexander Montgomery born about 1720 in Ireland was a cousin of some degree to General Richard Montgomery, American hero of the Revolution. Quoting William Marsh: " There is good evidence that our ancestor, Alexander Montgomery, who arrived in America around 1750 was from the Montgomery family centered around County Mohaghan, Ireland.. . .Whether he was the son of the relatively poor Robert of Brandrum, or the son of the relatively wealthy Capt. Alexander Montgomery, who owned land in County Donegal and County Dublin, is unclear." Since no definitive proof is present, Dr. Marsh favors Robert Montgomery of Brandrum. P.S. Just because our Alexander and Sarah Lockwood did not name a son Robert to honor a grandfather, does not mean that our Alexander may not have had such a son in a first marriage to another woman. We have no proof that his first son John was even born in Connecticut nor that his mother was Sarah Lockwood. Sources: Alexander Montgomery old Will or 1722 naming heirs and his estate holdings; Book titled: "Ancestors & Descendants of F.A.Marsh and Ivy Crites by William R. Marsh, M.D. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1990. (Dr. Marsh descendant of Sarah Montgomery b. 1779, NYC to Alexander Montgomery Jr. and Juda Myers is on the Board of The New England Historical & Genealogical Society through 1998. His sources are many as given in the Bibliography. Submitted via GEDCOM diskette from Betti Hinman Paull, CMS 1313. Also contains information on lines for other CMS members: Nancy High, CMS 55; Jane Porter, CMS 417; Arnold K. Stewart, CMS 1405; Roger B. Montgomery, CMS 1489.

  
  

• Sources

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