James Montgomery

Male Bef 1694 - 1758  (> 64 years)


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  • Name James Montgomery 
    Birth Bef 1694  Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Brigend
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-289 
    Death 1 Sep 1758  Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12487  Clan Montgomery Society | Lainshaw
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2024 

    Father William Montgomery,   b. 1660, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 26 Sep 1721, Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabella Burnett,   b. , Lethentire, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DEAD, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1684  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Parnell,   b. Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Oct 1764 
    Marriage , Cumberland, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Montgomery  [Father: natural]
    +2. Robert Montgomery,   b. 1732, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1798, Fairfield, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1735, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1798, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. James Montgomery, Jr,   b. 1737, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1792 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. William Montgomery,   b. 1748, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1816, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Burnett Montgomery,   b. 7 Dec 1752, Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1831, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2024 

    Marriage Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22605  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1694 - Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • Notes from T.A. Montgomery, CMS 4:
      !WIFE'S NAME WAS MARY. Third son and fifth child of William and Isabel Montgomery. Born on father's estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. Accompanied father to East Jersey. Will dated 12 April 1756. Had five children mentioned in will: Robert, Alexander, James, William and Burnett.

      Source: Alexander Du Bin. "The Family of Montgomery". Philadelphia: The Historical Publication Society. 1943.

      BIRTH: Original submission gave birth date as Abt 1700. Changed to Bef 1694 as submitted by Marlene Koutoufaris because this is her direct line.

      WILL OF JAMES MONTGOMERY of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, N J. - April
      12, 1756:

      Wife, Mary. Children - Robert, Alexander, James, William, Burnett
      and Mary. Real and personal estate. Executors - sons Robert and
      Alexander. Witnesses: Stoffil Longstreet, John Robins, and Ezekial
      Smoth.
      Proved April 26, 1759. Lib. 9, P 317, April 24, 1759.
      Inventory L 354.16.9 incl purse and apparal L 68.17.7
      Book debts L 62.19.l; a negro boy, L 60; a negro woman, L 40; made
      by John and Moses Robins, August 15, 1760, Account of Executors.

      Submitted on 30 Oct 2000 by Marlene Koutoufaris,CMS 1849. Entered from GEDCOM.
      CONFLICT: Another submission gives date of death as "About 20 Apr 1759" but Marlene says 1 Sep 1758. Accepted Marlene's date because James is in her direct line and her research appears thorough.