William Montgomery

Male 1660 - Aft 1721  (61 years)


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  • Name William Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
    Birth 1660  Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 25
    Christening Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Land 1692  Participated with father in sale of Brigend to cousin John/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Relocated 1701  Set sail from Glasgow/New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 26
    Arrival 1702  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Land 20 May 1706  Purchases land from father-in-law/Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 26
    Fact 1 6 Mar 1712  Receives letter from brother James in Scotland/New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Family Search ID LY8M-YXJ 
    Family Search Link https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY8M-YXJ 
    Death Aft 26 Sep 1721  Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 25, 26
    Burial Friends Burial Ground/Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1538  Clan Montgomery | William Brigend - Monmouth New Jersey
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2018 

    Father Hugh Montgomerie,   b. 7 Oct 1630, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1710, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Katherine Scott,   b. Abt 1631, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1653  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1684  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anna Montgomery,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dead, , , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dead, , , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Alexander Montgomery,   b. Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dead, , , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jane Montgomery,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dead, , , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Robert Montgomery,   b. 1687, Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1766, Eglinton/Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +6. William Montgomery,   b. 7 Feb 1693, Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1771, Brigend/Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     7. James Montgomery,   b. Bef 1694, Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1758, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1660 - Brigend/Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jun 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 26 Sep 1721 - Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    At the Root of it All
by Cathy Field
June, 2006
    At the Root of it All by Cathy Field June, 2006
    Article from Gardien Newsletter of Clan Montgomery Society International

    Folios
    T H Montgomery - Pages 102-112
    T H Montgomery - Pages 102-112
    Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
    Descendants of William Montgomerie
    AND
    Descendants of James Montgomerie
    T H Montgomery - Pages 079-094
    T H Montgomery - Pages 079-094
    Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
    William of Brigend

  • Notes 
    • Notes from Daniel Binney Montgomery, CMS 112:
      REF:ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE MONTGOMERYS BY B.G. MONTGOMERY REF:MONTGOMERY PEDIGREE BY THOMAS MONTGOMERY 1863
      REF:THE MONTGOMERYS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS BY D.B. MONTGOMERY REF:OLD PHILADELPHIA FAMILIES-MONTGOMERY BY FRANK WILLING LEACH PUB THE NORTH AMERICAN,PHILADELPHIA, SUNDAY DEC 3, 1911
      In 1701-1702 William Montgomerie, with his wife and several children crossed the ocean to join his father-in-law, Robert Burnett, in the New World. He settled on Doctor's Creek, in Monmouth County, East Jersey, on lands which on May 20, 1706, he purchased from from Robert Burnett. The original tract was greatly added to and was named 'Eglinton". He joined the Society of Friends and is supposed to be buried at the Old Meeting Ground at Crosswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey, about four miles from "Eglinton".

      Notes from T.A.Montgomery, CMS 4:
      EMMIGRATED TO NEW JERSEY ABT 1701-02.
      MARRIED ISABELLA BURNETT, DAU OF ROBERT BURNETT OF LETHENTIE, SCOTLAND 8 JAN 1684.
      Settled in Doctor's Creek, Monmouth, East Jersey...2 miles from Allentown, Penn.
      Buried in Old Meeting Grounds, Crosswicks, N.J.

      sources: 1.) T.H.Montgomery. "History of the Family of Montgomery". Private Printing, Philadelphia, 1863.
      2.) Documents: Colonial History State of New Jersey, Vol.XXII, Marriage Records 1665-1800.
      3.) B.G. De Montgomery. "Origin and History of the Montgomerys, Comtes de Montgomery, Ponthieu, Alencon and La Marche; Earls of Arundel, Chichester, Shrewsbury, Montgomery, Pembroke, Lancaster, Mercia, Eglinton and Mountalexander: Princes de Belleme; Marquis de Montgomery de Lorges". Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd. 1948.
      4.) George H. Morck. "My American Roots". 3rd Ed. Oslo, Norway: Private Publication. 1983.
      5.) Alexander DU Bin. "The Family of Montgomery". Philadelphia: The Historical Publication Society. 1943.
      6.) James Paterson. "History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton". Vol II-Carrick. p. 401. Edinburgh: James Stillie. 1864.
      7.) James Paterson. "History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire". Vol. II. Edinburgh: Thomas George Stevenson. 1852.
      8.) American Genealogical Research Institute. "The Montgomery Family". Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Press. 1975.

      Submitted by Theodore A. Montgomery, M.D. CMS #4
      Paper documents submitted Feb.1989 and key entered.
      GEDCOM diskette submitted July 1993 w/corrections & additions; corrected and entered by J.C. Montgomery in September 1994.
      Oldest Montgomery ancestor submitted: William Montgomerie, bn. 1660 in Ayrshire, Scotland; d. aft 1721 in Pennsylvania.

      GENEALOGY SUBMITTED BY KAY BEVERLY BUDNICK BAUER; CMS 1003.
      Entered in 1990 by Roy Montgomery. Oldest Ancestor: William Montgomery, m.Isabel Beernett.
      Merged with other submissions on 9/25/94 by J.C. Montgomery.

      Also submitted on 30 Oct 2000 by Marlene Koutoufaris,CMS 1849. Entered from GEDCOM. Oldest Montgomery ancestor submitted: Roger Montgomery, GGGGF of Roger II Montgomerie (does not match other CMSI submissions in nobility line.) Conflict: Marlene shows the marriage date to be 8 Jun instead of 8 Jan, and the place as Eglinton, Monmouth Co., NJ instead of Edinburgh.

      Most likely married in Scotland; Clemons quotes a record that says marriage in New Jersey

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