Alexander Montgomery

1800 - 1850  (60 years)

• Name	Alexander Montgomery
  Birth	Between 1780 and 1800
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Amite, Mississippi, USA
  Census	1816	Amite, Mississippi, USA
  Census	1820	Amite, Mississippi, USA
  Census	1830	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Census	1840	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Death	Between 1840 and 1850	Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I21120	Clan Montgomery Society | Alexander Montgomery and Casandra Moody
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Casandra Moody,   b. Abt 1802, Probably Mississippi d. Between 1880 and 1890, Louisiana, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1823	Amite, Mississippi, USA
  Children	1. Montgomery,   b. Between 1825 and 1835  [Father: natural] + 2. William Henderson Montgomery,   b. 16 Jan 1825, Bellwood, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA d. 11 Sep 1887, Bellwood, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Melissa Montgomery,   b. 14 Oct 1830   d. 25 Jan 1890 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Narcissus Montgomery,   b. Abt 1837, Louisiana, USA d. 9 Sep 1923, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Alex Montgomery,   b. Abt 1838  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F6915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1810 - Amite, Mississippi, USA Census - 1816 - Amite, Mississippi, USA Census - 1820 - Amite, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 4 Sep 1823 - Amite, Mississippi, USA Census - 1830 - Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA Census - 1840 - Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA Death - Between 1840 and 1850 - Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Submitted via GEDCOM by Daniel Frederick Montgomery, CMS 2419, on 14 Jul 2004. Alexander and his wife, Casandra Moody, continue to be a mystery. Other than the marriage record from Amite County, MS nothing is known about the couple prior to their moving to Louisiana. Alexander evidently acquired some wealth prior to his locating in Louisiana based on some documented transactions in which he loans money to other members in his community. He was also evidently well educated and has quite a bit of business savvy as he understood the legal system and documented his loans going as far as securing the debts with liens on property. A number of Montgomery's settled in Amite County in the late 1700's and early 1800's but as yet, no documented links have been established. Alexander was most likely born in the United States with his ancestors arriving in America from Scotland or Ireland. 9/1/1823 Alexander and Williams Jones sign a marriage bond in Amite County, MS. A marriage license is issued and the marriage to Cassandra Moody takes place on 9/4/1823. 1827 Buys slave named Maria, subject of later lawsuit. 5/24/1827 Alexander loans $200 to Thomas McNeely at an interest rate of 10% and accepts a slave named Lydia as collateral. 7/10/1827 Alexander loans $1,070 to David Wrinkles securing the debt witha slave named Bob. The loan is repaid on 10/3/1828 and the mortgage on Bob is released. 2/10/1829 According to a bill of sale dated February 10, 1829, Alexande rpurchased an eight year old male slave named "Cornelius". The slave was purchased from John McGhee of Poison County, North Carolina for the sum of $325. 1/13/1844 Involved in a lawsuit with decendants of Nicholas Grubb relating to the purchase of a slave named Maria and her two children. Alexander purchased the slave in 1827 from Hugh and Elizabeth McNealy.The suit was file January 13, 1844, case #3498 in the Tenth Judicial District Court of Natchitoches Parish, LA. The trial ended on November20, 1845 with the plaintiff withdrawing the charges.