William Montgomery, Sr

Male 1727 - 1780  (53 years)


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  • Name William Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 3 Jan 1727  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9
    • Kerr Creek
    Gender Male 
    Will 27 Jul 1767  Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Relocated 1769  Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Military 1776  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Relocated 1776  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    From Virginia wtih Benjamin Logan Family 
    FamilySearch ID LVHR-XTB 
    Death Mar 1780  Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11
    Cause: death due to being shot 7 times by during indian ambush; Greene River Logans Fort 
    Possessions 13 Jan 1807  Garrard, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lincoln County Estate Records Division of Estate, naming heirs as James, Wiliam and Nancy Montgomery, Thomas Montgomery, Alexander and Polly Smith Montgomery, and John Montgomery 
    Person ID I28337  Clan Montgomery Society | Alexander Montgomery and Mary 1 and Mary 2
    Last Modified 7 May 2024 

    Father Alexander Montgomery, Sr,   b. Abt 1710   d. Apr 1767, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary #1 _____,   b. Abt 1705   d. Abt 1745 (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1725 
    Family ID F10619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Patterson,   b. 1730, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 18 Oct 1807, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 77 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1760  [6
    Children 
     1. John Montgomery,   b. Abt 1747, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1780 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Anne Montgomery,   b. Abt 1752, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1825, Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Molly Montgomery,   b. Abt 1754, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. William Montgomery,   b. Abt 1756, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1790, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Thomas Montgomery,   b. 1760, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 28 Aug 1798 (Age < 38 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1760, Mentz, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1778 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Jane Montgomery,   b. 1761, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1844, West Point, Lee, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]
    +8. Elizabeth Betsy Ingraham,   b. 1764, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1832 (Age < 67 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. Robert Montgomery,   b. Abt 1764, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     10. James Montgomery,   b. Abt 1765, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     11. Flora Montgomery,   b. Abt 1766, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F9309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jan 1727 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 27 Jul 1767 - Orange County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1769 - Washington County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1776 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From Virginia wtih Benjamin Logan Family - 1776 - Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: death due to being shot 7 times by during indian ambush; Greene River Logans Fort - Mar 1780 - Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - Lincoln County Estate Records Division of Estate, naming heirs as James, Wiliam and Nancy Montgomery, Thomas Montgomery, Alexander and Polly Smith Montgomery, and John Montgomery - 13 Jan 1807 - Garrard, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • William and son John were massacred by Indians per Isla Montgomery,
      William was named as a son of
      Alexander in Deed Book I, p. 247, Albemarle Co., VA. According to Marian
      Carter Ledgerwood's A MONTGOMERY AND COLE RECORD" William's wife Jane wasat
      St. Asaph's at the time of the massacre.

      !CONFLICT: Date of death according to John Rupe Everingham (#1032-address764
      Beechnut, San Rafael, CA 94903) was March 1771. "It has been said that this
      William Montgomery was the brother-in-law as well as the neighbor of Capt.
      William Edmonston of the Holston. The latter, who was born in 1724. married
      Nancy Montgomery. ("Montgomery-Logan Family of Kentucky", pg 94). The writer
      of this quote regards his ancestory as 'unsolved'."

      Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Updated Oct. 2000.
      Also submitted by C.Lane Graves, CMS 1778, dated 10/28/00. Entered 10/6/01.
      Substantiating data submitted by Kenneth Malcolm Montgomery, CMS 2435, via GEDCOM on 23 Oct 2004.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5124] Shuman, Mike, Email from Mike Shuman 2011 June 10, (Name: Date: 10 June 2011;;), Mike discusses Joseph Montgomery and Jane Woods.

    2. [S5125] Deep Southern Roots, http://deepsouthernroots.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I79923&tree=T1&PHPSESSID=343e306f02231b0918878ebd6c5fb8ec.

    3. [S5122] Shuman, Mike, Genforum posting from Mike Shuman 2008, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 2008;;), Discussion of William and Jane Montgomery.

    4. [S5126] Riley, Agnes Graham Sanders, Bio Information William Montgomery.

    5. [S2881] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume V Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 The Crockett Family and Connecting Lines also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Also available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    6. [S5123] Ledgerwood, Marian Carter, A Montgomery and Cole Record, (Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; Date: 1989;), Chapter 01 Pages 01-07 Alexander Montgomery I.
      Digitial copy of book from LDS Books library
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/423253?availability=Family%20History%20Library
      TN-423253.pdf
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/423253?availability=Family%20History%20Library

    7. [S2883] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Record for William Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7832&h=86562&indiv=try

    8. [S2978] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 144 : 1919.
      Record for William Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=3617381&indiv=try

    9. [S5100] Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestors, (Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;), DAR Ancestor A079103 Montgomery, William (1727-1807) https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A079103.
      Daughters of the American Revolution
      https://www.dar.org/
      https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A079103

    10. [S5127] Shuman, Mike, Genforum Posting from Mike Shuman 2009 26 Jul, (Name: Name: Genforum; Location:http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?July,26,2009::montgomery::6253.html; Date: 26 Jul 2009;;), Discussion of William Montgomery and Children http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?July,26,2009::montgomery::6253.html.

    11. [S4500] Montgomery, Isla, More Branches of Montgomerys and Longs, (Name: Name: Location: Denver, Colorado; Date: 1990;;;), Section 2 Pages 17-33 Hugh Montgomery.