Michael Montgomery, Sr

Male 1750 - 1820  (70 years)


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  • Name Michael Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 1750  Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LH6S-CLK 
    Will 27 Jul 1767  Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence Between 1777 and 1779  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Richmond District 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1800  Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1810  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Probate 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-4656 
    Burial 1820  Montgomery Family Cemetery, Blanch, Caswell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Death 5 Jan 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 11
    Person ID I35147  Clan Montgomery Society | Alexander Montgomery and Mary 1 and Mary 2
    Last Modified 12 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 #2 _____,   b. 1725, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1791, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1749 
    Family ID F10618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennette Finley,   b. 1755, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849, Randolph County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 1777  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 14 Jan 1778   d. Bef 22 Feb 1847, Randolph County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. George Montgomery,   b. 28 Mar 1782  [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 28 Apr 1784   d. 1 Oct 1877 (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. Anne Montgomery,   b. 31 May 1786   d. 12 Aug 1848, Randolph County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Mary Horton Montgomery,   b. 4 May 1788   d. 14 May 1864, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Michael Montgomery,   b. 17 Oct 1790   d. 1 Jan 1845 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. John Montgomery,   b. 14 Nov 1792   d. Bef 22 Apr 1854 (Age < 61 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. James Montgomery,   b. 30 Mar 1795   d. Randolph County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F11489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1750 - Orange County, North Carolina, 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 MapsResidence - Richmond District - Between 1777 and 1779 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1777 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 1820 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1820 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Submitted by C.Lane Graves, CMS 1778, dated 10/28/00. Entered 10/6/01.

      1800 Michael listed in Caswell County, NC, p. 129
      1810 Michael and Michael's son, Alexander, pp. 489, 490, 492.
      1820 Michael's widow, Jenett, and several sons, pp. 73, 75, 76.
      Michael named in his mother's will, Caswell Co. Bk B, p.429. 1791
      !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Kay Greenway and the following:
      Information from Isla Montgomery's book BRANCHES OF MONTGOMERY'S AND LONGS &
      Wm. S Powell, A HISTORY OF CASWELL CO., NC, 1777-1977, pgs 98, 101,352,485.
      Michael Montgomery was known as Michael, Esquire, being a lawyer and "head
      justice" of the Caswell County North Carolina Court for many years. He was a
      member of the law firm of Montgomery & Low.
      Michael died in 1820 in Caswell County. He left no will, but his estate
      settlement in April 1820 listed his wife Jennett, sons Alexander andJames, and
      daughters Elizabeth Montgomery and Mary Howard, Admin. Thomas Gunn. An
      inventory of his estate indicated that he owned not only necessities but paper
      money, gold, old book accounts, furniture, etc.
      Michael is buried by Rattlesnake Creek which flows through the plantation owned
      by his parents, Alexander and Mary as early as 1759.
      State records of NC vol 21, pgs 847-848 Thursday December 9, 1790 received
      petition of Michael Montgomery that the said Michael was a collector ofthe
      district of Richmond in the county of Caswell in the year 1783.

      Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Data on Michael and descendants was provided to her by Shirley H. Corlew, CMS# 1033, and Myrna Kay Greenway, CMS# 1088. Database updated Oct. 2000.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3297] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.
      Record for Michael Montgomery

    2. [S3686] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina.
      Record for Michael Montgomery
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    3. [S2898] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Caswell, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 129; Image: 139; Family History Library Film: 337907.
      Record for Mich C Montgomery
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    4. [S4942] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa;;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 38; Page: 61; Image: 00107; Family History Library Film: 0337911.
      Record for Michal Montgomery
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    5. [S2897] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Series: M637; Page: 81.
      Record for Michael Montgomery
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    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
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    7. [S3691] Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., North Carolina Census, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
      Record for Michael Montgomery
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    8. [S5131] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Record for Michael Montgomery
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    9. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Michael Montgomery
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    10. [S3268] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 119.
      Record for Michael Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3599&h=687765&indiv=try

    11. [S4941] Montgomery Family Cemetery, Caswell NC, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Blanch, Caswell, North Carolina, USA;;), Montgomery, Michael (1750-1820) Memorial #127581515 Accessed KRM 18 Feb 2024 11:05am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127581515/michael-montgomery.
      Montgomery Family Cemetery
      Weadon Road (formerly Montgomery Road)
      Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
      https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2360130/montgomery-family-cemetery

      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127581515/michael-montgomery