William Montgomery

Abt 1754 - 1829  (75 years)

• Name	William Montgomery
  Birth	Abt 1754	Maryland/Ireland/England ?
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1829	, Clark County, Indiana
  Burial	27 Jan 1829	Fouts-Robinsons Cemetery, Clark County, Indiana
  Person ID	I37698	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2003

  
  

  Father	William Montgomery,   b. 1721, Ireland d. Aft 1748 (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Mrs. William Montgomery,   b. Abt 1726
  Marriage	Ireland
  Family ID	F13399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Johnston,   b. 17 Sep 1761   d. 4 Sep 1847, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1781	Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. John Montgomery,   b. 16 Apr 1782, Washington County Pennsylvania d. Bef 1850, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 67 years)   2. May Mary Montgomery,   b. 28 Dec 1783, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 10 Apr 1857, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 73 years)   3. William Jr Montgomery,   b. 5 Sep 1785, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 30 Apr 1870, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)   4. James Montgomery,   b. 1 Sep 1787, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 2 Jun 1881, Scott, Indiana, USA (Age 93 years)   5. Robert Montgomery,   b. 23 Jul 1789   6. Thomas Montgomery,   b. 21 May 1791   7. Agnes Montgomery,   b. 25 Feb 1795   d. 30 Jan 1849, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 53 years)   8. Sarah Jane Montgomery,   b. 16 Mar 1796, Pa. d. 6 May 1866, Washington Co., In (Age 70 years)   9. Johnston Montgomery,   b. 26 Jan 1798, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 5 Jun 1850, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 52 years)   10. David Montgomery,   b. 1 Aug 1800, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 5 Jun 1880, Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)   11. Samuel Montgomery,   b. 1 Oct 1803   d. Bef 13 Aug 1838 (Age 34 years)   12. Matthew Montgomery,   b. 3 Mar 1805, Washington County Pennsylvania d. 28 Mar 1867, Crothersville, Jackson, Indiana, USA (Age 62 years)   13. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 2 Aug 1808, Clark, Indiana, USA d. 1870 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F12737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Submitted by Fred J. Walker, CMS 252, via GEDCOM dated 18 Oct 2001. Also submitted by Clifford E. Southard, CMS 1551, on 13 Mar 1996. From F.J. Walker's submission: William Montgomery, born about 1754 in Ireland or England (1) Place unsure at this time, married to Mary Johnston (Johnson), born14 Sep 1761. They lived in Washington Co. Penn. Moving to Clark Co. Indiana sometime between 1805 and 1808. William died 25 Jan 1829 in the 75th year of his age and Mary died 1 Sep 1847, 85 Y 11 Mo 17 D. They are both buried in Fouts-Robinson (Fouts-Work,Fouts Henely) Cemetery near New Washington, Clark Co. Indiana. The first evidence that we find of William Montgomery in Indiana is 2 May 1808 when he entered land at the Jeffersonville land office and gives his place of residence as Indiana Territory. Land entered by William Montgomery and payments made. William Montgomery # Section Range Amt Paid Amt Unpaid Town Acres Amt Down Date Paid 1 SE 20 2 N 9 E 160 320.00 80.00 240.00 2 May 1808 2 NW 28 2 N 9 E 160 320.00 80.00 240.00 2 May 1808 3 NE 7 2 N 9 E 160 320.00 80.00 240.00 16 Aug 1808 4 30 2 N 9 E 159.84 William Montgomery made payments on these paying the first two off 29 Sep 1813. He paid off the third one 16 Mar 1814 and the fourth Quarter Section sometime later. "This branch of the Montgomery family originated in England, whereThomas Montgomery was born with a brother" William Montgomery. "he cameto America in 1769. It has been reported that they were Sailors in the English Navy, later siding with the Americas, and serving as a soldiers through the war of the Revolution. Is this why their first land grants in Pennsylvania were named Antigua & Saint Lucie? Both were British ports, islands inthe Caribbean and Naval Bases about 1760. and served as a soldier throughthe war of the Revolution. His cousin was General Montgomery, not proven at this time, who fell at the storming of Quebec. The home of ThomasMontgomery was in Virginia but he afterwards migrated to Kentucky. His son William Montgomery was born in Virginia November 20, 1786 and at the age of 10 accompanied the family to Kentucky."(3) William Montgomery had a brother, Thomas Montgomery (2), that was born in Ireland in 1748, died 30 Aug 1834 in Nelson County Ky. Thomas Montgomery married Nancy Johnston, a sister of Mary Johnston and a daughter of William Johnston who died in Nelson Co. Ky. (1) In William Johnston's will Dated 13 Dec 1813 he mentions son- in- laws William Montgomery and Thomas Montgomery; leaves William $762.00 and mentions son-in-law Francis Cunningham and sons John Johnston and Robert Johnston. All of Williams and Mary Montgomery's children were born in Pennsylvania, except Alexander who was possibly born in Clark Co. In. BIRTH: According to an email dated 3 Nov 2003 from Gerald Lane Montgomery, William was born in 1762 in York, York Co., Pennsylvania.