Robert McCamey Montgomery, Sr

Male 1740 - 1834  (94 years)


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  • Name Robert McCamey Montgomery  [1
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 1740  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    • Age calculated from Pension Record
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 12 Children 2 boys 10 girls; male line is extinct  [6
    Relocated Abt 1771  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    from PA 
    Land 19 Apr 1774  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Purchased 106 acres on Sugar Creek 
    Land 1775  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Land Survey of 76 Acres on Sugar Creek 
    Military Abt 1776  [9, 10, 11
    Head wounded revolutionary war; served 3 mos Abt Mar and Apr 
    Will 10 Mar 1778  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12
    Mentioned in Father's Will; Clothes & Sheep 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    District 4 
    Residence 1800  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Salisbury 
    Land 23 Dec 1807  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 15, 16
    Sold land to Sugaw Creek congregation 
    Land 25 Mar 1808  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Sale of 4.5 Acres to Samuel C Caldwell 
    Residence 1820  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Residence 1830  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Land 18 Jun 1831  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Deeded land to son Josiah 
    Burial 1834  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 10
    • Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
    Death 26 Feb 1834  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Person ID I40968  Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Martha Montgomery Mecklenburg NC
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Montgomery,   b. 1710, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1778, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Montgomery,   b. 1715, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 8 Oct 1799, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1734  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    Family ID F18655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Martha Robinson,   b. 1742, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1820, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1770  [4, 10
    Children 
    +1. James Montgomery,   b. 1773   d. 1839 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. John Montgomery,   b. 1785   d. 1870 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Samuel Montgomery,   b. Jan 1787, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1865, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F13384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1740 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - from PA - Abt 1771 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Purchased 106 acres on Sugar Creek - 19 Apr 1774 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Land Survey of 76 Acres on Sugar Creek - 1775 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will; Clothes & Sheep - 10 Mar 1778 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Salisbury - 1800 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Sale of 4.5 Acres to Samuel C Caldwell - 25 Mar 1808 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Feb 1834 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • If married in 1770, was this before they moved to NC? If so, did Rev Roan perform the marriage like he did for siblings?
      I've got indications of marriage in 1763, and the name Martha Reed. Possible 2 marriages?

  • Sources 
    1. [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: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 354; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for Robert Montgomery
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 3
      Free White Persons - Females 5
      Number of Household Members 9
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5058&h=180689&indiv=try

    2. [S1748] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.
      Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church 101 Sugar Creek Rd. W.Charlotte, NC 28213704-596-4466

    3. [S1746] Montgomery, John, LW&T Notes provided by Clark Montgomery (Name: Name: courtesy of ClarkMontgomery; Location: North Carolina;Date:1778;;), LW&T Recorded 10 Mar 1778.

    4. [S354] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 10096.004; Source type: Pedigreechart;Number of Pages: 10; Submitter Code: .
      Record for Robert Montgomery

    5. [S1470] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012 (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).

    6. [S198] Montgomery, William Vaughn, Letter from WVMontgomery to JLMontgomery (Name: Date: 12 Jul 1939;;).

    7. [S1777] Robert Montgomery Land Purchase, Record of Land Purchase 1774.

    8. [S1778] Land Survey of 1775 Robert Montgomery (Name: Date: 1775;;), 76 Acres along the Sugar Creek surveyed.

    9. [S256] American Revolutionary War (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    10. [S1747] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Jan 28 (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 28 Jan 2010;;), 01/28/2010.

    11. [S1779] Pension Record of Robert Montgomery (Name: Name: Fold3 Revolutionary War Records;;), Pension Record for Robert Montgomery.

    12. [S1753] Montgomery, John, Will of John Montgomery 1778 (Name: Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 1778;;), LW&T of John Montgomery 1778.

    13. [S1780] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors (Name: Name: Clearfield;;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina.

    14. [S1472] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury,Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for Robert Montgomery

    15. [S1781] McGeachy, Neill Roderick, History of Sugaw Creek Church (Name: Name: Record Print Co; Location: Rock Hill, SC; Date: 1954;;), "A History of the Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church", Montgomerylandtransactions discussed pages 45-46.

    16. [S1766] Ferguson, Herman White, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23, "Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23, Mecklenburg County,NorthCarolina,1794-1830" book located at Charlotte Public Library.

    17. [S496] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M3, Database online. Year: 1820; Census Place: , Mecklenburg,NorthCarolina; Roll: M33_84; Page: 171; Image: 176.
      Record for Robert Montgomery

    18. [S419] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll:122; Page: 339; Family History Library Film: 0018088.
      Record for Robert Montgomery

    19. [S1907] Montgomery, Clark, Clark Montgomery GED file (Location: Minnesota; Date: 2009;), Clark Montgomery GED file.

    20. [S1877] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Source number: 1395.047; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as p.
      Record for John Montgomery