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Notes from Robert D. Montgomery, CMS# 1122: Born VA. First arrived in Jackson Co.TN in 1803.
Although there were significant differences, I merged the records of CMS# 362 and 1122. Differences:
#362 #1122
Born 1750 1764
Died 1831 2 May 1831
Place of Death Phillips Co., AZ Phillips Co., AR
Father John Montgomery Michael Montgomery
Mother Mrs. John M. Margaret
CMS# 1122 shows John Montgomery to be the father of Michael, whereas CMS# 362 shows the opposite, that Michael and Margaret are the parents of John. I will choose the data of CMS# 1122 to be correct for now, pending further research by the parties concerned. One reason is that there is no Phillips Co., Arizona, but there is a Phillips Co., Arkansas, which gives circumstantial credibility to CMS# 1122's data.
CLARIFICATION:
Per 1842 deposition by Dortheus Neale Montgomery, widow of Hamilton Montgomery, Hamilton was the son of John Montgomery and brother of Robert and Michael Montgomery, among others. Therefore the CMSI record is being changed on 26 May 2008 to reflect the information in the deposition.
From The Gardien, CMSI News Magazine, Summer 2004:
Alice Rose Plummer, CMS 1798, found information about Robert Montgomery in the courthouse at Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Robert was a founding father of the town and the courthouse was built on his property. Robert was the brother of Hamilton Montgomery, and both men were the sons of John Montgomery of Amherst Co., Virginia. Alice found the Last Will and Testament of Robert and also a deposition by his sister-in-law, Dortheus Neale Montgomery, the widow of Hamilton Montgomery.
Some excerpts from the deposition include:
"State of Arkansas, County of Phillips
Personally appeared before me, William Kellor, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Phillips and State of Arkansas, Dortheus Montgomery, aged about seventy years, who being duly sworn, deposed and says that she was well acquainted with Robert Montgomery of Amherst County, State of Virginia and late of the county of Amite and state of Mississippi. That said Robert Montgomery was the son of John Montgomery and that the names of all the children of said John Montgomery, brothers and sisters of said Robert Montgomery are as follows (to wit) John, Michael, Hamilton, James, William, Mary, Nancy, Margaret and Abigail. That John and Michael died when young married, John without issue. That affiant was married to Hamilton Montgomery, brother of said Robert Montgomery, in the state of South Carolina in the year 1790 and that she had the following issue by Hamilton Montgomery, her husband (to wit) John, Robert, Alexander, Lucinda and Faris. John died young and without issue, Alexander (&) Robert married and had issue and reside in Jackson County, state of Tennessee. Faris married and had issue and resides in..... and this affiant further deposes that Hamilton Montgomery, her late husband, departed this life in said County of Phillips and the State of Arkansas as such her children are heirs at law and distributees of the said Robert Montgomery. That the said Robert Montgomery resided with Hamilton Montgomery in the state of Georgia and always acknowledged Hamilton Montgomery to be his brother, and that James Montgomery, son of John Montgomery and brother of said Robert Montgomery intermarried with Sarah Varner in the state of South Carolina, by whom he had issue the names of all whom not recollected by this affiant and that James Montgomery has departed this life. William Montgomery married and had issue and is dead. Nancy Montgomery intermarried with William Morrell by whom she had the following issue (to wit) Mary, Margaret, Ann, Elizabeth, John, William, and Cynthia. Mary had a daughter named Matilda who intermarried with Runnels Jeffries and had issue. Margaret intermarried with Daniel Stull and resides in Jackson County, Tennessee. Ann intermarried with John Faris by whom she had issue, Elizabeth intermarried with William Hix and had issue. John intermarried with Jane Price and had issue. William married and resides in Jackson County, State of Tennessee and Cynthia Morrell has never married and is between fifty and sixty years old at this time and resides in Jackson County, State of Tennessee. It's not known by the affiant where the others live. They removed from Jackson County, State of Tennessee to the State of Indiana many years past...all except Mary and those living in Jackson County, Tennessee. The above named children is all the issue of Nancy Morrell, daughter of John Montgomery and sister of said Robert Montgomery and the said Nancy Morrell has been dead for these many years. Margaret Montgomery, daughter of the said John Montgomery and sister of the said Robert Montgomery intermarried with William Faris and had the following issue (to wit) John, Mary, Sally, William, Samuel, Clarissa and Margaret. John intermarried with Ann Morrell and had issue and has departed this life. Mary intermarried with Rheuben Moore and had issue. Sally died young without issue. William married and had issue. Clarissa intermarried with Edward Kirkpatrick and had issue and this affiant futher deposes that the said Margaret Faris has departed this life. Mary Montgomery, daughter of said John Montgomery and sister of the said Robert Montgomery intermarried with Joel Bradshaw and had issue. Abigail Montgomery, daughter of said John Montgomery and sister of the said Robert Montgomery intermarried with Jeremiah Files and had issue and further this depondant sayeth not...
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 30th day of April A.D. 1842.
William Kellor, Justice of the Peace
Dortheus Montgomery
County of Phillips (mark)
State of Arkansas
Per deposition of Dortheus Neale Montgomery, widow of Hamilton Montgomery:
1. Hamilton died in Phillips Co., Arkansas before 1842.
2. Robert Montgomery lived with Hamilton in Georgia and always acknowledged that Hamilton was his brother.
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