Colonel John Montgomery

1750 - 1794  (44 years)

• Name	John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	1750	Augusta, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Credited with founding Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee
  Fact 1	May 1780	Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  	Signed Cumberland Compact
  Burial	1794	Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial
  Death	27 Nov 1794	Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Indian ambush while hunting
  Person ID	I21234	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	William Montgomery,   b. 3 Jan 1723, Donegal, Ireland d. 1785 (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Brierleigh,   b. 1725   d. 1810 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phoebe Ramsey,   b. 24 Feb 1754, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1810, Livingston, Kentucky, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Virginia, USA
  Children	> 1. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joseph Montgomery,   b. Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. William Montgomery,   b. 1778, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1750 - Augusta, Virginia, USA Fact 1 - Credited with founding Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee - - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Fact 1 - Signed Cumberland Compact - May 1780 - Davidson, Tennessee, USA Burial - 1794 - Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA Death - Cause: Indian ambush while hunting - 27 Nov 1794 - Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Montgomery, Johbn (1750-1794)

  
  

  Histories

  Montgomery, John (1750-1794) Website link to article in "Wikipedia"

  
  

  Photos

  Montgomery, John (1750-1794)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2430] Shuman, Mike, Email from Mike Shuman 2011 May 22, (Name: Name: Date: 22 May 2011;;;), Mike discuss two Colonel Montgomerys. [S2431] Bio Information Col John Montgomery, (Name: Name: Name: Wikipedia; Location:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montgomery_%28pioneer%29;;;), Biographical information on Col John Montgomery 1748-1794. [S2055] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Lieut John Montgomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=103366568&indiv=try