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Captain; Not sure where this title comes from John Montgomery

Male 1703 - 1785  (82 years)

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  • Name John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Title Captain; Not sure where this title comes from 
    Birth 1703  Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17] 
    • Ballymore
    Gender Male 
    Relocated Abt 1731  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 15] 
    from Northern Ireland 
    Religion Between 1750 and 1766  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    John Roan's Congregation 
    Death 1785  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 1785  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 19, 20, 21] 
    • Newside Cemetery, Lower Paxton Twp
    Notes 
    • Not sure if Robert is his father; not likely. Per Robert's will his grandson Robert is the oldest of son John. This John's son Robert is not the oldest, Joseph is.
    Person ID I4526  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery and Martha Finley
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Family Martha Finley,   b. Abt 1703, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1779, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1726  Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Agnes Nancy Montgomery,   b. 21 Nov 1725, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1789, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Joseph Montgomery,   b. 23 Sep 1733, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1794, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. John Finley Montgomery,   b. 1736, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1795, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Robert Montgomery, (Xfer),   b. 1740, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1806, Wayne, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1754, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1822, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. William Montgomery,   b. 1755, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1803, Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1703 - Armagh, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1726 - Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - from Northern Ireland - Abt 1731 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - John Roan's Congregation - Between 1750 and 1766 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1785 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1785 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S696] Montgomery, Clark, Clark Montgomery GED file, (Name: Location: Minnesota; Date: 2009;;), Clark Montgomery GED file.

    2. [S692] Maring, Don, Don Maring Notes To Andrea Adams, (Name: Date: 18 Jun 2008;;), Email from Don Maring to Andrea Adams discusses Montgomerys ofPennsylvania.

    3. [S34] Faris, David, Descendants of James Montgomery, (Name: Name: Gateway Press, Inc; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1987;;), History written by David Faris.

    4. [S721] Priscilla Montgomery, Priscilla Told Sue Notes, What Priscilla told her cousin Sue. This document indicates thatMartha Montgomery was a cousin of her husband John Montgomery. It also indicates that Martha was born about 1715 on the boat coming over.

    5. [S57] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Database online.
      Record for Martha Montgomery

    6. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0046.

    7. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0349.

    8. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0063.

    9. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0074.

    10. [S575] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), SAR Membership Number: 36755.
      Record for Joseph Montgomery II
      Ancestor: Robert Montgomery
      Ancestor: Baltzar Buchecker
      Ancestor: Jonah Thomas
      Volume: 184
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=443981&indiv=try

    11. [S722] Montgomery, Keith R, Some Notes Regarding John Montgomery and Martha, (Location: Albany, California, USA; Date: 2012;).

    12. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0247.

    13. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0845.

    14. [S723] Maring, Don, Don Maring Notes on Harry Osborn Line, (Date: 17 Mar 2017;), Posted on Facebook in answer to Harry Osborn comments.

    15. [S697] Montgomery, Joseph II, Notes from Joseph Mont II, (Name: Date: 1925;;), Notes written by Joseph Montgomery II; from files located at DauphinCounty Historical Society.

    16. [S38] Bumbaugh, Dorothy transcriber, Historical Review of Dauphin County, (Name: Name: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Transcription Projec;Location: Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Date: 2000;;), Chapter 6 http://maley.net/transcription/.
      http://maley.net/transcription/BioEncyl/BEChapter6contd2.htm

    17. [S41] Kelker, Luther Reily, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania_MontBio, (Name: Date: 1907;;), Volume III, Pages 538-541 Volume I, Chapter X, The Newspapers Volume III, Pages 549-551 and 673-675 Forster Family.

    18. [S704] Egle, William, John Roan's Congregation, Egle's Notes and Queries p. 848 John Roan's Congregation 1745-1775.

    19. [S724] Harrisburg Cemetery Information, (Name: Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_Cemetery.

    20. [S725] Elizabeth O Montgomery, Cemetery Stone List Harrisburg, PA, (Name: Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania;;), List of relatives buried in Harrisburg, PA.

    21. [S726] Harrisburg Cemetery Burial Records, (Name: Name: Findagravehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Montgomery&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScnty=2262&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40415513&CRid=45041&df=all&;;), First File lists memorial records, not actual burials. Other twofiles list persons buried in Harriburg cemetery, which was created around 1850. Also Findagrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Montgomery&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScnty=2262&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40415513&CRid=45041&df=all&.



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