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John Montgomery, Sr

Male 1719 - 1795  (76 years)

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  • Name John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 1719  Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Relocated 1730  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Relocated 1747  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family Search ID GR5M-4ZD 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-2651 
    Religion Between 1747 and 1795  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Active TImber Ridge and Old Providence churches 
    Residence 1754  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 
    Residence 1790  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    1790 Personal C Tax List 
    Death 1795  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Might be from the Skelmorlie branch of Montgomerys per DBMontgomery's book
    Person ID I4830  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Family Esther Houston,   b. 1724, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1790, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1738  New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 15, 16] 
    • by Rev Johann C Stoever, Jr; Earl Town
    Children 
    >1. Captain James Houston Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Margaret Nancy Mollie Montgomery,   b. 1742, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1830, Limestone County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Reverend John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 5 Dec 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1819, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Esther Houston Montgomery,   b. 27 Feb 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1807, Washington, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1834, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Robert Montgomery,   b. 22 Feb 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1813, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 11 Sep 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1843, Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1730 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jul 1738 - New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Active TImber Ridge and Old Providence churches - Between 1747 and 1795 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 - 1754 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 Personal C Tax List - 1790 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1795 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Folios
    John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry    		John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry
    Anderson, Beulah Henry, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA, Brazos Printing Company, 1974
    The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Other States     		The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Other States
    Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants (Owensville, Indiana, USA, J P Cox, 1903), BooksAndPeriodicals
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322
    . Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
    A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
    Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
    Book found on Ancestry.com
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1.

  • Sources 
    1. [S766] Montgomery, Russ, RussMontgomery_FamilyLineReport, (Name: Date: Oct 8 2009;;), RussMontgomery-JohnMEstherHoustonLine.pdf.

    2. [S768] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 01 Pages 21-23 Houston Ancestry.

    3. [S769] Griesbach Boyz Ancestors, Descendants of George William Weir, (Name: Location: http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf;;), http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf.

    4. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume V Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 The Crockett Family and Connecting Lines also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Also available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    5. [S770] Parham, Will E, Will E Parham Papers RE: Montgomerys, (Name: Location: McClung Library, Knoxville, Tennessee;;), Montgomery notes prepared by Will E Parham, kept on file at theMcClung Library in Knoxville, TN.

    6. [S771] Montgomery, Erick Dale, Email from Erick Dale Montgomery, (Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA; Date: 20 May 2015;).

    7. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for James Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=108971028&indiv=try

    8. [S772] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for John Mountgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4640&h=1734&indiv=try

    9. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 179-198 Houston.
      Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191
      Montgomery Section Volume II Pages 241-252
      Also available on ancestry.com
      also outlined:
      http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends
      Notable_Southern_Families.pdf


    10. [S1435] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Other States https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322.
      Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages
      A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf
      Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc
      Book found on Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322

    11. [S777] John Montgomery 1747 House, John Montgomery 1747 House.

    12. [S774] Settlers of Virginia, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O.

    13. [S776] Oren F Morton, Borden Tract Owner List, Source: Morton, Oren F.,"A History of Rockbridge County Virginia",Staunton, VA., 1920.

    14. [S775] Virginia Tax List 1790, Reconstructed Virginia Census 1790 based on tax lists.

    15. [S778] Egle, WIlliam Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_Stoever, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Marriages performed by Johann Stoever.

    16. [S767] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.
      Appendix section covering John Houston information



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