8th Earl of Eglinton Alexander Montgomerie
1638 - 1701 (63 years)-
Name Alexander Montgomerie [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Title 8th Earl of Eglinton Birth 1638 Leslie, Fife, Scotland 
[8] Gender Male Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomerie-27 Title 9th Lord Montgomery Title Captain Military Service 1690 Drogheda, Louth, Ireland [2, 10] Battle of the Boyne Death 1701 London, England [1, 2, 8, 9] Notes - Appointed Colonel of 3 Troops of Scots Horse in Battle of the Boyne
Person ID I4920 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
Father 7th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Seton Montgomerie, b. 8 Apr 1613, Boreland, Fife, Scotland d. 1 Feb 1669, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 55 years) Relationship natural Mother Countess of Eglinton Mary Leslie, b. 16 Apr 1620, Rothes, Moray, Scotland d. Feb 1659, Rothes, Moray, Scotland (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Marriage 24 Dec 1635 Leslie, Fife, Scotland [11, 12, 13] Family ID F2201 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lady Elizabeth Crichton, b. 1632, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 5 Dec 1675, Scotland (Age 43 years) Marriage Jan 1658 Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland [1, 8, 9] Children + 1. 9th Earl of Eglinton Alexander Seton Montgomerie, b. 1660, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 18 Feb 1729, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Hugh Montgomerie, b. 1663, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. John Montgomerie, b. 28 May 1668, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1694, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Lady Mary Montgomerie, b. 1671, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Apr 1742, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2385 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
Family 2 Grace Popley, b. Abt 1640 Marriage Abt 1670 [9] Family ID F34724 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
Family 3 Catherine St Quentin, b. Abt 1608 d. 1700 (Age 92 years) Marriage 1698 [8, 9] Family ID F34725 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Dec 2025
- Appointed Colonel of 3 Troops of Scots Horse in Battle of the Boyne
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Military Service - Battle of the Boyne - 1690 - Drogheda, Louth, Ireland 
Death - 1701 - London, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Histories 
Montgomerie, Alexander (1638-1701)
Website link to article in "Wikipedia"Battle of the Boyne
Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
1 July 1690
Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland
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Sources - [S277] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Pages 486-488 Earl of Eglinton.
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Record for Alexander Earl of Eglington Montgomerie
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ScotlandMarriages&h=4137102&indiv=try - [S2570] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Marie Montgomerie
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60144&h=2197652&indiv=try - [S516] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;), London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Pages: 747-748 Record for Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomerie.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1981&h=41260&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1981&h=41260&indiv=try - [S215] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015 Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707).
The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount
The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf
Book found at Internet Archive
Book found at FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706 - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie, Alexander (1638-1701) #21431 http://thepeerage.com/p2144.htm#i21431 Accessed KRM 7 Sep 2025 7:56pm.
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http://thepeerage.com/p2176.htm#i21755 - [S544] Battle of the Boyne, (Location: Drogheda, Louth, Ireland; Date: 1690;), Battle of the Boyne.
Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Boyne
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The Peerage.com
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http://www.thepeerage.com/p10977.htm#i109762 - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Leslie Montgomerie, Mary (1618-1659) #021430 Accessed KRM 26 Nov 2025 8:49am https://www.thepeerage.com/p2143.htm#i21430.
The Peerage.com
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
Operated by Darryl Lundy
https://www.thepeerage.com/p2143.htm#i21430
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