Captain James Montgomery

Male 1736 - 1808  (72 years)


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  • Name James Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    Title Captain 
    Birth 1736  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A078994  [3
    Relocated 1749  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Land 2 Oct 1766  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Military 8 Nov 1777  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 24
    Commissioned by John Adams; Lieutenant; Capt John Adam Nessler, Burke Co Militia 
    Land 1786  Franklin County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24
    Received Land Grant 
    Land Abt 1796  Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Purchased land 
    Family Search ID 9VLJ-JJJ 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-346 
    Burial 1808  Venable Family Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 1 Jan 1808  Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25
    Notes 
    • Birth Date might be 1747, probably an error in DC Montgomery's book, also with confusion is he a brother or a son of Hugh
      DAR Record lists birthplace as Scotland
    Person ID I7301  MontyHistNotes_III | James Montgomery-McConnell/Strange
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father UnknownFather2 Montgomery,   b. Abt 1690 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth McConnell,   b. 19 May 1738, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1777, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 38 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1756  [1, 3, 15, 16, 17, 25
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Montgomery,   b. 1763   d. 1835 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. Reverend David Montgomery,   b. 10 Aug 1764, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1831, Jasper County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. Abt 1765  [Father: natural]
     4. John Montgomery,   b. 1766, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1780, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Colonel Hugh Lawson Montgomery,   b. 8 Jan 1767, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1852, Alpine, Chattooga, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Major James McConnell Montgomery,   b. 19 May 1770, Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1842, Standing Peachtree, De Kalb, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Susannah R Strange,   b. 1765, Chester County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1804, Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 1778  Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15
    Children 
     1. Jeanette Montgomery,   b. 1780, Burke County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875 (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Virginia Jane Montgomery,   b. 1781, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875, Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. William Montgomery,   b. 11 Jul 1783, Floyd, Horry, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1877, Vans Valley, Floyd, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Margaret Susie Montgomery,   b. 1785, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1860, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Eleanor Montgomery,   b. 1787, Franklin County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1864, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Sarah Ann Montgomery,   b. 1789, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1864, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1736 - Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1749 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 2 Oct 1766 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Commissioned by John Adams; Lieutenant; Capt John Adam Nessler, Burke Co Militia - 8 Nov 1777 - Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1778 - Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Received Land Grant - 1786 - Franklin County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Purchased land - Abt 1796 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1808 - Venable Family Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jan 1808 - Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1078] McCall, Mrs Howard H, Roster of Revolutionary Solders, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:2004;;), Records of Geogia citizens participated in Revolutionary War Prepared by the Georgia Society of DAR Book available on ancestry.com.

    2. [S1083] Venable Family Cemetery, (Name: Name: FindAGravehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=34317502&CRid=2283052&; Location: Jefferson, Georgia;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=34317502&CRid=2283052&.

    3. [S1024] DAR Ancestor A078994, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Montgomery.

    4. [S1102] Adams, Andrea Adams, Email from Andrea Montgomery Adams 10 May 2010, (Name: Location: Dallas, Texas; Date: 10 May 2010;;), Discussion of James, William, and Robert Montgomery from CatherineBryan's Line.

    5. [S559] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 1429.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listedas parents; Number of Pages: 1.

    6. [S1106] Adams, Andrea Montgomery, Email from Andrea Montgomery Adams 22 Jul 2013, (Name: Date: 22 Jul 2013;;), Andrea's response to R N Montgomery, filed under R N Montgomery Land transaction James Adams same time as James Montgomery.

    7. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0911.

    8. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0823.

    9. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0962.

    10. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 0240.

    11. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 1442.

    12. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 1588.

    13. [S1052] Owen, Thomas McAdory, and Owen, Marie Bankhead, History of Alabama and Dictionary, (Name: Name: S J Clarke Publishing; Date: 1921;;), History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol 4, P 1216.

    14. [S198] CMSI Member, CMSI 1616.

    15. [S390] Becker, Judith Montgomery, Gardien Newsletter, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Date: Fall 2005;), Vol 24 No 3 2005 Pages 7, 8, 20 James McConnell Montgomery.

    16. [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: 70500.
      Record for Sam J Webb
      Ancestor James Montgomery
      Volume: 353
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=707874&indiv=try

    17. [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: 70499.
      Record for David Long Webb
      Ancestor James Montgomery
      Volume: 353
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=707861&indiv=try

    18. [S154] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 078.
      Record for Hugh L Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2494450&indiv=try

    19. [S1051] Northern Alabama Historical and Biographical Illustrated, (Name: Smith and Deland; Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Date: 1888;), Mongomery, Charles H Pages 494-495 Montgomery, Henry Floyd Page 497, OCC 1001118560.

    20. [S1019] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), Pages 031-034, Chapter II Montgomery, James A (1747-1827) Note: This chapter erroneously discusses his cousin James Montgomery (1747-1808), 929.273 M766md.

    21. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 251-252 Montgomery, William 1783-1877 through Montgomery, Sarah 1789-1864.
      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


    22. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 248-250 Montgomery, James McConnell 1780-1842 through Montgomery, Virginia 1789-1864.
      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


    23. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 242-248 Montgomery, Hugh 1727-1785.
      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


    24. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 241-242 Montgomery, James 1736-1808.
      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


    25. [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: 76539.
      Record for James William Boyle, Jr
      Ancestor James Montgomery
      https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242327-00194?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=788172
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=788172&indiv=try

    26. [S1019] Montgomery, Daniel Cameron, Jr, The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, (Location: Greenville, MS; Date: 1976;), "The Descendants of Hugh Montgomery, Sr,, and some related families", 929.273 M766md.