Captain John Montgomery, Sr

Male 1734 - 1792  (58 years)


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  • Name John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Title Captain 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 8 Nov 1734  Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 10, 12, 15
    • Ballymore
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A079033  [9
    Fact 1 4 Sons 3 Dtrs  [1, 15
    Relocated 1737  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17, 18
    Emigrated at age 4 
    Relocated 1773  Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    Will 27 Feb 1776  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 15, 19
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence Between 1779 and 1783  Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13
    Rented from John Harris; due to Indian Wars near his Farm 
    Will 9 Dec 1784  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mentioned in Mother's Will 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Burial 1792  Mexico, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13
    • Chillisquaque Cemetery
    Death 8 Nov 1792  Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17
    Cause: Killed by Falling Tree 
    Will 11 Dec 1792  Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    LW&T 
    Person ID I78  MontyHistNotes_III | Robert Montgomery and Sarah (lnu)
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father Robert Montgomery,   b. 1705, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1776, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah _____,   b. 1715, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1784, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1734  Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christiana Forster,   b. 1741, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1821, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1761  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 15
    Children 
    +1. Esquire John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 1758, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1836, Clinton, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. Esquire Robert Montgomery,   b. 1762, Paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1814, Turbotville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 7 Sep 1766, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1845, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. David Boyd Montgomery, Sr,   b. 1767, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1859, Potts Grove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. William Montgomery,   b. 1768, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1828, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Margaret Montgomery,   b. 1774, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1860, Pine Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Sarah Montgomery,   b. 1785, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1819, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Nov 1734 - Armagh, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - Emigrated at age 4 - 1737 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1761 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1773 - Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 27 Feb 1776 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Rented from John Harris; due to Indian Wars near his Farm - Between 1779 and 1783 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Mother's Will - 9 Dec 1784 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Killed by Falling Tree - 8 Nov 1792 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 11 Dec 1792 - Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
    History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
    Bell, Herbert C
    Brown, Runk, & Co, 1891
    Pages 1141-1145

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Montgomery, David B, History of the Montgomery Family, (Name: Name: Argus Book and Job Print; Location: Milton, Northumberland,Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;;), Book written by David B Montgomery about his family, OCLC # 11686491.

    2. [S37] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s, (Name: Date: 1896-1900;;), Third Series Volume II, Notes and Queries - CXXXI, Page 296.

    3. [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

    4. [S55] Maring, Don, Email from Don Maring 2010 Apr 28, (Name: Location: Maple Glen, PA; Date: 28 Apr 2010;;), Don Maring discusses Forsters and Dickeys. He also discusses familyof Robert Montgomery and Sarah of Ballymore, Armagh.

    5. [S56] Linn, John Blair, Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1755-1855, (Name: Name: Lane S Hart; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1877;;), Annals_of_Buffalo_Valley_Pennsylvania_17.pdf Page 179.

    6. [S19] Clemens, William Montgomery, The Montgomery Family Magazine, (Name: Name: William M Clemens; Location: New York, New York; Date: Jan 1917;;), MontgomeryMagazineVols1and2.pdf 1916-1917.

    7. [S10] Chillisquaque Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Mexico, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=44586&CRid=44586&pt=Chillisquaque%20Cemetery&.

    8. [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 Jane Montgomery

    9. [S58] DAR Ancestor A079033, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), John Montgomery.

    10. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for David Boyd Montgomery Sr
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=26235720&indiv=try

    11. [S12] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236.
      Record for David Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=PAChurchTownRecords&h=7292975&indiv=try

    12. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Robert Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=102179793&indiv=try

    13. [S2] Bell, Herbert C, Editor, History of Northumberland Co, PA, (Name: Brown, Runk, and Co; Date: 1891;), Posted on the website:http://www.webroots.org/library/usahist/honcpa25.html Chapter 49, Pages 1141-1145.

    14. [S59] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 30; Family History Library Film: 0568149.
      Record for John Montgomery
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 2
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1
      Free White Persons - Females 3
      Number of Household Members 6
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5058&h=334146&indiv=try

    15. [S35] Lightfoot, Thomas Montgomery, The Montgomery Family of Paradise, (Name: Pennsylvania Historica Society; Location: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1934;), Montgomery Family of Paradise.
      Book found at FamilySearch
      https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/548850-the-montgomery-family-of-paradise?offset=
      https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/548850-the-montgomery-family-of-paradise?offset=

    16. [S63] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
      Record for Robert Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8802&h=110393&indiv=try

    17. [S8] Gearhart, Heber G, Gearhart Notes, (Name: Location: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania;;), Notes from the Heber G Gearhart Collection.

    18. [S33] Stutesman Jr, John Hale, Stutesman Notes on Robert and Sarah Montgomery, Stutesman Notes on Robert and Sarah Montgomery Notes on file at Dauphin County Historical Society.

    19. [S40] Maring, Don, Genforum Discussion posted by Don Maring, (Name: Location: Rootsweb; Date: 17 Aug 2008;;), Notes about the inventory for estate of Robert Montgomery, died 1776,included by Don Maring in a website posting on other topics.

    20. [S20] Montgomery, John, Will of John Montgomery 1792, (Name: Date: 1792;;), Will of John Montgomery 1792 filed in Northumberland, PA.
      E-351
      m. 11 Dec 1792 Rec. 31 Dec 1793
      Robert Montgomery, of Turbutt twp, Northumberland County, Penna. eldest son of John Montgomery, dec'd of same twp.
      John Montgomery, same twp, 2nd son of sd John.
      William Montgomery, same twp, 3rd son pf sd John.
      David Montgomery, same twp, 4th son of sd John.
      John Bryson & wife Jean, of which Jean is the eldest daughter.
      Margaret Montgomery, same twp, minor daughter of sd John, by David Ireland, her guardian.
      Sarah Montgomery, same twp, minor daughter, by James McKnight, her guardian.
      Christiana Montgomery, widow & relict of sd John Montgomery.
      received land 21st Feb 1786