William Montgomery

1633 - 1707  (73 years)

• Name	William Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Birth	27 Oct 1633	Tyrone, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands   [1, 3]
  	Leiden University
  Family Search ID	GSY9-JVZ
  Occupation	Author of "Memoirs of the Viscounts Montgomeries"  [1, 3, 4, 8, 17]
  Occupation	1661	Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [3]
  	Member of Parliament
  Occupation	1665	London, England   [3]
  	Gentleman Usher to King Charles
  Reference Number	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-4888
  Burial	1706	Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland   [3, 9, 10, 13]
  Death	7 Jan 1707	Down, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15]
  Notes	Hamilton Manuscripts indicate that he only had one son, James; same info from tomb inscription described p 406 Montgomery manuscripts See Hamilton Manuscripts for biographical sketch Thomas Harrison has son William married to Edmonstone; Hamilton Manuscripts and Dictionary of National Biography says it was a James See tombstone inscription p 406 Montgomery Manuscripts
  Person ID	I9401	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Colonel James Montgomerie,   b. 1600, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1651, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Stewart,   b. 1614, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Feb 1634, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 20 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1631	Down, Northern Ireland   [18]
  Family ID	F1820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1634, Down, Northern Ireland d. 15 Nov 1677, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1660	Down, Northern Ireland   [1, 3]
  Children	+ 1. James Rosemont Montgomery,   b. 1660, Down, Northern Ireland d. 1723 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Dr William Montgomery,   b. 1701, Down, Northern Ireland d. 1757, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Oct 1633 - Tyrone, Northern Ireland Education - Leiden University - - Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Occupation - Gentleman Usher to King Charles - 1665 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Montgomerie, William (1633-1707) Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22

  
  

  Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 123-127 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Braidstane

  
  

• Sources

  [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;), Database online. Record for William Montgomery [S422] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf. [S262] Hamilton, Sir James, Hamilton Manuscripts, (Name: T K Lowery; Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland;), HamiltonManusci001belf.pdf. Ulster Archaeological Society The Hamilton Manuscripts (continued) Source: Ulster Journal of Archaeology, First Series, Vol. 3 (1855), pp. 129-137 Published by: Ulster Archaeological Society [S231] Montgomery, David B, History of the Montgomery Family, (Name: Argus Book and Job Print; Location: Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Book written by David B Montgomery about his family, OCLC # 11686491. [S273] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), This book is available electronically on ancestry.com. [S1944] Price, Lucy Montgomery Smith, The Sydney-Smith and Clagett-Price Genealogy, (Name: Shenandoah Publishing House; Location: Strasburg, Virginia; Date: 1927;). Book found on Heritage Quest also available on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/24094/ [S215] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 404-439 Chapter XXIII Montgomery, Hugh of William (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 [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 [S3064] Grey Abbey Grounds, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Grey Abbey, Down, Northern IReland;), Montgomery, William (1633-1707) Memorial #157652044 Accessed KRM 30 Nov 2025 6:47am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157652044/william-montgomery. Grey Abbey Grounds Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2602413/grey-abbey-grounds https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157652044/william-montgomery [S2428] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Elizabeth Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=3334777&indiv=try [S3224] Ancestry.com, Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3223018. Record for William Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4394&h=8120361&indiv=try [S3043] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Genealogy of the MacClaughry family : a Scoto-Irish family originally from Galloway, Scotland; appe. Record for William De Montgomerie https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=456032&indiv=try [S2428] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William Montgomery https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=3334781&indiv=try [S273] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 140) Viscounts Montgomery of Great Ards https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162. This book is available electronically on ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22192/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162 [S340] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127 Montgomerys de Braidstane https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126. Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf Book Available on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12151/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126 [S4097] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter II Pages 021-030 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00012-1?usePUB=true&_phsrc=CFq15&pId=21. 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/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00012-1?usePUB=true&_phsrc=CFq15&pId=21 [S340] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf. [S422] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.