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William Montgomery

Male 1633 - 1707  (73 years)

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  • Name William Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Birth 27 Oct 1633  Tyrone, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Leiden University 
    FamilySearch ID GSY9-JVZ 
    Occupation Author of "Memoirs of the Viscounts Montgomeries"  [1, 4, 5, 9, 16] 
    Occupation 1661  Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation 1665  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gentleman Usher to King Charles 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-4888 
    Burial 1706  Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10, 11, 14] 
    Death 7 Jan 1707  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Person ID I11703  Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

    Father Colonel James Montgomerie,   b. 1600, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1651, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catherine Stewart,   b. 1614, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1634, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1631  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Family ID F3305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1634, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1677, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1660  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
    +1. James Rosemont Montgomery,   b. 1660, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1723 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Dr William Montgomery,   b. 1701, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1757, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Oct 1633 - Tyrone, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Leiden University - - Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jun 1660 - Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Member of Parliament - 1661 - Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman Usher to King Charles - 1665 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1706 - Grey Abbey Grounds, Grey Abbey, Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1707 - Down, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Submitted by Barbara A. Levin, CMS 1851.
      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

  • Sources 
    1. [S3169] 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

    2. [S3181] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.

    3. [S3147] 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 Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    4. [S5840] 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

    5. [S3573] 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.

    6. [S3152] 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.

    7. [S3153] 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/

    8. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 404-439Chapter XXIIIMontgomery, 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

    9. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015Chapter IMontgomery, 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

    10. [S5784] Grey Abbey Grounds, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Grey Abbey, Down, Northern IReland;), Montgomery, William (1633-1707)Memorial #157652044Accessed KRM 30 Nov 2025 6:47amhttps://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

    11. [S2927] 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

    12. [S3083] 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

    13. [S2978] 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

    14. [S2927] 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

    15. [S3152] 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 Ardshttps://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

    16. [S3147] 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.

    17. [S3181] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.


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