William Montgomery

1693 - 1771  (78 years)

• Name	William Montgomery
  Birth	7 Feb 1693	Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Brigend
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	1701	New Jersey, USA   [3, 6, 8]
  	From Scotland
  Occupation	28 Mar 1749	Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Justice of the Peace
  Occupation	21 Dec 1757	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Justice of the Peace
  Will	28 Nov 1769	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3, 6]
  	LW&T
  Burial	1771	Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
  	Friends Burial Ground
  Death	Jul 1771	Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Brigend
  Person ID	I1524	Clan Montgomery Society | Lainshaw
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Montgomery,   b. 1660, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Aft 26 Sep 1721, Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age > 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabella Burnett,   b. , Lethentire, Aberdeen, Scotland d. DEAD, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Jun 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Furniss,   b. 1695, Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA d. May 1750, New Jersey, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1731	New Jersey, USA
  Children	> 1. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1727, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 9 Jan 1800, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Louina Shaw,   b. 1736   d. 1816 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1732
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret Price,   b. Abt 1710   d. Nov 1756, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1750	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 6, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Major William Montgomery,   b. 1750, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1815, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Mary Ellis,   b. Abt 1698
  Marriage	26 Nov 1756	Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Feb 1693 - Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Relocated - From Scotland - 1701 - New Jersey, USA Marriage - Abt 1731 - New Jersey, USA Occupation - Justice of the Peace - 28 Mar 1749 - Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 19 May 1750 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 26 Nov 1756 - Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Justice of the Peace - 21 Dec 1757 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - LW&T - 28 Nov 1769 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Burial - 1771 - Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !William was a lad of of eight when he crossed to America. As a young man he moved to Philadelphia where he became a prominent merchant. In 1758, at the age of 65, he retired from business moving to Upper Freehold, NJ. He was a large landholder. Submitted on 30 Oct 2000 by Marlene Koutoufaris,CMS 1849. Entered from GEDCOM.

  
  

• Sources

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