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Thomas Montgomery

Male 1752 - 1827  (74 years)

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  • Name Thomas Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Birth 17 Jul 1752  Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16] 
    Gender Male 
    Relocated 1768  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Military 1778  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9, 15] 
    Land 1800  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Residence 1800  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Burial 1827  Baker's Creek Presbyterian Church, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 16] 
    Probate 13 Apr 1827  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-3010 
    Will 13 Apr 1827  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 18] 
    LW&T 
    Death 18 Jun 1827  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Person ID I27411  Clan Montgomery Society | Thomas Montgomery and Mary Patton
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026 

    Family Mary Patton,   b. 2 Mar 1751, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1832, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1768  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. David Montgomery,   b. 12 Jul 1775, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1827, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. George W Montgomery,   b. 22 Sep 1779, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1815 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Margaret Montgomery,   b. 1780, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1827 (Age > 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Susan Blithe Montgomery,   b. 1782, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1827 (Age < 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. William Montgomery,   b. 22 Feb 1782, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1843, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1784, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Samuel P Montgomery,   b. 17 May 1786, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1856, Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. John Patton Montgomery,   b. 22 Jan 1790, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1864, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jul 1752 - Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1768 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1778 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1800 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 13 Apr 1827 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 13 Apr 1827 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jun 1827 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Folios
    The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 334-341 Montgomerys of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Other States     		The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 334-341 Montgomerys of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Other States
    Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants (Owensville, Indiana, USA, J P Cox, 1903), BooksAndPeriodicals, Pages 334-341
    Montgomerys of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois and Other States
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=334
    . 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.

  • Notes 
    • Description: Over 6ft tall; ruddy complexion; blue eyes (From D.B. Montgomery book.)

      Per Family Group Sheet from Wilma Montgomery Hedge (GGGG-grandaughter), Thomas was born and married in Ayrshire, Scotland. Also on this Family Group Sheet, is this biographical information:
      "Along with four brothers, he emigrated from Ulster Province, Ireland, to America around 1768 or 1769. At the time of the Revolutionary War, he was living in Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. After the war, he went with his family through Kentucky into that western part of North Carolina that became Blount County, Tennessee." (Note: this information apparently came from pgs. 334-335 of book by D.B. Montgomery, 1903 (Reprinted 1992) ;THE MONTGOMERYS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS.)

      There is a family bible that reportedly belonged to a William Montgomery who died in Alabama; it was carried by his widow, Sarah (Sallie) Trimble Steele Montgomery, to Grayson County, Texas after his death. In July 1994, the bible was in the possession of Mr. Harold R. Coffman, 721 Chaparral Trail, Cedar Hill, TX 75104. The bible was printed in 1805, and the family pages show the immediate family of William and Sarah (Sallie) Steele Montgomery.

      Also found in this bible were two slips of paper with lists of family names for the Montgomerys and Steeles. One slip is titled "Family Record of Montgomery" and appears to have been written by the same person who inscribed the information in the family bible (probably Sallie Steele Montgomery.) It lists the birth dates for several Montgomerys, which apparently are William, his brothers and his parents. The names shown for William's brothers are the same as the heirs of Thomas as mentioned in his will. In addition, the birth date for one brother, Samuel, is the same year as is documented for Samuel on pg.335 of D.B. Montgomery's 1903 book; this branch of the family, which contained a number of prominent and educated persons, is well-documented and this book shows the only published birth date for any of Thomas' sons. In addition, the Steele family records found with the bible show that William's brother, John Patton Montgomery, married Sophia Steele, Sarah's sister; it is believed that these two families probably moved to Alabama together. The 1850 Census shows a John P. and Sophia Montgomery living in Benton Co., Alabama; his listed age of 59 ties closely with the birth date of 1790 on the list found with the bible. For all these reasons, it appears that this William who married Sarah Steele is indeed Thomas' son and therefore these records are the best family date records found to date.

      Also listed on the same slip with the brothers are birth and death dates for "My Father", which would be Thomas, and "My Mother", which would be Mary Patton. The bible death date of 18 June 1827 for Thomas is consistent with the probate records filed in March 1828. Although the birth date of 17 July 1752 is 4 years later than the 1748 date that was estimated from the data in the D.B. Montgomery book, this discrepancy is not great considering the sketchy data used to estimate the 1748 date. The same book indicates a death date of 1832 for Mary Patton Montgomery which is also consistent with the date of May 1831 shown in the bible.

      Thomas had a will dated 13 April, 1827. Date of death was first estimated as 1830 because the will was not probated until then. This is the date that was published in the book by D.B. Montgomery and was later put on the bronze grave marker by the Daughters of the American Revolution. However, the date of death was later established as"Before 1828" by Letter of Testamentary and Executor's Bond signed by John P(atton?) Montgomery, executor for Thomas Montgomery, deceased, dated 24 March, 1828. An exact date of death, 18 June 1827 is given for "My Father" on the list found with the bible that apparently belonged to William Montgomery, son of Thomas.

      DAR Nat.Nos. 443948, 377158 & 217170. Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol.2, Page 105 and Series 2, Vol.14, page 768.
      Served as a Private in 1782 under Capt. James Scott in 3rd Battalion, Washington County (PA) Militia. Also served as a Private in 1782-85 under Lieutenant-Colonel David Williamson in an expedition against the Moravian Indians on the Muskinghum River. (See Time-Life series book, THE FRONTIERSMEN, for a description of this action. The lifestyle of this era and in this area are also described in the novel, SPIRIT OF THE BORDER, by Zane Grey, although he has apparently altered the facts regarding Williamson's expedition.)

      However, according to Harold Coffman, there were two other Thomas Montgomerys from Pennsylvania who were Revolutionary War veterans. He and Charles Lowe believe that "our" Thomas enlisted June 17, 1776 and joined the First Continental Troops, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1776. This Thomas' name appears on the payroll records of Captain Charles Craig's Company in abstracts of pay for "Seven Companies of Foot commanded by Col. Edward Hand."

      Additional research is needed to determine if these are different people, and which of these Thomas Montgomerys moved to Blount County, TN.

      On 7/5/1993, the grave of Thomas Montgomery was visited by John C. and LaDell Montgomery in the Baker's Creek Cemetery about 11 miles south of Maryville on Hwy 411. To find the cemetery, turn east on road to Smoky Mountain Raceway (at gasoline station and Buelah's Restaurant.) Go 0.3 miles to intersection with Old Niles Ferry Road. Turn right (south) and go 0.3 miles to church and cemetery. Thomas's grave is approximately 100 yards south and 20 yards east of the SE corner of the church in an area of the cemetery where all the old stones have disappeared. The grave is marked by a bronze metal marker at ground level which is inscribed:
      Thomas Montgomery..PA Militia..Revolutionary War.. 1748 1830.
      (Note that these dates are probably from the D.B. Montgomery book and are in error.) Pictures taken by J.C. Montgomery show the location of the marker in relation to the church.

      Family tradition found in several sources say that Thomas came to America about 1769 with his four brothers. The research of Charles Lowe and Harold Coffman indicate that these brothers were named John, Robert, William and Humphrey. A John Montgomery who died in 1779 in Pennsylvania named his brothers as these. There were Montgomerys with these names also living along Baker's Creek in Blount County near Thomas.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3868] Bakers Creek Cemetery, (Name: Name:FindAGravehttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=8868&CScn=Bakers+Creek&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2429&; Location: Blount, Tennessee;;), Bakers Creek Cemeteryhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=8868&CScn=Bakers+Creek&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2429&.

    2. [S3869] Burns, Inez E, History of Blount County, Tennessee, (Name: Name: Wiedrich Publications; Location: Mt Vernon, Indiana; Date: 1957,1988;;), From War Trail to Landing Strip, 1795-1955 Revised.

    3. [S3864] Montgomery, J Esther, Thomas And Mary Patton Montgomery, (Name: Name: The Blount Journal; Location: Blount, Tennessee; Date: Nov 1990;;), Article provided by J Esther Montgomery, Vol VI No 2, Nov 1990.

    4. [S3857] Steele, Sarah Trimble Montgomery, Bible Records of Sarah Trimble Steele, Courtesy of John C Montgomery.

    5. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 334-341Montgomerys of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois and Other Stateshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=334.
      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/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=334

    6. [S3478] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3574&h=29413921&indiv=try

    7. [S3366] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee.
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2883&h=52009&indiv=try

    8. [S5191] Coffman, Harold R, The Families of Jeanne Gallaher Coffman, (Name: Self; Location: Cedar Hill, Texas, USA; Date: Jul 1997;), (M) Montgomery, Thomas (1752-1827)M2 George W Page 17M3 Montgomery, William Page 17M4 Montgomery, Samuel Page 43M5 Montgomery, John Patton Page 44M6 Montgomery, Peggy Page 45M7 Montgomery, Susan, Page 45.
      Coffmanbook.doc
      Book courtesy of John Carlos Montgomery

    9. [S5100] Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestors, (Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;), DAR Ancestor A078087Montgomery, Thomas (1752-1827)https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A079087.
      Daughters of the American Revolution
      https://www.dar.org/
      https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A079087

    10. [S5484] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2591&h=45835&indiv=try

    11. [S3268] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 119.
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3599&h=688018&indiv=try

    12. [S4263] Ancestry.com, North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Roll: 59; Book: 1-2.
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2882&h=37718&indiv=try

    13. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=50113788&indiv=try

    14. [S5485] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills, 1795-1869, 1896-1934; Index to Wills, 1795-1971; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Blount County); Probate Place: Blount, Tennessee.
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9176&h=4742314&indiv=try

    15. [S3133] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007.
      Record for Thomas Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2375&h=3714084&indiv=try

    16. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Mary Montgomery
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=80014246&indiv=try

    17. [S3870] Curtis, Mary Barnett, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists, (Name: Name: Arrow Publishing Co; Location: Ft Worth, Texas; Date: 1964;;), Blount County, TN, 1800 and 1801.

    18. [S3865] Will of Thomas Montgomery 1827, Will of Thomas Montgomery.


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