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- !CONFLICT: Died in either Floyd or Morgan Kentucky.
From "A MONTGOMERY AND COLE RECORD" by Marian Carter Ledgerwood. "Hewent with
his father's family from Orange County, North Carolina to Washington
County, Virginia in 1771. They settled in the Clinch River area in whatwas
later Russell County, Virginia. They lived in a settlement known asCastle's
Woods."
Along with his brother John, they were among the troops at Moore's Fort
in Russell County in 1777. They were called upon to protect familieswhen they
moved into the fort to escape Indian attacks. Daniel Boone, the notedpioneer
and Indian fighter, was in command of Moore's Fort at this time. BothJohn and
Alexander received pensions for serving in the Revolutionary War.Information
from Isla Montgomery's book MORE BRANCHES OF MONTGOMERYS AND LONGS.
!DEATH: Max Eugne Ralls..Last Revolutionary War Pension payment made March
1831. Chalkey-Augusta County, VA Curt Records Vol 2, pgs 145 & 146
Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Updated Oct. 2000.
"A Montgomery and Cole Record: Some Descendants of Alexander Montgomery
of Amherst County, Virginia and Orange County, North Carolina" by Marian
Carter Ledgerwood, 1994.
Submitted by C.Lane Graves, CMS 1778, dated 10/28/00. Entered 10/6/01.
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1762 - Abt 1831 (68 years)