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James Lewis Montgomery, Jr

Male 1782 - 1858  (75 years)

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  • Name James Lewis Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 23 May 1782  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1800  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Hillsboro 
    Residence 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1830  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Will 1834  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1850  Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 1858  Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33389  Clan Montgomery Society | Alexander Montgomery and Mary 1 and Mary 2
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2026 

    Father James Lewis Montgomery,   b. 12 Nov 1752, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1838, Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Davis,   b. 14 Sep 1754, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1837, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1777 
    Family ID F10995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bridgett Kitura Connally,   b. 1786, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1807  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. George Connally Montgomery,   b. 29 Sep 1808, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1851 (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Rebecca Frances Montgomery,   b. 13 May 1810, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1898, Kenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Sara A. Montgomery,   b. 1 May 1813  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. James Alexander Montgomery,   b. 24 Apr 1815   d. 18 Sep 1846 (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Eliza Jane Montgomery,   b. 22 Jan 1817   d. Aft 1870 (Age > 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. William Thomas Montgomery,   b. 1 Dec 1818   d. 27 Oct 1908 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. John Edmond Montgomery,   b. 23 Jun 1820   d. 25 Nov 1888 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Mary E. Montgomery,   b. 4 Nov 1822   d. 2 Dec 1895 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 May 1782 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Hillsboro - 1800 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Oct 1807 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 1834 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1858 - Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • David Montgomery, P.O. Box 1248, Troutman, NC 28166..the dateof
      marriage and all the descendants, thus far, came from David'sinformation. It
      is not known which mother went with which children.

      BURIAL: It is not known where either James or his wife Kitty were buried. Possibly they are in the cemetery located on the property of what is thought to be the old homeplace.
      BURIAL: There was a family cemetery on the property. Mr.Turner Page reported in the 1970's that at one time more than thirty graves were there with several marked tombstones. Over time the marked tombstones have disappeared. In 1999 only unmarked stones remain.

      BIOGRAPHY: James, along with two of his brothers, William and Abraham, all from Caswell County, came to Iredell County around 1830. Abraham settled just across the county line in Rowan County. James and William lived near the Fifth Creek Community.

      BIOGRAPHY: James was a prominent member of the community. James and his nephew and son-in-law, David Montgomery, were the first two elders of the newly established Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church. James donated approximately five acres in 1850 for the new church.

      BIOGRAPHY: He is believed to have lived on the present day Page Farm Rd. in what would be called the Montgomery/ Page House. It was demolished in 1999. He owned a considerable amount of land, with all or most of it passing to son William Thomas after James's death.

      BIOGRAPHY: Another brother, John, would relocate to Iredell County about 1847-8 from Person Co., NC (Person Co. was formed from a part of Caswell Co. in 1791).

      RELIGION: James and his nephew and son-in-law, David Montgomery, were the first two elders of the newly established Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church. James donated approximately five acres in 1850 for the new church.

      RELIGION: While James was instrumental in the founding of Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church, his younger brother Archibald Davis would become a notable Presbyterian minister in NC.

      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.

      Substantiating data submitted by Kenneth Malcolm Montgomery, CMS 2435, via GEDCOM on 23 Oct 2004. Kenneth gives name as James Montgomery II.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4938] grburk1, Genforum Posting from grburk1, (Name: Name: Genforum; Location:http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.montgomery/3525/mb.ashx; Date: 4 Jun 2009;;), Discussion of will of James and Rebecca Montgomery of Caswell, NC.

    2. [S2898] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Caswell, NorthCarolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for James Montgomery

    3. [S2894] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1830; Census Place: , Caswell, North Carolina;Roll: ; Page: .
      Record for James Montgomery Junior

    4. [S4939] Montgomery, Jay Randall, Family Chart of Jay Montgomery, Family Tree provided by Jay Montgomery.

    5. [S2891] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_634;Page: 464A; Image: 508.

    6. [S3134] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0478484-0478488.

    7. [S4723] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G;;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Page: 76; NARA Roll: M33_81; Image: 55.
      Record for James Montgomery Junior
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1461003&indiv=try


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