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Major John Croghan Montgomery

Major John Croghan Montgomery

Male 1620 - 1679  (59 years)


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  • Name John Croghan Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Title Major 
    Birth 1620  Lifford, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Croghan Hill
    Gender Male 
    Military 1641  [8, 11] 
    Major in the service of 3rd Viscount 
    FamilySearch ID L6MZ-4LX 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-5775 
    Burial 1679  Lifford Church, Lifford, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8, 10, 11] 
    • St Lugadius Church; Clonleigh Churchyard
    Will 15 May 1679  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8, 11] 
    LW&T 
    Death 28 Aug 1679  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Person ID I34006  Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Beaulieu, Montgomerys of Hessilhead
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

    Father Prebend of Doe Alexander Montgomerie,   b. 1603, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1658, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Cunningham,   b. 1602, Cloghan, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1675, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1620  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Moore,   b. Abt 1622   d. Abt 1647 (Age 25 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Snodgrass Montgomery,   b. 1645, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1690, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F58068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

    Family 2 Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1624, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1679, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 1649  Lifford, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Croghan Hill
    Children 
    +1. Major John Roscarberry Montgomery,   b. 1650, Monaghan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1698, Ballymore, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Rebecca Montgomery,   b. 23 May 1652, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Robert Montgomery,   b. 1654, Monaghan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1729 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Catherine Montgomery,   b. 1656, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Nichola Montgomery,   b. 1658, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1664, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Colonel Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1667, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1722, Monaghan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Anne Montgomery,   b. 1668, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Mary Montgomery,   b. 1674, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +10. Margaret Montgomery,   b. Bef 1679, Convoy, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F11122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1620 - Lifford, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1649 - Lifford, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 15 May 1679 - Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Aug 1679 - Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Montgomery, John Croghan (1620-1679)    		Montgomery, John Croghan (1620-1679)
    Will Documents
    Donegal, Ireland 1679
    Montgomery, John Croghan (1620_1679)    		Montgomery, John Croghan (1620_1679)
    Article from Gardien Newsletter
    Helen Montgomery Meehan
    Montgomery, Alexander, Master Montgomery    		Montgomery, Alexander, Master Montgomery
    Article from Gardien Newsletter
    Helen Montgomery Meehan

    Photos
    Tomb of John Croghan Montgomery (1620-1679)    		Tomb of John Croghan Montgomery (1620-1679)
    Lifford Church, Lifford, Donegal, Ireland
    Picture courtesy of Vicki Rozema
    St Lugadius Church, aka Lifford Church Lifford, Donegal, Ireland    		St Lugadius Church, aka Lifford Church Lifford, Donegal, Ireland
    Picture courtesy of Vicki Rozema

    Folios
    The Montgomerys and Their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 041-044 Still Other Montgomerys    		The Montgomerys and Their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 041-044 Still Other Montgomerys

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

    2. [S3658] Montgomery, John, Will of John Montgomery 1679, (Location: Crogan, Donegal, Ireland; Date: 16 May 1679;), Copied from LDS Microfilm 0592953Reference 1069Film # 00763431.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007634317?cat=234649

      https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007634317?cat=234649

    3. [S3657] Lowry-Corry, Somerset Richard, The History of Two Ulster Manors, (Name: Longman's, Green, and Co; Location: New York; Date: 1903;), Includes information Auchenlecks and Montgomerys.

    4. [S3654] Biographical Information Alexander Montgomery Colonel, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical information on Colonel Alexander Montgomeryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Montgomery_%281667%E2%80%931722%29.

    5. [S3165] Cutter, William Richard, Genealogicial and Family History oF Western New York, (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1912;), Volume IGenealogical_and_family_history_of_weste.pdfPages 438-440 Montgomerys.

    6. [S3659] Marsh, William A Dr, The Ancestors and Descendants of F A Marsh and Ivy Crites, (Name: Gateway Press; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 1990;), Includes several chapters on Montgomerys.
      Book available on Archive.com

    7. [S3531] Ancestry.com, Burke’s Family Records (Indexed), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Sir John Lyon

    8. [S5325] Gardien Newsletter - Clan Montgomery Society, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/;), Vol 19 No 1 Mar 2000 Page 23Page John Montgomery of Croghan and His DescendantsArticle by Helen Montgomery MeehanJohn Croghan Montgomery (1620-1679).
      Clan Montgomery Society - Gardien Newsletter
      http://www.clanmontgomery.org/

    9. [S3187] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, (Name: Harrison & Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1899;), Montgomery of BeaulieuPages 314-315.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_the_Ireland.pdf

    10. [S3629] Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The History of the County of Monaghan, (Name: Pickering and Co; Location: London, England; Date: 1879;), Montgomery Family ChartPages 234-236.

    11. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 041-044Still Other MontgomerysElectronic Book .PDF 436 pagesA_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdfAlso DBMontbgomery Index.doc.

    12. [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 208) Montgomerys of Beaulieu.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com


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