2nd Viscountess of Ards Jane Alexander

1606 - 1670  (64 years)

• Name	Jane Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Title	2nd Viscountess of Ards
  Birth	1606	Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland   [2, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Fact 1	Involved with saving life of John Montgomery of Croghan  [7]
  FamilySearch ID	L51L-H7H
  Death	1670	Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [4, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Burial	1670	Newtownards Priory, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [4, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Person ID	I40103	Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	1st Earl of Stirling Willam Alexander,   b. 1567, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1640, London, London, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Countess of Stirling Janet Erskine,   b. 1580, Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 10 May 1649, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jan 1601	Scotland   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F13391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	2nd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh II Montgomerie,   b. 1597, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1642, Donegal, Ireland (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1623	Ireland   [1, 4, 5, 14, 15]
  	Solemnized Kensington Church, London
  Children	+ 1. 3rd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh III Montgomerie,   b. 1625, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Sep 1663, Dromore, Donegal, Ireland (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. James Montgomery,   b. 3 Aug 1627, Wigtownshire, Scotland d. 29 Oct 1689, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. 1634, Down, Northern Ireland d. 15 Nov 1677, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Henry Montgomery,   b. Abt 1639  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Major General Robert Munroe,   b. 1590, Ross, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 1675, Comber, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1644  [4]
  Family ID	F60191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1606 - Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Marriage - 3 Aug 1623 - Ireland Death - 1670 - Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland Burial - 1670 - Newtownards Priory, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Submitted by Michael A. Montgomery, CMS 1712, on 9/6/98.

  
  

• Sources

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