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John Montgomery, Sr

Male 1719 - 1795  (76 years)

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  • Name John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 1719  Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Relocated 1730  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Relocated 1747  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    FamilySearch ID GR5M-4ZD 
    Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-2651 
    Religion Between 1747 and 1795  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Active TImber Ridge and Old Providence churches 
    Residence 1754  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 
    Residence 1790  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    1790 Personal C Tax List 
    Death 1795  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I6500  Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Esther Houston
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2026 

    Family Esther Houston,   b. 1724, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1790, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1738  New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 15, 16] 
    • by Rev Johann C Stoever, Jr; Earl Town
    Children 
    +1. Captain James Houston Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Margaret Nancy Mollie Montgomery,   b. 1742, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1830, Limestone County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Reverend John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 5 Dec 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1819, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Esther Houston Montgomery,   b. 27 Feb 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1807, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1834, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Robert Montgomery,   b. 22 Feb 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1813, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +9. Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 11 Sep 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1843, Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1719 - Londonderry, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1730 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Active TImber Ridge and Old Providence churches - Between 1747 and 1795 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 - 1754 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 Personal C Tax List - 1790 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1795 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry    		John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry
    Anderson, Beulah Henry, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA, Brazos Printing Company, 1974

  • Notes 
    • REF: Robert H. Montgomery, "Montgomery-Houston Family of New Providence, Rockbridge Co., VA", New England Historical and Genealogical Reagister, Vol CXII, January 1958.
      COMMENT:
      John who married Esther is most likely the son of James of Antrim, Ulster according to Erick D. Montgomery. Erick points out that the children of Alexander had guardians appointed upon his death indicating they were less than 21 years of age at the time of John's marriage in 1738.

      COMMENT
      Dr. John Fleshman Montgomery on pg 19 of "John & Esther Houston Montgomery 1719- 1793' by quoting pg 661-62 of 'History of Chester County' by Futhey & Cope, 1881' where an Indenture dated 13 Oct, 1761 by John and Esther, Moses and Elizabeth, William, and Margaret Montgomery, heirs of Alexander, release their interest in 650 acres to Daniel. This statement is based largely on research of Erick D. Montgomery who later refutes this conclusion.

      MARRIAGE: "Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, Harrisburg, PA, 1896" Married by Rev. John Casper Stoever in Earl Township, Pequea Valley, Lancaster County, PA, July, 1738. copy in The Presbyterian Historical Center, Philadelphia, PA

      REF:
      Hennings Statutes, Vol 7 states that John Montgomery was paid by the State for services in the French and Indian Wars of 1755 - 1758.

      REF: OUR BRANCH OF THE MONTGOMERY FAMILY by William G. Montgomery concludes after interviews with longlived daughters of John that the family came from County Derry in Northern Ireland, a branch of Lainshaw Montgomerys. Their coat of arms being the same, a mailed arm holding a broken lance rising from the top of a shield quartered panels, upper left and lower right with three fleur de lis and upper right and lower left with three rings. Motto underneath is "HONEUR SANS REPOSE". Wm. G. M. concludes that John and Esther are buried in the grave yard adjoining Old(New) Providence Church near their old planatation.

      Will probated Oct., 1796, Staunton, VA according to Jane Montgomery Peterson, CMSI 1253.
      Might be from the Skelmorlie branch of Montgomerys per DBMontgomery's book

  • Sources 
    1. [S2879] Montgomery, Russ, RussMontgomery_FamilyLineReport, (Name: Date: Oct 8 2009;;), RussMontgomery-JohnMEstherHoustonLine.pdf.

    2. [S5524] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 01Pages 21-23 Houston Ancestry.

    3. [S4504] Griesbach Boyz Ancestors, Descendants of George William Weir, (Name: Location: http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf;;), http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf.

    4. [S4183] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume VAvailable on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191The Crockett Family and Connecting Linesalso outlined:http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=LegendsAlso available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    5. [S4505] Parham, Will E, Will E Parham Papers RE: Montgomerys, (Name: Location: McClung Library, Knoxville, Tennessee;;), Montgomery notes prepared by Will E Parham, kept on file at theMcClung Library in Knoxville, TN.

    6. [S5565] Montgomery, Erick Dale, Email from Erick Dale Montgomery, (Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA; Date: 20 May 2015;).

    7. [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for James Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=108971028&indiv=try

    8. [S5566] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for John Mountgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4640&h=1734&indiv=try

    9. [S4183] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 179-198Houston.
      Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191
      Montgomery Section Volume II Pages 241-252
      Also available on ancestry.com
      also outlined:
      http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends
      Notable_Southern_Families.pdf


    10. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 322-333Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Other Stateshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322.
      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=322

    11. [S5570] John Montgomery 1747 House, John Montgomery 1747 House.

    12. [S4248] Settlers of Virginia, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O.

    13. [S5569] Oren F Morton, Borden Tract Owner List, Source: Morton, Oren F.,"A History of Rockbridge County Virginia",Staunton,VA., 1920.

    14. [S5568] Virginia Tax List 1790, Reconstructed Virginia Census 1790 based on tax lists.

    15. [S5571] Egle, WIlliam Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_Stoever, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Marriages performed by Johann Stoever.

    16. [S5516] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.
      Appendix section covering John Houston information


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