Person:Cynthia Montgomery (3)

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Cynthia Montgomery
b.1 Jan 1791
d.6 Oct 1849 Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Cynthia Montgomery1791 - 1849
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 May 1813
  1. Elizabeth Monroe1819 - 1878
  2. Andrew Monroe, Esq.Abt 1821 - 1868
  3. William P Monroe, Esq.1825 - 1851
  4. Jane Monroe1827 - 1852
  5. Mary MonroeAbt 1828 -
  6. Colonel George Wood Monroe1835 - 1869
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Facts and Events
Name Cynthia Montgomery
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1 Jan 1791
Marriage 27 May 1813 Adair, Kentucky, United Statesto Benjamin Monroe, Esq.
Death[1] 6 Oct 1849 Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Burial[1] Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States[1]
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In 1813 he married Cynthia Montgomery, a member of a pioneer Kentucky family. Although the exact details of her ancestry are somewhat uncertain, Cynthia was the granddaughter of William Montgomery Sr., one of the settlers of Logan's Station, located near modern-day Stanford. Montgomery had immigrated to Kentucky from Augusta County, Virginia,in 1779, and he and Colonel Benjamin Logan had founded one of the state's earliest settlements. In 1781, William was killed by indians at his home. As recounted by historian Thomas Marshall Green, »Jane, his daughter, quickly closed the door and defended the cabin from the intruders, while her sister, Betsey, 12 years of age, ran 2 miles to another cabin » to get help. His sons William Jr. and John (likely Cynthia's father) came to the rescue. The younger William was able to kill several of the attackers, but « John was killed by them, and his wife taken prisoner »Writing the Legal Record: Law Reporters in Nineteenth-Century Kentucky[6]

3. Thomas Marshall Green, Historic Families of Kentucky (Cincinnati: Robert Clarke &Co., 1889),133. It is reasonably certain that Cynthia was a granddaughter of the elder William; some private family trees list John as her father, but others do not. Green describes Anne Montgomery Logan, a daughter of William Sr., as Cynthia’s aunt, so the connection is not completely fanciful. Writing the Legal Record: Law Reporters in Nineteenth-Century Kentucky By Kurt X. Metzmeier [7]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cynthia Montgomery Monroe, Memorial# 135337137, Created by: Kate Jacques, 2 September 2014 , in Find A Grave
    accessed 10 Jun 2017.

    Cynthia Montgomery Monroe
    Birth: Jan. 1, 1791
    Death: Oct. 6, 1849, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Burial: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Plot: Section M, Lot 51, Grave 11

    Spouse: Ben Monroe (1790 - 1860)
    Children: Jane Monroe McClanahan (1827 - 1852)

  2.   Historical and Biographical . BY JUDGE H. C. BAKER. , in ADAIR COUNTY KEWS 3'. SKETCHES OF ADAIR - COUNTY.
    [2].

    In 1812, Rev. Samuel B. Robinson settled in Columbia, and took the charge of the congregation there and at Old Shiloh (church).

  3.   Daughter of John Montgomery, in FamilySearch.org
    [3].
  4.   Father reference in Family Search" Kentucky County Marriages".

    [4]

  5.   Marriage Certificate of Ben Monroe and Cynthia Montgomery attests that they were married by Samuel B. Robertson of the Old Shiloh Church.
    [5]
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