Person:James Montgomery (17)

James Montgomery was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Research Notes

• MAY have been the James Montgomery that obtained a marriage license in Augusta County, Virginia on March 19, 1765. (Source: Chalkley's Augusta County Abstracts, Marriage Licenses).
• PROBABLY the James Montgomery that fought in the Battle of King's Mountain.³ [what is this based on?]
• Bef 1760 - married Mary, widow of John Robinson^{Citation needed}
• 1771 - went to Amherst Co. Va. and sold his inheritance to Lee Harris^{Citation needed}
• removed to the area of Green Springs in what now is Washington County, VA^{Citation needed}
• 1777 - administrator to the estate of Michael Montgomery^{Citation needed}
• appointed Captain of the Militia by VA governor^{Citation needed}
• owned a lot of land in the area [what area?]^{Citation needed}
• 1809 - died and left will in Wythe County, VA [record attached]

Will Abstract

Page 442. Will of James Montgomery. [written] December 18, 1808.

Wife: Cynthia

Brothers: Joseph and John

Daughters: Mary W., Elizabeth C.

Nephews: James Montgomery, son of Joseph.

Exec: wife and Samuel Montgomery, son of brother John, Gordon Cloyd and Robert Sproull.

Withnesses: Thomas Boyd, Joseph Montgomery, Heaslett Sprowl.

Recorded: October 10, 1809

John P. Mathews, D.C.

[Source: Wythe County, Virginia, will books 1-2, 1790-1822, pg. 33].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1765, March 19; James Montgomery. [note: bride's name not listed, not likely this James Montgomery as the deposition in "Montgomery vs. Madison" below states James Montgomery and his first wife Mary were married in 1760]

• Vol. 2 - Page ---- --- James Montgomery, aged 68, deposes, in Wythe County, 6th November 1797, that he lived with his father, James, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His father sent deponent's oldest brother, Robert, to Virginia to buy lands, and bought 654 acres on Catawba Creek, but one Clarke had bought part of the tract. Robert contracted as part payment to bring two uncommon large bells from Pennsylvania. Robert left his brother John on the land, returned to Pennsylvania, and then the father and family came. John was then about 21 years old.
• Vol. 2 - Page ---- -- Joseph Montgomery, aged 64, desposes, ditto. Brother of James above.

• Vol. 2 - Vol. 2; Alexander Montgomery and Elizabeth his wife, vs. Madision -- O.S. 105' N.S. 35 -- Bill, 2nd August, 1805. Elizabeth is only daughter of John Robinson, who owned land on Roanoke and was killed by Indians about 1756, Elizabeth being then only two years old. Thomas Robinson was a brother of John. Alexander and Elizabeth married in 1772. (This suit is a sequel to suits in County Court, wherein it appears that James Robinson sent his son John from Pennsylvania to Virginia, to buy lands, &c., &c. See Co. Ct. notes). Answers of Garnett and John H. Peyton show that they each married a daughter of Elizabeth and William Madison (who was son of John) Garnett married Agatha S., and John H. married Susanna. (land is in Montgomery County). Thomas Robinson lost his life at the big defeated Camps on the other side of Cumberland Mountsin. All his family were either killed or taken prisoner. Orators live in Kentucky. Hugh Crockett deposes he came to Roanoke country in 1749 and the Robinsons were already there. Hugh's sister married John Robinson? The Crocketts and Robinsons had been neighbors in Lancaster, Penn. Thomas, William and Samuel were sons of James Robinson, who had six sons. Samuel Crockett was brother of Hugh. John Robinson came to Roanoke in 1743 or 1744. James Robinson, grandson of the original James, aged 67 years, deposes that previous to 1757 he lived in Augusta about 107 miles from the land in controversy. He moved to the Roanoke country in 1762 or 1763. John Robinson's wife, mother of oratrix Elizabeth, was Mary. William Davis deposes they were married 1752 or 1753. John was called Long John. William Davis deposes, 5th May 1808, in Abingdon, that he was born 15th February, 1733, old style. John Draper Sr., deposes, 5th April, 1806, that Jno. Robinson came to Roanoke in 1745, The sons of James were John, William, Samuel, Thomas, Joseph. John Draper's first wife was a sister of John Robinson's. He was married April, 1754. Col. William Robinson deposes, Fayette County, Kentucky, 27th April, 1754. Col. William Robinson deposes, Fayetter County, Kentucky, 27th April, 1806, that John Robinson owned the land, sold it to Kennedy for a negro which he had seen in possession of his sister, mother of Elizabeth. Col. William is brother of Col. David Robinson, lately deceased. James Robinson was dead when deponent first knew the family in 1753. John died in 1756. Mary Montgomery, mother of Elizabeth, deposes same time and place as above. James Montgomery, husband of Mary, deposes as above. Elizabeth and Alexander were married in 1774. James married Mary in 1760.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

   From Augusta County, Virginia Circuit Court Records:
   * Page ___--James Montgomery, aged 68, deposes, in Wythe County, 6th November, 1797, that he lived with his father, James, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His father sent deponent's oldest brother, Robert, to Virginia to buy lands, and bought 654 acres on Catawba Creek, but one Clarke had bought part of the tract. Robert contracted as part payment to bring two uncommon large bells from Pennsylvania. Robert left his brother John on the land, returned to Pennsylvania, and then the father and family came. John was then about 21 years old.
   
   * Page ___--Joseph Montgomery, aged 64, deposes, ditto. Brother to James above.

2. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).

   John Madison vs. Robinson.--Chancery. Writ dated 26th March, 1767.
   Defendants are James Montgomery and Mary, his wife, late Mary Robinson, widow of John Robinson, deceased. Elizabeth Robinson, an infant and only daughter of said John Robinson, deceased, and Mary Montgomery.
   James Robinson empowered his son John to buy 800 acres on Roanoke from George Robinson, and patent taken out in John's name, but John to convey a share to each of his brothers, according to James's' appointment.
   James [Robinson] died and John [Robinson] made a conveyance to his brother, William, but never conveyed to his brother Thomas.
   John [Robinson] died intestate in 1756, leaving a wife, Mary, and one daughter, Elizabeth, an infant and widow, who has married James Montgomery.
   Thomas [Robinson] sold his right to Samuel Crockett and Crockett to [John] Madison.
   Answer of Elizabeth [Robinson], an infant, sworn to 6th August, 1771.
   Also listed as Mary Kennedy.

3.   Katherine Keogh White. The King's Mountain Men, The Story of the Battle, with Sketches of the Amercian Soldiers who took part, by Katherine Keogh White. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1985)
   219.

   ... James Montgomery married Mary Robinson [widow] and a daughter married Walter Preston.

4. ↑ Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. Early Southwest Virginia Families: families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and related families of Edmondson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald. (Alabama, 1960)
   269.
5.   Wikitree.com.

   James Montgomery Relocated 1733 Ireland/Pennsylvania, USA [3]
   
   Land 1780 Received 50 acres for services in the French and Indian war/Virginia, USA [4]
   
   Fact 1 1782 Taxed on 8 slaves/Virginia, USA [4]
   
   Land 19 Dec 1783 Bought 400 acres from Dr Walker/Virginia, USA [4]
   
   Will 12 Dec 1808 LW&T/Wythe, Virginia, USA [2, 5, 7]
   
   Died 1809 Wythe, Virginia, USA [4, 5, 7]
   
   James Montgomery, born c1729; died 1809 in Wythe County, Virginia; in 1780 he received 50 acres for services in the French and Indian War; in 1782 he was taxed on eight slaves; on December 19, 1783, he and his brother Joseph bought 400 acres where he lived on Happy Creek, a brand of Woods River near Peak Mountain, from Dr. Thomas Walker. He married c1800 Cynthia.
   
   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-5785