William MONTGOMERY
(July 5, 1736 - May 1, 1816)

GENETIC PARENTS

Father: Alex Montgomery ? - son of - John Montgomery ?
Mother:

GENETIC CHILDREN

OTHER RELATIONS

 

BASIC DATA

Names: William MONTGOMERY
Born: July 5, 1736
Resided: Scotland to Mill Creek Hundred, Del.
Married:
Occupation:
Died: May 1, 1816
Buried:
Relation to Chris STEFANOVICH:

NOTES

William Montgomery (father) was a native of Scotland, and his wife Mary Evans, claimed Wales as her birthplace. He brought his family to Delaware in 1750 and settled in the neighborhood of Wilmington where he owned a large farm and tannery: he also held slaves, but these he afterward freed.

There were eleven sons and two daughters in the family of William Montgomery and during the Revolutionary War ten of the sons - the youngest being too young for service, enlisted in the Continental Army and engaged in the battles for liberty until peace was declared. Not one of this gallant band of brothers received a wound although the Delaware regiment in which they served suffered severe diminution in numbers from the disease and bullets.

The family home was in such proximity to the scene of action that its members witnessed all the horrors of the struggle.

A force of 5,000 British encamped on the farm and established their winter quarters. They slaughtered the cattle for beef and did not hesitate to appropriate anything they wished for their use. They took possession of the house, a large stone structure and used it for a hospital.

They had seized all the linen of the household for dressing wounds and on one occasion a soldier rudely tore off a linen kerchief worn by the lady of the house, but the natural gallantry of the English officer asserted itself and he reproved the soldier and offered the lady, in compensation, his own silk scarf.

One of the eleven sons was named William, who was the grandfather of Isabel Coleman. Soon after the beginning of the Revolution he married Mary Nichols and several years after the establishment of peace, in 1791 he brought his family and household goods in a four-horse wagon to a point on Chartiers Creek 7 miles below Pittsburgh where he remained for 6 years. In March 1797, having purchased a land right for 2 tracts of 426 acres each, he came to Wolf Creek (now Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pa.) bringing with him his 2 oldest sons William and Thomas, boys of 15 & 11 years of age. They established a settlement and built a cabin what is now Robert Thompson's orchards (1888), and they also built on the other tract within the boundaries of what is now the Coulter Farm, (all about 5 miles north of Grove City).

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Alex Montgomery, son of John Montgomery (came to Chester County, New Castle, Del. in 1671) married Mary Nevins

3rd son, William Montgomery born about Aug. 5, 1736
was delegate from Chester County to Convention in Philadelphia June 23, 1775.

In June 1776, Colonel of 4th Battalion of Chester County.
Removed in 1776 to Northumberland County.
Died May 1, 1816, Buried: Presbyterian Graveyard, Danville, Pa.

Married three times:
1st - Margaret Nevin - William 3rd son
2nd - Sara Evans
3rd - Mary Evans

Children of Margaret Nevin -
Mary (Died 23rd year), Alec, Margaret, William and John.

New Castle County, Will of William Nevin, farmer, Mill Creek Hundred
Nov. 28, 1747 to Mary Montgomery and Thomas Montgomery executive.

Will of Alex - library G 154 G 312 Cousin Mary Montgomery

Delaware records Vol. 1 John Montgomery and John Campbell extended call to Rev. Thomas Charghead which he accepted in 1734 and remained 13 years to White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church First in Section.

Alex Montgomery was trustee of Old Meeting House of Mill Creek Hundred in 1740.

Vol. 2 New Castle County History of Delaware. 1804 Mill Creek Hundred now New Castle County 190 log cabins, 48 stone houses, 21 brick houses. The assessor was Robert Montgomery. Page 917

David Montgomery went to Philadelphia and worked as glassier and sold his holdings to William.

Land of John Montgomery 1724. 1 side John Gordon the other side Thomas Duke part of William Penn purchase. Vol. 2 page 916. History of Del.

Alex Montgomery and William Nevins received patents 1744 for two tracts of land total 650 acres in Laudry Township.

Will of Alex Montgomery Mill Creek Hundred New Castle County. 1746 to sons William and David Oct. 13, 1761. History of Chester County Pa. Page 661. (William and Margaret sold to David)

Will of William and Mary to John Montgomery of Mill Creek Hundred March 4, 1790.

Montgomery is French extraction and near relative of William Duke of Normandy and accompanied him to England in 1066, was created Earl of Monterbery.

Washington, D.C. Public Library

Pictoral Field Book of Revoltion

Page 375 Colonel William Montgomery 1787 appointed one of three of settle boundary claims in Penn., Conn. and Whyoming area.

Delaware List of Revolutionary War

Page 66 R328:

William Montgomery (summer 1776)
Mill Creek Hundred 5"
5' 11 1/4" Age 25
Enlisted in Captain Thomas Keans Co.
Battalion of Flying Camp for Delaware State.
Commanded by Colonel Samuel Patterson, Esg.

William Montgomery (signature)
signed certificate as member of House of Elections for Gov. Mifflin 1790
Penn. Archive Page 28 Appendix Section

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