William Montgomery was one of the Scots-Irish Immigrants to America 1718 onwards.
"WILLIAM MONTGOMERY was born in Ireland in 1731, and at the age of three years, was brought by his parents to America . After some years spent in sea life, he removed to a farm in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania . In 1769, he married Victoria Macpherson, whose brother James was father of General William Macpherson, and Major James Macpherson, the latter of whom was aid to General Montgomery in his Quebec expedition, and fell with him on the night of December 31, 1775.
William removed with his younger son to the State of New York, and there died in 1810, leaving three children ."[1]
Research Notes
William, child of Alexander Montgomery, was born in 1732 in Newry, Down, Ireland.[2]*William's estate passed probate on 9 February 1809 in Cayuga, New York, United States.[3]
Sources
↑ Montgomery, Thomas H. (1863). Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery. Philadelphia, PA: Henry B Ashmead, Printer. 1863. Page 155. Link
↑Birth: "Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911"
Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911. Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search; FHL Film Number: 259206 Ancestry Record 2533 #19672 (accessed 24 February 2023) William Montgomery born in 1732, child of Alexander Montgomery, in Newry, Down, Ireland.
↑Probate:
"New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999" Probate Records, 1799-1905; Index, 1799-1952; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Cayuga County); Probate Place: Cayuga, New York Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #4067312 (accessed 24 February 2023) William Montgomery probate on 9 Feb 1809 in Cayuga, New York, USA.
Acknowledgements
Rhoda Rudd-Prall
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