Hugh Montgomerie (bef. 1452 - abt. 1490)

Born before 1452 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Son of Alexander Montgomerie and Elizabeth (Hepburn) Montgomerie

Descendants

Died about 1490 after about age 38 in Ayrshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Biography

Hugh Montgomerie is a member of Clan Montgomery.

Hugh Montgomerie was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Hugh Montgomerie was born in Scotland.

Hugh was the third son of Alexander Montgomerie,^[1] Master of Montgomerie, Bailie of Cunyngham 1447/8 (dvp. 1452) and Elizabeth Hepburn, sister of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes, and 1st dau. of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes by his wife Janet Borthwick, dau. of Sir William Borthwick, .^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

He married Janet, daughter of Maxwell of Pollok. They had a son:

1. Sir John, of Hessilhead and Corsecraigs^[3][4]

Research Notes

Paul in Scots Peerage, claims that Hugh had a daughter Marion who had married successively Thomas Crawford, Lord Sempill, and John Campbell of Skipnish.^[7] Others claim she was not his daughter rather his granddaughter (daughter of his son John).^[4]

Hughe's wife Janet is said to be the daughter of Lord Maxwell of Pollok but no mention is made of the given name of the Lord nor the year. As both the birth and death of Hughe are not precisely know, it is difficult to ascertain who was the father of Janet. His son John died in battle in 1513 and had sired at least two children by that time placing his marriage no later than Jun 1512 and his birth no later than Jun 1498 although estimated to be around 1475 at the time of this writing. This 1498 date implies that he married Janest no later than Sep 1497 and as the minimum age for a bride was 12, one can infer her birth no later than Sep 1485 although probably much earlier. From this, one can infer that the possible father was born no later than 1470 thus exluding any past the 8th of Pollok (b. circa 1460). There was a Janet born to the 4th of Pollok and as she had barried Thomas Murray, one can exclude the 4th Lord as the father placing the range from the 5th to 8th of Pollok with the highest probability the 6th or 7th of Pollok

Sources

1. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. J. S. Montgomery Jr., FTDNA kit #237807, and his 16th cousin twice removed Peter Archdale, FTDNA kit #625403, match at a Genetic Distance of 9 on 111 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Alexander "Master of Montgomery" b 1428 who married Elizabeth Hepburn. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 17 generations is 56.86% and within the last 18 generations is 72.23%. FTDNA indicates their common SNP is J-Z35783 which was formed when it branched off from the ancestor J-Z35794 around 550 CE. The man who is the most recent common ancestor of this line is estimated to have been born around 1350 CE with a 95% confidence level that he was born 1223-1489 CE.
2. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 432
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, Including the Montgomery Pedigree, Philadelphia: private, 1863, Archive.org, p. 134
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Paterson, James, "History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire", Edinburgh: John Dick, 1847, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 290
5. ↑ Fraser, William, "Memorials of the Montgomeries. Earls of Eglinton", Edinburgh: private, 1859, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 25
6. ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, "'The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record", New York: private, 1870, Vol. I, Archive.org, Vol. 2, Page 123
7. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 536

See also:

• Geni: Hugh Montgomerie

• The Peerage: Hugh Montgomerie

• Lords of Montgomerie (Dead link as of 28 January 2021)