Michael Montgomery (abt. 1750 - 1820)

Born about 1750 in Orange, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1820 at about age 70 in Caswell, North Carolina

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Biography

Michael Montgomery is a member of Clan Montgomery.

Michael was born about 1755. ^[1]

Michael Montgomery was known as Michael, Esquire, being a lawyer and "head justice" of the Caswell County North Carolina Court for many years. He was a member of the law firm of Montgomery & Low.

Michael died in 1820 in Caswell County. He left no will, but his estate settlement in April 1820 listed his wife Jennett, sons Alexander and James and daughters Elizabeth Montgomery and Mary Howard. Admin. Thomas Gunn. An inventory of his estate indicated that he owned not only necessities but paper money, gold, old book accounts, furniture, etc.

Michael is buried by Rattlesnake Creek which flows through the plantation owned by his parents, Alexander and Mary as early as 1759. State records of NC vol 21, pgs 847-848 Thursday December 9, 1790 received petition of Michael Montgomery that the said Michael was a collector of the district of Richmond in the county of Caswell in the year 1783.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1N-8FK : accessed 29 April 2016), Michael Montgomery, 1790.
• North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V121-761 : accessed 29 April 2016), Michael Montgomery, 1820; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,727,931.
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.

Record for Michael Montgomery

• Montgomery Family Cemetery, Caswell NC, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Blanch, Caswell, North Carolina, USA;;), Montgomery Family Cemetery.
• North Carolina Census, 1790-1890, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.

Record for Michael Montgomery

• More Branches of Montgomerys and Longs, Montgomery, Isla, (Name: Name: Location: Denver, Colorado; Date: 1990;;;).
• "A Montgomery and Cole Record: Some Descendants of Alexander Montgomery of Amherst County, Virginia and Orange County, North Carolina " by Marian Carter Ledgerwood, 1994.

Acknowledgements

• Montgomery-4656 was created by Bobby Lykins through the import of GWJarrettAnc2015.ged on May 4, 2015.