William Montgomery (abt. 1623 - 1690)

Born about 1623 in Scotland

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1690 at about age 67 in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland

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Biography

Major Hugh Montgomery, was killed in the battle of the Boyne 1690. His son, Major John Montgomery born 1665, and died 1721, fought with his father in the battle of the Boyne and succeeded him as Major. He married Margaret the daughter of Sir William Dunbar of Mochrum, County Galloway, Ireland. Their son, Alexander Montgomery came to this country from Ireland about 1720. He married Mary McCullock of Ardmaugh Ireland.

He was killed in the battle of the Boyne.

Notes

Since Sir Neil Montgomery II, of Lainshaw died 1600, he could not have been the father of this man born about 1623. Primary sources are needed.

Sources

• Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 1, p 223, 1910 Grafton Press, New York
• Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, Montgomery, David B, (Name: Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana; Date: 1903), Pages 312-321
• Boyne Water Montgomery Family, of Delaware, Pennsylvania and Other States