Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1706, Northern Ireland

Notes:

Mary Helen Haines notes:

Mary Montgomery is a mystery woman. There are neither marriage records or proven parentage, other than the passed down name John Montgomery.

Among the early Montgomery families:

Using Charles Bolton's Scotch-Irish Pioneers:

There is a James Montgomery, master of the ship William and Mary, who brought over many of the first settlers from Northern Ireland, including the pastor William Boyd in 1718. He arrived on July 25 to Boston and then was cleared to return to Dublin. (p. 132, 319)

There is another ship master, Robert Montgomery, who arrived on an unnamed ship in Sept. 1717 to Boston. (p. 319)

Thre is a Hugh Montgomery, who married Jane Cargill in 1715 in Ballymena (p. 127) and was on the list of early settlers in Londonderry, New Hampshire (p. 264)

There is a John Montgomery in Middleboro, Massachusetts. (p. 156) in 1718-19.

There is a William Montgomery who settled in Kennebec Maine in 1719 (p. 219) and then was among the Merrymeeting Bay settlers. (p. 236)

None of those above seem to be possible.

To look closer to home, here are the Montgomery listings who had surveys made for warrents of land in Lancaster County in the early years:

Alexander Montgomery, warrent #796, for 200 acres in 1734 in Octorara (near Quarryville).

James Montgomery, #30, 30 acres on Fishing Creek (Drumore township), 1736.

John Montgomery, #119, 150 acres in Derry township (present day Dauphin Co), 1737.

Thomas Montgomery, #125, 250 acres in Paxtang, 1737.

William Montgomery, #, 250 acres in L. Britain in 1743.

All of the above are in close enough range to Donegal township, and close enough in years.

There is a James Montgomery with wife Ann Thomson who moved from County Donegal to Pennsylvania, Lancaster County. Then in 1746 he moved to Augusta County, near present day town of Fincastle. Could John be a brother of James, or is John incorrect?

The naming pattern of John and Mary's children support a James and Ann (Nancy) as parents; however none of the family histories for this couple have included a daughter Mary.

Mary married John McFarland, A584 RoM02 in 1728 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. John (son of Robert McFarland, BY3019 RoM02 and Jennet) was born about 1708 in prob. Co. Donegal, Ireland; died after 1785 in Greene Co. TN probably. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert McFarland, FT218687 RoM02 was born on 7 Apr 1730 in Donegal township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died in 1798 in to Kentucky.
2. Nancy McFarland was born on 26 Nov 1731 in Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA; died in 1798.
3. James McFarland was born on 10 Feb 1733 in Donegal township, Lancaster Co.; died on 3 Jul 1755 in Augusta Co., Virginia.
4. Rachel McFarland was born in 1734 in Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA; died before 1790 in Campbell Co. VA.
5. John McFarland, BY146078 RoM02 was born on 4 Feb 1739 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died about 1803 in Haywood Co., North Carolina; was buried about 1803 in Locust Field Cemetery.
6. Arthur McFarland was born on 19 Jul 1741 in Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA; died in UNKNOWN in As an infant according to Gary Morris research.
7. Mary McFarland was born on 11 Feb 1743 in Lancaster Co., PA; died on 29 May 1821 in Rockingham Co., NC; was buried in Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.
8. Joseph McFarland, BY28612 RoM02 was born on 30 Mar 1745 in either PA or VA; died between 1792 and 1795 in VA.
9. Benjamin McFarland, BY3019 A584 RoM02 was born on 16 Apr 1747 in Virginia probably; died on 9 May 1823 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee.