Mary Montgomery

Abt 1712 - 1782  (70 years)

• Name	Mary Montgomery
  Birth	Abt 1706	Northern Ireland
  Birth	Abt 1712
  Gender	Female
  Death	1782	Bedford Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I29956	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family	John McFarland, A584 RoM02,   b. Abt 1708, prob. Co. Donegal, Ireland d. Aft 1785, Greene Co. TN probably (Age > 78 years)
  Marriage	1728	Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
  Married	Abt 1738
  Children	1. Robert McFarland, FT218687 RoM02,   b. 7 Apr 1730, Donegal township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania d. 1798, to Kentucky (Age 67 years)   2. Nancy McFarland,   b. 26 Nov 1731, Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA d. 1798 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James McFarland,   b. 10 Feb 1733, Donegal township, Lancaster Co. d. 3 Jul 1755, Augusta Co., Virginia (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rachel McFarland,   b. 1734, Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA d. Bef 1790, Campbell Co. VA (Age < 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John McFarland, BY146078 RoM02,   b. 4 Feb 1739, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania d. Abt 1803, Haywood Co., North Carolina (Age 63 years)   6. Arthur McFarland,   b. 19 Jul 1741, Donegal township, Lancaster Co., PA d. UNKNOWN, As an infant according to Gary Morris research  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary McFarland,   b. 11 Feb 1743, Lancaster Co., PA d. 29 May 1821, Rockingham Co., NC (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Joseph McFarland, BY28612 RoM02,   b. 30 Mar 1745, either PA or VA d. Between 1792 and 1795, VA (Age 46 years)   9. Benjamin McFarland, BY3019 A584 RoM02,   b. 16 Apr 1747, Virginia probably d. 9 May 1823, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• 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.