MONTGOMERY, Andrew (ca. 1780-1860) NC SC AL also DOHERTY/DOUGHERTY, WOODS I am trying to find proof that Andrew MONTGOMERY b. ca. 1785 Mecklenburg County NC d. ca. 1860 Summerfield, Dallas County AL was the father of my great-great grandfather, William MONTGOMERY b. 22 FEB 1807 probably in SC near the NC border d. 13 MAY 1891 Choctaw County MS. William MONTGOMERY may have lived in Jefferson County AL during the 1830s before settling in Choctaw County MS in 1838/39. The only source I have to support this is a pedigree chart from a family history book put together by Emogene Montgomery Black, my second cousin once removed who is probably deceased. She did not cite her sources. The pedigree chart did not list Andrew's wife. Andrew MONTGOMERY was the son of James MONTGOMERY b. ca. 1735/45 Lancaster County PA d. Mecklenburg County NC 1793 and Ann WOODS b. ca. 1753 Lancaster County PA d. Mecklenburg County NC 1793. James MONTGOMERY was the son of John MONTGOMERY b. ca. 1710/15 Northern Ireland d. ca. 1788 Mecklenburg County NC and Martha MONTGOMERY b. ca. 1715/20 Northern Ireland d. ca. 1799 Mecklenburg County NC who immigrated to Lancaster County PA ca. 1735. Andrew MONTGOMERY married Eleanor/Ellen DOHERTY/DOUGHERTY b. ca. 1800 NC. They were married by 1825 when they sold 116 acres inherited from Eleanor’s father Daniel DOHERTY. Their children all born in NC were: James Newton b. ca. 1828, Samuel W. b. ca. 1829, Mary A.L. b. ca. 1831, Martha J. b. ca. 1833, Sarah R. b. ca. 1835, Hannah A. b. ca. 1837, Ellen S. b. ca. 1839, John A. b. ca. 1841. They all moved to Summerfield, Dallas County AL in 1845. Sources: researcher William Vaughn Montgomery of Selma AL and 1850 Dallas County AL census. Since Eleanor DOHERTY was 15 years younger than Andrew, it is possible that she was his second wife. I am searching for a possible first wife for Andrew who may have been the mother of my great-great grandfather William MONTGOMERY b. 22 FEB 1807 probably in SC near the NC border d. 13 MAY 1891 Choctaw County MS. William lived somewhere in Alabama, possibly Jefferson County during the 1830’s before permanently settling in Choctaw County MS ca. 1838/39. Andrew’s first wife may have also been the mother of 2 additional children, Andrew and John who reportedly went to Texas. Researcher Charlotte M. Brett stated that Andrew’s sons Andrew, John and William moved to Texas. Andrew MONTGOMERY may have had mental problems. I found a Mecklenburg County NC court order in August 1818 appointing John MONTGOMERY (probably his brother) as guardian for Andrew MONTGOMERY, Insane. It said that Andrew's indisposition of mind was probably due to some kind of "malincholy". No later record has been found removing the guardianship, but it was probably removed by 1825 when Andrew signed a deed. Any leads will be greatly appreciated. I will gladly pay for any postage or photocopying costs and will pass along any new information that I receive. Please send information to: Mark Montgomery Box 5629 Arlington VA 22205 Email: mmontgomery@rocketmail.com Telephone: 703-757-1737