Tracey, I have a Hugh Montgomery (no birth date) who married Annie Underwood Battle ( b. 1799 NC). His children were Minerva, Jane, Elvira, William B., Nancy Bronetta, and Thomas Evans. Thomas Evans was my great grandfather. Thomas was born in Mississippi after the family had lived in Tennessee for a while. I think the family stayed in South Carolina until after 1815. A big problem with the Montgomery family is that we use the same names over and over. In every generation there will be a James, John, William, Thomas, Alexander, and a Hugh. My earliest ancestor in this country was Robert Montgomery (b. 1765 SC). He was the youngest of nine (!) brothers so I'll bet that there are lots of John Montgomerys and that several are kin to me. If you find any clues, I would be delighted to hear about them. I don't know the names of Robert's parents or any of the brothers, so I am at a brick wall. Frances [email protected] wrote: > Hi Frances: > > The John Montgomery I'm seeking was married to a sister of my ancestor, James > Beckett. James lived in the Waxhaw area of Mecklenburg Co., NC. His sister, > Margaret Beckett/Bickett, married John Montgomery in same county in 1802. > The reason I'm searching in Lancaster Co., SC is that it was so close to > where the Becketts lived and because a Hugh Montgomery was mentioned several > times in a diary kept by James Beckett's bro-in-law, John Osborne, as living > in Lancaster Co., and the Becketts married into the families with which they > were acquainted, etc. Another reason I'm searching is that a John Montgomery > of Mecklenburg Co. descendant is claiming this marriage for "their own" when > I don't think it is, so I'm searching for the "right" John Montgomery (and > I've found 3 in Mecklenburg which I'm checking into). This other researcher > says that John Montgomery married Margaret in 1802, and that this Margaret > was born in 1793 (she is consistent with her age throughout the censuses from > 1850 on)........I just don't see a 9-yr-old getting married (how old she > would have been in 1802 if this were this Margaret's marriage), especially > without parental consent shown on the marriage bond! So, I'm just trying to > find another possibility for this researcher by finding "my" John. John > Montgomery seems to be a common name, so I don't see why there couldn't have > been more than one married to a woman named Margaret. > > Do you know if there was an adult Hugh Montgomery in 1800 in Lancaster Co. in > your family that would've lived near Waxhaw Creek in what is now southern > Union Co., NC? > > Thanks, > Tracey