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Hugh Montgomery (abt. 1720? – 1779) of Philadelphia and Rowan and Wilkes County, North Carolina: Some Notes

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Tombstone of Hugh Montgomery, photo by NCGenSeeker — see Find a Grave memorial page of Hugh Montgomery, the Old English cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, created by Patsy Hunt

Or, Subtitled: When Facts Clash with Longstanding Family Stories — The Need for Sound, Collaborative Genealogical Research to Complement DNA Studies

This posting is not meant to be a comprehensive account of the life of Hugh Montgomery who died in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on 23 December 1779, and of the documents that tell that life story.[1] What I’m primarily interested in as I look at aspects of Hugh’s life here and of the documents that chronicle those aspects is twofold: first, because there are indicators that Hugh may have been a relative of my own Montgomery ancestor, Catherine Montgomery Colhoun (1684-1760) and of her likely brother James Montgomery (abt. 1690-1756) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Augusta County, Virginia, I’m interested in examining any documentation I can find for Hugh’s early life and regarding his Irish origins, which may connect to the Irish roots of Catherine and James. And, second, since Hugh’s life has been overlaid by myths for many years and sound documentation about his early life is sparse, I want to see if it’s possible to separate fact from fiction in accounts of Hugh’s life prior to his settling in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1765.

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The Conundrum of Sorting John Lindseys, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Latter Half of 1700s and Early 1800s

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South Carolina Colonial Plat Bk. 9, p. 1

Or, Subtitled: “’Curiouser and curiouser!’ Cried Alice”

These notes about the challenge of sorting men named John Lindsey in records of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, in the latter part of the 1700s and early part of the 1800s begin with the conundrum of a 20 March 1817 deed of William Lindsey to Spencer Bobo, both of Spartanburg County.[1] I discussed this deed in detail in a previous posting. As that posting notes, William Lindsey deeded to Spencer Bobo 200 acres on which William was then living, stating that he was selling “all the plantation and tract of Land where I now live supposed 200 acres more or less with every appurtenance thereunto belonging N. adjoining said Bobo’s land, E. joining Brewton, S. joining John Lindsey, and W. joining John Crocker.” The witnesses to this deed were John Lindsey and James Brewton/Bruton.

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