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Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander 1657–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1657

Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland

Death Date: 25 Aug 1754

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Colonel Montgomery

Mother: Margaret Seton

Spouse(s): Margaret Dunhurst

Children(s): Captain Montgomery, Ezekial Montgomery, Catherine Montgomery, Hugh III, Mary Montgomery, Jane Montgomery, Elizabeth Montgomery, Sarah Montgomery, Joseph Montgomery, Jane Montgomery, Catherine Montgomery, Alexander Montgomery, James Montgomery, William I

In 1657, Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland, born to Colonel James Seton Montgomery And Margaret Macdonald Countess Of Seton. Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander married Margaret Dunhurst, and had children including Alexander Hugh Montgomery, Captain James Seaton Montgomery, Catherine Elizabeth Montgomery, Catherine Montgomery, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ezekial Montgomery, Hugh Montgomery Iii, James Montgomery, Jane Montgomery, Joseph Robert Montgomery, Mary Montgomery, Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Montgomery, William Montgomery Sr Or I. Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander passed away in 1754 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland, born to Colonel James Seton Montgomery And Margaret Macdonald Countess Of Seton.
  • Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander married Margaret Dunhurst, and had children including Alexander Hugh Montgomery, Captain James Seaton Montgomery, Catherine Elizabeth Montgomery, Catherine Montgomery, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ezekial Montgomery, Hugh Montgomery Iii, James Montgomery, Jane Montgomery, Joseph Robert Montgomery, Mary Montgomery, Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Montgomery, William Montgomery Sr Or I.
  • Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander passed away in 1754 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Montgomery
1625–1674
Birth Location: Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Seton
1635–1686
Birth Location: Kintyre, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Dunhurst
1669–1750
Birth Location: Fawny, Tyrone, Ireland
MD

Children(s)

Captain Montgomery
1693–1756
Birth Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
CM
Ezekial Montgomery
1685–1756
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
EM
Catherine Montgomery
1683–1760
Birth Location: Convoy House, Donegal, Ireland
CM
Hugh III
1683–1756
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland
HI
Mary Montgomery
1686–1777
Birth Location: Ireland
MM
Jane Montgomery
1680–1700
Birth Location: Gray Abbey, Down, Ireland
JM
Elizabeth Montgomery
1680–1760
Birth Location: Andara, Donegal, , Ireland
EM
Sarah Montgomery
1680–1708
Birth Location: Andara, Donegal, Ireland
SM
Joseph Montgomery
1692–1785
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
JM
Jane Montgomery
1680–1700
Birth Location: Gray Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland
JM
Catherine Montgomery
1684–1760
Birth Location: Convoy House,Donegal,IRE
CM
Alexander Montgomery
1683–1756
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland
AM
James Montgomery
1690–1756
Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland
JM
William I
1689–1729
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
WI

Major Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Major Alexander
1657–1754
Birth Place: Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland
Parents
Colonel James Seton Montgomery
1625–1674
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (MacDonald, Countess of) Seton
1635–1686
Kintyre, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Seton Montgomery, Knight of Eglinton, Scottish Cavalry Commander, 6th Earl Of) Eglinton
1588–1661
Eglinton, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Anna "Anne" Livingston, Lady of Linlithgow, Countess of) Eglinton
1591–1632
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
John (Eneas) MacDonald
1605–1680
Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Traquair) Stewart
1618–1680
Kintyre, Argyle, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Winton
1550–1602
Lady Eglinton
1565–1624
Alexander Callendar"
1560–1622
Lady Linlithgow
1565–1630
Alasdair MacDonell
1580–1645
Jean Cameron
1589–1635
William Stewart
1602–1683
Elizabeth Hamilton
1605–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Seton
1528–1585
Elizabeth Carlyle
1530–1564
Donald Glengarry
1545–1645
Margaret MacDonald
1550–1610
Allan Cameron
1567–1647
Lady Errol
1569–1630
John Stewart
1570–1606
Margaret Monson
1581–1639
Sir Hamilton
1579–1625
Lady Hamilton
1586–1647

Major Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Major (General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt.) Alexander (12 Oct 1657–25 Aug 1754) m. Margaret Dunhurst (1669–1750)
  1. 1. Captain (James Seaton) Montgomery 1693–1756 m. Anne Thompson 1694–1756
    1. 1. Robert Montgomery 1717–1789 m. Mary White 1719–1790
      1. 1. Mary (Blackmore) Montgomery 1743–1837 m. James (Clayton Adams) Sr 1733–1796
        1. 1. Jonathan Adams 1768–1838 m. Charlotte Lawrence 1768–1840 m. Rachel McClendon 1791–1860
        2. 2. James (Adams) Jr 1760–1829
        3. 3. William Adams 1760–1809
        4. 4. Mary ((Polly)) Adams 1774–1833
        5. 5. Rebecca Adams 1780–1796
        6. 6. Nancy Adams 1776–1866
        7. 7. Jean Adams 1778–1829
        8. 8. Robert Adams 1790–1828
      2. 2. John Montgomery 1741–1777
      3. 3. Robert (Isaac) Montgomery 1751–1793
      4. 4. Samuel (Montgomery) Sr 1750–1815
      5. 5. James Montgomery 1740–1813
      6. 6. William (Montgomery) Sr 1743–1819
      7. 7. Joseph Montgomery 1755–1821
      8. 8. William Montgomery 1730–1780
      9. 9. Hugh Montgomery 1727–1779
      10. 10. Elizabeth Montgomery 1728–1769
      11. 11. Jane Montgomery 1739–1820
      12. 12. Martha Montgomery 1735–
    2. 2. Hugh Montgomery 1720–1779
    3. 3. Samuel Montgomery 1721–1797
    4. 4. Mary (Hamilton) Montgomery 1707–1777
    5. 5. Capt. (John) Montgomery 1725–1805
    6. 6. William (Montgomery) Sr. 1718–1796
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Mary) Montgomery 1719–1775
    8. 8. Margaret (Mary) Montgomery 1721–1812
    9. 9. Elizabeth Montgomery 1700–1775
    10. 10. Humphrey Montgomery 1715–1783
    11. 11. Jane Montgomery 1711–1755
    12. 12. Joseph Montgomery 1733–1814
  2. 2. Ezekial Montgomery 1685–1756
  3. 3. Catherine (Elizabeth) Montgomery 1683–1760
  4. 4. Hugh (Montgomery) III 1683–1756
  5. 5. Mary Montgomery 1686–1777
  6. 6. Jane Montgomery 1680–1700
  7. 7. Elizabeth Montgomery 1680–1760
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth Catherine) Montgomery 1680–1708
  9. 9. Joseph (Robert) Montgomery 1692–1785
  10. 10. Jane Montgomery 1680–1700
  11. 11. Catherine Montgomery 1684–1760
  12. 12. Alexander (Hugh) Montgomery 1683–1756
  13. 13. James Montgomery 1690–1756
  14. 14. William (Montgomery SR or) I 1689–1729

Major Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1657
12 Oct 1657
Birth of Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander in Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland
1754
25 Aug 1754
Age 97
Death of Major General Hugh Samuel Montgomery 2nd Earl of Mt. Alexander in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1657
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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