6th Laird of Broadstone Willard Hugh I Montgomerie

1560 - 1636  (76 years)

• Name	Willard Hugh I Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]
  Title	6th Laird of Broadstone
  Birth	1560	Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland   [3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 8, 10, 26]
  	Glasgow College
  Fact 1	4 sons and 3 daughters (TH Montgomery); 3 sons (BG Montgomery)  [8, 26]
  Fact 1	1605  [2, 26]
  	Co-Founder of Ulster Scots; Defeated Con O'Neil
  Fact 2	Netherlands   [2]
  	Dueled with Cunningham
  Fact 3	1605  [8, 10, 26]
  	Knighted by King James
  Reference Number	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-397
  Title	1st Viscount of the Great Ards
  Death	25 May 1636	Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24]
  Burial	Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland
  Person ID	I11628	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	5th Laird of Broadstone Adam John Montgomerie,   b. 1540, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Bef 5 May 1602, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age < 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Hessilhead Montgomerie,   b. 1535, Hessilhead, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1570, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1555	Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F1801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dame Elizabeth Jane Shaw,   b. 1560, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1625, Northern Ireland (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1587	Renfrewshire, Scotland   [5, 8, 10, 11, 23, 26, 27]
  Children	+ 1. Janet Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1575, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 2nd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh II Montgomerie,   b. 1597, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1642, Donegal, Ireland (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Colonel James Montgomerie,   b. 1600, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1651, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. UnNamedSon4 Montgomery,   b. Abt 1600, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Captain George Montgomerie,   b. 1606, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1674, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Mary Elizabeth Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1607, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Bef 1640 (Age < 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Jane Jean Montgomerie,   b. 1611, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1643, Portaferry, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Maxwell,   b. 1570, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 29 Mar 1636, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1625  [24, 26, 27, 28]
  Children	1. Margaret Montgomery  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1560 - Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Education - Glasgow College - - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage - 1587 - Renfrewshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Folios » Slide Show		Montgomery Manuscripts Pages 303-322 Montgomery Manuscripts, edited by Rev George Hill Section 4 Sir James Montgomery of Rosemount, Knight Chapter XVII Some Memories of Sir James Montgomery, Knt
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 123-127 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Braidstane
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 131-133 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Grey Abbey
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 128-130 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Knockewart
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 145-147 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Macbie Hill, Baronets

  
  

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