Colonel John Montgomery
1750 - 1794 (44 years)-
Name John Montgomery [1, 2, 3] Title Colonel Birth 1750 Augusta, Virginia, USA 
[2, 3] Gender Male Fact 1 Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [2] Credited with founding Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Fact 1 May 1780 Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 2] Signed Cumberland Compact Reference Number https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-11822 Burial 1794 Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA [3] - Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial
Death 27 Nov 1794 Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, USA [2, 3] Cause: Indian ambush while hunting Person ID I68871 Rountree Family Last Modified 18 Oct 2026
Father William Montgomery, b. 3 Jan 1723, Donegal, Ireland d. 1785 (Age 61 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Brierleigh, b. 1725 d. 1810 (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Family ID F46319 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Phoebe Ramsey, b. 24 Feb 1754, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1810, Livingston, Kentucky, USA (Age 55 years) Marriage Abt 1775 Virginia, USA Children > 1. Elizabeth Montgomery, b. Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Joseph Montgomery, b. Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. William Montgomery, b. 1778, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1830 (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F46318 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Oct 2026
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Birth - 1750 - Augusta, Virginia, USA 
Fact 1 - Credited with founding Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee - - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA 
Marriage - Abt 1775 - Virginia, USA 
Fact 1 - Signed Cumberland Compact - May 1780 - Davidson, Tennessee, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S5312] Shuman, Mike, Email from Mike Shuman 2011 May 22, (Name: Name: Date: 22 May 2011;;;), Mike discuss two Colonel Montgomerys.
- [S5313] Bio Information Col John Montgomery, (Name: Name: Name: Wikipedia; Location:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montgomery_%28pioneer%29;;;), Biographical information on Col John Montgomery 1748-1794.
- [S3294] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lieut John Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=103366568&indiv=try
- [S5312] Shuman, Mike, Email from Mike Shuman 2011 May 22, (Name: Name: Date: 22 May 2011;;;), Mike discuss two Colonel Montgomerys.
