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- Alexander (Sr.) is the son of Elizabeth Cole & Col. Alexander Montgomery, both of Ireland.
. 1762 Dec 2 - To be sold by Alexander Montgomery, at the Fly market next door to Mr. Brovort's & opposite Mrs. Rutgers. A Parcel of Greased leather, double & single channeled puts, stitched heeled shoes & puts of the very best sort, for 14 to 16s. per pair, women's leather shoes & gold shoes, allow 2 female boots & women's stays, with a general assortment of dry goods of all sorts, which he feels cheap for cash, short credit, or Connecticut lawful money as he is newly set up there.
. 1763 Oct 3, Monday. Alexander Montgomery, late of Albany, Merchant, an insolvent debtor, having made over by assignment his whole estate to us for account of his creditors; this desires such as are indented to him, forthwith to pay the same to with of us & to none other without by Order, otherwise they shall be sued with loss of time. Anne Devisme, David Shaw.
Ref: NY Mercury Newspaper, NYC, NY.
. ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, New Loyalist Claim 720,
That at the Commencement of War he had only 2 sons with him that could bear arms who were the staff of his old age. At the arrival of British troops at NY, he intended at the first opportunity to send his sons to help in defense of Gov., which he affected with great difficulty for he had to secret them in the woods 2 months before they got off, but being one aged man & unable to bear arms in defense of Gov. & having some small motherless children, he thought most prudent to keep himself still & stick by his property where he might help poor Loyalist that, was hunted up & down & secret Refugees from from New York to Canada, which he afterwards did, however would often take him before the Committees & detain him some time discharged him with paying so much money without giving him any account what it was for; this they did often but the sum of the whole he does not known for it was considerable.
Further he had a Bond of a Person for £145. He has a Proprietor's Right in a considerable Tract of lands in Province of NY. He could not obtain a record copy or the commissioners.
. Sometime after his sons arrival with British Lines, they were sent with a small Party of Gov. Service to penetrate Am. Lines, the Chief of which was killed or taken prisoner & his 2 sons were stripped naked & sent to to Goal at Poughkeepsie, NY who sent him a letter for help, on which he what necessaries he could & some money & sent to them, but durst not go himself. Then they removed to Lancashire, Pennsylvania where he could send them no succor, where they continued 18 months almost famished with hunger & cold & as his sons were under age he was afraid the the hard usage might compel them to tell that he sent them off, & he would be taken away.
He got in a boat but got taken by whale boats & carried in a prisoner. That night thro' help of a Friend remade his Escape & his little children followed him with his saddle Horse & other which Horse he afterwards got by the help of a Friend [i.e. a Quaker] who joined him across a River close by the guards & brought him within the British Lines which horse was valued there at £450 which walk all he ever got of his property, by which reason he is reduced to real poverty.
Signed, Alex. Montgomery, Senr.
ACCOUNT OF LOSSES SUSTAINED BY ALEX. MONTGOMERY, SEN.
. Lot lying in centre of SpencerTown, with good dwelling house, barn, several out houses, sold for £400 not half value;
. 1000 Acres, in Albany Co. £750;
. Bonds & Book Debts, £30; Cash stolen by Re0…………bels £18, Total £832.
. EVIDENCE OF ALEX. MONTGOMERY, SENR.
Came into Province NB in May 1783, went up River to Burton very soon, stayed there the Winter. Never came to this City once during ye Winter. Capt. R. Vanderburg took his [petition] him with him to London. He is a native of Ireland, came to America 1754, lived in Spencer Town when Troubles began; often summoned by their Committees for being a Tory, was too old to serve himself but sent his 2 sons into Brit. Service, they were taken Prisoners for 18 months. Claimant supplied them with necessaries at Poughkeepsie. His sons sent him a letter which fell into the hands of the Rebels & they persecuted him more & More. Left his house & went to his Mother-in-Laws, staid 2 months, on his return home they said he had been with the Enemy.
30 armed people came to the him. He jumped out a window & made his escape in the woods & got to the [Boston] Sound. Was going in a boat to Long Island, was carried back there, but made his escape into British Lines.
. Loss of land house & buildings in Spencer Town 78 Acres. Gave deed to John Taylor. Lands cost him £800k.
. Had Lot in Colonel Jessup patent above Albany. Purchased 3 years before Colonel Jessup's War, this lies in Kaiodyrascras* Kayaderosseras near Saratoga Springs, NY. Gaven Lands that cost him £800 for them.
Note1: Kayaderosseras is near Saratoga Springs, NY.
. Paid Colonel Jessup by furnishing provisions for him & his servants by finding him board & Lodging.
Lost what in Barn taken from as being a Tory, Value £20.
Note2: Some documents slightly edited to omit duplications.
A Record of the Marks of Horn Cattle, Sheep & Swine. For the Inhabitants of the Townships of York:
1804 October 30th - Alexr Montgomery, A hole in the near ear & a Nick in the under side of the off ear.
Ref: York, Upper Canada Minutes of Town Meetings, Toronto Ref. Library.
. UCLPetition 51, M Bundle 8, p631, C2195. [Abbreviated to omit duplication]:
Petition of Alexander Montgomery, he joined Br. Standard at commencement of American War from circumstances previously unknown to & unforeseen it was impossible him to know the Regulations existing to UEL, his name was not entered upon the UEL list He has loved documents in this Council which prove his competency to be entered on the List.
Signed, York 10 Jul 1806, Alexander Montgomery.
Envelope: Read in Council 20 Jul 1806. A document laid before the Council in 1803 & Signed, Chairman of Court of General Session of Peace, Queens County, New Brunswick, Petition Alexander Montgomery was already in that Province on 26 Jan 1803. Committee is precluded by the Petitioner not being a residence with the period predicted in such cases from recommending his name shall be on the UE List.
Signed, Peter Russel, Approved in Council.
. UCLP Sundries - Abstract of Petitions for Lands, No. 529. Alexander Montgomery. Date when the Petitioner prepared in this office: 10th July, 1806. Praying to be upon the UE List. Applicant.
Ref: UCSundries, p920, C4503.
1807 July 24, Electors of York to Judge Thorpe, (p 156) [Summary]
At a meeting of the independent Electors for York, Durham & Simcoe Counties, held at the Town York, Mr. Joseph Sheppard in the Chair, Respected Sir:
With unfeigned sorrow we lean that orders have been given to leave your name out the the Commission of Assize, which will deprive the instructive lessons flowing from your mouth while presiding on the seat of justice. … We have not received any information for what cause or reason such orders have been issued. We earnestly entreat nothing may tempt you to leave us.
Signed, Alexander Montgomery, Secretary.
. 1807 Sep 4 - You will shortly hear from Messrs. Shepard & Montgomery, who are now deeply engaged in their harvest.
Ref: Report on Canadian Archives 1892.
XRef: Please see John Vanzant for long report from Jos. Shepard & Alex Montgomery.
. 1807 Aug 1, York, Upper Canada. Lieut. Governor Gore to Lord Castlereach. [Summary] My Lord I have considered it my duty to omit the name of Justice Thorpe, Commission of Assize, lately issued in the Province by the Executive Council have unanimously concurred with me in this measure. It should be dangerous to the peace of the Colony in regard to Mr Thorpe, who appears to consider his character as a judge, but matter is to be chiefly ambitious character of a factious demagogue. . . .The address & answer are generally believed to be the production of Mr. Thorpe, no public meeting was ever held. Sheppard & Montgomery, the supposed Chairman & Secretary, are ignorant Farmers, who can hardly write their names.
Ref: Report on Canadian Archives Series Q, Vol 306, p212, here published p153.
Note: Clearly both men were literate & well respected in their community.
Toronto Sundries, Home District Quarter Session Minutes:
. 1809 Apr 12, Wed. - Alexr. Montgomery, nominated & appointed to be Constable for Township York in the Home District for the year now ensuing. Benjamin Cozens, High Constable.
. Alexander died in 1810 while visiting his son Archibald Montgomery in Oswego.
The above research & transcription by P J Ahlberg 2015. Thank you. - - - [1, 2, 3, 4]
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1722 - 1810 (88 years)