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- Home District Quarter Session of Peace Minutes
. 1802 Jul 13, Tuesday, Town of York, Wm. Jarvis Esquire, Chairman & John Willson Esq.*
Justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to Keep the Peace of our said Lord the King in said District, & to hear & determine divers felonies, trespasses & other misdemeanors in said District committed
. Recognizance. John Enticott, fined £53 VS Isaac Devans, fined £20.
That John Enticott & Isaac Devans do Keep the King's Peace ‘to wards John Dennison for one year, from this date.
John Kennedy, appeared on his recognizance.
John Montgomery, called upon his recognizance, & appears.
Simeon Mallory, called upon his recognizance & answers to his name.
No Bill being found against him he is dismissed.
Elizabeth Johnson’s recognizance, to be discharged.
Adjourned till 7 O'Clock in the Evening.
Ref: Toronto Public Reference Library
Note1*: Magistrate John Willson is an in-law of John Montgomery.
. 1802 July 14, Wednesday, Town of York, Wm. Jarvis, Chairman
The King at the prosecution of Nathaniel Jackson. VS Indictment of Assault John Montgomery.
Recognizance. John Edgell fined £20. John Clark fined £10.
That John Montgomery do appear at the next issuable General Quarter
John Edgell, fined £10. & John Clark, fined £10. Sessions, to answer to all such things, as shall there be alleged against him.
. 1802 Oct 2,Tues., Town of York
John Montgomery called upon his recognizance taken the last Sessions. Ordered that the appear at next issuable Sessions upon the same recognizance.
. 1803 Apr 13, Esquires as above & John Willson. Grand Jury 7. John Vanzantee, 13. John Wilson, Jun. Petty Jury inc. 12. STILLWELL WILLSON. Bench Warrant to append & take the said John Montgomery for not appearing or answering to his name when called upon his recognizant (taken in court the 14 July last).
. 1803 Apr 18 at 4 o’Clock P.M. William Jarvis Esq’ Chairman
John Montgomery was brought before the Court, but not finding security for his appearance at the next general Sessions of the [Peace] he was continued in the Custody of the Constable George Post till he should enter into recognizance for his due appearance.
. 1803 July 12, Tues., Town of York, Wm. Jarvis, Esq.
The King at the Prosecution of Nathaniel Jackson VS John Montgomery, Indictment of Assault & Battery. Dismissed, no prosecutor appearing.
. UCLPetition 345, M Bundle 12, 1819 Nov 3, John Montgomery, M345
Praying for 200 Aces of land on the Penetanguishene Road. Granted 200 A.
TORONTO LAND TRANSFERS:
Ontario Land Registry Book 1, North York:
Lot 1, Con 1 East Yonge St. [i.e. Eglington Ave. E & Yonge St., p3
. 1808 May 24, Patent, Crown to Wm. Allan, 120 Acres
. 1845 May 9, Bargain & Sale, James H Price, to John Montgomery, [nil£] Part 20 Acres.
Note2: No notation of sale of this land. - PJA 2018.
Lot 21, Con 1 East Yonge St, .Book 13, North York:
. 1797 May 27, Patent, Crown to Thomas Johnson, All 190 acres
. 1815 Feb 1, B&S, James Ashely to John Montgomery, £360, S 95A,
. 1823 Nov 15, B&S, John Montgomery to Alexander Montgomery Jr.
Lot 22, Con 1 ESY, page 65
. 1797 May 27, Patent, Crown to Capt. Richard Lippincott, All 190 ares
. 1822 Mar 25, B&S John Montgomery to Alexander Montgomery, £200 All Half share,
. 1827 Jan 15, B&S, Alex Montgomery etaux, to John Montgomery Sr. £212. 95 acres,
. 1829 Apr 6, Ind. ?, Alex Montgomery to Alex Montgomery, 5 shillings 95A
. 1840 Jun 8 - B&S, Alex Montgomery, to John W Montgomery, £1000, Half.
Lot 10, Con 3, Markham, pg 280
. 1847 May 13, B&S, John Montgomery, to John Galloway, al acresl, 5 shillings E 150 A
. 1683 Sep 19, C.? John Montgomery, to Wm. Orris 5 shillings, w 100A.
. Lot 26, Con 1 WSY, Vaughan, Abstract Book 179, p6 {Yonge & Steeles St., Richmond Hill
. 1798 Dec 14, Patent, Crown, to Jacob Fisher Junior, All 210A.
. 1799 Oct 28, B&S, Jacob Fisher etux, to Ephraim H Payson, £—, All.
. 1830 Dec 15, B&S, Isaac White, to John Montgomery £87.2., SE, 10 Acres.
. 1837 Apr 12, B&S, John Montgomery fetus, to Wm. Crookshank, £220, SE Pt.
. 1861 Census, Toronto, York Co.,
John Montgomery, Hotelkeeper, Age 72 /1789 New Brunswick, Presbyterian, West side Nelson Street, 3 story Brick house, 1 family, 2 pigs value $2.25, Hotel business $8000.
Harriet Montgomery, Canada, Church England, age 49 1812
Fred Montgomery, age 9, 1852, Canada, school.
. 1871 Apr 5, Census North Gwillimbury, York North Co.,
John Montgomery, Age 84, b. 178 New Brunswick Gentleman
Montgomery Harriett J, age 58, b. Ontario
John W Montgomery, age 43/1828, Ontario, Widowed, Methodist
Cecelia Montgomery 1851, Ontario
Isabella Montgomery, 1856, Ontario, Christian
Ed B Montgomery, age 12, 1859, Ontario
James C Montgomery, age 10, 1861, Ontario
Ben F L Montgomery, age 7, 1864, Ontario.
. 1872 Jun 18 - Mr. John Montgomery's Claims. The Committee to whom was referred the claim of Mr. John Montgomery reported that there appeared to be just cause for having the claim investigated by the Legislative Assembly & reported a petition to that body of which they recommended the adoption.
Ref: The Newmarket Era Newspaper.
. Died, Montgomery, at Barrie, on Friday the 31st October, John Montgomery, in the 96th year of his age. (1783).
1879 Nov 7 - Obituary Montgomery - At Barrie, on the 31 Oct. Mr. John Montgomery - at the advanced age of 96 years, 6 months. Decease was well known to most of the early settlers of York. We shall give an obituary note in our next issue:
. 1879 Nov 21 - Biography-Obituary: continued from last week.
It would be impossible to relate the sufferings endured during their stay in the Toronto Jail whose trail came to those 2 sainted political martyrs, poor Lount & Mathews' gallows were left standing in full gaze of their fellow Reformers & prison suffers. Chief Justice Robinson ask JM did he have anything to say before sentence of death should not be pronounced.
JM stood up & replied," I consider that I did not get a fair or impartial trail. … the perjured evidence of W B Crew, Thorn, & Greenwood will haunt them in after years. They will never die a natural death…& all who have taken part in my sentence shall died & perished in hell's flames. John Montgomery will yet live & be living on Yonge St."
JM was removed & placed in close confinement & heavily muscled. His wife & children visited daily; his eldest daughter, now Mrs. Stoddard, was the little messenger who faithful to the trust, conveyed to her father news of the outside world, as well as bearing word home to the prisoners' friends in the county. He was sentenced to be executed in 3 weeks time on the scaffold which Lount & Mathews were executed, being almost in the front of the window where John Montgomery was confined. On the evening previous to the presumed execution, the painful visit of his family he was allowed to kiss the dear partner of his life, a blessed woman she was & the dear little children. Prisoners who witnessed the scene shed tears of sorrow & sympathy.
As theme drew near for separation, it was something never to be forgotten; & as a fact the late Sheriff Jarvis stood arms folded with the reprieve in his pocket: The sentence had been commuted to transportation for life in Tasmania! JM & other prisoners were confined at the Fort Henry in Kingston awaiting the transport ship. Two of 3 were chained together; they started in August 1838 a plan for escape. For 3 weeks they used an iron hoop to cut through 3 feet of stone wall. The debris was carried out in their pockets. Montgomery shared this money with Wilson Reid, Anderson & Joseph Snider & made their escape into a 3 hour hail storm! First they went up 8 steps into the room with 3 cannons placed to sweep passing vessels. The group let themselves down by a rope. Near the flagstaff John Montgomery fell off the wall into a rifle pit & fractured his left leg below the knee. The others carried him some distance - & he hopped on 1 leg for 7 miles with his maimed leg dangling by his side.
They could not procure a boat sufficient to carry them all, so they split up to meet at Cape Viscount, on the American side of the St. Lawrence River. Montgomery's let now was swelling & they moved him to the river to bath his leg. They had various encounters on the way inc. with 3 farmers; they took a cowpath until they came to a boat, Montgomery made use of a paddy for a crutch. Not knowing where they were, an Indian told them they were on Wolf's Island, 20 miles long. The Indian cut another crutch for Montgomery. They then made for the American shore where Montgomery was carried to the nearest hotel for medical help. Since leaving the Fort, it was 3 days since their first meal there. He remained there 6 week in confinement.
Montgomery made his way to Rochester; commenced as a grocer on Main St. & his family joined him. The Rochester Democrat made some feeling remarks concerning JM & the family in 1839. In 1841, the year of union of the 2 Provinces, amnesty was granted to Montgomery to return to Toronto. He built the Montgomery's Hotel. He applied to Parliament for redress & was granted $30,000. He lived to see great political grievances redressed: justice placed on Statue books, universal education, pure election laws by ballot, removal of the Clergy Reserve laws.
He leaves a third wife, 6 children, 4 by the first, 1 by he second & 1 by the third. the family are somewhat scattered, but a worthy son lately appointed Assistant Medical superintendent of Kingston Asylum.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, 2 parts: ( Extracted summary), 1879 Nov 21, p1.
Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg, 2016. Thank you. - - - [1]
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1784 - 1879 (95 years)