'Montgomery03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Montgomery of Brigend, Montgomery of Eglinton, Montgomery of Giffen, Montgomerie de Lorges, Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun)

                               
Alexander Montgomery of Ardrossan, 1st Lord (d 1470 (or before 14.10.1465))
m. Margaret Boyd (dau of Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock)
1. Alexander, Master of Montgomery (dvp 1452)
  m. Elizabeth Hepburn (dau of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes)
  A. Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Lord (b c1455, d before 1484)
m. Catherine Kennedy (dau of Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord)
  i. Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Eglinton (b 1460, d 06/11.1545)
  m. (24.01.1478) Helen Campbell (dau of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll)
  a. Alexander Montgomery (d 1498-9)
  b. John Montgomery, Master of Eglinton (dvp 28.04.1520)
  m. (c1500) Elizabeth Edmonstone (dau of Sir Archibald Edmonstone of Duntreath, 3rd of Duntreath)
  (1) Archibald Montgomery, Master of Eglinton (d unm c1527)
  (2) Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Eglinton (d 03.09.1546)
  m. (1530) Mariota Seton (dau of George Seton, 3rd Lord)
  (A) Hugh Montgomery, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (b c1531, d 03.06.1585)
m1. (13.02.1554-5, div 1562) Jean Hamilton (d 1596, dau of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran)
  m2. Agnes Drummond (d 1589, dau of Sir John Drummond, 2nd of Innerpeffray)
  (i) Hugh Montgomery, 4th Earl of Eglinton (b 1563, d 1586)
  m1. (20.05.1576) Egidia Boyd (dau of Robert Boyd, 5th Lord)
  (a) Hugh Montgomery, 5th Earl of Eglinton (dsp 04.09.1612)
  m. (08.1604) Margaret Montgomery (dau of Robert Montgomery of Giffen) @@ just below
  m2. Helen Kennedy (dau of Thomas Kennedy of Bargeny)
  (ii) Robert Montgomery of Giffen (d 08.1596)
  m. (1589) Jean Campbell (dau of Sir Matthew Campbell of Loudoun)
  (a) Margaret Montgomery of Giffen (b c1590, dsp 1615/6)
  m1. (08.1604) Hugh Montgomery, 5th Earl of Eglinton (d 04.09.1612) @@ just above
m2. Robert Boyd, 7th Lord (b 11.1595, d 28.08.1628)
  (b)+ other issue (d unm) - Agnes, Isabel
  (iii) Margaret Montgomery (d 09.04.1624) --
  On the death without issue of Margaret's nephew, Hugh 5th Earl, the earldom passed to Margaret's third son, Alexander Seton who became 6th Earl of Eglinton. Her eldest two sons were 2nd and 3rd Earl of Winton respectively.
  m. (1582) Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton (d 22.03.1603) --
  (iv) Agnes Montgomery
  m. (mcrt 11.09.1583) Robert Sempill, 4th Lord (b c1567, d 25.03.1611)
(B) William Montgomery (d before 20.03.1593)
  partner unknown
  (i) William Montgomery
  m. Marion Cunyngham
  (C) Agnes Montgomery
  m. (12.01.1555) Thomas Kennedy of Bargeny
  (D) Margaret Montgomery
  GH, which does not mention with William or Jean, suggests that Margaret (d unm) but BDdeM suggests that she married ...
  m. Hugh Montgomerie of Stane (dsp)
  (E) Jean Montgomery
  m. Matthew Stewart
(3) ?? Montgomery
  (A) John Montgomery
  (4) Christian Montgomery (d 09.09.1575)
  m. (before 1540) Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig (b 1498, d 1578)
  c/d. Neil Montgomery, 1st of Lainshaw (d 1547) --
m. Margaret Mure (dau/heir of Quintin Mure) --
  d/c. William Montgomery of Greenfield & Stane (d before 03.09.1546) --
  m. (mcrt 20.01.1507-8) Elizabeth Francis (dau/heir of Robert Francis of Stane) --
  e. Hugh Montgomery (d Pinkie 1547)
  m. _ Lyle (dau of John, Lord Lyle)
  f. Robert Montgomery, Bishop of Argyll (d 1557-8)
partner(s) unknown
  (1) Elizabeth Montgomery
  m. James Montgomerie (minister of Dunlop, of the Lainshaw family)
  (2)+ other issue - Michael, Robert, Hew/Hugh
  g. Alexander Montgomery
  h. Mariot (or Margaret) Montgomery (d by 1523) --
  m1. (by 1517) William Sempill, 2nd Lord (d 03.06.1552) --
  m2. John Campbell, provost of Kilmun
  i. Matilda Montgomery
  m. Colin Campbell of Ardkinglas
j. Isabel Montgomery --
  m1. Robert Montgomery of Giffen
  m2. John Mure of Caldwell (d c1554) --
  k. Elizabeth Montgomery
  m. (before 15.11.1500) John Blair of Blair (d c1555)
  l. Agnes Montgomery (d 26.10.1596)
  m. John Ker of Kersland
  m. Janet Montgomery
  m. George Campbell of Cessnock (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  n. Katherine Montgomery
  m. George Montgomery of Skelmorlie
  partner unknown
  o. Jonet Montgomery
  m. the heir of Kelly, Renfrewshire
  ii. John Montgomery of Bowhouse (a 1509, dsp)
  m. _ Ramsay (dau of _ Ramsay of Monfode)
  iii. James Montgomery of Smistoun (Smithston) (a 1526, d before 03.09.1546)
  The following is partly supported by GH ('Montgomerys of Smistoun', p122).
  m. Katherine Lindsay (dau of _ Lindsay of Dunrod)
  a. Hugh Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun)
  (1) Hugh Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun) (d before 1631, Baillie of Kilwinning)
  m. Agnes Craufurd (dau of John Craufurd of Craufurdland)
  (A) Hugh Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun) (dsp 1635)
  m. Margaret Peibles
  (B)+ other issue - John, William
  b. James Montgomery of Brigend
m. Marjory Muir
  (1) James Montgomery of Brigend
  m. _ Houstoun (dau of _ Houstoun of that ilk) mentioned in GH (p72)
  (A) Jean Montgomery
  m. William Montgomery of Brigend
  (2) John Montgomery of Brigend (dsp 1612)
  iv. Euphame Montgomery --
m. Sir Robert Bruce of Airth and Stenhouse --
  v. Marjory Montgomery shown by GH a generation later
  m. (13.06.1476) William Somerville of Carnwath, Master of Somerville (b 1453/6, dvp before 14.11.1491)
  vi. Agnes Montgomery
  m. Sir William Sempill of Eliotstoun
  B. Robert Montgomery of Braidstane (d before 04.05.1468)
  m. Jean Campbell (dau of Sir George Campbell of Loudoun)
  C. Hugh Montgomery of Balgray & Hessilheid (Hazlehead)
  D. Margaret Montgomery
  m. Sir Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home (d before 1492)
2. George Montgomerie of Skelmorlie (d 1505)
m. Margaret Houstoun (dau of Sir John Houstoun of that ilk)
3. John Montgomerie of Giffen
  The following comes from GH ('Montgomerys de Lorges, Counts of Montgomerie', p142).
  A. Robert de Montgomerie, Sn de Lorges (in the Orleannais) (to France c1480)
  m. Lionne de Lodes (dau of Guillaume de Lodes)
  i. Robert de Montgomerie, Sn de Lorges, 1st Comté de Montgomerie (b by 1480, d 1560) had issue (in France)
  m. Jeanne de la Boissuere (dau of Jean de la Boissiere)
  B. Janet Montgomerie
  m1. John Craufurd of Craufurdland (d Flodden 1513)
  m2. Robert Hunter of Hunterstoun
4. Thomas Montgomery (a 15610, d unm, parson of Eaglesham, rector of Glasgow University)
5. Margaret Montgomery --
  m. (mcrt 15.05.1438) John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (d 09.1495) --
6. Elizabeth Montgomery --
  m. (before 25.03.1459/60) John Kennedy, 2nd Lord --
7. Janet Montgomery
  m. _ Cuninghame ("of the Kilmaurs family")
8. Agnes (Ann) Montgomery
  m. (1470) William Cunningham of Glengarnock

Main source(s):
(1) "The Origin and History of the Montgomeries" by B.D. de Montgomery (1948), 'GenealogicalHistory', shown above as "GH" = 'A Genealogical History of The Family of Montgomery' (Thomas Harrison Montgomery, 1863, p52+)
(2) TSP ('Eglinton'), BP1934 ('Eglinton')
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