John Montgomery, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1803 - 1878  (74 years)

• Name	John Montgomery
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	12 Aug 1803	Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, Ireland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	12 Feb 1820	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland   [3]
  	Butler's party on the Fanny
  Settler ID	1169
  Occupation	a Farmer & Transport Rider  [4]
  Death	19 Jun 1878	Brandfort, Free State, South Africa   [4]
  Burial	21 Jun 1878	Brandfort Cemetery, Brandfort, Free State, South Africa   [4]
  Person ID	I63789	master
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Montgomery,   b. 23 Nov 1770, Cruimlin, Ireland d. 1815, Ireland (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary Park,   b. Co. Wicklow, Ireland d. Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
  Family ID	F23415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Jacoba van Zyl,   b. 4 Apr 1805, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 19 Feb 1868, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1822	Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Montgomery,   b. 1 Oct 1823   d. Aft 1868 (Age > 46 years) > 2. Maria Wilhelmina Hendrika Montgomery,   b. 30 Nov 1824 > 3. Susanna Jacoba Montgomery,   b. 13 Jun 1826   4. Elizabeth Julia Montgomery,   b. 16 Sep 1827 > 5. Hester Margaretha Johanna Magdalena Montgomery,   b. 15 Jan 1829   d. 15 Jan 1863, Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 34 years)   6. Willem Johannes George Benjamin Montgomery,   b. 14 Aug 1830 + 7. Henry Marthinus Montgomery,   b. 29 Mar 1832 + 8. Thomas Adriaan Montgomery,   b. 10 Aug 1833 + 9. Jacob Andries Louis Montgomery,   b. 1835   d. 27 May 1873, Zeerust, North West, South Africa (Age 38 years) + 10. Nancy Rachel Alice Montgomery,   b. 25 Mar 1836 + 11. Martha Maria Magdalena Montgomery,   b. 3 Jun 1842   12. Julia Johanna Margaretha Montgomery,   b. 13 Aug 1845 > 13. Johanna Benjamina Montgomery,   b. 12 Nov 1847   14. Johannes Benjamin Montgomery,   b. 28 Aug 1849
  Family ID	F23235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2019

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Aug 1803 - Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, Ireland Settler - 12 Feb 1820 - Cork, Co Cork, Ireland Marriage - 22 Dec 1822 - Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 19 Jun 1878 - Brandfort, Free State, South Africa Burial - 21 Jun 1878 - Brandfort Cemetery, Brandfort, Free State, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Montgomery, John, newsclip Caption Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-YSB6-7?i=593 Keywords: Miscellaneous

  
  

• Notes

  BUTLER'S PARTY listed as John FOWLER. He was listed as the 13 yr old son of Thomas Fowler to avoid paying a deposit, and worked his passage as a seaman in order to draw a full food ration. He arrived from Ireland on the "Fanny" in 1820 He was a great trader crossing the Orange River for the first time in 1824. He kept a diary of all his experiances and this was published in a book. see also : https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/additional-information/m-surnames/2264-montgomery-john-extra-data

  
  

• Sources

  [S359] Daniels, Dan, DANIELS GEDCOM. [S884] Giffard, A, The Reminiscences of John Montgomery. [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S348] Whittal, Vernon, WHITTAL Family GEDCOM, (See list of further references below in the note). [S387] Morse Jones, E, "Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa", (A.A. Balkema / Cape Town). [S566] Butler, Guy (Prof), "When Boys were Men".