Kay,
What I am trying to say here about the Y-DNA is this:
William Sr and Jane his wife had for their eldest child, a son, named
Alexander Montgomery.
This Alexander Montgomery whom is described by Boone and Kenton as
being sandy blonde haired and about 34 year old in 1778.
This Alexander Montgomery died in September 1778 on the north side of the Ohio River.
This Montgomery was one of five family members of Jane Montgomery
Casey that were killed by indians in Kentucky.
Now, about the I1 Haplogroup as given by DNA analysis.
Two of the three you have spoken about included a father/son
grouping, while the other claims to be from William Montgomery
son of John and Martha Montgomery whom owned lands on Buck
Creek branch of Rockfish River in the area of what is now Amherst
County, Virginia.
This William Montgomery is whom it is claimed to have married Betsy
Montgomery the daughter of William Sr. and Jane his wife.
This William left his Rev War Pension App in Marion County, Missouri
in 1832. It is this William that has claimed to have owned the lands of John Montgomery which lay near the football field at St. Asaph’s.
Well, yes it did surprise me, as since 1983 I had pursued the source
that was claimed by the 1936 edition of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Their Published claim is wrong on all accounts, but you will never hear that
come from them.
So, yes, I was surprised to find out that all Montgomerys are not related.
William and Jane his wife sold their Buck Creek lands in 1761 and removed
to Hatt Creek. Then in 1769 this William and Jane sold their Hatt Creek
lands.
They then removed to the east side of North Fork of Holston River near
the creek named Beaver. This Beaver Creek was where Benjamin Logan
had removed to about 1772.
Benjamin Logan and Ann Montgomery were married near their home in
the year of about 1774.
Benjamin Logan then went to Kentucky and discovered St. Asaph’s aka
Stanford Kentucky.
My proof for this William Sr of Carpenter Creek branch of Green River
in Kentucky and whom died in March 1780 is the same as that of Virginia,
Is that he and Jane are mentioned on the land sales in both Buck Creek
and Hatt Creek records.
It is also proved by land records that the father of this William Sr. was
known as Alexander Montgomery whom bought this Buck Creek land
in 1745. This Alexander Montgomery’s Buck Creek lands overlapped the
11,400 acre land tract of John Chiswell. This Buck Creek land was all on the
east side of the Rockfish River. John Small owned lands between some of this
land and the Rockfish River.
Now on the adjoining lands, but on the west side of the River was where
Michael Montgomery owned his 500 acre tract, which is completely inside
the 11,400 acre land tract of John Chiswell. This Michael died in Amherst
County in 1768, where he left his LW&T. His wife was Margaret and his sons were Michael, John, James, and Thomas.
Michael Montgomery has a DNA haplogroup of J2.
Alexander of Buck Creek has a DNA haplogroup of I1 and of R1B1.
This Alexander removed to the area of Orange/Caswell County.
This Alexander has five known sons, William, John, Alexander, James,
and Michael. All of these sons had sons named Alexander Montgomery.
These five grandsons include:
Alexander son of Alexander and Martha Walker Montgomery.
Alexander son of John and Martha Miller Montgomery.
Alexander son of William Sr. and Jane Patterson Montgomery.
Alexander son of James Montgomery of Caswell Co. NC.
Alexander son of Michael Montgomery of Caswell Co. NC.
Now then, just because I did do a vast amount of research on this
family I will help you out a little bit more.
Alexander Montgomery of Buck Creek lands came there with
John Reid Sr.
Alexander Montgomery was Witness to the LW&T of John Reid Sr.
in 1746.
Now, then if you research John Reid Sr. you will find him in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
He was mentioned on a Road Petition along with Alexander Montgomery.
This Road Order says from the Octorara Creek to Lancaster City.
With a date of 1737/38.
So with that information, it can be concluded that this Alexander
Montgomery of Buck Creek branch of Rockfish River was the same
whom was in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1737/38.
This is the same Alexander Montgomery whom is written in the
Penn Proprietors land records where it tells this:
William Holiday of New Garden Township prays that the Penn
Propietors to grant a 200 acre tract on Octorara Creek to his
brother-in-law Alexander Montgomery. Dated 1726.
In 1726 this Alexander Montgomery paid his Tax in New London
Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Mike