1. (First Montague in America)
Peter Montague 101
(First Montague in America)
Presented by:
Robert V. Montague III
MFA Historian
- 31 Jul

2. The Next 30 minutes Summary of Peter’s Life Pre-Jamestowne (1603-1621)
Jamestowne Years ( )
Elizabeth River Years ( )
Ragged Island years ( )
Chuckatuck River Years ( )
Rappahannock River Years ( )
_____________
Postmortem

3. A Pop Quiz Will Follow !

4. Pre-Jamestowne Years (1603-1621)
Date
Age
Event of Record
Mar–Oct 1603 -
Birth date
14 May 1607 4
Jamestowne Settlement established
Nov 1621 18
Sailed to Virginia Colony in ship Charles in the company of Sir Francis Wyatt (landed in Jamestowne)

5. Pre-Jamestowne Years (1603-1621)
Born between Mar and Oct 1603
Came over on the ship Charles, along with 1300 other men, women, children
Indentured himself at age 18 for seven years with Capt Sam Matthews and received 50 acres at the end of the indenture period

6. Table A1. Peter Montague Timeline (2 of 2)
Jamestowne Years ( )

7. Jamestowne Years (1621-1636) Date Age Event of Record Jan 1621/2 18
Table A1. Peter Montague Timeline (2 of 2)
Jamestowne Years ( )
Date
Age
Event of Record
Jan 1621/2 18
Headright of 1,000 acres in James City to William Ewen, Merchant for transport of Peter and 27 others
22 Mar 1621/2
Good Friday massacre
30 Mar 1623 19
Plague epidemic
4 Feb 1624/5 21
Living at Capt Mathews’ Plantation (Muster Roll)
19 Jul 1627 24
Listed as shipper of goods in ship James - London to VA
1629 26
Marries 1st wife (name not documented)
abt 1630 27
First child, Anne is born
3 Mar 1631/2
28/29
Witnessed will of Andrew Howell
abt 1632 29
Second child (second daughter), Ellen is born
abt 1634 31
Third child (third daughter), Margaret is born

8. Elizabeth River Years (1636-1639)

9. Elizabeth River Years (1636-1639)
Date
Age
Event of Record
abt 1636 33
Fourth child (first son), Peter II is born
1636/7
33/34
First wife dies
22 Aug 1637 34
1st land patent, 150 acres in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
abt 1637
Marries 2nd wife (Cicely)
25 Feb 1638/9 35
2nd land patent, 50 acres in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
abt 1639 36
Fifth child (second son), William is born
21 Mar 1639
Assigns 1st land patent to Thomas Marsh alias Rivers

10. Ragged Island Years (1639-1644)

11. Ragged Island Years (1639-1644)
Date
Age
Event of Record
25 Feb 1638/9 35
2nd land patent, 50 acres in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
abt 1639 36
Fifth child (second son), William is born
21 Mar 1639
Assigns 1st land patent to Thomas Marsh alias Rivers
abt 1641 38
Sixth child (fourth daughter), Elizabeth is born
18 Apr 1644 41
Second Indian massacre

12. Chuckatuck River Years (1644-1653)

13. Chuckatuck River Years (1644-1653)
Date
Age
Event of Record
18 Apr 1644 41
2nd surprise Indian attack (killed in excess of 500)
18 Dec 1645 42
3rd land patent, 150 acres in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
3 Nov 1647 44
Granted 100 acres in Nansemond Co.
4 Dec 1652 49
Acquired 200 acres in Middlesex Co. from George Ludlow
49/50
House of Burgesses (from Nansemond Co.)
abt 1653 50
Moved to the Northern Neck area (Lancaster Co.)

14. Rappahannock River Years (1653-1659)

15. Rappahannock River Years (1653-1659)
Date
Age
Event of Record
4 Feb 1656/7 53
Commissioner for Lancaster Co.
17 Nov 1657 54
Vestryman for Lancaster Parish church (to be built in Pianketank)
1658 55
Burgess for Lancaster Co.
16 Jan 1658/9
200 acres Lancaster Co. (southside Rappahannock River)
26 Jan 1658/9
Presented for appointment to office of sheriff James City
27 Mar 1658/9
Will recorded (Lancaster Co.)
25 May 1659 -
Will proved (Lancaster Co.)

16. Postmortem - Peter’s 8-year Pattern -
Nov 1621
Arrives at Capt. Mathews' plantation (James City)
– 8 years later –
1628/9
Marries first wife [unknown]; first child, Anne, born about 1630
abt 1636/7
Fourth child Peter is born
Aug 1637
Records 1st land patent (150 acres) in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
abt 1637
Marries second wife Cicely [--?--] possibly Baley-Jordan-Farrar
Feb 1638/9
Records 2nd land patent (50 acres) in Upper Co. of New Norfolk
Dec 1645
Records 3rd land patent (150 acres) in Nansemond Co.
(formerly Upper Co., New Norfolk)
Nov 1647
Records 4th land patent (100 acres) in Nansemond Co.
4 Dec 1652
Records 200 acres in Lancaster Co. (becoming Middlesex Co. in 1669)
abt 1653/4
Moves family to Lancaster Co. (southside Rappahannock River)

17. Postmortem - Peter’s Controversial burial -
As Peter never owned land in Lancaster Co. (north of the Rappahannock River) it is difficult to believe and highly unlikely that he was buried there. When George Wm. Montague wrote in HGPM, that Peter Montague was buried on the north bank of the Rappahannock near his home, it’s as if Mr. Montague didn’t realize that Middlesex Co. was at that time part of Lancaster Co. (See Appendix B for complete analysis).
Postmortem - Peter’s Controversial burial -
Peter never owned land in Lancaster Co. (north of the Rappahannock River) nor did his sons or grandsons
Peter owned two parcels totaling 400 acres in Middlesex Co.
A Montague first recorded land on northside Lancaster Co. on 8 Nov 1665, but this was immediately leased back to previous owner, Minor Doodes
Peter was chosen as one of 13 vestrymen for the soon-to-be built Lancaster Parish Church on Boswell’s Point (southside Rappahannock River)
Peter’s sons/grandsons acquired an additional 1670 acres in Middlesex Co.
After Peter’s death, his sons/grandsons not only added to their holdings in Middlesex Co., but moved first into Essex, then Orange, never into Lancaster
Not until 1727 is a Montague recorded living on northside Lancaster, that being William (Peter’s great grandson) who married Hannah Ball of Lancaster “Here they probably removed soon after their marriage (16 Oct 1727) and thus resided in [northside] Lancaster, near Hannah's mother, Mrs Sarah Ball.”

18. Postmortem - Peter’s Controversial burial -
As Peter never owned land in Lancaster Co. (north of the Rappahannock River) it is difficult to believe and highly unlikely that he was buried there. When George Wm. Montague wrote in HGPM, that Peter Montague was buried on the north bank of the Rappahannock near his home, it’s as if Mr. Montague didn’t realize that Middlesex Co. was at that time part of Lancaster Co. (See Appendix B for complete analysis).
Postmortem - Peter’s Controversial burial -
Conclusion
Peter Montague was almost certainly buried in Middlesex Co. (probably on Montague Island) because:
it is where he lived and where he died
where all his property was acquired
where his sons and grandsons continued to live out their lives for the next 100 years

19. Postmortem - Peter’s Controversial burial -
Peter Montague Memorial at Ball Cemetery
Wm Montague Jr. and wife Lucy to Jno Leland 1779
Henry Towles Jr. and wife Hannah (Theriatt) to Capt. Richard Ball 1711
388 acres Graham et. al. to Wm. Montague Jr
Lancaster
Ball/Selden
Mill Pond
Corrotoman River (West Branch)
Hwy 3
Hwy 600 
Newtown
600
201
McNeals Corner
Hwy 201 N S E W
Thomas Taylor & wife Elizabeth (Therriatt)
1706
3,500 acre patent to Wm Therriatt, 1678

20. Pop Quiz Peter Montague was born what year? __________
As Peter never owned land in Lancaster Co. (north of the Rappahannock River) it is difficult to believe and highly unlikely that he was buried there. When George Wm. Montague wrote in HGPM, that Peter Montague was buried on the north bank of the Rappahannock near his home, it’s as if Mr. Montague didn’t realize that Middlesex Co. was at that time part of Lancaster Co. (See Appendix B for complete analysis).
Pop Quiz
Peter Montague was born what year? __________
Peter’s first wife’s name was _____________
Peter’s second wife’s name was ___________
Peter II’s mother was ______________
Date Peter arrived in Jamestowne _______ Ship? _______
Peter resided in Jamestowne on ____________ Plantation
Peter had a total of _____ land patents
Peter moved to southside Rappahannock? _________
Peter was likely buried where? ___________________
Peter was twice a member of House of Burgesses:
(1) ______________, _____ (2) ______________, ______

21. 1634 Visitation of Boveney, Montague Pedigree
Is this the “official” Visitation pedigree for the Montagues of Boveney?
1634 Visitation of Boveney, Montague Pedigree

22. Current MFA Research Are Peter and Richard Montague brothers?
Was Peter born in Boveney, Bucks; or Warfield, Berks?
What were Peter’s activities and whereabouts in the 3 years before making the decision to leave England at such a young age?
Who was the father of Richard’s wife Abigail Downing? Did Richard and Abigail marry in England or in New England?
Who was the father of Robert Montague (1505)?
Are Montagues of Boveney a cadet line of one of the Earls of Salisbury?
Which of the half dozen different copies of the 1634 Visitation of Boveney is the official manuscript per the College of Arms in London?
Were the Boveney Montagues in fact entitled to bear Arms?