Capt. James Montgomery and Sarah Fulton

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Husband Capt. James Montgomery ¹

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           Born: Abt 1786 - Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Father: [Father] Montgomery (      -      )
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Wife Sarah Fulton ¹

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 22 Nov 1859 1
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1 F Isabella Montgomery ¹

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2 M John Montgomery ¹

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3 F Martha Montgomery ¹

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4 F Sarah Montgomery ¹

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5 M James Montgomery ¹

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6 F Margaret [1] Montgomery ¹

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7 M Archie Montgomery ¹

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8 F Margaret [2] Montgomery ¹

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         Spouse: Samuel Hill (1807-      ) 2
           Marr: 24 Dec 1840 2

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9 F Mary Montgomery ¹

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           Born: 22 Oct 1818 1
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         Spouse: James McCutcheon (1809-      ) 1
           Marr: 1842 1

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10 F Eliza Jane Montgomery ^{3 4}

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           Born: Nov 1819 - Sandy Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 4
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         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: John J. Barnes (1817-1886) 3 4
           Marr: 5 Dec 1839 3 4

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. James Montgomery

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A settlement was made in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1802, near the present line between Mill Creek and New Vernon townships, by Joseph, John, James, and William Montgomery, from Juniata County. Their tract contained 400 acres, and John and William's land extended into Mill Creek township.
In 1803 or '04, after a cabin had been built, their mother came to the clearing with three younger members of the family: two sons, Archibald and Charles, and a daughter, Martha. James, at this time, was but seventeen years old, and remained at home with his mother and the younger children, while the older sons built cabins for themselves near by. Only a portion of the family became permanent settlers, however; William left shortly after selecting the land.

A portion of the Montgomery farm had been cleared by the Indians upon the arrival of the settlers, and there was a corn-field upon the tract later owned by Archibald, son of John Montgomery, upon Sandy Creek bottom. On the right side of the road, in passing to New Vernon, there is an unusually rocky field. About fifteen rods away from the highway there are two large mounds of earth and rock, one of which still retains the appearance of having been, at one time, a square embankment, and there are numerous cinders visible upon its surface. A magnificent butternut-tree spreads its branches over the other timber, and a stump of a sassafras, no less than eighteen inches in diameter, is rotting away near by. A small stream winds through a ravine at the north, and indications of an old road appear wandering up the sloping bank. It is all that remains of the Montgomery improvement, and the cinders, which appear scattered among the dust of former years, mark the spot where Charles Montgomery's blacksmith-shop once stood. The land is the most worthless, perhaps, of any in the county, and Mr. McCutcheon, who pointed out the ruins, remarked, that he wondered where the family found room enough between the stones for a garden. The scenery around the place is very romantic, and the trees are of magnificent size.

When the Montgomerys settled there were several Indian wigwams on a meadow near by, and one day, while James was grubbing near the cabin, he happened to raise his eyes, and observed an Indian leveling his rifle at him. He sprang suddenly behind a tree, seized his own gun, which he always kept near at hand, and raised it to his shoulder, when the Indian cried, "No shoot," and took down his gun, saying that he had been in fun all the time, and was merely trying to scare him. Montgomery did not fire, but told him that if he ever pointed a gun at him again he would not wait to find out whether he had dangerous designs or not.
Another trivial but amusing anecdote told among his descendants, of an adventure which he had with a bear. James had been hunting for some cattle that had wandered away from home, and found himself, in the gloam of the evening, near Fairfield church, when he espied what he supposed to be one of his lazy yearlings loitering among the trees. Disgusted at the creature's folly in remaining behind the rest of the herd, he ran to the spot where it stood, and gave it a severe kick. Instead of running off, or showing any alarm, a gigantic bear arose in the darkness, and, with a fierce growl, warned him of his presumption, and then walked slowly away.

He became a prominent man in his township after the settlements had become numerous. He was a member of the legislature in 1813; a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1837; a captain in the War of 1812, and did service at Erie; colonel of the militia; and, for a number of years, justice of the peace in Sandy Creek.

He was three times elected to the legislature of Pennsylvania.
In 1828 he was operating a still in the New Vernon township.
He and his wife were of Scotch-Irish origin.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1115.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 865.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1033.

4 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 56.

5 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 57.