Ellsworth American., 1915-05-05
THE MONTGOMERlEs.

Family from Which Richardson's,
Of Mt. Desert, Trace Descent.
The history OF the Montgomeries of
England, Ireland and Scotland is of in
terest to many families in Hancock
county, where descendants of this ia
nous family reside.
Roger de Montgomerie was IN Neustria
in the north Of France before the coming
of Rollo the Dane, a. d. 912.
Roger de Montgomerie, of the sixth
generation from the Roger above named,
was Count OF Montgomerie and Viscount
Of Exmes, in Normandy. He married,
1048, Mabel, daughter of William de
Talvas, Count OF Belesme and Alencon, to
whose large estate he succeeded in 1910.
By this wife he had nine children.
He married for second wife Adelaide,
daughter OF Everhard, Signeur of Puiset,
son of Hugh, the first of the name, ard
Lord OF Puiset, near Janmlle, first of the
family to become Crusader. BY Adelaide
he mad one child.
He went to England and fought at the
battle of Hastings, under Duke William,
1865, and was rewarded by the Conqueror,
who advanced him to the, .earldom of
Chichester and Arundel, being properly
the earldom OF Sussex, and afterward to
the earldom of Shrewsbury.
In 1887 he participated in an unsuccess-
full company against William Rufus.
Late in life he entered holy orders and be-
came monk Of the abby OF St. Peter and
st. Paul. He died July "a, a. d. 1894.
The male line of descent through his
four oldest sons = Robert, Hugh, Roger
and Philip-failed with William de Mont
gomerie, count OF Porthier and Mont
gomerie, about a. d. 1921.
The succession fell to Arnaud de Mont
gomerie, called Earl of Pembroke, great
grandson OF son of the first Earl Roger
of Shrewsbury, who resisted the usurpa-
tions of King Henry l, was banished, and
went to Ireland a. d. HOO, where he
married Safraoth, daughter Of Murtaugh
O'Brien, king OF Munster. Their son Philip,
born 1101, settled in Scotland, married Lady
Margaret Dunbar, daughter Of Caspaterick,
second Earl of Dunbar and March.
Their great grandson, Robert Mont
gomerie, became on the death of Will
liam, Count OF Porthier and Montgomerie,
above- mentioned, the chief Of the Mont
gomeries. He dying without issue, was
succeeded by his brother, Sir John Mont
gomerie, whose great-grandson, Sir John
Montgomerie, married, a. d. 1916, Eliza
beth, daughter OF Sir Hugh Eglinston, OF
Eglinston, and came into large possess
sions in Ayershire on the death of Sir
Hugh in 1874.
He was succeeded by his second son,
Sir John, who was one of the chiefs of the
Scottish army which invaded England in
14O2 and taken prisoner at Halidon hill,
and afterward attached to the court of st.
James l, OF Scotland.
He was succeeded by his son, Sir
Alexander, who also served under King
James / and also under his successor, a
private councillor. He became the first
Lord Montgomerie about January 81, a.
d. 144S 9, and died before October IA, a.
d. 1465. King James II had conferred
upon him the bailllary Of Cunningham,
which caused feud between the Mont
gomeries and Cunninghams.
He was succeeded by his grandson, Sir
Alexander, as second Lord Montgomerie.
Hugh Montgomerie was created third
Lord of Eglinston by King James ",
a. d. 1903.
Hugh Montgomerie, fourth earl of
Eglirston, great -great-grandson OF the
first Alexander, was shot by the Cunning
hams. His son became fifth earl and died
without issue. He resigned his earldom
1911 in favor of his cousin, Sir Alexander
Seat on, son of his Aunt Margaret, Countess
OF Winton, in prejudice OF his cousin, Sir
Neil Montgomerie OF Lainshaw, the legal
heir. So the earldom was lost t. the
Montgomeries, because the mother Of Sir
Neil was Cunningham.
The American Montgomeries and the
Mt Desert Richardson's trace descent from
the second son OF Sir Neil.
Jane Montgomerie married Stephen
Richardson in Londonderry, Ireland,
about 1z2-, coming to this country a. d.
1913. Jane Richardson was an aunt OF
Gen. Montgomerie, who was killed at