History and genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nansemond and ...

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DESCENDANTS OF PETER MONTAGUE.
CHILDREN.
John Williams, b. Jan. 28, 1869.
Fannie, b. Dec. 8, 1870.
Mary Ella, b. Feb. 27, 1875.
Ancil Henry, b. April 19, 1877.
Kate 67., b. Oct. 19, 1881.
Sallie, b. Jan. 2, 1885, d. July 22, 1885.
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James Gregory Norwood, son of Joseph and Mary Young
[Gregory 393] Norwood, b. May 17, 1841, in Granville Co., N. G.
He was a Confederate soldier and fought all through the war; m.,'
May 15, 1872, in Mecklenburg Co., Va., Martha Jane Gregory.
Resides in Skipwith, Mecklenburg Co., Va.
2625. Annie Young, b. April 29, 1873.
2626. John Edward, b. June 27, 1876.
2627. Julia Hubbard, b. April 13, 1880.
2628. Ja7)ies Fuller, b. June 27, 1885.
2629. Lawrence Akin, b. June 30, 1888.
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Rev. John E. Montague, son of John' [395], b. Oct. 23, 1817,
in Granville Co., N. C.
He was a devoted minister of the Baptist church, and did much I
valuable work for the Master, both in Virginia and North Carolina.
He was educated at Wake Forest College, N. C, and continued to be
a close student of the Bible, and other good books, all his life. .
was remarkable for his independence, and did not shrink to express
his views on any subject, however they might differ from those of his
nearest and best friends. But he was not arrogant or self-important.
He was a very fluent speaker, always stuck very closely to the Bible,
and interlarded his preaching with personal incidents of the sick and
dying, enough of which he could easily gather together from his
extensive visiting of the same. He loved to do his duty. He never
missed an appointment when it was in his power to meet it. In
revival meetings few could stir the people as quick as he could. He
was an earnest, God-fearing, Bible preacher, always popular with the
masses. There was a power in the shake of his hand, a warm chris-
tian salutation that sent its influence all through the body immediately
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