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

BRANCH OF HIS SON PETER. 7
aggregate to ^"97, [Book 2, p. "89 of book of wills]. A division of his
personal property was recorded Oct. 28, 1756 [Book 2, p. 236] by
which Reuben Daniel, who married the deceased widow, became
possessed of the household goods and stock valued at ,£38, 12 s
d
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John Stevens who married Sarah, one of the daughters of deceased,
took a servant man and bed valued at ^30, 9 s
d
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, j and Elizabeth
Mountague, the orphan of the deceased, took a servant woman valued
a division of the real estate made Oct. 25, 1759,
s
at ^36, 7 , 4 d . By
John Stevens in right of his wife Sarah, came into possession of
120^ acres of land, and Elizabeth Mountague 90-J acres including the
dwelling house, out houses and peach orchard. After his death his
wife Anthorit, sometime before 1756, married 2, Reuben Daniel.
His two children Sarah and Elizabeth are mentioned in the will of
their grandfather, Thomas Montague, Jr. He had no sons.
50. Sarah, b. Jan'y 29, 1739.
CHILDREN.
51. Elizabeth, b. 1744, m. Mr. James Daniel, d. Jan'y 17, 1826, ae. S3.
18.
Thomas Montague, son of Thomas, Jr., [12], b. Feb'y 20, 17 19,
in Middlesex Co., Va., bapt. in Christ church, Feb'y 28, 17 19.
At the age of 21 he went to Spotts # Co., Va., near where others of
his relatives had preceded him. On July 26, 1740, he purchased
182 acres of land in that Co. from Rice Curtis [Book C, p. 394]- His
age at this time was 21 years, 6 months, 6 days. He had learned
the trade of a carpenter, and he followed the occupation of a con-
tractor and builder of houses. May 24, 1750, he purchased 100
acres of land in Orange Co., from John Collins [Book 11, p. 193].
Perhaps he lived on this land for the next two years. The act estab-
lishing the Co. of Louisa passed the House of Burgesses in May,
1742, and went into effect Dec. 1, following [Hen. 5, p. 208]. The
contract for building the Louisa Co. Court House was awarded to
Thomas Montague, and while he was engaged upon that building he
met Mr. Charles Daniel, Sr., (who lived a short distance north of the
Court House site) whose dau. he afterward married.
* Spottsylvania was established in 1720, being taken from Essex, King William, and King
and Queen counties. It extended westward to the river beyond the high mountain, [the
Shenandoah]. Fredericksburgh was founded by law in 1727. In 1732 it contained only Col.
Willis, and one merchant, one tailor, one smith, an ordinary-keeper, and a lady who acted as
a doctoress and coffee woman.—Bishop Meade, Vol. 2, p. 68.