Nancy Montgomery1

b. 18 August 1789, d. before 2 January 1854
FatherRichard Montgomery2 b. abt 1755, d. 8 Feb 1840
MotherElizabeth McCall2 b. 9 Feb 1766, d. 9 Apr 1855
Birth18 Aug 1789 Nancy Montgomery was born on 18 Aug 1789 in Virginia.1,3 
Marriage16 Aug 1827 She married Abraham H. Snodgrass, son of Joseph Snodgrass and Ann Hutton, on 16 Aug 1827 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
  Abraham had been married twice before his marriage to Nancy. The Washington Co. marriage records include an 1819 entry for Abraham Snodgrass and Ann Eakin as well as an 1823 entry for Abraham Snodgrass and Rachel Dickson. 
  Abraham had two daughters, Rachel and Catherine, with Rachel Dickson. He is also believed to have had a son Joseph with Ann Eakin.5 
Cens-18301830  Abraham's 1830 census entry, recorded 2 1/2 years after his marriage to Nancy, suggests the presence of children from his earlier marriages. The household included 1 male under 5 [?], 1 male 5-9 [Joseph], 1 male 30-40 [Abraham], 1 female under 5 [Rachel], 1 female 5-10 [Catherine], ["1" changed to "0" female 20-30] and 1 female 30-40 [Nancy]. The unidentified male may indicate a son born to Abraham and Nancy.6 
Land-Sell25 Oct 1830  In Oct. 1830 Abraham and Nancy sold 53 acres to Moore Robinson for $250. This represented the land Abraham's father left him in his will.7 
Migration  This sale may have been in advance of the family's move to Indiana. Abraham's brother William migrated to Owen County, Indiana in 1831.8  
Cens-18401840  Abraham and Nancy also settled in Owen County. There Abraham was enumerated as the head of a household in Montgomery Township in 1840. The census entry again recorded older children as well as 2 children possibly born to Abraham and Nancy: 1 male under 5 [?]; 1 male 15-19 [Joseph from William's #1 marriage]; 1 male 40-49 [Abram]; 1 female 5-9 [Abram and Nancy's daughter Elisabeth]; 1 female 10-15 [Rachel from Abraham's #2 marr]; 1 female 15-19 [Catherine from Abraham's #2 marr] and 1 female 40-49.9 [Nancy] 
Cens-18506 Sep 1850  Nancy and Abraham moved farther north before 1850, settling in Harrison township, Pulaski County, Indiana. The 1850 census did not record any children in their household, but 29 year old Joseph Snodgrass (b. Virginia) was enumerated in the adjacent household.3 
Land-Sell10 Aug 1850  In August 1850, while living in Pulaski Co., Abraham and Nancy sold Richard Montgomery their interest in a tract of land that had belonged to Richard and Henry Montgomery in Washington Co., Virginia. Henry was Nancy's deceased brother.10 
Deathbefore 2 Jan 1854 Nancy died before 2 Jan 1854 at which time Abraham married for a 4th time.11 
1859  Nancy's brother John wrote his will in 1859. The wording "should Nancy Snodgrass have a grandchild living..." suggests the whereabouts of Nancy's daughter Elisabeth were not known to Nancy's family in Virginia. Court records created during the 1870s in Washington County clarify that Elisabeth was Nancy's only heir.12,13 

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Nancy's birth entry in a Montgomery family bible14,15
Nancy's brother Richard Montgomery died in 1863. A Chancery Court suit filed in Washington Co., Virginia in 1870 includes multiple affidavits about Nancy, her daughter Elisabeth Ann (Snodgrass) Smith, and Nancy's granddaughter and heir, Nancy J. (Smith) Ferguson

Family

Abraham H. Snodgrass b. bet 1796 - 1799
Child
Last Edited4 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S1913] Richard and Elizabeth (McCall) Montgomery family data from bible pages belonging to an unidentified family member. Record states: "Nancy Montgomery was born August 18th 1789."
  2. [S1913] Richard and Elizabeth (McCall) Montgomery family data from bible pages belonging to an unidentified family member.
  3. [S2134] A. H. Snodgrass household, 1850 U.S. cens, Pulaski Co., IN, pop. sched., Harrison township, p. after 350 stamped, dwelling 354, family 353, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2008, image 3 of 7. Household includes: A.H. Snodgrass, 51, farmer, owns land valued at $1,000, b. VA; Nancy, 50, b. VA.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 57.
  5. [S2800] Charlou Dolan, "Descendants of John Snodgrass and Mary of Berkeley Co., Virginia/W. Virginia", Snodgrass Clan (http://www.snodgrass-clan.com/source-books/ALLdesc.txt).
  6. [S578] Abraham Snodgrass household, 1830 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. p. 286, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2008, image 121 of 150. Household includes: 1 male under 5; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 30-40; 1 female under 5; 1 female 5-10; 1 [?] female 20-30; 1 female 30-40.
  7. [S1772] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 10: 376. Abraham H. Snodgrass and Nancy, his wife to Moore Robinson, all of WCV, for $250, 53 acres and 29 poles, part of the land Joseph Snodgrass owned at his death and willed by him to Abraham. Deed dated 25 Oct. 1830 and recorded 12 Mar 1831.
  8. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed Nov. 2011). John S. Snodgrass entry, Hudson Hill Cemetery, Owen County, IN (entry includes photo of stone and a copy of John S. Snodgrass' obituary which includes his father's date of birth and migration year). [John S. Snodgrass was the son of William Snodgrass]
  9. [S2224] Abraham Snodgrass household, 1840 U.S. cens., Owen Co., IN, Montgomery township, p. 145, line 24, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2011. Household includes: 1 male under 5, 1 male 15-19; 1 male 40-49; 1 female 5-9; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 15-19; 1 female 40-49.
  10. [S2164] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 20: 50. Abraham H. Snodgrass and Nancy, his wife, of Pulaski Co., IN, to Richard Montgomery Co. for $70. One undivided tenth of one undivided half of a tract of land in Washington Co., VA between the South and Midle forks of the Holston River, abt 277 acres, being land owned by Richard Montgomery and Henry Montgomery, now deceased. The interest conveyed descended to Nancy as the sister of Henry who died intestate and without heirs. Deed dated 10 Aug 1850 and recorded 26 Aug 1850.
  11. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed Nov. 2011), A.H. Snodgrass and Emaline Jackson entry 2 Jan. 1854, Pulaski Co., IN; citing Pulaski Marriage Records B-C: 92.
  12. [S852] John Montgomery will (recorded 1863), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 16: 133. John's will was dated 20 May 1859 and recorded 30 Apr 1863.
  13. [S3298] "William Snodgrass statement", Richard Montgomery Administrators vs Abram Snodgrass, wife and others, Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1891-017, reel 257, Library of Virginia. William Snodgrass, stated to be a brother of Abraham Snodgrass, provided a statement under oath at Owen County, Indiana on 28 June 1873, concerning Abraham and Nancy (Montgomery) Snodgrass (both deceased), their daughter Elisabeth Ann (Snodgrass) Smith, and Elizabeth Smith's daughter Nancy J. (Smith) Ferguson.
  14. [S1376] Bible images courtesy of Carol Lockas.
  15. [S16] It is not known who originally owned this Montgomery family bible. The script does not appear to be that of Richard Montgomery Sr., at least compared to his signature on his Rev. War. pension application. The pages containing family information were located tucked into the bible of Peter and Margaret (Montgomery) Clark. Margaret was a daughter of Richard Montgomery Sr..