John Montgomery (1803-1878) was an 1820 Settler of Butler's party and became known as 'The Founder of Burgersdorp'.

John Montgomery, son of John M and Mary Park, was born on 12 August 1803 in Dublin, Ireland. John immigrated to South Africa as one of the 1820 Settlers. He married Susanna van Zyl and they had 14 children. John's father died in 1815. In +/- 1837 he brought his mother, Mary Park, to South Africa. She remained in South Africa until her death in 1852. John also located his sister Maria and her husband, George Henry Coleman, in India where he was bandmaster for one of the regiments. He brought them to SA as well. After that he searched for his elder brother, Henry, whom he also located in India. Henry and his family also moved to South Africa.

from Ancestry 24