Margaret Montgomerie, Lady Greenock

Not the same as Margaret Montgomery

MARGARET MONTGOMERY

The identity of Margaret Montgomery here treated is uncertain. The Reverend George Hill identified her as the daughter of Robert Montgomery, sixth Laird of Hazlehead, and George Crawford identified her as Margaret Montgomery, daughter of Hugh Montgomery, the fifth Laird of Hazlehead. The Montgomery Manuscripts, p. 133

Death

Margaret Montgomery died intestate on 18 Noveber 1606. The place of her death is not mentioned in her testament dative and inventory. [National Records of Scotland, Commissary Records of Edinburgh, reference CC8/8/42 pp. 557-60]

Her Testament Dative and Inventory

Margaret Montgomery died intestate on 18 Noveber 1606. Her husband gave up her testament dative and inventory in name and behalf of their children, viz. John Shaw, Robert Shaw, William Shaw, Grissal Shaw and Margaret Shaw. The opening paragraph of her testament dative follows: "The Testament Dative and Inventar of the guidis gear sowmes of moy and dettis ptend to umqle Mt Montgumrie Lady Grenok wtin the parochin throf and serifdom of Renfrew the tyme of hir deceis quha deceist upoun the xviij day of november the yeir of god jajvic and sex yeiris ffaytfullie maid & gevin up the said James Schaw hir spous as faither & lawll [administr] to Johne Rot / Wm / [Grissall and] & Marioun Schaws lawll bairnes and excrs dative decernit to the said umqle [Mart] be the decreit of the Commisst of Edr as the said decreit of the dait at Edr the xvj day of Januar the yeir of god jajvic and sevin yeiris at lenr pports." [National Records of Scotland, Commissary Records of Edinburgh, reference CC8/8/42 pp. 557-60]

1. Image of Testament p. 557
2. Image of Testament p. 558
3. Image of Testament p. 559
4. Image of Testament p. 560

Children

1. John Schaw of Wester Greenock
2. Robert Schaw
3. William Schaw
4. Grissall Schaw
5. Marion Schaw

NOTES

rootsweb: Genealogy of the Lysell and McIlvaney Families

Gordon A. MacGregor writes: "James Schaw of Greenock, m. Margaret, daughter of Hugh [SIC: Robert] Montgomery of Haselhead, and was father of John Schaw of Greenock, had a charter under the Great Seal for the lands of Wester Greenock-Schaw on 15 February, 1623, and m. Helen, daughter of Sir Ludovick Houston of that Ilk, (c/m 29 September, 1619 and Robert Schaw, acted as attorney for infefting his brother John Schaw in the lands of Greenock on 23 December, 1622."
From "Old Greenock from the earliest times to the early part of the nineteenth" ... By George Williamson: "James Schaw succeeded his father in 1594. He married Margaret, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie of Hessilhead, and sister of Alexander Montgomerie. Of James Schaw, nothing is known except that he lived a quiet, country life, cultivating his paternal acres, not troubling himself as his father had done, or his son did after him, with politics, civil or ecclesiastical. He died in 1620 at Greenock, in the old family mansion. He left two sons, John and William."

From Page 277 of Old Greenock from the Earliest Times to the Early Part of the Nineteenth ...By George Williamson

Since the passage in the text was written we have ascertained that James Schaw, who succeeded his father John, left a large family, instead of, as we there stated, two sons, John and William. We learn this from the "Testament Dative and Inventory of Margaret Montgomerie, Lady Grenok," who died on 18th November, 1606, "gevin vp be the said James Schaw her spous, as fader and lawfull administratour to Johnne, Robert, William, Grisell, Margaret, and Marioun Schaws, his lawfull bairnes, and executors dative" of their mother. As Lady Greenock predeceased her husband by fourteen years, it is probable that John and William were, at their father's death, the only surviving children.

From link to The Montgomery Manuscripts: (1603-1706) By William Montgomery Page 137

"John Shaw, of Greenock.—This gentleman was son of James Shaw, and Margaret, daughter of Robert Montgomery, sixth laird of Hazlehead. James died in 1620, leaving John, his only son and heir, who added very much to the family estates, and died in the year 1679.—Crawford's Renfrewshire, p. 125. Crawford errs in stating that Margaret Montgomery was daughter of Hugh, the fifth laird, she being his grand-daughter. 'The Commissary Records of Glasgow show that Margaret Wallace, spous to Robert Montgomerie of Hessilheid,' who 'deceissit in the moneth of Julii, 1602, left a daughter, Margaret Montgomerie (Mrs. James Shaw), in favour of whom her latter will and testament was made.' —Paterson, Parishes and Families of Ayrshire, vol. i., pp. 291, 292, notf

MyHeritage tree

Spouse James Schaw 1562 - 1620
Children:

• John Schaw 1595 - ?
• Grissel Schaw 1598 - ?
• Margaret Schaw 1601 - ?
• Robert Schaw 1597 - ?
• William Schaw 1599 - ?
• Julianna Mcilvain (born Schaw) 1600 - 1643 [NO]
• Marion Schaw 1602 - ?

Links

• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3316633...
• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnstev...
• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3320273...
• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=maclaren...
• http://www.angelfire.com/me4/mcelwain/scotland.html
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessilhead

Notes

• Margaret Montgomery wrong dates
• not the daughter of Robert Montgomery of Hessilhead and Robert Montgomery of Hessilhead
• “She was the daughter of Hugh Montgomery and Elizabeth Jane Shaw. [SIC: wrong dates]”
• Not listed as a child of Hugh Montgomery of Hessilhead & Helen Boyd
• Not listed as a child of Adam Montgomery, 5th Laird of Braidstone & Margaret Montgomery, of Hessilhead in Page 124 of A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery “Montgomerys of Skelmorlie”
• Page 134 of A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery: Including the Montgomery ... “Montgomery of Hessilhead”
• http://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/952331...
• https://archive.org/stream/montgomerymanusc00montuoft#page/11/mode/...