Margaret Montgomery

MARGARET MONTGOMERY

Margaret Montgomery here treated is not the same as Margaret Montgomerie, Lady Greenock

Margaret Montgomery here treated is the daughter of Robert Montgomery of Hessilhead and his wife Margaret Wallace. She was the beneficiary of her mother's testament dative. who died in 1602. History of Ayr I: pp. 291-92 She was still alive in 1613 when her father gave up her mother's testament dative and inventory. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, Testament Dative of Margaret Wallace, reference CC9/7/9 pp. 42-4]

Her Mother's Testament Dative

Margaret Wallace died intestate in July 1602. Her husband did not seek confirnation of her testament dative and inventory until 1613. The exact date upon which conformation was granted in not known, partly due to omission, partly to damage to the original document. However the opening paragrah can be clearly read. It follows: "The Testament Dative and Inventar of the guidis and geir perteining to umqle Margaret Wallace spous to Robert Montgomerie of Hessilheid wtin the parochin of beith quha deceissit in the moneth of July the yeir of god jajvic & twa yeiris ffaithfullie maid and gevin up be the said Rot in name & behalf of Margaret Montgomerie lawfull dochtir to the defunct and exectrix dative decrnit to her be decreit of the Comissr of Glasgw the ..... day of ..... the yeir of god jajvic [and thirteen] yeiris as the said decreit in the self at mair lenth proportis". [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, Testament Dative of Margaret Wallace, reference CC9/7/9 pp. 42-4]

1. Image of Testament p. 42
2. Image of Testament p. 43
3. Image of Testament p. 44