3rd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh III Montgomery

1623 - 1663  (40 years)

• Name	Hugh III Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Title	3rd Viscount of the Great Ards
  Birth	1623	Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	2 Sons  [9]
  Fact 1	Had odd medical condition with open left side  [8, 9]
  Occupation	1645  [9]
  	President of Council of War
  Fact 1	1649  [1, 8]
  	Banished to Holland; Rump Parliament; Cromwell
  Title	1st Earl of Mount Alexander
  Will	May 1660	England   [8]
  Burial	1663	Newtownards Priory, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland   [6, 7]
  Death	15 Sep 1663	Dromore, Donegal, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I11625	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomerys of Hessilhead
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	2nd Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh II Montgomerie,   b. 1597, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1642, Donegal, Ireland (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	2nd Viscountess of Ards Jane Alexander,   b. 1606, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 1670, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Aug 1623	Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 10, 11]
  	Solemnized Kensington Church, London
  Family ID	F5412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Drogheda Moore,   b. 1631, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland d. 16 Jun 1655, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1648  [9]
  Children	> 1. Jean Montgomery   d. 1673, Chester, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Montgomery  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. 4th Viscount of the Great Ards Hugh IV Montgomery,   b. 24 Feb 1650, Down, Northern Ireland d. 12 Feb 1716, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. 5th Viscount of the Great Ards Henry Montgomerie,   b. 1656, Mellifort Louth Ireland d. 22 Oct 1731, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine Jones,   b. 1633   d. 1675 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1656
  Children	1. Charles Montgomery,   b. Abt 1651  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Elizabeth Montgomery,   b. Abt 1652  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Catherine Montgomery,   b. 1663, Down, Northern Ireland d. 6 Jan 1692, Down, Northern Ireland (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1623 - Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Death - 15 Sep 1663 - Dromore, Donegal, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Montgomery, John Croghan (1620_1679) Article from Gardien Newsletter Helen Montgomery Meehan

  
  

  Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 123-127 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Braidstane

  
  

• Sources

  [S422] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf. [S1737] Roulston, Dr William and Thompson, Mark, Ulster-Scots Biographies, (Name: Ulster Historical Foundation;), Pamphlet # 9. [S340] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127 Montgomerys de Braidstane https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126. Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf Book Available on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12151/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126 [S273] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 140) Viscounts Montgomery of Great Ards https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162. This book is available electronically on ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22192/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162 [S2314] Gardien Newsletter - Clan Montgomery Society, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/;), Vol 19 No 1 Mar 2000 Page 23 Page John Montgomery of Croghan and His Descendants Article by Helen Montgomery Meehan John Croghan Montgomery (1620-1679). Clan Montgomery Society - Gardien Newsletter http://www.clanmontgomery.org/ [S2446] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Catherine Hamilton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=187028737&indiv=try [S2446] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Janet Montgomery Monro https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=187028162&indiv=try [S4097] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Chapter II Pages 021-030 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00012-1?usePUB=true&_phsrc=CFq15&pId=21. Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc Book found on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20593/images/dvm_GenMono004862-00012-1?usePUB=true&_phsrc=CFq15&pId=21 [S273] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), This book is available electronically on ancestry.com. [S462] Marriage Notes Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander, (Location: ancestry.com;), Notes about the marriage of Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander and their home at Mount Alexander. [S2506] Marriage Notes Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander, (Name: Location: ancestry.com;;), Notes about the marriage of Hugh Montgomery and Jean Alexander andtheir home at Mount Alexander.