General Notes

(Research):Came to Virginia in the "Charles" in 1621
A copy of the will of Peter Montague, dated 27th March, 165
9, and proved 25th May, the same year, is given below:
In the name of God amen, I Peter Montague being weak in bod
y and perfect memory do make this my last will and testamen
t, this the 27th of March 1659 in name and form following,
First I bequeath my soul into the hands of my redeemer Jesu
s Christ, and my body to be buried.
Item, my debts being first paid I give to my loving wife Ci
cely one third part of all my real and personal estate acco
rding to law.
Item, I give to my two sons Peter and Will. Mountague all m
y land Iying on Rappahannock river to them and their heir
s forever, and the land being divided it is my will, that t
he elder is to have the first choice, and in case of want o
f heirs of either, the survivor to enjoy all the land, an
d in case both of them shall depart this life without heirs
, lawfully begotten, then my will is that the said land b
e sold by the commissioners of this county after public not
ice given either at an outcry, or by an inch of candle an
d the produce thereof to be equally divided between my thre
e daughters, Ellen, Margaret, and Elizabeth, and the chil
d of Ann late wife of John Jadwin, and in case of any of th
ese shall die without issue, then the produce of the said l
and to be divided between the survivors.
Item, I give the other two thirds of my personal estate t
o my four children Peter, Will, Margaret, and Elizabeth t
o be equally divided among them.
Item, I give to my daughter Ellen, the wife of Will Tlhomps
on, one thousand pounds of tobacco, and cask to be deducted
, of a bill of thirteen hundred pounds of tobacco now due t
o me by the said Will Thompson. Lastly I ordain my loving w
ife Cicely and my son Peter jointly Executrix and Executo
r of this my last will and testament. In witness of the pre
vious I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day end yea
r above written 1659 interlined before the signing and seal
ing hereof.
(Signed) PETER MOUNTAGUE.
( Ye seal )
In presence of
GEORGE MARSH
(Lancaster Co., VA Ct. Orders 1656-1666, p. 12) Lancaster C
o. Court 12th of September 1660.
CICILY MONTAGUE, WIDDOW, & PETER MONTAGUE, HER SONNE IN LAW
, both Executors of the Last Will & Testamt. of Mr. Peter M
ontague, deced., peticoninge this Cort: that the Estate o
f the sd. Peter Montague may bee devided accordinge to th
e Will of the deced. It is ordered that Mr. Henry Corbyn, M
r. Geo: Marsh & Mr. Richd: Perrott doe make the devision o
f the sd: Estate accordinge to the sd: Will & make report t
hereof to this Cort. (The term ÙSson in lawÙT was most ofte
n used for ÙSstep-sonÙT in that time period.)
(The following concerns the location of his grave. It was t
aken from information found on the web page "The Montague M
illennium" at http://www.montaguemillennium.com/)
"The spot is located half a mile from Lancaster, C. H (Virg
inia). Take the road to Heathville [Co. seat of Northumberl
and] for half a mile, then turn into an old wood road on yo
ur left, which follow for 3oo yards into the woods and yo
u will reach the place. Merry Point on the Rappahannock i
s the nearest point for Lancaster C. H. The Weems line of s
teamers from Baltimore and Fredericksburgh stop at Merry Po
int, where there is a conveyance to Lancaster, C. H., fiv
e miles distant.
The old grave is only a pleasant walk or ride of half a mil
e from the hotel. The locality is one of great historical i
nterest to the antiquary."