History and genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nansemond and ...

PREFACE. 3
and guide to some historian of the family in the far distant future
who may issue a second and more perfect edition, and correct the
errors made in this.
Many thanks are due to all those who aided the compiler by send-
ing valuable records and other information. It is found that they
are too numerous for special mention by name, but particular mention
should be made in this connection of Hon. Wm. M. Flanagan [699],
Miss M. Ellen Brown [241 1], Mr. and Mrs. Paul Caine [3376], Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Daniel and family [1103], the venerable Judge B.
Peters, Judge of the court of Appeals, Mount Sterling, Ky. and
J.
Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden of Wilkes Barre, Pa., the latter of whom
has been a faithful friend during its entire compilation. Special
thanks are tendered to all those who so nobly responded to the call
for a fund in advance, to aid its publication, without which it could
not have been issued. Many thanks are hereby tendered to all those
who have furnished the beautiful portraits with which the work is
embellished, and to the artists who made them Mr. W. P. Allen of
Gardner, Mass., and the Suffolk Engraving Co. of Boston. Special
thanks are due the venerable Dr. J. Packard, D. D., of Theological
seminary, Fairfax Co., Va., for records of ancient Christ Church.
Special thanks are due the various Co. clerks for Court House records
and prompt attention to letters sent to them, of whom, special men-
tion should be made, of Mr. Harrison Southworth of Essex, Mr.
Samuel P. Gresham of Lancaster and Mr. B. B. drowning of Mid-
dlesex, who generously gave both his office room, and his own time,
for my use and benefit. Special thanks are tendered to Dr. Edmund
J. Lee of Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. R. B. Lee of Richmond and Mr. J.
Henry Lea of Fairhaven,Mass. for valuable Lee records. The descend-
ants of Mickelborough Montague, No. 58 in this work was compiled
by his grandson Mr. A. M. McClenny in 1884 and was published in
1886 in the work called " The Montague Family of America." It
has been revised and brought down to date for this work, as perfectly
as has been possible.
Finally, the compiler wishes to express his thanks to Messrs. Car-
penter & Morehouse and their corps of able assistants, who printed
the work, all of whom seemed to be inspired with an interest in the.
undertaking almost equal to that of the compiler himself.
George Wm. Montague.
Amherst, Mass., Oct., i8g4.