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Submitted by: Clifford E. Groff  Jr.

I'm sending you a copy of the work I did in tracing the Monticue Family. I'm sending you all I did, but of most interest to you should be that section on the early Maryland Monticues. Except for Nathan Monticue I've never been able to make another connection to the Maryland people. They all seemed tro have left or died off after thr Civil War. You'll see my Md Monticue tree is somewhat immaginary using "unknown connection" for example where I couldn't make connections. And I suppose some people appear more than once when I couldn't prove two different events were actually the same person. From Colonial Days to the civil war, the Monticue appeared to be prominant citizens of your county.
Surnames: GR*F, LEPLEY, BEAL, KORNS, HORN, BUCHER WINGENROTH, DUNSETH STEER, STIER, STAIRS, STEHR, SUMMY, HARSHBERGER, MONTICUE COLBORN, KREGER, CLEVENGER, TISSUE, MEDLEY

MONTICUE THE ANCESTORS OF SUSANNAH MONTICUE Abraham Summy's first wife Susannah, mother of Elizabeth O. Stairs, was a Monticue. The Henry Monticue family of Donegal appears in several transactions with the Family of George and Elizabeth Stairs. It has not been confirmed, but it is likely that Henry was a brother of Susannah, though Susannah was 15 to 17 years younger. First, the daughter of Henry, Sarah, is mentioned in Clara Belle Stairs' History of the Edward Stairs Family and is described as a cousin to Edward. If assumptions are correct, Sarah was a second cousin to Edward. The episode described in Clara Belle's history is the marriage of Edward to Harriet(Hattie) Walker. Sarah Monticue was the second wife of George Walker and stepmother to Hattie. A receipt for compensation from the estate of George Stairs to the Walker Heirs, show that the Walkers lived in Jones Mill, Donegal Twp. Second, Henry Monticue 3Ds Heirs are mentioned as claimants in the settlement of George Stair 3Ds Estate. The heirs appearing in probate records of George Stairs include Sarah, Edward, Sylvester, and Nathan. And last, mentioned earlier, George Stairs bought property of Henry Monticue on public sale. What more is known of the Monticues is very sketchy. Based on the 1850 through 1880 censuses and Donegal tax records, it is believed Henry Monticue was born about 1815 in Maryland and died sometime before 1890 in Donegal. His wife Louise or Louisa was born about 1822. They had at least seven children: Edward born about 1843, Sarah born about 1844, Elizabeth born about 1846, Rosanna born about 1849, Sylvester born about 1853, Carson born about 1859 and Nathan born about 1861. There is a Benjamin Monticue listed in the 1850 Donegal census, who if related, would most likely be a brother to Henry and Susannah. He was born about 1826. One other Monticue can be found in the earlier Donegal Township records. A Nathan Monticue appears in the 1830 Census with a household of nine members including him, his wife and seven children ranging from less than one to between 16 and 26. He is listed on the Donegal tax records from 1834 through 1837 (no records were kept before 1834). He apparently moved on then because he shows up again in the 1850 census for Wayne Township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. In this census he lists his birthplace as Maryland and his age as 75. Thus, Nathan was born about 1885. His wife was born three years earlier. Working with these census records, it can be deduced that Nathan had eight or nine children born between the years of 1815 and 1830, and that Henry and Susannah were two of these children. Nathan Monticue is found in the 1810 census for Caroline County, located near the Eastern Border of Maryland. In that census, family member names are not listed, only the count of people in various age groups. The Caroline County marriage records show Nathan marrying Elizabeth Boon February 28, 1809. According to the census, Nathan and his wife had a boy and a girl under the age of ten, and a boy between ten and sixteen in their household. Considering Nathan's age and his being married only one year earlier. It is not likely the older boy was an offspring of either Nathan or Elizabeth. The other children were likely one or two or less. Four other Mountecue Households are listed in the Caroline Co. censuses from 1790 to 1820, John Sr, John Jr., William Sr. and William Jr. From the age of respective children listed, any one of these men, except William Jr., could have been the father of Nathan. There were a number of Monticues living in Caroline County, Md. (part of Queen Anne's County before 1774) during the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. They all lived in and around the upper stretches of the Choptank River near the Delaware Border. This is in the northern part of the county, around the town now called Goldsboro. In researching the family, it was possible to connect only a few into a comprehensive family tree. The earliest discovered was a William Mounteque who was born before 1710 in Colonial Maryland. He was most certainly of English descent and he belonged to the English Anglian Church. More specifically he was a member of St. Luke=3Ds Parish in Queen Anne's County. In 1727, William married Ann Jadwin, daughter of a local planter Jeremiah Jadwin and his wife Isabelle. In 1738, William purchased a 140-acre portion of a larger 1000 acre tract called "Ratcliffe." This was originally laid out for a town named Old Town which in current times became Goldsboro. All land in those days was given quaint names like "Forrest Range," "Montague's Luck," etc. And in those days each piece of land had a rent attached to them which was paid to the English Governor of Maryland who was a Calvert or Lord Baltimore. The rent roles all referred to these land names. These rents were discontinued and the English Church Parishes faded away after the Revolutionary war. Parts of William's 140 acres were handed done to his eldest sons. Fifty acres each went to Jadwin and John. When Jadwin died, John inherited his brother's portion. John's son William inherited these two portions. They were finally sold out of the family in 1819. Whether Nathan was a direct descendant of this family line is not known. In the only Maryland census that Nathan can be found (Caroline County 1810), a John and William are the only other Monticues listed. If this is the William Jr. mentioned earlier, then the strongest likelihood is that John Jr. is Nathan's father. A quasi dependancy chart titled "The Maryland Monticues" list all the names of Monticues found in Caroline and Queen Annes County records and their relationships where it could be established.

CREDITS AND NOTES

1. Information on the Maryland Monticues was gotten from Caroline County records in Denton, Maryland and in The Maryland Hall of Records in Annapolis.

2. The relationships of Elizabeth O. Stairs, her mother Susannah Monticue, Henry Monticue and Nathan were derived from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania records.

3. A paper written by Mrs. Pat Ellingson of Madison, Wisconsin provided census information on Nathan Monticue in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania plus information on second and third generation descendants of Henry Monticue. Reverend James Monticue, one of these descendants and minister of The Church of God in Kingwood, Pennsylvania, provided a copy of the paper. Mrs. Ellingson had surveyed several living descendants at the time and collected the family statistics. The paper also included some information used in the Maryland Monticue Tree.

THE EARLY MARYLAND MONTICUES

The following named people all lived in what is now Caroline County, Maryland on the Eastern Shore adjacent to the State of Delaware. You will find the dummy names: "origin search" and "connection unknown" where relationships could not be established. It is likely that names were duplicated in some cases where different events occurred and again relationships could not determined. This information was collected in a search for the ancestors of Nathan Monticue who settled in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The monticue name seems to have died out in this Maryland County during the late 1800s.

1 ORIGIN SEARCH
2 WILLIAM (1a) MOUNTAGUE Immigrated via Barbados between 1654 and 1663. PILI 943 P19
2 WILLIAM (2a) MOUNTAGUE Immigrated 1654-1679-Bristol records? PILI 2899 P30: "The Bristol Records by Hargreaves.
2 ANN MONTIQUE b. ABT 1691 m. 37 Oct 1737 RALPH SWIFT b. ABT 1691
2 ABRAHAM MONTAGUE b. ABT 1709 m. 10 Jun 1729 MARY CRUMP b. ABT 1709 MARY: See 1 QA -36 St Lukes Parish
2 WILLIAM MONTAGUE b. ABT 1726 m. 24 Dec 1746 SARAH STEED b. ABT 1726 SARAH: SEE 1 QA 52.
2 THOMAS MONTAGUE m. unk Immigrated to "America" in 1682. PILI 1222 P188.Yr 1690 PILI 1222 P187,9
2 RICHARD MONTAGUE m. unk Immigrated to Boston 1620-1650. PILI 275 P7
2 WILLIAM MOUNTEQUE (1) b. BEF 1710 d. 1768-1771 m. 1727 ANN JADWIN Lived in Queen Anne's Co in that part that later became Caroline Co, Md. He lived in the Colonial period, was likely English and was a member of the Anglian Church. In 1735, he signed a petition to build a chapel in St Luke's Parish. In 1732-3, he was fined for shooting deer out of season.He bought 140 acres of land called Ratcliff(Ratleff)" from George&John gale in 1738. He willed half each to Jadwin and John abt 1771. He willed 1 schilling each to William, Jeremiah and Thomas. His daughter Nance got a feather bed and Furniture ANN: Daughter of Jeremiah and Isabella Jadwin. QA land 1kc/126 1727
3 NANCE MONTICUE
3 WILLIAM MONTICUE (2)
3 THOMAS MONTICUE
3 JEREMIAH MONTICUE b. bef 1740 m. 21 Dec 1758 JANE WEST b. abt 1738 Served in Revolutionary War in the 5th Company under Cpt Thomas Hughlett and from East Side of River, Greensboro. There were a lot of Boons in this Company (Marriage from 1 QA-64 St Lukes Parish,Prince George? The 1790 census shows 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, and 3 females. He probably had 2 sons and two daughters. A Jeremiah Monticue bought land from Jacob Boon in 1792(Caroline co Book TR NO. D, page 110.

3 JADWIN MONTICUE b. 1728 d. 1795 m. 1784 HENRIETTA (NEE DENNY) HYNSON Jadwin married Widow Henrietta Hynson late in his life.He had no children of his own.His will left his half of "Ratcliff(Ratleff)" to his brother John.He left two tracts of land,"Hunter'sChance" and "Banker's Addition" to his wife's son, John Hynson. Also he left 20 Pounds each to Samuel and Hawkins Denny, likely kin of his wife. He had served in the Revolutionary War, 7th Company, 28th Batalion, with men from NE of Goldsboro and under Cpt Samuel Jackson. The 1790 census shows 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16,and 2 females. HENRIETTA: Jadwin married Henrietta late in his life, only 11 years before his death. He apparently had no children of his own, since none are mentioned in his will. Henrietta was the daughter of Benjamin Denny and was previously married and had a son named John Hynson. Sold "Wooters Choice",100 acres,to John Cyson. Originally willed to her by her father Benjamin Denny. Deed BK TR-F P372.

3 JOHN (1) MONTICUE b. 1731 d. 1803 m. UNKNOWN John inherited 50 acres of "Ratcliff(Ratleff)" from his father William abt 1771, and 50 acres more from his brother Jadwin abt 1795. He willed all to his son and executor, William, abt 1804. He left a cow and calf to his daughter, Charlotte, and a feather bed and furniture to his daughter, Mary Wills. John was a private in the Revolutionary War in the 7th Company, 28th Batallion, Caroline Co. under Cpt Samuel Jackson.This was men from NE of Goldsboro. He was elected Trustee for Ebeneezer, Methodist, Centreville Charge, East Dist., Wilm.C.
4 MARY (1) MONTICUE
4 CHARLOTTE MONTICUE m. 12 Jan 1801 JOHN MARTINDALE
4 WILLIAM (3) MONTICUE m. UNKNOWN Inherited Ratcliff (ratleff) from father John about 1803. This land was mortgaged to William Hughlett fo a year in 1816. Bought "Martindale's Seat" from William Allen in 1818 for $100. Bought "Forrest Ranges" and "Chances Hit" from William Hughlett in 1819. Sold "Ratleff" on NE side of Choptank, "Capsons Neglect",and "Forrest Ranges" to William Jones, a total of 219.5 acres. This was also in 1819.
3 CONNECTIONS UNKNOWN
4 MARY MOUNTEGUE m. 31 Oct 1737 ISAAC WHEELLER b. ABT 1717
4 HARRISON MONTICUE b. BFR 1760 m. 19 Oct 1780 NANCY LEMARR
Look up will: 1801 A2 333; 1798 I4 368. The 1790 census shows 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, and 2 females. He probably had two sons and one daughter. Was Private, Revolutionary War, 5th Company, Caroline Co , 28th Batalion, under Cpt Thomas Hughlett with men from Greensboro, east side of river.
4 JOHN SR MONTICUE b. BEF 1756 d. BEF 1810 m. not known b. BEF 1756 d. BEF 1810 John Monticue Sr. shows up as Sr. only in the 1800 Caroline Co census. But there are two Johns in the 1790 census. Likely one is he. It is also likely that John Sr. is John, son of William (1) and brother of Jadwin. The 1800 census lists 1 male 10-<16, 1 m 16-<20,1 m >=3D 45, 1 f < 10,1 f 10-<16,and 1 f >=3D 45.
4 JOHN JR MONTICUE b. 1756-1765 m. NOT KNOWN b. 1766-1784 In tracking John Jr from the 1800 through 1820 census, it is = concluded he had about 8 boys and 8 girls. His wife might have died before 1820. There is a 2nd man over 45 in his household in 1810. If we are correct in assuming John Sr was the brother of Jadwin, John Jr is not the son of John Sr.

4 WILLIAM SR MONTICUE b. BEF 1756=20 William Sr. shows up only in the 1800 Caroline Co, Md census. His age is 45 or over, his wife's between 26 and 44. Five boys are listed, 1 under 10, 3 10 to 15, and 1 16 to 19. There is one girl between 16 and 20.
4 WILLIAM JR MONTICUE b. 1766-1774 d. aft 1810=20 William Jr shows in the Caroline Co 1800 census and a William in each of the 1810 and 1820 census. Either William Jr remarries or a new William appears in the 1820 census.There is no female of age to be a mother in 1810 and one appears in 1820. 1800 shows male and female between 26 and 44, 2 boys and 2 girls under 10 and 1 girl 10 to 15. There are 3 men between 26 and 44 in the household and apparently no wife in 1810. And in 1820 a William shows male and female, 26 to 44, 4 boy and 1 girl under 10 and one boy between 16 and 25.

4 ELIZABETH (1) MONTICUE b. ABT 1731 m. 11 Apr 1751 JOHN PIPPIN b. ABT 1731
4 ELIZABETH (2) MONTICUE b. ABT 1772 m. 21 Aug 1792 WILLIAM CLOUGH b. ABT 1772
4 ELIZABETH (3) MONTICUE b. ABT 1779 m. 6 Mar 1799 WILLIAM LOTTAS b. ABT 1779
4 CHARITY MONTECUE b. ABT 1736 m. 16 Dec 1756 BENJAMIN PIPPIN b. ABT 1736
4 JEREMIAH MONTIQUE b. abt 1770 m. 2 Mar 1790 ELIZABETH CLOUGH b. abt 1770 A Jeremiah Monticue bought land from Jacob Boon in 1792. Deed, T.R. Book No. D Page 110. Caroline co. - The 1790 census shows 1 male over 16 and 1 female over 16, likely he and his wife. Obviously newly weds. His name listed is Jere.
4 WILLIAM (1812) MONTICUE m. unk One of the William Monticues served two days in the War of 1812 under Cpt Samuel Slaughter's Washington Troop as a private. 4/18,1812.
4 JOHN (2) MONTICUE b. ABT 1801 m. 17 Mar 1821 MAZY STREET b. ABT 1801
4 MARTHA MONTICUE b. ABT 1879 m. 13 Dec 1819 THOMAS JONES (OF JOHN?) b. ABT 1799
4 MARY ANN MONTICUE b. ABT 1841 m. 4 Jan 1861 SORDEN KINNAMON b. ABT 1841
4 MARY (2) MONTICUE m. unknown Mary sold land to Robert P Pippin in 1844. Deed BK JR-W P370. (David Monticue $200, Upper Caroline, Part of Kent, part of Delaware?)
4 WILLIAM (CIVIL WAR) MOUNTICUE A William Mounticue was a Civil War Private in Company D, Greensboro Section, Caroline Co, Md.
4 DAVID MONTICUE Sold land to Robert Pippin,1844. Deed BK JR-W P370.
4 unknown (1860 census) father b. ABT 1813 d. BEF 1860 m. ABT 1833 unk. The 1860 census showed six Monticue children in six different families. It is assumed here they are siblings and that their parents died recently before the 1860 census.

5 ROBERT MONTICUE b. ABT 1836 m. 6 Jan 1863 HARRIET PORE b. 1836-1843 Was in the Robert Pippin home in 1860. A Robert H. Mounticue was a civil war private in Company D, Greensboro Section, Caroline Co, Md.
5 DURIAS MONTICUE b. ABT 1835
5 MARY A MONTICUE b. 1834
5 JOHN MONTICUE b. ABT 1839 John was in the Nathan Glenn home in 1860. A John Mounticue was a civil war Private in Company D, Greensboro Section, Caroline Co, Md.
5 JAMES MONTICUE b. ABT 1848 James was in the Sam Connoly Home in 1860. A James Mounticue was a civil war Private in Company D, Greensboro Sectiom, Caroline Co, Md.
5 MARGARETT MONTICUE b. ABT 1854
4 NATHAN MONTICUE b. ABT 1791 d. ABT 1837 m. 28 Feb 1809 ELIZABETH BOON b. ABT 1791 It has not been verified, but it is believed Nathan is the father of Susannah, wife of Abraham Summy, and that he was a son of one of the Monticues in Caroline Co. Md. In the 1810 Caroline co census, he and his wife 16-20 years old and have a small daughter and son. He appears on the Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pa. tax roles from 1834 to 1837.
5 HENRY MONTICUE
5 SUSANNAH MONTICUE

Descendants of: NATHAN MONTICUE MAINLY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

1 NATHAN MONTICUE b. ABT 1785 d. AFT 1860=20 m. 28 Feb 1809 ELIZABETH BOON b. ABT 1782 d. AFT 1860
2 Sarah Montecue m. 15 Aug 1839 John Nicolls
2 ELIZABETH MONTICUE b. ABT 1810 m. 22 May 1835 JOHN BEST
2 HENRY MONTICUE b. 1812 d. BEF 1889 m. LOUISA McCOURTNEY b. 1820 d. 21 Mar 1888
3 EDWARD MONTICUE b. ABT 1843 m. ? CASTNER
3 SARAH MONTICUE b. 3 Mar 1845 d. 2 Jul 1934 m. GEORGE WASHINGTON WALKER 27 Feb 1873 GEORGE WALKER b. ABT 1836
3 ELIZABETH MONTICUE b. 1847 3 ROSANNA MONTICUE b. 1849
3 MARY AMANDA MOUNTICUE b. 1852 m. PETER SYNDER
4 SIMON SNYDER
4 MORREY SNYDER
4 CARRIE SNYDER
4 ELSIE SNYDER
3 SYLVESTER MONTICUE b. 1853 d. 1915 m. SARAH SNYDER
4 JOHN RUSSELL MOUNTICUE
4 CHALMERS MOUNTICUE
4 BERT MOUNTICUE
4 DORSE MOUNTICUE
4 SIMON MOUNTICUE
4 BESSIE MOUNTICUE
4 FERN MOUNTICUE
4 MAY MOUNTICUE
4 WESLEY ORIN MONTICUE b. 1878 d. 1974 m. WIFE OF ORIN MONTICUE
5 CHARLES MONTICUE
5 BEUHLAH MONTICUE m. BURTON MORROW
6 TERRY MORROW
6 KATHY MORROW
5 RAYMOND (SR) MONTICUE b. 1902 d. 1990=20 m. OPAL GROVE
6 RAYMOND (JR) MONTICUE
7 MICHAEL RAYMOND MONTICUE
6 BETTY MONTICUE m. WALTER QUEER
6 CLARA MONTICUE m. KARL BARKELY
3 MATILDA MOUNTICUE b. 1856 d. 1881 m. HENRY BALDWIN
4 ALBERT BALDWIN
4 RUSSELL BALDWIN
3 CARSON MONTICUE b. 1858 d. 1905 m. ARAMINTA BELLE AUMAN b. 1868 d. 1962
4 LOREN MOUNTICUE
4 SARAL L MOUNTICUE
4 ETTA MOUNTICUE
4 THEODORE ROOSEVELT MOUNTICUE
3 NATHAN MONTICUE b. 11 May 1861 d. 15 Jul 1940 m. ELIZABETH LARIMER b. 1871 d. 1958
4 ELMER MONTICUE
4 ROBERT MONTICUE
4 JEAN MONTICUE
4 JAMES MONTICUE
4 GARNET _____
4 DONALD D MONTICUE
4 MAUD MONTICUE
4 GRACE MONTICUE
4 ELSIE MONTICUE
4 EMORY MONTICUE
4 BYRON MONTICUE
4 PEARL MONTICUE
4 LULA MONTICUE
4 DAISEY MONTICUE
4 VIOLA MONTICUE
4 CLAIR MONTICUE
4 ELWOOD MONTICUE
4 PARK MONTICUE
4 LORETTA MONTICUE
4 ROBERT MONTICUE AT LEAST 3 OTHER CHILDREN b. 1815
2 BENJAMIN MORTICUE b. ABT 1826=20 m. ELLEN _____ b. ABT 1828
3 JOHN MORTICUE b. ABT 1848
3 LOUISA _____ b. 1850
2 SUSANNA MONTICUE b. 13 Nov 1830 d. 6 Apr 1862 m. 3 Jul 1849 ABRAHAM SUMMY b. 20 Apr 1829 d. 11 Oct 1910
3 ANDREW J. SUMMY b. 9 Mar 1852 d. 28 Jul 1873 m. SARAH ANN FISHER b. Mar 1850 d. 1934