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Figure 1. Montague of Boveney Visitation of 1634
HGPM incorrectly states William Montague (Peter's alleged great-great grandfather) is the earliest ancestor to whom connection to Peter Montague can be proved. However, current research shows that the earliest ancestor is Robert Montague (Peter's great grandfather), who was born in the Boveney hamlet around 1505. The premise for this thesis is the Visitation of the County of Buckingham made in 1634 (Fig. 1), referred to hereinafter as "the Visitation". The Visitation and much of the discussion that follows is part of a watershed article by Myrtle Stevens Hyde entitled, "The English Origin of Peter and Richard Montague" provided by permission of
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
(NEHGR). The Visitation begins with Robert who married Margaret Catton of Warville Berks producing two children, Laurence and William. The lineage continues through William who married Margaret Malthaus of Pynfield Bucks (Berks) from which issued five children. The youngest of these five, Peter, married Ellen Allen of Burnham, to become the parents of Peter Montague of Virginia. Except for the statement "Peter now in Virginia 1634", there are no other dates recorded on the Visitation. As an aside, it should be noted that the Visitation pedigree shows a line drawn from "Peter now in Virginia 1634", up to Peter's Uncle George. Subsequent research to supply dates to the pedigree has determined that the visitation scribe, or perhaps the printer, drew the line to the wrong father for that group of children.
