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Name
Mary Montgomerie

Died 1777
Alias
Mary Campbell
Biography

Daughter of David Laing Montgomerie (d. 1752)1 and Veronica Boswell (d. 1742), and as such a first cousin of James Boswell. Sister of Margaret, who married James Boswell in 1769, James and Elizabeth. Married (1768) to James Campbell of Treesbank.

  • 1David was the son of Jean Montgomerie and Alexander Laing, Rector of Donaghadee. He inherited Lainshaw from his uncle James Montgomerie who died ca. 1726 without issue.

Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.