[Sir] William Betham, Ulster king at arms, traced the lineage of the Oldtown, Naas, Montgomery's from Hugh Montgomery of Ballylessan, and his first wife, [Levinia Mary] Hunckes, [marriage licence, Dublin, 1669] daughter of Col [Sir] Hercules Hunckes, regicide, (ch Stratford upon Avon, 1601-died Lisburn, 1677) governor of Derry, to the family of Andrew Thomas Montgomery (1782-) son of John Montgomery, of Oldtown, County Kildare. Betham proposed Andrew for membership of the Royal Dublin Society. The only irregularity he noted was the omission of John from his mothers will. James Montgomery, was a witness at the wedding “out” of Quaker, Eliza Hanks to Major John Wills, police magistrate, of Willsbrook, Lucan. Eliza had, by her husband John, a son, John Forbes Wills. Eliza was a sibling of George Hanks, father in law of abolitionist col. Richard Josiah Hinton (1830-1901) Abraham Lincolns first biographer. Hercules Hunckes, youngest of five sons and three daughters of [Sir]Thomas Hunckes [Dublin 1605, by Arthur Chichester, lord deputy] Thomas married Katherine Conway, daughter of [Sir] John Conway, of Lisburn and Ragley. Hercules Hunckes was named for his relative, Hercules Rainsford of Tew, Oxon.
