The Montgomery County Story: Articles Related to the 250th
In publication since 1957, Montgomery History’s in-house journal, The Montgomery County Story, has been a vehicle for sharing the county’s history on a myriad of topics for nearly seventy years. Below, find articles featured in the Story that directly relate to Montgomery County’s founding, Maryland in the Revolutionary War, and the Colonial Era in general.
To access all published issues of the Montgomery County Story, visit our digital repository here.
General Richard Montgomery: “A Grateful Remembrance”
by Robert C. Plumb (2021)
The most recently researched biographical profile of General Richard Montgomery, namesake of our county.
Richard Montgomery, Namesake of Montgomery County, Maryland
by Georgette S. Gleason (1975)
The first biographical outline of General Richard Montgomery, written in preparation for the Bicentennial in 1976.
Thomas Sprigg Wootten: Maryland Patrician & Patriot
by Brent Newton (2019)
The career and family life of the Revolutionary War-era politician known as the “Father of Montgomery County;” his work to create liberty and democracy for America juxtaposed with his status as one of the largest enslavers in the area.
Maryland and Montgomery County in the Evolution of the United States Constitution
by Jane C. Sween (1987)
This article summarizes the events leading to the Constitutional Convention and ratification by the State of Maryland and identifies the local citizens involved: Daniel Carrol, Thomas Cramphin, William Deakins, Benjamin Edwards, Richard Thomas, Edward Burgess, Henry Griffith, Lawrence O’Neale and William Holmes.
Yarrow Mamout
by James H. Johnston (2004)
Portrait of Yarrow Mamout, an African Muslim and formerly-enslaved man manumitted by the Beall family, who owned property in Georgetown and stock in Columbia Bank.
Montgomery County Taverns
by Ralph Fraley Martz, Cornelius W. Heine, Martha Sprigg Poole, and Anne W. Cissel (1958/1987)
Several articles on Montgomery County’s early taverns, the center of colonial community life, including Suter’s Tavern, Dowden’s Ordinary, Hungerford Tavern, Owen’s Ordinary, and more. (Published as three separate articles, one specifically on Rockville-area taverns and the other two on early Montgomery County taverns and public houses).
Maryland’s Military Participation in the American Revolution
by Burton K. Kummerow (1962)
The Laytonsville Area
by James C. Christopher and Catherine Spurrier Willcox (1962)
Early inhabitants of Laytonsville and their participation in Revolutionary War activities, featuring the Griffith, Gaither, and Williams families.
Daniel Carroll of Rock Creek
by Martha Sprigg Poole (1964)
The life of Daniel Carroll (1730-1796), member of the Maryland State Council, delegate from Maryland to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, Maryland Senator, and member of U.S. Congress.
The Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1776
by Martha Sprigg Poole (1967)
Describes Maryland’s Revolutionary-era government and the convention to form the first constitution for the state, attended by delegates from Montgomery County Thomas Sprigg Wootton, William Bayly Jr., Jonathan Willson, and Elisha Williams.
The Maryland Line
by Neal Fitzsimons (1976)
Organization and operation of the Revolutionary Army and summary of the contributions of Maryland troops, specifically the Maryland Line.
Montgomery County – 1776
by Dr. Richard K. Macmaster and Ray E. Hiebert (1976)
A reproduction of Chapter 3 of “A Grateful Remembrance: the Story of Montgomery County, Maryland,” describing the birth of the county and its contributions to the Revolutionary War.
Early Towns of Montgomery County, 1747-1831
by Jean B. Russo (1991)
Development of the earliest towns in Montgomery County and their role during the Revolutionary period, before and after the war for independence. Featured towns include Georgetown, Williamsburg (Rockville), Logtown (Gaithersburg), Barnesville, Brookeville, Hyattstown, Clarksburg, Goshen, and Poolesville.
The Adventures of a Revolutionary Hero
by Samuel G. Mathews (1981)
The life and naval misadventure of Charles Griffith, sold into slavery by ship pirates. (Reprint of a story that appeared in The Patriotic Marylander, a quarterly publication of the Maryland Daughters of the American Revolution, in December 1915 . It was contributed by Mrs. Matthew Gault of the Maryland Line Chapter.)