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About Priscilla Montfort
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Mrs. Joseph Montfort (born Priscilla Hill) was the daughter of Colonel Benjamin Hill of Bertie County, North Carolina. She was the wife of Joseph Montfort of England (1724-1776), who was a descendent of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. Joseph Montfort came to North Carolina before 1750 and was elected Clerk of the Court of Edgecomb and served in that capacity until 1758 when Halifax County was formed. He was made Clerk of the Court of Halifax and retained that office each year until his death. Joseph Montfort was also appointed Treasurer of the Northern Counties by Governor Dobbs in 1764.
A colonel in the militia and a member of the lower house of assembly, he was also prominent in affairs of the Masonic Lodge. In 1771, Montfort was appointed by the Duke of Beaufort to be Grand Master of Masons of and for America,” an office which gave him more authority than any other Masonic officer has ever held in North America. The Montforts’ second daughter, Mary, married Willie (pronounced wy-ley) Jones, the wealthy northeast North Carolina planter. Montford died in 1776. Mrs. Montfort died in September, 1780, after an illness. A few hours later, her grandson I. Montfort died, and both were carried to the grave on the same bier.
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Priscilla Montfort's Timeline
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1730
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Bertie County, NC, United States
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1755
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March 25, 1760
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Halifax, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
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March 25, 1762
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1780
Age 50
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Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
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