Gen. William Williams

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 675, 677

The Treasure House of Early American Rooms book:

says "Montmorenci, a famous house built at Shocco Springs, near Warrenton, North Carolina, about 1822 by General William Williams" and puts the location of Montmorenci in Shocco Springs. Other references indicate it is located SW of Warrenton. The book goes on to say:

"The graceful free-hanging staircase dominating the Montmorenci Stair Hall was formerly the outstanding feature of Montmorcnci, a famous house built at Shocco Springs, near Warrenton, North Carolina about 1822 by General William Williams.

Lafayette, on his tour of the United States in 1824 to 1825, was entertained at Montmorenci, and here a later owner's daughter, Lucy Williams, was married to the brother of President James Knox Polk.

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