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Rachel Montgomery Stokes (1776–1862) was an American heiress and landowner who, as the wife of Montford Stokes, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832. She inherited Morne Rouge Plantation from her father.

Biography

Stokes was the daughter of Hugh Montgomery of Salisbury, North Carolina, a wealthy colonial merchant landowner from England who bought his land in Western North Carolina from Moravian settlers. She grew up at Morne Rouge, her father's 10,000-acre plantation north of Wilkesboro. Upon her father's death, the plantation was divided in half between Stokes and her sister, Rachel.

She married Montfort Stokes, becoming his second wife, in 1796. They had five sons and five daughters. The family lived at Morne Rouge. Stokes also owned a home, called The Bend, along the Yadkin River and a 500-acre stock farm in Ashe County.

From 1830 to 1832, her husband served as the governor of North Carolina and she served as the state's first lady. Her husband was later elected to the United States Senate.

She died in November 1862 and was buried in the family cemetery at Morne Rouge. Following her death, her estate was auctioned off, including farmland, livestock, furniture, and slaves.

References

1. ^ Hubbard, Julie (May 9, 2023). "Statements in Moravian land case give insight". Wilkes Journal-Patriot. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. ^ J.H.W. (May 17, 1875). "Governor Stokes". The Charlotte Democrat. Charlotte, North Carolina. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
3. "Salem Academy Wants to Know Who Married and When". The North Wilkesboro Hustler. North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. November 13, 1914. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
4. https://www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/stokes-was-skillful-politician/article_5e96a8d4-2ca2-11e5-9cd8-db014920dd61.html
5. Stokes, Montfort, by Daniel M. McFarland. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
6. https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/ncpi/view/17146
7. ^ "Sale of Lands, Negroes, &c". Daily State Journal. Raleigh, North Carolina. December 5, 1862. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
8. Ham, Marie Sharpe; Blake, Debra A.; Morris, C. Edwards (2000). North Carolina's First Ladies 1891-2001, Who Have Resided in the Executive Mansion At 200 North Blount Street. Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee and the North Carolina Executive Mansion Fund, Inc. p. 100. ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
9. https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2024/01/17/montfort-stokes-1762-1842-m-2

• 1776 births
• 1862 deaths
• 18th-century American women landowners
• 19th-century American women landowners
• 18th-century American planters
• 19th-century American planters
• American slave owners
• American women farmers
• Dairy farmers
• Farmers from North Carolina
• First ladies and gentlemen of North Carolina
• People from Wilkesboro, North Carolina
• Spouses of North Carolina politicians
• Women slave owners