Rachel Montgomery Stokes

Rachel Montgomery Stokes
First Lady of North Carolina
In office
December 18, 1830 – December 6, 1832
GovernorMontfort Stokes
Preceded byLucy Ann Brown Owen
Succeeded byEleanor White Swain
Personal details
Born(1776-10-25)October 25, 1776
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 1862(1862-11-00) (aged 86)
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeStokes Family Cemetery
SpouseMontfort Stokes
Children10
Occupationplanter, slave owner

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.

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