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MUMFORT and MUMFORD. Sometimes those names have been confused. The
name MONTFORT is the name of a family who was very prominent in Onslow
County in its early history. For example, an EDWARD W. MONTFORT was
appointed to a group who set up a ceremony for General ANDREW JACKSON
to appear in Onslow County. JACKSON was then running for President of the
United States, so, in the interest of preserving the Republican Institutions of
Onslow County it was arranged for JACKSON to campaign at their court house.

In earlier years a WILLIAM MONTFORT was a Commissioner in Onslow
County and, as such helped consider bids for the construction of the Onslow
County court house. However, so far as we know these men were not a part of
the FOY lineage.

JAMES FOY, JR’s second wife was HENRIETTA RHODES. She was born in
1775 and was the daughter of LT. COL. HENRY RHODES. COL. RHODES was
a politician in North Carolina. He served, in 1775, as a delegate to the General

Meeting of the Deputies held in Newbern. Also that year he was a member of the
Committee of Safety from the Wilmington District. He later was sent as a
delegate to Hillsboro.

In 1776 RHODES was a delegate to the Congress which met at Halifax to form
a constitution. That same year he was made a Lieutenant Colonel in the North
Carolina Continental Line from Onslow County. In 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780,
1781, and 1782 he was a Senator from Onslow County to the General Assembly
of North Carolina.

As mentioned in the chapter regarding JAMES FOY, SR, available documents
of the times in North Carolina are confusing concerning JAMES FOY, SR and

JAMES FOY, JR. The designations of “Sr” and “Jr” were not always used and
it is difficult to determine exactly which JAMES FOY is the subject of some of
the documents.

The FOYs in the early days were planters (farmers) and owners of large tracts
of farm lands and slaves for their extensive plantations. In keeping with the
times of the South they led a life of cultured ease and leisure. Their original
homes have long since disappeared, although their descendants still retain
possession of part of the original lands.

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