"The bones of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, who was beheaded, were brought from Cirencester, (by order of his widow) and reinterred at Bisham Priory." Crosse's Antiquities. Here were also laid the "mortal parts" of the 4th and last Earl of Salisbury, Gen. Thomas Montacute, killed at the siege of Orleans (1428). Here also rest the remains of John, Marquis of Montacute, killed at the battle of Barnet in 1470, and also his brother Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, called the "King Maker." Here also sleeps that unfortunate youth Edward Plantaganet, son of the Duke of Clarence, beheaded in 1499 for attempting an escape from confinement.

Countess of March.

Bishop of Worcester.

Baron of Shepton Montacute. Sir Simon Montacute bore as his Coat of Arms the original shield of his ancestor Drogo First, (Azure - a Gryphon Segreant, or, [gold]) as also did his father and al l of his ancestors. However, Sir Simon changed the arms to "Argent (white) three fusils in fe ss gules (red)." It is however recorded that Sir Simon used both Coats of Arms, the one whic h he had made and the other which he received by inheritance. Fortunately we are not left i n doubt as to what arms he really bore, for the Pope had at that time made unwarranted preten tions with regard to Scotland and had issued an insolent bull, to which all the barons of Eng land had made reply in a letter which was signed by all the Barons, who affixed their names , as their seals, their Coat of Arms. This letter to pope Boniface VIII was written A.D. 1301 , and was signed by Sir Simon de Montacute, with the other barons. A duplicate of this lette r is preserved in the British Museum, and the plate of the Coat of Arms of Sir Simon Montague , appended to this work, is copied from his Seal to that letter. These Arms, with some modifi cation for differences in families, have been the arms of all the succeeding English familie s of Montague.

Bishop of Worchester.

Dean of Salisbury.

General + 4th Earl of Salisbury.

Became a Baron in 1196 and was Sheriff of Dorsetshire and Somersetshire (1205-1209).

Was summoned to attend King Henry III into Gascony, against Alphonse 10th, King of Castile, w ho had usurpted the province. In 1257 he was summoned to be with King Henry III at Chester o n the feast day of St. Peter, ad vincula, well furnished with horse and arms, thence to marc h against Llewellin ap Griffith prince of Wales. He had similar citation the next year.

Served in several expeditions into Scotland in the reigns of Edward I and II. Obtained the royal charter for free warren at his manor of Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, as he did afterward for those of Saxlingham, in the County of Norfolk, Knoll e in the County of Somerset, and Woneford in the County of Devon. In the same reign he was go vernor of Berhamstead Castle and steward of the King's household; and had a grant of the bodi es and ransoms of Rene ap Grenon, Madock ap Vaughn and Audoenlap Madock, Welsh barons who ha d rebelled and been taken prisoners. Moreover, he obtained from the King a special license t o make a Castle of his house at Kersington in the county of Oxford, and was appointed Senesch al of the duchy of Aquitain and at last in 1318 of Gascony. In the 11th and 12th of that reig n he had summons to parliament and died in 1320 in Gascony, but was interred at St. Frideeswi de, now Christ Church Oxon. Reference: "A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Ba ker, Knight" London 1660.

Made baronet in the reign of Edward II. In the first of Edward III (1327) he was present at t he expedition then made into Scotland, and in the 3rd of same reign attended the King when h e was summoned to do homage to the King of France for his duchy of Aquitaine, and had also th e honor to wait on his holiness the Pope as Edward's ambassador. But the best service, perhap s, which this brave man ever performed for his master, was his bringing the famous Mortimer E arl of March the Queen's gallant, to punishment. In the same year (1330) he was appointed gov ernor of Sherbourne Castle in the county of Dorset, and of the Castle of Corsse with the Chac e of Purbeck. In the 5th of Edward III he had a charter of free warren in all his lordships o f Cookham in County of Berkshire, Swyneston in County of Southampton, Fulmere in County of Bu cks and of Catsound and Lewisham in Kent. In 1337 he was constituted Admiral of the King's fl eet, from the mouth of the Thames westward and was advanced to the title and dignity of Ear l of Salisbury. He was present at the memorable siege of the Castle of Dunbar. The same yea r he attended the King to Brabant and obtained several more grants of lands, castles, fairs a nd advowsons in the Counties of Oxford, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Chester, Norfolk, Suffolk an d Lincoln. In 1339 he obtained the King's precept to the lord treasurer and barons of the exc hequer. In 1340 he had the command of the army jointly with the Earl of Suffolk.

Second Earl of Salisbury. Before he was of age he was Knighted when Edward landed at La Hague. He afterward served at the siege of Caeu, and at the glorious battle of Crecy. When the Order of the Garter was instituted he was the seventh of the original Knights, and when the Black Prince obtained Aquitaine he attended him to France and served under him in all his excursions and expeditioins. At the battle of Poitiers he commanded the rear of the English army, and was highly instrumental in gaining that famous victory. In short, almost his whole life was a perpetual campaign under Edward III and his son, the Black Prince. He was made governor of Calais. In the ninth a grant was made to him during life, of the custody of the Isle of Wright and Castle of Chrisbrook. In the twentith, the year 1397, he departed this life, having ordered by his will that every day until his corpse should be interred at Bisham, distribution should be made of one pound five shillings to three hundred poor people; likewise that twenty poor men should bear torches on the day of his funeral, each torch eight pounds weight, and each of them wearing a gown of black cloth with a red hood; also, that there should be nine wax lights about his corpse, and upon every pillar of the church there should be fixed banners of his arms; moreover that ¹30 should be given to the religous, to sing trentals and pray for his soul.

Twin brother of Alfred.

Abraham and his wife Jane were both drowned at the same time, while on their way to attend an evening meeting, in crossing Moritaco Creek, which divides Richmond Co. from Lancaster Co., just North from Montague Island. They were crossing the creek in a boat which appeared to be too heavily loaded. The boat capsized. Mr. Montague was an expert swimmer and could have saved himself and wife, but she frantically seized and clung to him, rendering it impossible for him to use his arms. They were both buried in the same coffin.

Graduated from the University of North Carolina then went to Medical School at the University of New York, graduated 1868.

Served in the Confederate Army under General Price.

Twin brother of Abner.

Typhoid fever left him an invalid.

Twin brother of Legrande.

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Died from infection in wound received in battle.

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