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About John Willoughby (abt. 1622-abt. 1684)
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John Willoughby first appears in the NC colony in 1669/1670 being appointed to the Albemarle Council. He held several offices and got caught up with the political upheaval when Thomas Eastchurch seized the governorship of North Carolina. Willoughby left North Carolina for a time and returned in 1677 to help lead the Culpepper Rebellion. When the Lords Proprietors re-established a new government in Albemarle, Willoughby was a member of the new council, Public Register and sat again as Deputy to Lord Shaftsbury. Willoughby remained in office until his death about 1684 in Perquimans Precinct.
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