North Carolina Headrights: A List of Names, 1663-1744

In North Carolina's proprietary period (1663-1729), the primary means of acquiring land was by headright. A free person was allowed to claim a specified amount of land for each person, including himself/herself, that he/she transported into the colony for the purpose of settlement. While the amount of land attached to a headright varied throughout the era, the most common amount was fifty acres.

Author: Carolina B. Whitley
Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780865262966

About the Author
Whitley, Carolina B.: - Caroline B. Whitley holds a bachelor's degree from Meredith College. For a number of years she was an editor in the Colonial Records Branch of the Historical Publications Section of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.