{"product_id":"north-carolina-headrights-a-list-of-names-1663-1744-9780865262966","title":"North Carolina Headrights: A List of Names, 1663-1744","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolina B. Whitley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Division of Archives \u0026amp; History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865262966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhitley, Carolina B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Carolina Division of Archives \u0026 History","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45293236256883,"sku":"9780865262966","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_dbe848e1-4310-488f-a6c7-dafd21407c65.jpg?v=1785415885","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/north-carolina-headrights-a-list-of-names-1663-1744-9780865262966","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}