North Carolina Headrights

A List of Names, 1663-1744

North Carolina Headrights

Approx. 322 pp., 6 x 9, 5 halftones

  • Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8652-6296-6
    Published: January 2001

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Distributed for the North Carolina Office of Archives and History

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.

About the Author

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.
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