Record #:

21497

Author(s):

Billings, Warren M.

Abstract:

An examination of the extent of Governor of Virginia, Sir William Berkeley's participation in the settlement of Carolina, especially the Albemarle region, due to his one-eighth share of the vast portion of real estate south of his government given to him when Charles II created him one of the \"true and Absolute Lords and Proprietaries\" of Carolina in 1662-1663.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 72 Issue 3, July 1995, p329-342, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Albemarle Region--History; Berkeley, William, 1605-1677; Albemarle region--Settlement