Record #:

24695

Author(s):

Cummings, W.P.

Abstract:

The earliest developments in the Carolina region are obscure and uncertain. Some settlers bought land from Indians or received land from grants in Virginia prior to 1663. The author discusses some of the earliest settlements in the region.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 25, May 1955, p20-24, il, map

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonization; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22065

Author(s):

Peele, W.J.

Abstract:

This article details and describes Outer Banks and the Roanoke Island area geography where America's first English settlement was located. Using historical maps, the article shows the different names used by colonists and explorers for the same features and describes why some features made settlement there desirable.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 4 Issue 7, Nov 1904, p3-19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonization; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

24681

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

Walser discusses John Lawson (1674-1712) and his contributions to the historical studies and exploration of North Carolina. Lawson wrote the famous ‘History of North Carolina,’ which was a mixture of facts, tall tales, and thrilling true adventures.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 15, December 1954, p15, 20, il

Subject(s):

Lawson, John, 1674-1712; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22096

Author(s):

Allen, Oliver H.

Abstract:

This article accounts the plight of the German Palatines from their expulsion from their German homeland by French forces in the late 17th century, to immigrating to England in the early 18th century and subsequently landing in the New World, settling in many places including North Carolina.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 4 Issue 12, April 1905, p9-21 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonization; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

21991

Author(s):

Clarkson, Heriot

Abstract:

An essay on events in colonial and revolutionary North Carolina with a particular focus on Mecklenburg County and recurring religious and political themes.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 1 Issue 6, Oct 1901, p3-24 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mecklenburg County--History; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22025

Author(s):

Battle, Kemp P.

Abstract:

This article discusses the Lords Proprietors who helped settle North Carolina. It covers the forfeiture of the land rights of Sir Walter Raleigh because of treason and regranted in 1606 all the way through the post-American Revolution Supreme Court decision that retracted the land claims of the heirs of the last Lords Proprietor, Earl Granville.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 4 Issue 1, May 1904, p5-37 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

21717

Author(s):

Barth, Jonathan Edward

Abstract:

This article examines the society of the Albemarle Borderlands of North Carolina from its origins in 1663 to 1729. It looks at the population make up, presence of plantations, slavery, wildlife, agriculture, and historiography of the region.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 1, Jan 2010, p1-27 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Colonists--North Carolina, Eastern; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775