Record #:

13388

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

John Colleton was born in England in 1608, served faithfully during the Civil War for the royal cause, and was commissioned by Sir John Berkeley to raise a regiment. In late 1650 Colleton went to the Island of Barbados where he was described as a merchant, promoter, and financier. He was knighted in 1661 and obtained a grant from the King for land lying south of Virginia. A grant of land then known as Colleton Island is now known as Collington in Kitty Hawk Bay.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 17, Sept 1953, p13, f

Subject(s):

Colleton, John, 1608-1666

Record #:

41009

Author(s):

Hopkins, Janice

Abstract:

Named after members of minor nobility and by King Charles II, the profiled eight counties include Carteret and Craven, as well as what became known as Columbus and Chowan.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019, p52-54 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Albemarle County--History; Craven County--History; Carteret County--History; Hyde County--History; Bertie County--History; Columbus County--History; Chowan County--History; Perquimans County--Houses; Monck, George, 1608-1677; Hyde, Edward, Earl of Clarendon, 1609-1674; Berkeley, William, 1605-1677; Carteret, George, 1610-1680; Colleton, John, 1608-1666; Craven, William, 1608-1697; Chowan County--see also Shaftesbury County; Perquimans County--see also Berkeley County