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.