Record #:

44712

Author(s):

Liinn, Jo White; Mitchell, Thornton W.

Abstract:

"As early as1663, the Lord Proprietors relied on a headright system to distribute land and to attract settlers." The system was firmly in place by 1667. Persons of all social classes claimed headrights.

Source:

North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 15 Issue 1, February 1989, p2-11, il, f

Subject(s):

Property Acquisition--Colony of North Carolina--Headrights; Genealogy--Migrations--Headrights