Record #:

13880

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

On 24 March 1663, Charles II granted land in the New World to eight men who had supported his efforts to regain the throne of England. The third in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, William Powell discusses the Gallant William Craven. This article discusses Craven's career in England prior to coming to the New World as well as his namesakes in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 51, May 1953, p5, por

Subject(s):

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