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1. www.familysearch.org › search › catalogThe Granville District of North Carolina, 1748-1763 ...

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   The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748-1763 : abstracts of land grants. Statement of Responsibility: by Margaret M. Hofmann. Authors: Hofmann, Margaret M. (Main Author) Format: Books/Monographs.

2. gastonlibrary.libguides.com › finding › nc-ancestorsFinding North Carolina Ancestors - Finding North Carolina ...

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   May 30, 2017 · North Carolina grew very slowly and in 1729, the Crown bought back the lands from all of the Proprietors except one, Lord Granville, and North Carolina became a royal colony. In the 1770s, the colony declared its independence along with the other colonies and became the State of North Carolina.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_people_from_NorthList of people from North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   List of people from North Carolina. State flag of North Carolina. Location of North Carolina on the U.S. map. The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of North Carolina .

4. www.ncpedia.org › waywelived › great-wagon-roadThe Great Wagon Road: From Northern Colonies to North Carolina

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   The path to Carolina came to be called the Great Wagon Road. "The country," wrote colonist Nathaniel Rice in 1752, "is in a flourishing condition, the western parts settling very fast." The diverse backgrounds of the immigrants shaped the North Carolina

5. archives.ncdcr.gov › educators › lesson-plansLife in Colonial North Carolina (Primary Source Sets)

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   Between 1663 and 1729, North Carolina was under the control of the Lords Proprietors and their descendants. The small group commissioned colonial officials and authorized the governor and his council to grant lands in the name of the Lords Proprietor.

6. www.carolana.com › NC › Royal_ColonyThe Royal Colony of North Carolina - Henry McCulloch, Esq.

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   Henry McCulloch, from the North of Ireland, (a grand uncle of Judge James Iredell,) was secretary of the province of North Carolina, and had been appointed his Majesty's Surveyor General, Inspector and Comptroller of the revenue and grants of land.

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   When did North Carolina become a royal colony?

   • The small group commissioned colonial officials and authorized the governor and his council to grant lands in the name of the Lords Proprietor. In 1729, seven of the Lords Proprietors sold their interests in North Carolina to the king and North Carolina became a royal colony.

   Life in Colonial North Carolina (Primary Source Sets)

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   Who migrated to North Carolina in the 1700s?

   • At first the migrants were predominantly Scot-Irish. Then, in the mid-1700s, Pennsylvania Germans joined their neighbors on the tedious trek. As newcomers flocked southward, the population of the North Carolina backcountry grew at an unprecedented rate. The path to Carolina came to be called the Great Wagon Road.

   The Great Wagon Road: From Northern Colonies to North Carolina

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   Where did North Carolina settlers come from?

   • North Carolina did not grow largely from east to west. Instead most of the colonial settlers came south from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia into the central Piedmont area and then eventually heading west and south. The most important route to the new lands was the Great Wagon Road (also known as the Great Valley Road).

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   When did North Carolina probate a will?

   • According to the Archives of North Carolina, "Since 1760, original wills were under the jurisdiction of the county in which it was probated. Prior to 1760, wills were filed with the Secretary of State and are maintained with these records.

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8. www.familysearch.org › en › wikiNorth Carolina Land and Property • FamilySearch

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   Jan 15, 2024 · North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index cited earlier. The Secretary of State’s office kept lists of the warrants they issued. For the lists from 1769 to 1771, see: List of Warrants for Various Counties of North Carolina, 1769–1771. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah ...