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Subject: [RHEA-L] Land Grants Ashe Co. NC- William Ray
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 21:07:44 EDT

The land situation was quite different south of 3630' than in Virginia.
North Carolina was a proprietary colony, with the Earl of Granville
holding title to much of the land. Residents of the Old North State
before the Revolution paid a quit rent to the Earl for some years then
perhaps could acquire title to the land they lived on. In 1777 the North
Carolina legislature passed a confiscation act which took the Earl of
Granville's holdings and transferred title to the State. The state in
turn issued land grants to its citizens for a nominal fee, for which the
inhabitants or land speculators could acquire the land fee simple. The
problem of claim jumping was not as bad as it was in Virginia for
reasons which are not entirely clear. One reason may be the fees
required to for land grants made the land more affordable than in
Virginia.
Grant in what is now Ashe County, North Carolina
GENERAL AREA GRANT #NAMES F of New River
Fork/Dog Creek 5 William Ray

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