In the mid 17th century, England granted a charter for a colony named Carolina. The area’s population started growing with English and German settlers. This according to the North Carolina State Library.
Many English settlers came because land taxes were low and landowners were given immunity for five years against debt collectors.
German families started coming came in the 17th century. They were mainly from the Rhineland- Palatinate area. These families settled in North Carolina to escape religious persecution, according the National Archives.
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Search through hundreds of names from Virginia down to the panhandle of Florida.
The main family trees I have concentrated on are the Howell’s, Carpenter’s, Hull’s, and Hoffman’s in the Kings Mountain area. Near Greensboro were Michael’s, Waggoner’s and Delancy’s.
Georgia research is focused on the Jones family tree near Jeffersonville. One Jones married into the Blair family in Perry Florida.
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