land grants

laxdoc · 28 July 2008

I have been researching some plantations and have notice an odd fact. The early grants 1600-1700's appear to be in 640 acre blocks. Does anyone know why the 649 was used?

juliejtp · 28 July 2008

Hi Laxdoc,

Found this for North Carolina lands grants Tennesse 1778-1791. See link below.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tngiles/migration/grant.htm

laxdoc · 29 July 2008

Thanks for info. It appears that the land grants in the New World were in the 640 acre blocks. I wonder why that was so.

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