American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Robert "King" Carter (1663-August 4, 1732) was Lieutenant Commander of the counties of Lancaster and Northumberland, 1715, and Governor of the Virginia Colony, approved by King George II in July of 1726. He owned over 300,00 acres; was a Member of the House of Burgesses at Jamestown; Colonial Treasurer; President of the Council; Speaker of the House; Chairman of the powerful Committee of Propriations and Grievances, and was acting rector of the College of William and Mary. His descendants include two U.S. Presidents, six governors of Virginia, and he was the father of Anne Hill Carter, who married Revolutionary War hero...

Declaration of Carolina Proprietor (August 25, 1663):  <His majesty having been graciously pleased, by his charter bearing date the 24th of March, in the 15th year of his reign, out of a pious and good intention for the propagation of the Christian faith amongst the barbarous and ignorant Indians, the enlargement of his empire and dominions, and enriching of his subjects, to grant and confirm to us....all that territory...extending from the north end of the island called Lucke Island...to the west as far as the South seas, and so southwardly as far as the river St. Matthias, which bordereth upon...

North Carolina History (1663) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, Inc., 2009): <Carolina was originally granted to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth in 1584 in England first attempt to colonize America. In 1629 King Charles I granted land to Sir Robert Heath, but he made no attempt to colonize it, though a few settlers from Virginia, New England and the Barbados, found their way there. When Charles II returned to the throne, he wanted to reward eight friends who supported him, so in 1663, he separated Carolina from Virginia and granted a...

Fundamental Constitutions of the Carolinas (1663) were drawn up by the philosopher, John Locke, at the request of Sir William Berkeley and the seven other lord proprietors of the colony. It stated:  <No man shall be permitted to be a freeman of Carolina, or to have any estate of habitation within it that doth not acknowledge a God, and that God is publicly and solemnly to be worshiped.> 1663FC001 <[No person may use] reproachful, reviling, or abusive language [against any religion.]> 1663FC002 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1663FC001....

Charter of Carolina (March 24, 1663) was granted by King Charles II to Sir William Berkeley and the seven other lord proprietors. Named "Carolana" or "Charles'land," after King Charles I of England, it had initially been granted by Charles I to Sir Robert Heath, 1629. English colonists began to settle the area permanently in the in the 1650's. The first governor, William Sayle, was a Nonconformist and allowed religious toleration to all denominations: Calvinists and Baptists from England and parts of New England, Huguenot Protestants from France, Episcopalians, Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, Lutherans, German Reformed, Moravians, etc. Many Christians began to settle in...