(Disclaimer – there are a number of duplicate records so some numbers are inflated)
• Total Number of grants recorded (shucks): 216,026
• Number of shucks with ‘0’ file numbers (probably never issued): 18,434
• Number of “Granville” grants: 10,785
• Estimated Number of grants duplicated:
• Estimated number of actual grants issued:
• Number of empty shucks: 26,583
• Number of empty shucks for grants issued prior to 1776: 22,951
• Number of empty shucks due to duplicate patent books:
• Number of unexplained empty shucks:
• Years when grants were issued: 1663 to 1960
• Peak time period for grants issued: 1779-1800 (71,065 grants)
• Peak years: 1779 (4,923 grants); 1782 (4,922 grants)
• Grants issued after 1920: 862
• County with the most grants: Bladen (9,993 grants)
• County with the oldest grant
• County with the newest grant
• Number of grants for 200 acres or less: 158,781
• Most common size: 100 acres (39,734 grants)
• Second most common size: 50 acres (29,982 grants)
• Third most common size: 200 acres (17,036 grants)