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The earliest pre-statehood settlers of North Carolina were generally of English descent and came from Virginia and South Carolina to the Coastal Plain region, between 1650 and 1730. In the early 1700s, small groups of French Huguenot, German Palatine, and Swiss immigrants founded towns on the coast. Between 1729 and 1775, several thousand Scottish settlers came directly from the Scottish Highlands and the Western Isles to settle the upper Cape Fear Valley. | The earliest pre-statehood settlers of North Carolina were generally of English descent and came from Virginia and South Carolina to the Coastal Plain region, between 1650 and 1730. In the early 1700s, small groups of French Huguenot, German Palatine, and Swiss immigrants founded towns on the coast. Between 1729 and 1775, several thousand Scottish settlers came directly from the Scottish Highlands and the Western Isles to settle the upper Cape Fear Valley. | ||
During the same period, many Ulster Scots and Germans came overland down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road into the central and western portions of the state. African Americans were brought to North Carolina very early and now constitute about one-fifth of the state’s population. Histories of Germans, Scots, and African Americans are listed in the | During the same period, many Ulster Scots and Germans came overland down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road into the central and western portions of the state. African Americans were brought to North Carolina very early and now constitute about one-fifth of the state’s population. Histories of Germans, Scots, and African Americans are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NORTH CAROLINA - MINORITIES. | ||
Although most of the Cherokee Indians were removed from North Carolina in the late 1830s, some remained and many of their descendants still live in the western part of the state. See [[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North Carolina]] for further information about American Indians in North Carolina. | Although most of the Cherokee Indians were removed from North Carolina in the late 1830s, some remained and many of their descendants still live in the western part of the state. See [[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North Carolina]] for further information about American Indians in North Carolina. | ||
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*Tyler H. Blethen and Curtis W. Wood, Jr. ''From Ulster to Carolina : the Migration of the Scotch-Irish to southwestern North Carolina'' (Raleigh, NC : North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, c1998) {{WorldCat|39557158|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|742097|item|disp=FHL book 975.6 F2bL}} | *Tyler H. Blethen and Curtis W. Wood, Jr. ''From Ulster to Carolina : the Migration of the Scotch-Irish to southwestern North Carolina'' (Raleigh, NC : North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, c1998) {{WorldCat|39557158|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|742097|item|disp=FHL book 975.6 F2bL}} | ||
*North Carolina passenger lists and other lists of immigrants can be found in the | *North Carolina passenger lists and other lists of immigrants can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
:'''NORTH CAROLINA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION''' | :'''NORTH CAROLINA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION''' | ||