CLARENDON, COLONY OF
\klˈaɹɛndən], \klˈaɹɛndən], \k_l_ˈa_ɹ_ɛ_n_d_ə_n]\
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A colony established in what is now North Carolina by a party of adventurers from Barbadoes in 1664. They purchased lands from the Indians, and in 1665 obtained grants from the lords proprietors. John Yeamans, of Barbadoes, was knighted and made governor over territory extending as far south as Florida.
By John Franklin Jameson
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