In the library at Lillington, NC there is a copy of the McCranie Book, correct title is: "MCCRAINE", in the back room to left as you walk into the door. On a similar note, does anyone have a copy of this book for sale ?? I dearly would love to buy a copy. Thanks. Ron McRaney ron_mcraney@mcg.mot.com -----Original Message----- From: VICCLARK@aol.com [mailto:VICCLARK@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:30 PM To: NCSCOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: NC Land Patents Your best source for info on NC Land Patents are in books by Margaret Hofman (1) Province of N.C. 1663 - 1729 Abstracts of Land Patents (2) Colony of N.C. 1735 - 1764 Abstracts of Land Patents (3) Colony of N.C. 1765 to 1775 Abstracts of Land Patents Then we have: North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina by Brent Holcomb In a book entitled MCCRAINIE by Anthony McCrainie there is a list of ENTRIES OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY LANDS RECORDED IN ATKINS BOOK These are mostly lands transferred during the American Revolution. Best regards, Col Vic Clark Editor of the Argyll Colony Plus, Journal of the North Carolina Scottish Heritage Society If your ancestors from Scotland came to North Carolina You should belong to our Society We have 4 speakers from Scotland coming to our Scottish Heritage Symposium at The Scottish Heritage Center, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC 18.19 & 20 March 99. To join our Society, send our Treasurer your check for $30 and receive three issues of the AC+ each year plus our gathering etc. Treasurer's address Mrs. Anne Landin FSA Scot 1690 Plainfield Cchurch Road Siler City, NC 27344 Email alandinn@sph.unc.edu By the way I am not a professional genealogist. I can recommend several in North Carolina if anyone is interested Best regards and happy hunting, Col Vic CLARK ==== NCSCOTS Mailing List ==== Reminder: the Smartlist software will remove you from the mailing list if your mailbox becomes full and messages bounce. Unsubscribe before leaving on vacation.