From The State Records of North Carolina Collection of Walter Clark, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NC, Volume XXI. (Richard Shelton is mentioned several times beginning as secretary to the Board of Trades in 1713.): : "Wednesday July 24, 1734, Mr, Shelton attending acquainted the Board that he had a Warrant from the late Lords Proprietors of Carolina granting him 12,000 acres of land but that the Gov having lately refused to give directions to the Surveyor to set out the said land he desired the Board would please to order the Gov to set out the said land." "November 6, 1734, An Order of the Com of Council of Nov 1, 1734 refer to the Board Mr Shelton's petition & a warrant from the Late Lords Prop granting him a Barony in South Carolina and praying a confirmation of the same was read & directions were given for prepar Dft of a Report in favor thereof which was sign'd on 19 Nov 1734."