Question: Which of North Carolina’s eight Lords Proprietors refused to sell his share of land to the British Crown?
Answer: John Carteret, Earl of Granville, refused to sell his share of land to the British Crown. In 1728–29, seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold their North Carolina shares to the British Crown, making it a royal colony, but Carteret kept his, receiving the Granville District along the Virginia border in exchange for surrendering governance rights.
