Answer:
Option: He purchased land around the Albemarle sound from the Yeopim Indians.
Explanation:
The first recorded land grant in North Carolina belongs to George Durant. Durant’s major contributions to the North Carolina colony is the purchase of land from the Yeopim Indians. He is also known as the Father of North Carolina colony. He explored the Albemarle Sound area of Virginia along with a fur trader named Nathaniel Batts, and a sea captain Richard Batts. Before Europeans came to the Albemarle Sound, the region inhabitated by Algonquian Indians. The Albemarle Sound was prosperous with its soil which proved to be good for harvesting corn and wheat.
