This Early Settlers of Craven County, North Carolina, database was created by Susan M. Benning, a former Reference Assistant in the Kellenberger Room, and now Librarian at the Lee County Public Library. She graciously allowed the Kellenberger Room to add this database to our site.
The information in the database contains names, dates, and event information on over 13,000 individuals, chiefly living in the 1700s. It has been expanded to include some individuals in the early 1800s by Victor T. Jones, Jr.
By clicking on the Source number, you will obtain a bibliographical note about the source from which the information on the individual was found. Check your local library for some of these items, as they often come from widely available sources.
| Mary | Sherlock | 1736 | p. 334 | /esreferences#49 | Will Abstract |
| Edward | Sherlock | 1736 | p. 334 | /esreferences#49 | Will Abstract |
| Dennis | Sherlock | 1736 | p. 334 | /esreferences#49 | Will Abstract |
| Francis | Sherlock | 1736 | p. 334 | /esreferences#49 | Will Abstract |
| Sarah | Sherod | 1794 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Richard | Sherod | 1733 | p. 108 | /esreferences#46 | 1733 Petition |
| Rebecca | Sherrad | 1795 | p. 27 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Ferebe | Sherrard | 1794 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Mary | Sherrard | 1799 | p. 119 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Robert | Sherriff | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Robert | Sherriff(Shrieve?) | 1714 | p. 1 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| Joseph | Sherrod | 1751 | p. 64 | /esreferences#39 | Craven Regiment Foot Company |
| Joseph | Sherrod | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Joseph | Sherrod | 1789 | p. 2785 | /esreferences#43 | Tax Exemptions |
| Wm. | Sherwood | p. 1546 | /esreferences#20 | Council Papers Resisted being imprest against Indians | |
| Jonathan | Sherwood | p. 1546 | /esreferences#20 | Council Papers Resisted being imprest against Indians | |
| Jacob | Shett | 1719 | p. 8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Land Tax 240 acres |
| William | Shewbridge | 1718 | p. 6-7 | /esreferences#7 | 1718 Pole Tax |
| Andrew | Shiding | 1714 | S# 2 | /esreferences#2 | Claims Swiss Palatine |
| Andrew | Shiding | 1714 | p. 1 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| Geroge | Shilling | 1797 | p. 101 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Christopher | Shilling | 1757 | p. 25 | /esreferences#75 | Craven County Militia List |
| John Michael | Shilser | 1730/1 | p. 494 | /esreferences#52 | Will Abstract |
| James | Shine | n.d. | 2978 | /esreferences#92 | Estate sale mentioned |
| John,Capt | Shine | 1754 | p. 22 | /esreferences#29 | N. Shore Co. |