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.
| David | West | 1795 | p. 73 | /esreferences#81 | juryman |
| Samuel | West | 1769 | p. 1557 | /esreferences#34 | Taxables Craven,Pamlico |
| Wm | West | 1769 | p. 1558 | /esreferences#34 | Taxables Craven,Pamlico |
| Wm,Jr | West | 1769 | p. 1558 | /esreferences#34 | Taxables Craven,Pamlico |
| Henry | Westheimer | 1849 | 3073 | /esreferences#94 | native of Gros Eeckolyheim, France |
| Benjamin | Weston | 1789 | p. 1485 | /esreferences#68 | Apprentice/shipwright |
| Solomon | Wetherington | 1761 | p. 385 | /esreferences#74 | Craven County Cemetery Book |
| Mary Moore | Wetherington | 1761 | p. 385 | /esreferences#74 | Craven County Cemetery Book |
| Sol | Wetherington | 1753 | p. 149 | /esreferences#85 | NC Land Entries 1753--1756 |
| Johann | Wexel | S# 2 | /esreferences#2 | Swiss Palatine? | |
| John | Weymoth | 1754 | p. 70 | /esreferences#39 | District |
| John | Weymouth | 1762 | 2977 | /esreferences#92 | Estate sale mentioned |
| John | Whaley | 1778 | p. 158 | /esreferences#23 | Petition to form Jones Co. |
| Francis | Whaley | 1778 | p. 158 | /esreferences#23 | Petition to form Jones Co. |
| William | Whaley | 1796 | p.120 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| William | Whaley | 1795 | p.120 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| David | Wharlon? | 1714 | p. 2 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| David | Wharton | 1769 | p. 1558 | /esreferences#34 | Taxables Craven,Pamlico |
| James | Wharton | 1769 | p. 1558 | /esreferences#34 | Taxables Craven,Pamlico |
| Thomas | Wharton | p. 661 | /esreferences#59 | Rev. War Pay Voucher | |
| Joseph | Wharton | 1748 | p. 1228 | /esreferences#16 | Inventories and Sales of Estates Craven |
| David | Wharton | 1710 prior | p. 10 | /esreferences#3 | |
| John | Wharton | 1758 | 2977 | /esreferences#92 | Inventory mentioned |
| James | Wharton | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| William | Wharton | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |