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.
| Chas | Codgell | 1754 | p. 68 | /esreferences#39 | Gentleman Soldiers |
| Richard | Codgell | 1776 | p. 45 | /esreferences#80 | Battle Moores Creek Bridge New Bern Battalion of Minutemen |
| Richard | Codgell | 1775 | p. 73 | /esreferences#37 | Representative to 2nd Provincial Congress |
| Richard | Codgell | 1771 | p. 31 | /esreferences#30 | Entries of Lots New Bern |
| Francis | Codington | 1753 | p. 69 | /esreferences#39 | Foot soldiers |
| Patrick Joseph | Coffey | 1845 | 3073 | /esreferences#94 | native of County Sligo, Ireland |
| Weare | Coffin | 1796 | p. 47 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |
| Geroge | Cogdale | 1713 | p. 62 | /esreferences#12 | Orphan List |
| Charles | Cogdale | 1713 | p. 62 | /esreferences#12 | Orphan List |
| Richard | Cogdell | 1776 | S# 9 | /esreferences#9 | Postmaster |
| R. | Cogdell | 1762 | 2975 | /esreferences#92 | Sheriff |
| Richard | Cogdell | 1769 | p. 1407 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| Chas. | Cogdell | 1720 | p. 22 | /esreferences#14 | 1720 Tithables |
| Georg | Cogdell | 1720 | p. 22 | /esreferences#14 | 1720 Tithables |
| Lydia | Cogdell | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| R. | Cogdell | 1761 | 2976 | /esreferences#92 | Sheriff |
| Frances | Cogdell | 1775 | p. 20 | /esreferences#83 | Petition for Resurvey |
| Richard | Cogdell | 1775 | p. 73 | /esreferences#37 | Committee of Safety |
| Cogdell | 1775 | p. 73 | /esreferences#37 | Representative to 3rd Provincial Congress | |
| Cogdell | 1776 | p. 73 | /esreferences#37 | Representative to 4thProvincial Congress | |
| Charles | Cogdell | 1719 | p. 7-8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Pole Tax |
| Gorge | Cogdell | 1719 | p. 7-8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Pole Tax |
| Charles | Cogdell | 1718 | p. 6-7 | /esreferences#7 | 1718 Pole Tax |
| Richard | Cogdell | 1772 | p. 47 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |
| Richard,Jr. | Cogdell | 1787 | p. 47 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |