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.
| Patterson | Gillett | 1749 | p. 214 | /esreferences#25 | Will Abstract |
| Anderson | Gillett | 1749 | p. 214 | /esreferences#25 | Will Abstract |
| Moses | Gillett | 1749 | p. 214 | /esreferences#25 | Will Abstract |
| Samuel | Gilliard | p.24 | /esreferences#83 | Petition for Resurvey | |
| Thomas | Gillican | 1720 | p. 21 | /esreferences#14 | 1720 Tithables |
| Malcolm | Gillies | 1789 | p. 47 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |
| Paterson | Gillit | 1750's | p. 2662 | /esreferences#48 | Craven County Landowner |
| Sam | Gillyard | 1744 | p. 81 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |
| Samuel | Gillyard | 1742 | p. 1828 | /esreferences#57 | Land Rights Proved 1741-1752 Colonial Census |
| Nelly | Gilsstrap | 1794 | p. 64 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Richard | Gilstap | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Peter | Gilstrap | 1749 | p. 177 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |
| Peter | Gilstrap | 1751 | p. 51 | /esreferences#85 | NC Land Entries 1753--1756 |
| Richard | Gilstrap | 1788 | p. 44 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Charity | Gilstrap | 1785 | p. 106 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Peter | Gilstrap | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| James | Gilstrap | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Idolet | Gilstrap | 1778 | p. 158 | /esreferences#23 | Petition to form Jones Co. |
| David | Gilstrap | 1778 | p. 159 | /esreferences#23 | Petition to form Jones Co. |
| Idolet | Gilstrap | 1769 | p. 1409 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| Peter | Gilstrap | 1769 | p. 1409 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| David | Ginkins | 1714 | p. 1 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| Mrs. | Ginkins | 1714 | p. 2 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| David | Ginkins | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Roland | Givin | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |