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 | Hampton | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| John | Hampton | 1776 | p. 94 | /esreferences#80 | Battle Moores Creek New Bern Battalion Minutemen |
| Thomas | Hampton | 1776 | p. 95 | /esreferences#80 | Battle Moores Creek New Bern Battalion Minutemen |
| Mary | Hampton | 1782 | p. 11 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| William | Hampton | 1786 | p. 50 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| William | Hampton | 1797 | p. 50 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Hannah | Hampton | 1791 | p. 85 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Betsy | Hampton | 1795 | p. 86 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| William | Hanagan | 1756 | p. 26 | /esreferences#50 | Probate action Inventory |
| Wm. | Hancock | 1709 | p. 173 | /esreferences#54 | Hold Court Neuse River |
| Wm | Hancock | 1709 | p. 173 | /esreferences#54 | Petition to have Court |
| Capt. | Hancock | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Wm,Jun. | Hancock | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Wm | Hancock | 1745 | p. 98 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |
| William | Hancock | 1695 | p. 1 | /esreferences#77 | Emigrants to Bath County |
| Elizabeth | Hancock | 1695 | p. 1 | /esreferences#77 | Emigrants to Bath County |
| William | Hancock | p. 820 | /esreferences#4 | Petition for Aid Tuscarora War | |
| William | Hancock | 1704 | p. 8 | /esreferences#3 | |
| William | Hancock | 1707,1708 | p. 12 | /esreferences#3 | |
| William | Hancock | 1707 prior | p. 11 | /esreferences#3 | |
| William,Jr. | Hancock | 1707 | p. 11 | /esreferences#3 | |
| Wm | Hancock | 1706 after | p. 442 | /esreferences#6 | Petition to have Court |
| Roger | Hancock | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Evan | Hancock | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| John | Hancock | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |