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.
| Granbery | Henly | 1754 | p. 64 | /esreferences#39 | Craven Regiment Footsoldier |
| John | Hennard | 1743/4 | p. 66 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |
| Sarah | Henney | 1747 | p. 2806 | /esreferences#47 | Adminstration Bond |
| Sarah | Henney | 1747 | p. 2806 | /esreferences#42 | Administration Bonds |
| William | Hennis | 1779 | p. 45 | /esreferences#31 | Town Taxes |
| Thomas | Henny | 1747 | p. 2806 | /esreferences#47 | Adminstration Bond |
| Peter | Henrion | 1792 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Peter | Henrion | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Jacob | Henry | 1798 | p. 48 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |
| Rhody | Henry | 1783 | p. 35 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Arthur | Henry | 1796 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| David | Henry | 1785 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| William | Henry | 1787 | p. 54 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Gabriel | Henry | 1769 | p. 1409 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| Francis | Henry | 1769 | p. 1409 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| Stephen | Henry | 1769 | p. 1409 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven, Jones |
| Gabriel | Henry | 1786 | p. 33 | /esreferences#82 | Grant Suspensions |
| William | Henry | 1787 | p. 34 | /esreferences#82 | Grant Suspensions |
| Wm, J.P. | Henry | 1793 | p. 36 | /esreferences#82 | Grant Suspensions |
| William | Henry | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| David | Henry | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Stephen | Henry | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Heath | Henry | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Katherina | Hepshine | 1713 | p. 61 | /esreferences#12 | Orphan List |
| Edward | Herbert | 1776 | p. 612 | /esreferences#87 | Loyalist left 1776 for West Indies |