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.
| John | Beesley | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Solomon,Sr. | Beesley | 1769 | p. 1405 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven,Jones |
| Abraham | Beesley | 1769 | p. 1406 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven,Jones |
| Solomon | Beesley | 1769 | p. 1406 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven,Jones |
| John | Beesley | 1769 | p. 1406 | /esreferences#33 | Taxables Craven,Jones |
| John | Beeslie | p. 1218 | /esreferences#16 | Inventories and Sales of Estates Craven | |
| Elisha | Beezley | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| S. | Belewis | 1789 | p. 46 | /esreferences#24 | Mason St. John's No.3 |
| Wm | Belk | 1744 | p. 87 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |
| George | Bell | p. 11 | /esreferences#3 | Core Sound | |
| ------ | Bell | 1720 | p. 21 | /esreferences#14 | 1720 Tithables |
| Geo | Bell | 1706 after | p. 442 | /esreferences#6 | Petition to have Court |
| Jas | Bell | 1714 | p. 1 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| George | Bell | 1714 | p. 1 | /esreferences#7 | War Claims Pd. Tuscarora War |
| Geo | Bell | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Jos. | Bell | 1714 | p. 3 | /esreferences#7 | 1714 Tythables |
| Wm. | Bell | 1706 | p. 9 | /esreferences#7 | 1706 Land List |
| Geo. | Bell | 1706 | p. 9 | /esreferences#7 | 1706 Land List |
| Rose | Bell | 1719 | p. 8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Land Tax |
| Joseph | Bell | 1719 | p. 8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Land Tax |
| Rose | Bell | 1719 | p. 7-8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Pole Tax |
| Joseph | Bell | 1719 | p. 7-8 | /esreferences#7 | 1719 Pole Tax |
| Rose | Bell | 1718 | p. 6-7 | /esreferences#7 | 1718 Pole Tax |
| Joseph | Bell | 1718 | p. 6-7 | /esreferences#7 | 1718 Pole Tax |
| Jos | Bell | p. 48 | /esreferences#37 |