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.
| Robt | Palmer | 1754 | p. 171 | /esreferences#85 | NC Land Entries 1753--1756 |
| Robt | Palmer | 1754 | p. 171 | /esreferences#85 | NC Land Entries 1753--1756 |
| Phillip | Palmer | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Jacob | Palmer | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Elijah | Palmer | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Joseph | Palmer | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Robert | Palmer | 1783 | p. 645 | /esreferences#87 | Loyalist Claim for land in Craven County |
| Elijah | Palmer | 1784 | p. 87 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| James | Palmer | 1784 | p. 87 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Robert | Palmer | 1767 | p. 28 | /esreferences#30 | Entries of Lots New Bern |
| Wm | Palmer | 1774 | p. 37 | /esreferences#30 | Entries of Lots New Bern |
| David | Palmer | 1758 | 2977 | /esreferences#92 | Took inventory of John Wharton |
| David | Palmer | 1759 | p. 2804 | /esreferences#42 | Adminstration Bonds |
| David | Palmer | 1755 | 2972 | /esreferences#92 | Returned inventory of John Simcock |
| Joseph | Palmer | 1790 | p. 1862 | /esreferences#68 | Apprentice/house carpenter joiner |
| Mary | Palmore | 1797 | p. 98 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| Robert | Palmour | 1787 | p. 243 | /esreferences#78 | Confiscated Land Grant Loyalist |
| Henry | Parck | 1718 | p. 6-7 | /esreferences#7 | 1718 Pole Tax |
| Mary | Paris | 1799 | p. 95 | /esreferences#51 | Marriage Bonds |
| John | Parish | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Zadiac | Parish | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| George | Parish | 1790 | S# 76 | /esreferences#76 | 1790 US Census NC |
| Robert | Park | 1744 | p. 1767 | /esreferences#57 | Land Rights Proved 1741-1752 Colonial Census |
| Robert | Park | 1749 | 2956 | /esreferences#91 | Estate mentioned |
| Robt | Parke | 1745 | p. 120 | /esreferences#84 | NC Land Entries 1735-1752 |