<![CDATA[CRAVEN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - Blog]]>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:19:16 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Founding of Craven County, North Carolina]]>Sun, 09 May 2021 18:17:00 GMThttp://www.cravengenealogy.org/blog/founding-of-craven-county-north-carolinaCraven County, North Carolina
was originally named Archdale in 1705 when it was formed from Bath County and its name later changed to Craven in 1712 and named for William Craven, The First Earl of Craven (1608-1697), one of the eight Carolina Lord Proprietors.

A listing of the Craven County Daughter Counties and the
​Formation of North Carolina Counties.

The Craven County Seal was designed and adopted in 1981 and is based upon the coat of arms of The Earl of Craven. The seal motto “Virtus In Actione Consistit” means “Virtue Consists In Action.”
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Craven County Seal Designed and Adopted in 1981.
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The First Earl of Craven (1608-1697), Wikipedia.org
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