"Early settlers" refers to the people who were among the first to live in or establish a particular area. They were the pioneers who arrived and settled in a place at its earliest stages of development. Full definition
These things all were born of the Cap Rock cliff and it was alive and moving with all these and with the mummy skeletons of early settlers of all colors. (bookpage.com)
Human bones are also there indicating the presence of early settlers in the island. (thetravelteller.com)
Horseradish was brought to North America by early settlers from Europe who began cultivating it in the East Coast colonies. (fieryfoodscentral.com)