William Culpepper of Kentucky

Male, #1398, (circa 1795 - )

Father*Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA (c 1736 - a 28 Mar 1793)
Mother*(?) (?) (s 1750 - )
William Culpepper of Kentucky|b. circa 1795|p1398.htm|Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA|b. circa 1736\nd. after 28 Mar 1793|p725.htm|(?) (?)|b. say 1750|p726.htm|Robert Culpepper Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1694\nd. before Oct 1774|p678.htm|Dorcas (?)|b. say 1700|p679.htm|||||||

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that William Culpepper of Kentucky is a descendant of Robert Culpepper, Jr., who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birthcirca 1795 He was born circa 1795 at Virginia. 
Birth*circa 1795 William was born at North Carolina circa 1795. 
 He was the son of Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA and (?) (?). 
1820 Census*7 Aug 1820 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Henderson Co., Kentucky. Enumerated in census but otherwise not identified is 1 F16-26 who was probably William's wife..1 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Union Co., Kentucky. Enumerated in census but otherwise not identified are 2 F0-5, 1 F5-10 and 1 F20-30..2 
Marriage*13 Aug 1835 He married Nancy Cavender at Henderson Co., Kentucky, on 13 Aug 1835.3 
Marriage*say 1838 He married Susan Lockhart at Kentucky say 1838. 
Biography* Shirley Deem is searching for information on her ancestor, Joseph Henry Allen, b. TN 1845. In an October 1999 e-mail, she wrote:
     "He was orphaned, so have no clue at this point who his parents were, but he was bonded to apprenticeship to William Culpepper around 1851/2 to learn the blacksmith trade. In the 1860 census, he is listed as living with the Culpeppers along with another apprentice. My ancestor was treated quite badly by this family, and this is an excerpt from my notes in FTM:
     'Joseph Henry Allen was born in Columbia, Tenn. March 29, 1845. (his military records say 1843 because he lied about his age to go into the army) His parents are unknown, but the 1880 Census on Henry states his parents were both born in TN. Oral records state he was orphaned at age 7,and raised by an aunt who is unknown at this time. Then in 1850, (according to pension records), he was *bound out to a family by the name of William Culpepper, (who was a blacksmith) and resided at Mt. Vernon, IN. (Perhaps the aunt was the wife of W. Culpepper?) He was apprenticed to learned the blacksmith trade while living with them.
     (*Bound Out: (under Bond) According to historians, many family members were bound out, or Indentured servants. "Bound" referred to an apprenticeship and was often used with the word "out", as in "bound out" to a particular tradesman. A son might have been bound out by his father, widowed mother, or his guardian in order to get training in some kind of trade or craft. The master to whom the boy ws "bound" ws obliged to provide him with not only training for a trade, but to give him room, board, clothing, and perhaps a set sum of money when the term of indenture was completed. The term was generally for a period of seven years or until the boy reached the age of 21.)
     William Culpepper, mistreated Henry and he ran away. He crossed the river into Illinois, and lied about his age (he was 16) in order to join the War of the Rebellion. He was the blacksmith for his company after he entered the service. While standing guard at night, family legend has it, that he talked with a "rebel" across the creek or river from where he was at. As they talked, they realized that they were half brothers. This story is not clear, nor has it been verified. "
     The oral history/story continues that Henry returned to Culpepper's house in IN after the war. He wanted to give William Culpepper a beating like the beatings he gave Henry while he lived with them. Culpepper was very ill at the time and Henry could not follow through with what he had planned to do. Culpepper is supposed to have said that he didn't blame Him for what he felt he wanted to do because of the way he treated him. Henry had a change of heart because of Culpepper's remorse of what he had done to him, and also because he was ill.'"
     Shirley wrote: "My feeling is that possibly Culpepper's 1st wife may have been the "aunt" that was supposed to have raised him? 
Research note*23 May 2004 It has been speculated that William Culpepper of Norfolk Co. VA and Camden Co. NC (#707) is the father of this William. But the elder William did have a son in the 1810 census the right age to have been this William who is otherwise unaccounted for. [L. W. G]

DNA has shown that a descendant of William of Kentucky is a descendant of the Benjamin who was a son of Robert. The weakest ancestral link between the person taking the test and Benjamin is the father of William of Kentucky. DNA now seems to rule out William of Camden as the father of William of Kentucky. [W.L.C.]

Since Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk (bc 1736) has also been discovered to be a Benjamin descendant, and since he could be the Sampson who was in Kentucky in 1780, we have assigned William as a son of Sampson of Norfolk. However, there is quite a span between their estimated ages, so this link must ve viewed as highly speculative and subject to change if additional facts can be found. [W.L.C.]

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact either person in the footnote.
(Names referenced above include: William Culpepper, Sampson Culpepper son of Joseph & Martha and Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA).4,5 

Family 1
Children

Family 2

Susan Lockhart (say 1810 - )
Children

Family 3

Nancy Cavender (say 1810 - )

Charts Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (5 generations)
Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 1 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 12, Unknown Township, Henderson Co., KY
    William Culpepper. 1 M16-26, 1 F16-26, 4 Slaves.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 047, Ancestry.com Image 27, Unknown Township, Union Co., KY
    William Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M30-40, 2 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F20-30, 0 slaves.
  3. , Culpepper Connections Archives, Warren L. Culpepper.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/default.asp
    William Culpepper and Nancy Cavender, 13 Aug 1835, Henderson Co., KY.
  4. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.
  5. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.