Sarah Culpepper1

Female, #2412, (14 Feb 1814 - )

ParentJoseph Culpepper of Jackson Co. GA (circa 1765 - before 6 May 1816)
ParentNancy (?) (circa 1770 - after 1830)
Sarah Culpepper|b. 14 Feb 1814|p2412.htm|Joseph Culpepper of Jackson Co. GA|b. circa 1765\nd. before 6 May 1816|p2254.htm|Nancy (?)|b. circa 1770\nd. after 1830|p2257.htm|Joseph Culpepper of Morgan Co. GA|b. say 1731\nd. circa 1821|p2253.htm|(?) Gibson|b. circa 1740\nd. circa 1766|p3084.htm|||||||

Birth*14 Feb 1814 Sarah was born at Jackson Co., Georgia, on 14 Feb 1814. 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Culpepper of Jackson Co. GA and Nancy (?). 
(heir) Will15 Jan 1816 In Joseph Culpepper of Jackson Co. GA's will on 15 Jan 1816 at Jackson Co., Georgia, Sarah was named as an heir.
     Joseph Culpepper. Will dated 15 Jan 1816, probated 6 May 1816, recorded pp. 60-61. "Being on the bed of affliction but in perfect reason & Memory Calling to Mind that all men must die... I give to my son, Simeon Culpepper my young horse & to my Son Henry Culpepper my Rifle Gun Exclusive to there part with the Balance of my Children except my dau. Sally Culpepper which I give $100 Exclusive of an equal part with my other Legatees. I give my Beloved wife Nancy Culpepper after my just debts are paid all the remainder of my estate together with all my lands houses & household furniture with Stock of all kinds during her Lifetime or Widowhood & at her death to be equally divided betwixt my Children except what is here to fore Delineated. But if my Wife Nancy Should think proper to marry again I then give her an equal part with my children - I likewise constitute & ordain with my Wife Nancy Culpepper my Son Simeon Culpepper & Ambrous Yarbrough my whole & Sole Executors..."
Executrix: Wife, Nancy Culpepper, &
Executors: Son, Simeon Culpepper, & Ambrous Yarbrough.
Witnesses: Thomas J. Bowen, John Hogan & Ambrous Yarbrough.
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(free wh female 0-10) 1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Sarah was probably a free white female, under the age of 10, in Nancy (?)'s household, on the 1820 Census at Jackson Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for are 1 Male 16-26 and 1 Female 10-16..3 
(Fortunate Drawer) Land Lottery1821 She had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1821 at Stricklands District, Jackson Co., Georgia, (lot 234-15 in Dooly Co., GA, as one of the "Joseph Culpepper Orphans").4 
(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Sarah was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Nancy (?)'s household, on the 1830 Census at Jackson Co., Georgia.5 
Marriage*1 Nov 1836 She married Coleman Watkins at Jackson Co., Georgia, on 1 Nov 1836.6 
Married Name1 Nov 1836 As of 1 Nov 1836, her married name was Watkins. 

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 12 May 2004

Citations

  1. Levin E. Culpepper, The Descendants of Joseph Culpepper who died in 1816, in Jackson County, Georgia, P. O. Box 5511, Meridian, MS 39302-5511: Lauderdale County Dept. of Archives & History, 1990's.
  2. Jackson County, GA Will Abstracts, Books A & B, 1803-1888, by Faye Stone Poss.
  3. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 293, Jackson Co., GA
    Nancy Culpepper, 2 M10-16, 1 M16-18, 2 M16-26, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45.
  4. Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr., The Fourth or 1821 Land Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
  5. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 339, Jackson Co., GA
    Nancy Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 F10-15, 1 F15-20. 1 F50-60.
  6. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Sarah Culpepper and Coleman Watkins on 1 Nov 1836 in Jackson Co., GA.