Lydia (?)
Female, #26134, (say 1725 - after 1775)
| Birth* | say 1725 | Lydia was born say 1725. |
| Marriage* | say 1745 | She married Benjamin Culpepper son of Joseph say 1745. |
| Married Name | say 1745 | As of say 1745, her married name was Culpepper. |
| Deed* | 1771 | South Carolina George the third by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, To all to whom THESE PRE- SENTS shall come, Greeting: KNOW YE, THAT WE of our special Grace, certain Knowledge and Mere Motion, have given and granted, and by these Presents, for us, our heirs and successours, DO GIVE AND GRANT unto Liddy Cullpeper her heirs and assigns, a plantation or tract of land containing Three Hundred and fifty Acres situate in Craven County on the Fork of Wateree and Congaree River on a Branch called Griffins Creek Bounding on the Westward part on John Griffin and part Vacant land - Southeastward on lands unknown and all other sides on Vacant Land And hath such shape, form and marks, as appearby a plat thereof, hereunto annexed: Together with all woods, under-woods, timber and timber-trees, lakes, ponds, fishing waters, water-courses, profits, commodities, appurtenances and hereditaments whatsoever, thereunto belonging or in anywise appertain- ing: Together with privilege of hunting, hawking and fowling in and upon the same, and all mines and minerals whatsoever: saving and reserving, nevertheless, to us, our heirs and successours, all white pine- trees, if anythere should be found growing thereon: And also saving and reserving, nevertheless, to us, our heirs and successours, one tenth-part of mines of gold and silver only: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said tract of three hundred & fifty acres of land and all and singular other the premises hereby granted unto the said Liddy Cullpeper her heirs and assigns for ever, in free and common soccage, the said Liddy Cullpeper: her------ heirs and assigns yeilding and paying therefor unto us, our heirs and successours, or to our Receiver-General for the time being, or to his Deputy or Deputies for the time being, yearly, that is to say, on the twenty-fifth day of March, in every year, at the proportion according to the number of acres, contained herein; the same to commence at the expiration of two years from the date hereof. Provided always and this present Grant is upon condition, ne- vertheless, that the said Liddy Cullpeper her heirs or assigns shall and do yearly, and every year, after the date of these presents, clear and cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land, and so in proportion according to the number of acres herein contained; And also shall and do enter a minute or docket of these our letters patent in the office of our Auditor-General for the time being, in our said Province, within six months from the date hereof; And upon condition, thatif the said rent, hereby reserved, hall happen to be in arrear and unpaid for the space of Three years from the time it shall become due, and no distress can be found on the said land, tenements and hereitaments hereby granted; or if he said Liddy Cullpeper her heirs or assigns shall neglect to clear and cultivate yearly and every year, at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land, and so in proportion, according to the number of acres herein contained, or if a minute or docket of these our letters patent, shall not be entered in the office of our Auditor-General for the time being, in our said Province, within Six months from the date hereof, that thenand in any of these cases, this present Grant shall cease, and determine and be utterly void; and the said lands tenements and hereditaments hereby granted, and every part and parcel there- of, shall revert to us, our heirs and successours, as fully and absolutely, as if the same had never been granted. Given under the Great Seal of our said Province. W I T N E S S The Honorable William Bull Esq. ?? Governor and Commander in chief in and ever our said Province of South-Carolina, this Twenty Second Day of August Anno Dom. 1771 in the Eleventh Year of our Reign. Wm (L.M.S.) Bull Signed by his Honor the ? ---------- Governor in Council And hath thereunto a plat there- J. Woodin CC of annexed, representing the same, certified by John Bremar D.y. Surveyor-Genera l 12th February 1771.1 |
| Death* | after 1775 | She died at South Carolina after 1775. |
| Biography* | Lydia has been suggested as the mother of Joseph, John and Benjamin Culpepper of South Carolina since she appears to have been a widowed woman who owned land near Joseph in South Carolina. 22 Aug 1771, Lydia or "Liddy Cullpeper" received a royal land grant (Royal Grants Vol. 24, p. 199) "on the Fork of Wateree and Congaree River on a Branch Called Griffins Creek. Bounding North Westwardly part on John Griffin and part Vacant land - Southeastward on lands unknown and all other Sides on Vacant land." Since Lydia was granted land in her own name, this suggests that she was a widow at the time the land was granted. Since her presumed son, Joseph, held land in his own right and her other presumed sons, John and Benjamin, have not been identified in pre-Revolutionary land records, it is possible that they were living together on Lydia's land as an extended family. Lydia's maiden name and place of birth are unknown, however, based on a study of extant records of Culpepper's in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, and known migration patterns of other families in South Carolina about this time, Lydia was probably born and married in North Carolina. The names John, Joseph, and Benjamin Culpepper were used in several Culpepper families that appear to trace back to Robert Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA. While some members of the line remained in Norfolk Co., VA, other members of the line appear to have moved across the North Carolina border to Northampton and later Edgecombe County. From there various branches moved to Anson Co., NC, South Carolina and Georgia. Lydia may have been related to one of the families that were living near the Culpepper's in Edgecombe / Granville County on Fishing Creek, Sandy Creek, Mocassin Creek, or Peach Tree Creek, such as the Strothers, Richardson's, Masons, Thompsons, Powell's, Ward's, Wilders, Foreman's, and Rowell's, to mention a few. Since no will has been found, there is only circumstantial evidence based on extant records to suggest that Lydia's husband was Benjamin Culpepper, Jr. and that they married around 1741 on Fishing Creek in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Sometime between 1754 and 1767, Lydia and her sons, and possibly her husband Benjamin Jr., as well, moved to South Carolina, either Orangeburg or Camden District. By 1771, Lydia was in Camden District where, as noted, she was granted 350 acres on Griffin's Creek in 1771. She was mentioned on a tax record there in 1775 (Leon Hollingsworth Collection). Her date of death is not known. She did not appear as a head-of-household in the first U. S. census in 1790 although she might have been one of three women noted living with her probable son, Joseph Culpepper. For a plot of Lydia's land near current day Eastover, SC, and nearby land owners, see "Land Plats" in the SC Archives, Richland District, at this web site (gen.culpepper.com). |
Family | Benjamin Culpepper son of Joseph (say 1724 - before 1771) | |
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(say 1746 - after 7 Aug 1820)| Charts | Lew Griffin's Culpepper Ancestry Chart (Great-grandmother Clarissa Eugenia Culpepper Griffin) |
| Last Edited | 5 Jan 2008 |
Citations
- E-mail from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), e-mail address, Dallas, TX to Lew Griffin, 1983-2004.