Daniel Culpepper

Male, #30, (circa 1756 - before 20 May 1811)

Parent*Daniel Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA (s 1732 - a 23 Apr 1775)
Parent*Mary (?) (s 1736 - )
Daniel Culpepper|b. circa 1756\nd. before 20 May 1811|p30.htm|Daniel Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1732\nd. after 23 Apr 1775|p684.htm|Mary (?)|b. say 1736|p685.htm|Robert Culpepper Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1694\nd. before Oct 1774|p678.htm|Dorcas (?)|b. say 1700|p679.htm|||||||

Extinct?* This family line headed by Daniel Culpepper is believed to be extinct. If you know a living male descendant with the Culpepper surname, please contact Warren Culpepper using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*circa 1756 Daniel was born at Norfolk Co., Virginia, circa 1756. 
 He was the son of Daniel Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA and Mary (?). 
Marriage*circa 1769 He married Mary (?) at Norfolk Co., Virginia, circa 1769. 
Will23 Apr 1775 In an unknown person 's will on 23 Apr 1775 Daniel, Robert, William, Sarah and Thomas was named as an heir.
(In the name of God Amen I Daniel Culpepper of the Parish of Portsmouth in the County of Norfolk in Virginia being Sick but in good and perfect Sense and Memory praised be Almighty God for it knowing the uncertainty of human Life have thought it fitting to make this as my Will and Testament and First I give and bequeath my precious and immortal Soul unto God and the Lord Jesus Christ who gave it me and my body to be buried in the Earth as my Executors hereafter mentioned shall think fitting as for my Worldly Estate I give and bequeath it in manner and form as followth

Item -- I give and bequeath unto my Loving Wife Mary Culpepper the use of the Plantation and Houses whereon I now Live with the privelege of Rail Timber and fire wood for the use of the said Plantation and also to cutt and sell fire wood to support her and the Children if need require it but not to waste nor imbezzle any thing thereon I also give my said Wife the priviledge of fifty acres of Land Lying between the Land of William Buttin [Bunting] and Richard Taylor and fifty acres more that Lyeth in the Deserts of the Southern Branch to her use in manner and form as the other Land before mentioned also the use of Three Negroes Vist. Quomino, Sam and Ruth, All my Household furniture Cattle Horses Sheep hogs and all other Species of what kind soever which appartaineth unto me with Doors and without which use of all my Estate as above mentioned I give unto my said wife Mary Culpepper for and during her Natural Life or Widowhood and at her Decease or Marriage to descend to my Children as hereafter mentioned only reserving to My wife if she should be married again the use of all my Houses a Third part of my Lands above mentioned and one Third part of all my moveable Estate for her natural life.

Item -- I give and bequeath unto my Son Daniel Culpepper at the decease of my Wife the Manor part of the Plantation whereon I now live Beginning at a Cove that divides my Land from the land of Benjamin Buntin thence running along the creek to another Cove dividing my Land from the Land of Capt. Thomas Veale and William Owens and running to the Main Road thence running along the said road to the Land of Benjamin Buntin then along the said Buntins line to the first Station

Provided my said Son Daniel Culpepper shall allow unto my Son William Culpepper the westward Room of my New House and also maintain my said Son William Culpepper the westward Room of my New House and also maintain my said Son William Culpepper in humane manner and keep in reasonable Clothes from the time of his Mothers decease for and during his Natural Life on condition of which I give unto my Son Daniel Culpepper Twenty Five Acres of my Land lying between William Buntin and Richard Taylor also two Negroes vizt. Quomino and Ruth all which on his complying with the above said Terms to him and his Heirs forever

and if my Son William Culpepper should be married I then give my Negro Man Sam unto Him and his Heirs forever as a help to support his Family his brother Daniel not to be exempted still from doing his part by himself as above mentioned but if my Son William should decease without Heir I then give the Negro Sam unto my Son Daniel and his Heirs forever and my Will is that my Son Daniel shall keep an open Bridle Way by the Line of Benjamin Buntin down to the Landing for the use of my other Children and their Heirs forever.

Item -- I give and bequeath unto my Two Sons Robert Culpepper and Thomas Culpepper the remainder part of my Manor Plantation from the Main Road upwards to the equally divided between them also Twenty five Acres of the Land lying between William Buntin and Richard Taylor to be equally divided between my Two said Sons Robert and Thomas Culpepper all which I give unto them and their Heirs forever or the Surviver of them if one should decease without Heir My Will also is that the fifty Acres of my Land that lyeth in the Deserts of the Southern Branch shall be equally divided at the decease of Wife between my Three Sons Vizt. Daniel, Robert, and Thomas Culpepper or the Survivers of them and their Heirs forever.

Item -- I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Culpepper One Feather Bed and Furniture at the decease of my Wife and to be the same Bed which her Mother useth to lay on which I give to her and her Heirs forever also one Brass Kettle to her and her Heirs forever

My will and desire is that my Lot of Land in the Town of Portsmouth shall be sold and the Money arising for it to pay my Just Debts and if any remains I give it for the support of my Children

and as for all the Rest of my Estate within Doors and without that is not already given away my desire is that it shall at the decease of my Wife be equally divided between my Five Children Vizt. William, Daniel, Robert, Thomas, and Sarah Culpepper or the Survivers of them and their Heirs forever.

I also Nominate Appoint and Ordain my beloved wife Mary Culpepper to be my Executrix and my loving Brother William Culpepper my Executor of this my last Will and Testament to see it well and truly performed revoking disallowing and disannulling all former and other Will or Wills by Me before made But Ratifying allowing and Confirming this In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my Hand and fixed my Seal this Twenty Third Day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five.

Signed Daniel (X his mark) Culpepper & Seal

Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in the Presence of Wm. Bayley, Henry Lowe, and Thomas Cokls (sic)).1 
Will*25 Apr 1811 He made a will at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 25 Apr 1811.
(To son Daniel, the cooper's tools formerly belonging to Daniel McCoy; to son John, my cooper's tools; to son Asa, my shoemaker's tools; to wife Mary, the use of my estate during her life. At wife's death, household property goes to daughters Mary, Martha, Marina, and land goes to son Daniel. Witness was James Grimes. Daniel signed with a mark.).2 
Death*before 20 May 1811 He died at Norfolk Co., Virginia, before 20 May 1811. 
Probate*20 May 1811 Daniel's will was probated at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 20 May 1811. 
Research note1812 Since John and Thomas Culpepper both (a) Lived in Calvert County, Maryland, (b) served in the 31st Regiment of the Maryland Militia, and (c) were of similar ages, they could be brothers. However, Daniel, the presumed father of Joh, mentions son John, but not Thomas in his will of 1811.3 
Research note*1 Jun 2004 This may have been Daniel Jr., son of Daniel Culpepper who died in 1775 in Norfolk, but proof is lacking. There was a Daniel Culpepper in 1790 Camden District, SC, who was possibly the son of Henry Culpepper and Christian Warren, and this could also be that Daniel.

The fact that this Daniel who died in 1811 was a cooper suggests that he was the the son of Daniel Sr. and grandson of Robert Culpepper Jr., who was also a cooper. Trades tended to be passed on from one generation to the next in a given family.

However, the fact that this Daniel was passing along cooper's tools apparently inherited from Daniel McCoy, suggests a connection to Camden or Currituck Co. NC, where the McCoy and Culpepper families were intertwined in early records:

Currituck Co. NC Book 7, p. 92: 2 Aug 1794
Aaron Brite, executor of Richard Etheridge of Camden Co., to Peter Culpepper, for £72, 50 acres adjacent to Daniel McCoy and Daniel McPherson. Witnesses: Daniel McPherson and Jesse Etheridge.

Suggest looking for a will or estate of Daniel McCoy in Camden Co. NC or Norfolk Co. VA.

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact Lew Griffin (see footnote for details).4 

Family

Mary (?) (circa 1753 - )
Children

Charts Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (5 generations)
Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 29 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. Norfolk Co. VA Will Book 2, page 91.
  2. Will Book 4, p. 153.
  3. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1999.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281
    Maryland Militia
    John Culpepper, 31st Regiment (Hodgkin's and Taney's)
    Thomas Culpepper, 31st Regiment (Hodgkin's and Taney's).
  4. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.