| DNA* | | He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. |
| Birth* | circa 1792 | Benjamin was born at Anson Co., North Carolina, circa 1792. |
| | He was the son of Rev. John Culpepper US Congressman and Mary Yarbrough. |
| 1800 Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Benjamin and Charles was probably a free white male, under 10 years old, in Rev. John Culpepper US Congressman's houseshold on the 1800 Census at Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in census but otherwise unidentified are 1 M10-16 and 1 F0-10. Rev. John Culpepper appears to have been enumerated in both Cabarrus and Anson Counties in 1800..1 |
| 1800 Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Benjamin and Charles was probably a free white male, under 10 years old, in Rev. John Culpepper US Congressman's houseshold on the 1800 Census at Anson Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in census but otherwise unidentified is 1 M10-16. Also, it is not clear if a F26-45 was recorded. There should be 1 for Mary Yarborough..2 |
| 1810 Census | 6 Aug 1810 | Charles and Benjamin was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 16, in Rev. John Culpepper US Congressman's household on the 1810 Census at Anson Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but not otherwise identified are 1 M0-10, 2 M16-26, 2 F10-16.3 |
| Marriage* | 1815 | He married Polly L. (?) at Anson Co., North Carolina, in 1815.4 |
| 1820 Census* | 7 Aug 1820 | Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Anson Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in census but otherwise unidentified are 1 M0-10 and 1 F0-10..5 |
| 1830 Census* | 1 Jun 1830 | Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Henderson Co., Tennessee.6 |
| 1840 Census* | 1 Jun 1840 | Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at DeSoto Co., Mississippi.7 |
| Census | between 1841 and 1845 | A census listed Benjamin as head of household at DeSoto Co., Mississippi, between 1841 and 1845.8 |
| Census* | 1850 | A census listed Benjamin as head of household at Bradley Co., Arkansas, in 1850. |
| Death* | circa 1856 | He died at Bradley Co., Arkansas, circa 1856. |
| Biography* | | A series of letters written by John Culpepper appeared in the Biblical Recorder on November 30, 1839. In the letter dated July 5, 1838, John mentioned that "My children are scattered in different states: Benjamin, the eldest, is in Tennessee, on the Fork Deer River; he has a wife and seven or eight children, and is said to be doing well...." The wife was Polly (last name unknown) and according to her obituary, the couple moved to west Tennessee in 1822, to Mississippi in 1840, and to Arkansas in 1850. Benjamin was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. |
(20 Nov 1821 - 23 Jun 1912)