Mason Culpepper
Male, #401, (15 Aug 1778 - before 13 Feb 1826)
| Parent | Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC (29 Dec 1752 - 18 Mar 1825) | |
| Parent | Mary McPherson (circa 1756 - 12 Apr 1813) | |
Mason Culpepper|b. 15 Aug 1778\nd. before 13 Feb 1826|p401.htm|Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC|b. 29 Dec 1752\nd. 18 Mar 1825|p399.htm|Mary McPherson|b. circa 1756\nd. 12 Apr 1813|p11345.htm|Henry Culpepper IV of Currituck Co. NC|b. circa 1729|p445.htm|Christian Warren|b. circa 1732|p396.htm|Daniel McPherson|b. say 1730\nd. after 20 Sep 1797|p11372.htm|Mary (?)|b. say 1735|p39291.htm| | ||
| Birth* | 15 Aug 1778 | Mason was born on 15 Aug 1778.1 |
| He was the son of Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC and Mary McPherson. | ||
| (free wh male 0-16) 1790 Census | 2 Aug 1790 | Mason was probably a free white male, under 16 years old, in Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC's household on the 1790 Census on 2 Aug 1790 at Currituck Co., North Carolina.2 |
| (free wh male 16-26) 1800 Census | 4 Aug 1800 | Mason was probably a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC's household on the 1800 Census at Currituck Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in census but otherwise unidentified is 1 M10-16..3 |
| Deed | 24 Oct 1800 | He witnessed a deed grant to Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC on 24 Oct 1800 at Currituck Co., North Carolina. (Book 8, p. 273, Currituck Co., NC: 24 Oct 1800. Jesse Etheridge to Peter Culpepper, for $193, 96 acres in Moyock District. Witnesses: Mason Culpepper and Moses Etheridge.).4 |
| Marriage* | say 1801 | He married Sarah McCoy say 1801. That Sarah McCoy was the wife of Mason Culpepper is speculation.. |
| (Deed Witness) Deed | Feb 1801 | He witnessed a deed grant to Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC in Feb 1801 at Currituck Co., North Carolina. (Book 3, p. 130, Currituck Co., NC: Feb 1801. Malachi Bright, orphan of William Bright, and Francis and Richard Overton, are bound to Peter Culpepper. Witnesses: Mason Culpepper and Thomas Culpepper.).4 |
| (Deed Witness) Deed | Jun 1802 | He witnessed a deed grant to Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC in Jun 1802 at Currituck Co., North Carolina. (Book 3, p. 332, Currituck Co., NC: Jun 1802. George McPherson to Peter Culpepper, 28 acres. Witness: Mason Culpepper).4 |
| Deed* | 8 Jul 1809 | A deed was granted to him on 8 Jul 1809 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book M, p. 279: 8 Jul 1809 — Francis Overton to Mason Culpepper of Currituck Co. (#401), for $500, 80 acres, part of a patent dated 1758, adjacent to Demsey McPherson, Lazarus Overton, Hillary Upton, and Joab Overton. Witnesses: Gabriel Taylor and Asa McCoy.).5 |
| Deed | 4 Oct 1809 | A deed was granted to him on 4 Oct 1809 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book M, p. 328: 4 Oct 1809 — Joshua Overton Jr. of Camden Co. to Mason Culpepper of Currituck for $350, 50 acres in the upper part of the county adjacent to the Great Canal, Elisha Overton, Joshua Overton, Sr., heirs of Ahab Overton, Peter Overton, Sr., also, a second tract in the same area, containing 50 acres. Witnesses: Francis Overton, James Gambling.).5 |
| Deed | 23 Dec 1809 | A deed was granted to him on 23 Dec 1809 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book O, p. 314: 23 Dec 1809 — Garsham Overton, Jr., to Mason Culpepper of Camden Co., for $25, 197 acres adjacent to Daughty’s New Bridge, Hugh Pritchard, James Chamberlin, Jeremiah and Henry Brite, etc. Witnesses: Richard Overton and Francis Overton.).5 |
| 1810 Census* | 6 Aug 1810 | Mason was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 Census at Camden Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in census but not otherwise identified is 1 F 0-10..6 |
| (Deed Witness) Deed | 4 Dec 1812 | He witnessed a deed grant by Nicholas Culpepper of Camden Co., NC to Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC on 4 Dec 1812 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book O, p. 122: 4 Dec 1812 — Nicholas Culpepper to Peter Culpepper, both of Camden Co., for $350, 50 acres adjacent to John McCoy and John Chamberling (sic). Witnesses: Mason Culpepper and Malachi Brite.).5 |
| Deed | 12 Jul 1813 | He granted a deed witnessed by Lucinday Culpepper and Peter O'Kelly Culpepper on 12 Jul 1813 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book O, p. 112: 12 Jul 1813 — Mason Culpepper of Camden Co. to Demsey Spence, for $1,000, 80 acres. Witnesses Susenday (sic) Culpepper and Peter O’Keley Culpepper [Lucinday was only 16 and Peter 11: too young normally to be a witness]).5 |
| Deed | 21 Feb 1814 | A deed was granted to him on 21 Feb 1814 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book O, p. 166: 21 Feb 1814 — Sarah McCoy to Mason Culpepper, for $13.50, 6.75 acres. Witnesses: Jeremiah McCoy and Phoebe Gambling.).5 |
| Deed | 24 Feb 1814 | A deed was granted to him on 24 Feb 1814 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book O, p. 160: 24 Feb 1814 — Reuben and Mary Overton to Mason Culpepper, for $21, 12½ acres on Dismal Swamp adjacent to Francis Davis, and a second tract adjacent to Jonathan McCoy. Witness: Demsey Spence).5 |
| Deed | 20 Dec 1814 | A deed was granted to him on 20 Dec 1814 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 159: 20 Dec 1814 — William Taylor to Mason Culpepper (#401) for $22, one sixty-fourth of New Lebanon Mills. Witness: Hollowell Old.).5 |
| Deed | 22 Jan 1816 | He granted a deed on 22 Jan 1816 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 78: 22 Jan 1816 — Mason Culpepper to John Creekmur of Norfolk Co., VA, for $520, 77 acres. Witnesses: James Owens and David Spence.).5 |
| Deed | 1 Feb 1816 | A deed was granted to him on 1 Feb 1816 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 135: 1 Feb 1816 — Thomas and Nancy McDaniel to Mason Culpepper (#401) for $300, 200 acres.... Witnesses: Malachi Brite and Richard Overton).5 |
| Deed | 9 Aug 1816 | He granted a deed on 9 Aug 1816 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 215: 9 Aug 1816 — Mason Culpepper to Ford B. Sawyer and Samuel Proctor, proprietors of the Croos Canal, the right of way for the canal from Dismal Swamp to Gates County, for £10.).5 |
| Deed | 1 Jul 1817 | He granted a deed on 1 Jul 1817 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 352: 1 Jul 1817 — Mason Culpepper to Daniel Jones, for $680, 85 acres, part of the New Lebanon Estate. Witnesses: George Ferebee and Simon Brite.).5 |
| Deed | 8 Dec 1817 | A deed was granted to him on 8 Dec 1817 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 413: 8 Dec 1817 — Uphan McCoy to Mason Culpepper for $15, seven acres. Witnesses: Richard Burton and Frankey Makerings.).5 |
| Deed | 2 Feb 1818 | A deed was granted to him on 2 Feb 1818 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book P, p. 382: 2 Feb 1818 — Joshua Overton gives power of attorney to his friend Mason Culpepper to receive and sell military bounty land for the said Overton. Witness: Richard Overton.).5 |
| Deed | 6 Jul 1818 | A deed was granted to him on 6 Jul 1818 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 3: 6 Jul 1818 — Maximillian Whitehead gives power of attorney to Mason Culpepper to get property from the estate of Whitehead’s mother and father, also brother Lemuel. Witnesses: John Elliott and Peter Elliott, Jr.).5 |
| Deed | 10 Jul 1818 | A deed was granted to him on 10 Jul 1818 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 45: 10 Jul 1818 — Wilson Sanderlin to Mason Culpepper, for $235, one sixty-fourth of New Camden Mills. Witnesses: John Elliott and Peter Elliott, Jr.).5 |
| Deed | 30 Nov 1818 | A deed was granted to him on 30 Nov 1818 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 227: 30 Nov 1818 — Frederick Davis to Mason Culpepper, for $210, 30 acres. Witnesses: Malachi Brite and John Elliott.).5 |
| Deed | 17 Dec 1818 | He granted a deed on 17 Dec 1818 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 136: 17 Dec 1818 — Mason Culpepper to Julian D. Billingre for $1800, land on the Great Canal bought from James Smith. Witnesses: George Ferebee and Joshua Campbell.).5 |
| Deed | 10 Apr 1819 | A deed was granted to him on 10 Apr 1819 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 129: 10 Apr 1819 — Asa Kite and wife Keziah to Mason Culpepper, for $250, 58 acres on Great Canal.).5 |
| 1820 Census* | 7 Aug 1820 | Mason was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Camden Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 M16-18, 4 M16-26, 3 F0-10, 1 F10-16, and 11 slaves.7 |
| Deed | 15 Aug 1820 | He granted a deed on 15 Aug 1820 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 446: 15 Aug 1820 — Mason Culpepper to Richard Brite, for $15, 15 acres. Witness: Miles Spence, Jurat.).5 |
| (Adjacent Land Owner) Deed | 15 Oct 1821 | He was an adjacent landowner in the deed granted to Peter O'Kelly Culpepper on 15 Oct 1821 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 507: 15 Oct 1821 — Devotion Overton, Richard Overton, Mathias Overton, and William Keeler, heirs of Joseph Overton, deceased, to Peter Culpepper, Jr., for $500, 100 acres adjacent to Peter and Mason Culpepper.).5 |
| (Deed Witness) Deed | 30 Nov 1821 | He witnessed a deed grant by Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC to Nicholas Culpepper of Camden Co., NC on 30 Nov 1821 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book Q, p. 537: 31 Nov 1821 — Peter Culpepper to Nicholas Culpepper, brother, for love and affection, 150 acres of swamp land. Witnesses: Mason Culpepper (Jurat), Peter O’K. Culpepper.).5 |
| Deed | 9 Jan 1822 | He granted a deed on 9 Jan 1822 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book R, p. 53: 9 Jan 1822 — Mason Culpepper to William West and Cary Grimes of Norfolk Co., VA, for $850, 400 acres. Witnesses: Stephen Lynch and James Etheridge.).5 |
| Deed* | 13 Jul 1822 | A deed was granted to him by Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC witnessed by Peter O'Kelly Culpepper and Archibald Culpepper on 13 Jul 1822 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book R, p. 161: 13 Jul 1822 — Peter Culpepper to Mason Culpepper, for $50, 50 acres in the Dismal Swamp. Witnesses: Peter O’K. Culpepper, Archie B. Culpepper, Frederick Davis, Jurat.).5 |
| Deed | 1 Aug 1822 | A deed was granted to him on 1 Aug 1822 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book R, p. 181: 1 Aug 1822 — John Cox and wife Sally to Mason Culpepper for $300, 61 acres.).5 |
| (Deed Witness) Deed | 16 Jan 1823 | He witnessed a deed grant to Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC on 16 Jan 1823 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book R, p. 156: 16 Jan 1823 — Mathias Overton of Currituck Co., to Peter Culpepper for $80, 35 acres. Witnesses: Mason Culpepper, Peter O’K. Culpepper.).5 |
| Deed | 26 May 1823 | A deed was granted to him on 26 May 1823 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 178: 26 May 1823 — Frederick Davis to Mason Culpepper, for $170, 16 acres. Witnesses: Richard Overton and Margaret Taylor.).5 |
| Deed | 21 Dec 1824 | He granted a deed on 21 Dec 1824 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 77: 21 Dec 1824 — Mason Culpepper to Richard and John Taylor, a mortgage of land. Witness: Exum Newby, Jurat.).5 |
| (heir) Will | 3 Jan 1825 | In Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC's will on 3 Jan 1825 at Camden Co., North Carolina, Mason was named as an heir. Peter's will, as transcribed by Alice Doak, follows: Will Book C 1755-1854 pg. 54 - Camden Co., NC. January 25, 1825 - Proved August Term 1825 In name of God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost - I, Peter Culpepper,the elder, being of sound mind & memory do constitute & appoint this my Last Will & Testament pray me now & from following that is today - First it is my will that all my lawful debts be paid. 2nd - It is my will & I do hereby lend my wife Rebecca Culpepper a certain part of my plantation on which I now live bounded on the Southwest by the main Road on the north by the land that formerly divided Joseph Overton's land from mine east by a ditch running from said land near my apple orchard to the main Road near McCoy's land together with the use of the houses Standing thereon and Also Item - My wife the use of all my farming utensils my kitchen furniture except one washing tub called Elizabeth Hawkins washing tub. Also 20 BBO corn, two Barrels Poke (pork) one feather bed & furniture, one cow & calf, 4 sitting stools, my working mare & melase round tea stand, my horse known by the name of Jack Taylor & my hourse Cart all the above I lend my wife, Rebecca Culpepper, during her natural life time but not to abuse. I also lend to my wife the use of my 3 negroes. Lony, Henry & Toney & woman, Grace, during her natural life. Also, my riding gig to have & to hold use therein during her natural life and after the death of my wife, Rebecca Culpepper, my will is that the above property be sold by my Executor & the money coming from the sale thereof to be divided between my heirs hereinafter to be named. 3rd - As to my son, Mason Culpepper, he has already had of my money & other property more than a fair portion of my fortune. Had he conducted himself towards me so as to have merited my fatherly affection - but since his Eighteenth year of age among all my_______in life he has shown himself the most inhuman toward my personal character & property in consequence of which I do not wish him to have any part or lot in the remaining part of my property after my decease as I solemnly say I owe my son, Mason, nothing to my knowledge. 4th - I give to my son, Peter O'Kelly Culpepper, house & plantation and whole tract of land whereon I now live on including all the uplands & swamp lands that I bought of the kin of Joseph Overton, dec'd., together with my two Negro men, Clark & Miles, to have & to hold forever I also give my son, Peter O. Culpepper my mahogany_______& my square folding leaf mahogany table & him to own my (?) watche To have forever. I give to my Daughter, Dolly Pearce, one feather bed and furniture - one large trunk(?), oak_____which holds my large family Bible to have & to hold forever. 5th - I give unto my granddaughter, Lucy Baxter Spence, the house and plantation where Andrew Powers now lives to have & to hold forever. I leave my Negro boy, Joe, to be sold after my death at Publick sale for six months _____ & the money arriving from the sale of my Negro boy Joe, I give to my daughter, Lucy Baxter Spence, to have and to hold forever. 6th - I give my tract of land called my Upton tract of land to my two grandchildren, Susannah Fanny & Peter Culpepper Lockhart Pearce, to be equal as may be - Beginning at the end of the land near the May Swamp thence running a straight course South so as to make an equal division of the tract of land leaving that part of said land adjoining the plantation where Peter Pearce now lives to Peter Culpepper Lockhart Pearce and the other part to Susannah Fanny Pearce the lands above Directed(?) you to the above Peter Culpepper & Susanniah Fanny (Pearce) to them & their heirs on the Culpepper side & Blood to have & to hold forever. I also give my Granddaughter, Susannah one Cow & calf, one feather bed & furniture to have & to hold forever - 7th - I give to my granddaughter, Elizabeth D. Hawkins, two feather beds & furniture also one cow called the______or Forhand cow, one red heifer 3 years of age, a linen wheel and a washing tub, one sow & pig, two ewes & Lambs, two sitting chairs to have & to hold forever - 8th - I give to my grandson, Stephen Decauter or Decater(?) Culpepper all my lands lying on the south side of the road called Doughty's new road, Currituck County, beginning at the sweet gum standing on the South side of the road______in William Powers line thence West with the road till we come direct a point to the great ditch thence a south most course to William Powers line thence with a line to Josiah Cherry's line & Samuel Powers, Henry Culpepper, & William Powers & my self & thence with said Powers line to the first station gum to have and to hold forever. - 9th - I give to my grandson, John Abbot Culpepper, the plantation & tract of land called the middle field tract beginning at the South end of my new ditch thence running south along the line that divides Stephen's land to the corner tree standing on William Powers line thence westalong said Powers line to a south east course_____strike the end of the ditch that divides the middle field tract from the plantation & tract of land that Thomas Culpepper last built on & thence the various courses of the ditch to the gum swamp thence a due north course to the extremity of my own Virginia plantation paton line thence along another line to ______line thence south a line of marked trees to the great ditch thence along said ditch to the first station to have and to hold forever- 10th - I give to my grandson, Thomas Culpepper, the plantation and tract of land whereon my son, Thomas Culpepper, last lived to have & to hold forever - 11th - My will is that all my property real & personal within doors and outdoors that is not above named to be sold at the most credit & the money arising from the sale thereof to be divided between Dolly Pearce & Peter O. Culpepper and the representative of my daughter, Elizabeth, deceased & of my son Thomas Culpepper & of Henry & of my son Archibold Culpepper & therefore representative of my daughter, Lucinda. The property lent to my wife to be sold at or after her death & the money coming from the sale to be equally divided among the before mentioned heirs & representatives. And I have & do declare this to be my last will & Testament & by this presents do make void & disclaim all the other wills made by my heretofore & do hereby constitute my trusted friend Willie McPherson & Peter O'Kelly Culpepper my sole Executors of this my last will & Testament as witness my hand this the day & date above mentioned. Peter Culpepper (Seal) I hereby renounce my right of Executor to the above will of Peter Culpepper. W. McPherson State of North Carolina Camden County August Term 1825 The annexed will of Peter Culpepper, dec'd read exhibited and proved in open Court by the oath of Geo.Ferebee, Washington Brite & Luke Lamb in due form of Law and at the same time appeared Willie McPherson the Executor to the will & refused to qualify as so. Also appeared Rebecca Culpepper who descented from the said will and on motion ordered that Mason Culpepper has a_____on said estate /with the will annexed/ who app'd, qualified and entered into Bond in the sum of $4000 with Jean(?) Bell & Charles Whitehurst Security. Let the Will be recorded. Test M.L(?) Leary, Clerk. |
| Deed | 12 Apr 1825 | He granted a deed on 12 Apr 1825 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 175: 12 Apr 1825 — Mason Culpepper to Warner Levy, for $250, 20 acres. Witness: Evan Overton).5 |
| Deed | 13 May 1825 | He granted a deed on 13 May 1825 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 133: 13 May 1825 — Mason Culpepper to Jethro Overton for $33, 197 acres. Witness: Richard Overton.).5 |
| Deed | 16 Sep 1825 | He granted a deed and with Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC as a previous landowner on 16 Sep 1825 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 240: 16 Sep 1825 — Mason Culpepper, administrator of Peter Culpepper, to James Carr of Norfolk Co., VA, the dwelling place of Peter Culpepper for $47.50, including 150 acres.).5 |
| Deed | 16 Sep 1825 | He granted a deed and with Rev. Peter Culpepper of Camden Co., NC as a previous landowner on 16 Sep 1825 at Camden Co., North Carolina. (Book S, p. 233: 16 Sep 1825 — Mason Culpepper, administrator with will annexed of Peter Culpepper, to Miles McPherson, for $85, one-half acre, house and lot. Witness: Washington Brite, Jurat.).5 |
| Death* | before 13 Feb 1826 | He died at Camden Co., North Carolina, before 13 Feb 1826.8 |
| Biography* | Mason represented Camden County in the state legislature in 1822. He was apparently a prosperous and successful businessman, who died unexpectledy in 1826. Quoting a newspaper article from the time: "Died in Camden County, Mason Culpepper, Esq. This melancholy event was preceded by the death of one wife and his marriage to another -- all happening within six weeks." (Names referenced above: Mason Culpepper Mason Culpepper). | |
| Research note* | 28 Apr 2004 | Mason is a known son of Peter Culpepper. |
Family | Sarah McCoy (say 1782 - circa Jan 1826) | |
| Marriage* | say 1801 | He married Sarah McCoy say 1801. That Sarah McCoy was the wife of Mason Culpepper is speculation.. |
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| Charts | Descendants of Henry Culpepper, III, of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations) |
| Last Edited | 15 Oct 2007 |
Citations
- , Culpepper/Whaley Bible, Photographed by Nick Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, Nov 2001, Linda Frances Whaley Thomas, owner, Chesapeake, Virginia.
- 1790 Federal Census, United States.
Page 22, Image 0499, Unknown Township, Currituck Co., NC
Peter Culpepper, 2M16+, 3M<16, 4F. - 1800 Federal Census, United States.
Page 163, Ancestry.com Image 27, Unknown Township, Currituck Co., NC
Peter Culpepper, 2 M0-10, 2 M10-16, 1 M16-25, 1 M26-45, 3 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45. - Lew Griffin, compiler, Currituck Co., NC Deed Abstracts, 1784-1869, Currituck County NC: Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 2000, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Microfilm Vols 3-30.
- NC Clerk Camden Co., Camden Co., NC Deeds, Books D-AA, 1788-1856, transcribed by Lewis W. Griffin: Microfilm at LDS Library in Salt Lake City.
- 1810 Federal Census, United States.
Page 162, Ancestry.com Image 21, Unknown Township, Camden Co., NC
M. (Mason) Culpepper, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F26-45, 1 Free, 2 Slaves. - 1820 Federal Census, United States.
Page 24, Genealogy.com Image 21, Unknown Township, Camden Co., NC
Mason Culpepper, 1 M0-10, 1 M16-18, 4 M16-26, 1 M26-45, 3 F0-10, 2 F10-16, 1 F26-45, 11 slaves. - Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage/Obituary Idexes from Virginia Newspapers, The Library of Virginia.
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