Henry Alexander Culpepper

Male, #47765, (circa 1810 - 17 Mar 1843)

ParentHenry Culpepper of Marion SC (26 Oct 1781 - 21 Jul 1856)
ParentMary Coleman (circa 1790 - after 1 Jun 1880)
Henry Alexander Culpepper|b. circa 1810\nd. 17 Mar 1843|p47765.htm|Henry Culpepper of Marion SC|b. 26 Oct 1781\nd. 21 Jul 1856|p1365.htm|Mary Coleman|b. circa 1790\nd. after 1 Jun 1880|p1368.htm|Henry Culpepper|b. say 1753\nd. 1781|p851.htm|Jean (?)|b. say 1753|p852.htm|Robert Coleman|b. circa 1754\nd. 22 Feb 1825|p1366.htm|Prudence (?)|b. circa 1756\nd. circa 1852|p1367.htm|

Birth*circa 1810 He was born circa 1810 at Marion District, South Carolina. 
 He was the son of Henry Culpepper of Marion SC and Mary Coleman. 
(free wh male 0-10) 1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Henry was probably a free white male, age under 10, in Henry Culpepper of Marion SC's household, on the 1820 Census at Marion District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for is 1 male 0-10..1,2 
Marriage*say 1835 He married Sarah C. McLean say 1835.3 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Georgetown District, South Carolina.4 
Death*17 Mar 1843 He died at Georgetown District, South Carolina, on 17 Mar 1843.3 
Probate*7 Feb 1844 Henry's will was probated at Georgetown District, South Carolina, on 7 Feb 1844.3 
Biography* Henry Alexander Culpepper is proven to be Henry Culpepper's son by the reference in the elder Henry's will of 1856 to his granddaughter Mary C. Culpepper (who is Henry Alexander's daughter).

The 1840 census shows H. A. Culpepper to own 208 slaves in Georgetown Distirct. This considerable wealth was apparently acquired through his marriage to Sarah C. McLean, who had inherited from her mother.

On 19 Jan 1842, Henry A. Culpepper & Sarah C. his wife and James McLean (her brother) recovered against Ed B. Wheeler the lands and damages so found and $46.14 for costs and charges. (Marion CCP, pp 122 & 124)
(Names referenced above: Henry Alexander Culpepper Henry Alexander Culpepper).5,6 

Family

Sarah C. McLean (say 1813 - )
Marriage*say 1835 He married Sarah C. McLean say 1835.3 
Child

Charts Descendants of Henry Culpepper, III, of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 5 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. P. 57.
  2. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Marion District, SC
    Henry Culpepper, page 57, 2 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 1 F26-45, 0 slaves (ID: 1365).
  3. Lucille Utley, compiler, Marion Co., SC Extracts from Equity Rolls, Hemingway, SC: Three Rivers Historical Society, 1981, Repository: SC Archives and History Center in Columbia.
    page 16.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Georgetown District, SC
    H. A. Culpepper, page 306, 1 M30-40, 1 F15-20, 2 F20-30, 208 slaves.
  5. Lucille Utley, compiler, Marion Co., SC Extracts from Equity Rolls, Hemingway, SC: Three Rivers Historical Society, 1981, Repository: SC Archives and History Center in Columbia.
    page 103.
  6. Lucille Utley, compiler, Marion Co., SC Court Records, Court of Common Pleas, 1788 to June 1861, Hemingway, SC: Three Rivers Historical Society, 2002, Repository: Hartsville SC Genealogical Research Library.