Willis Culpepper1

Male, #48237, (circa 1800 - before 1850)

Parent*Willis Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA1 (c 1762 - b 1820)
Parent*Elizabeth Ellis1 (c 1762 - 13 Jun 1825)
Willis Culpepper|b. circa 1800\nd. before 1850|p48237.htm|Willis Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA|b. circa 1762\nd. before 1820|p398.htm|Elizabeth Ellis|b. circa 1762\nd. 13 Jun 1825|p421.htm|Henry Culpepper IV of Currituck Co. NC|b. circa 1729|p445.htm|Christian Warren|b. circa 1732|p396.htm|Thomas Ellis|b. say 1731|p770.htm||||

Name Variation  Willis Culpepper was also known as Wilson.2 
Birth*circa 1800 He was born circa 1800 at Norfolk Co., Virginia.1 
 He was the son of Willis Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA and Elizabeth Ellis.1 
1810 Census6 Aug 1810 Jesse, Joseph and Willis was probably a free white male, age under 10, in Willis Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA's household on the 1810 Census at Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia. ..3 
Marriage*circa 1823 He married Sarah (?) at Camden Co., North Carolina, circa 1823.4 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 Willis was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Camden Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 M15-20..1 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Willis was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Camden Co., North Carolina.
(Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 M0-5 and 1 slave).2 
Death*before 1850 He died before 1850. Death prior to 1850 has been assumed on the basis that he did not appear in the 1850 census or in any other records thereafter, but others who are probably his family members do appear in Camden County in 1850.. 
Research note*23 May 2004 The ancestry of Willis is not proven and this Willis has been assigned as the son of a senior Willis Culpepper on the basis of his name, location, and the fact that the senior Willis has an otherwise unidentified male age 0-10 in his household in the 1810 census.

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact Lew Griffin (see footnote for details).5 

Family 1
Child

Family 2

Sarah (?) (circa 1804 - )
Child

Charts Descendants of Henry Culpepper, III, of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 14 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 362, Ancestry.com images 31-32, Unknown Township, Camden Co., NC
    Willis Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M30-40, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 025, Ancestry.com images 46-47, Unknown Township, Camden Co., NC
    Wilson Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40, 1 slave.
  3. 1810 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 140, Genealogy.com Page 270/Image 16, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA
    Willis Culpepper, 3 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 96, Lines 2-5, Camden Co., NC (31 Aug 1850)
    Richard Overton, 21, M, Laborer, born in Camden Co., NC
    Marsha Overton, 18, F, born in Camden Co., NC
    Sarah Culpepper, 45, F, born in Camden Co., NC
    Mary Overton, 6, F, born in Camden Co., NC.
  5. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.
  6. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 93, Lines 30-32, Camden Co., NC (28 Aug 1850)
    David Pritchard, 43, M, Farmer, born in Camden Co., NC
    Wilson Culpepper, 25, M, Farmer, born in Camden Co., NC
    May E. Pritchard, 8, F, born in Camden Co., NC.