Joel Culpepper of Harris Co., GA1

Male, #4926, (1798 - 1878)

Parent*William Culpepper Jr., of Jones Co., GA (c 1765 - c 1828)
Parent*Martha (?) (c 1770 - 1853)
Joel Culpepper of Harris Co., GA|b. 1798\nd. 1878|p4926.htm|William Culpepper Jr., of Jones Co., GA|b. circa 1765\nd. circa 1828|p4869.htm|Martha (?)|b. circa 1770\nd. 1853|p4874.htm|William Culpepper of Warren Co. GA|b. say 1726\nd. 1808|p4867.htm|Sarah Culpepper|b. say 1729|p3213.htm|||||||

DNA* He heads a family branch whose exact ancestry is unknown.
Testing of two different sons of Joel's son, James Monroe Culpepper, show that James Monroe (and probably Joel) is not paternally related to the descendants of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk. Previously, Joel had been thought to be the son of William Culpeppper, Jr. of Jones Co., GA, son of William Culpepper of Warren Co., GA, son of Robert Culpepper, Jr., a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk. 
Birth*1798 Joel was born at Georgia in 1798. 
 He was the son of William Culpepper Jr., of Jones Co., GA and Martha (?). 
War of 1812*between 1813 and 1814 He served in the War of 1812 between 1813 and 1814
(Georgia Militia, Captain Hudleston's Company).2 
Marriage*26 Aug 1819 He married Rebecca Hammack at Jones Co., Georgia, on 26 Aug 1819.3 
Land Lottery*1820 He had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1820 at Buckhalters District, Jones Co., Georgia, (lot 85-20 in Early Co., GA).4 
1820 Census*7 Aug 1820 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Jones Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is one Male 0-10..5 
Deed4 Oct 1821 A deed was granted to him on 4 Oct 1821 at Jones Co., Georgia.
(Jacob Watson to Joel Culpepper, 50 acres, part of Lot #45 in District 11. Wit: John English, Wife P. ____.).6 
Deed*14 Nov 1825 14 Nov 1825. Joel Culpepper of Jones County to William Powell of Decatur, for $52, lot 85 in 20th district as granted to Joel Culpepper, 11 Nov 1825. Wit: Gideon Pope. 
Deed12 Dec 1826 He granted a deed on 12 Dec 1826 at Jones Co., Georgia.
(Joel Culpepper to Pierce A. Lewis, 4 acres of Lot #45 in District 11. Wit: S. C. Lippet.).7 
Deed25 Jun 1827 Joel Culpepper of Harris Co., GA and Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL witnessed a deed grant to Benjamin Culpepper on 25 Jun 1827 at Talbot Co., Georgia.
(Zeptha Newman of Jones County to Benjamin Culpepper of Warren County for $100, S 1/2 of lot 121 in 22nd District of Muscogee, 101 1/4 acres. Wit: Uriah Jones, Joel Culpepper, M. Culpepper, J.P. (Talbot Co., GA Deed Book A, page 235.)). 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Jones Co., Georgia.8 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Harris Co., Georgia.
(Unaccounted for is 1 Female 15-20.).9 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Harris Co., Georgia.10 
1860 Slave Census*1 Jun 1860 He was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Harris Co., Georgia, and owned 36 slaves.11 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.12 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.13 
Death*1878 He died at Harris Co., Georgia, in 1878. 
Burial*1878 His body was interred in 1878 at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Mountain, Troup Co., Georgia.14 
Biography* Joel Culpepper gave the land for Bethany Baptist Church which was organized 8 Sep 1828. (This land is in Harris Co., GA, near Chipley, which is now known as Pine Mountain, GA, the community where Callaway Gardens is located) The site measured 30 rods by 40 rods or seven and one-half acres. (Louise Calhoun Barfield, "History of Harris Co., GA, 1827-1961, pp 411-412).

This same Joel was named in the will of Sarah Ragan of Pike Co. GA. 

Family

Rebecca Hammack (6 Jun 1796 - 25 May 1889)
Children

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 19 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Anne Miller Greer, Midland, GA to Lew Griffin, 2001.
  2. Virgil D. White, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files.
  3. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Joel Culpepper and Rebecca Hammock on 26 Aug 1819 in Jones Co., GA.
  4. The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr., 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1986, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2la.
    page 78.
  5. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 128, Jones Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 1M0-10, 1M26-45, 1F16-26.
  6. Abstracted by Lewis W. Griffin, Jones Co., GA Deed Records and Mortgages, 1807-1827, Salt Lake City, UT: Jones County Superior Court, Published on Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 470,012 - 470,017.
    Book M, Page 407.
  7. Abstracted by Lewis W. Griffin, Jones Co., GA Deed Records and Mortgages, 1807-1827, Salt Lake City, UT: Jones County Superior Court, Published on Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 470,012 - 470,017.
    Book N, Page 261.
  8. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 464, Unk Twp, Jones Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F20-30, 1 F50-60.
  9. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 245, Hueys District 4, Harris Co., GA
    J. Culpepper, 1 M10-15, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F30-40.
  10. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 84, Goodman District, Harris Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 54, M, Farmer, $5,000, GA
    Rebecca Culpepper, 45, M, GA.
  11. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Slave Schedule, Harris Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 36 slaves: 80M, 78F, 76M, 45M, 45F, 45F, 40M, 35F, 30M, 25M, 20F Mulatto, 20F, 20F, 20M, 20M, 18M, 18M, 18F, 18F, 18F, 16F, 12F Mulatto, 12F, 12M, 12M Mulatto, 12M Mulatto, 8M, 8M, 8M, 7M, 6F, 5M, 4F, 3M, 2M, 1F.
  12. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 655, Family 1048, Goodmans Crossroads PO, Harris Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 61, M, Farmer, $6,300/$27,000, GA
    Rebecca Culpepper, 55, F, GA.
  13. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 189B, Family 2016, Hamilton PO, Harris Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 74, M, Farmer, $2,650/$450, GA
    Rebecca Culpepper, 67, F, GA.
  14. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Mountain, Harris Co., GA. Joel Culpepper (No dates listed) gave 7 1/2 acres of land for Bethany Church in 1847. Deed recorded in 1874.
  15. Mary J. Thompson--editor (based on records of Sandra Jeffries and Barbara Lockard), "The Culpepper Family", Harris County, Georgia and Her People, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 1986.
    Page 4.