David DeWitt Culpepper1

Male, #68, (18 Feb 1826 - 30 Dec 1895)

Parent*Thomas Culpepper (c 1798 - b 15 Jul 1867)
Parent*Mary Cherry (s 1802 - c 1835)
David DeWitt Culpepper|b. 18 Feb 1826\nd. 30 Dec 1895|p68.htm|Thomas Culpepper|b. circa 1798\nd. before 15 Jul 1867|p84.htm|Mary Cherry|b. say 1802\nd. circa 1835|p794.htm|John Culpepper Jr.|b. say 1774\nd. before 20 Nov 1837|p763.htm|Sarah Brown|b. circa 1773\nd. circa 1820|p764.htm|David Cherry|b. say 1774|p795.htm||||

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that David DeWitt Culpepper is a descendant of Thomas Culpepper, who is a son of Henry Culpepper, Jr. and grandson Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*18 Feb 1826 David was born at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 18 Feb 1826. 
 He was the son of Thomas Culpepper and Mary Cherry. 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 David was probably a free white male, age under 5, in Thomas Culpepper's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Norfolk Co., Virginia.2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 David was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Thomas Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Norfolk Co., Virginia.
(Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for are 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M20-30, 2 F5-10, 1 F70-80 and 1 free colored.).3 
Marriage*24 Oct 1850 He married Nancy Cherry at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 24 Oct 1850.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Portsmouth (city), Virginia.5 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Portsmouth (city), Virginia.6 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Portsmouth (city), Virginia.7 
Death*30 Dec 1895 He died at Portsmouth (city), Virginia, on 30 Dec 1895. 
Burial*after 30 Dec 1895 His body was interred after 30 Dec 1895 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth (city), Virginia. 
Biography* David was a sawyer in 1860 and 1880, and a laborer in 1870. 
Research note*12 May 2004 David is a known son of Thomas Culpepper based on his appearance in Thomas' household in the 1850 Norfolk Census. 

Family

Nancy Cherry (circa 1832 - 23 Nov 1918)
Children

Charts Descendants of Thomas Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Descendants of David DeWitt Culpepper of Portsmouth, VA
Last Edited 12 May 2008

Citations

  1. Death Register, Portsmouth, VA, 1858-1896, LDS film 33368; (Salt Lake City, UT: LDS Family History Library), LDS film 33368.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 308, Ancestry.com Images 3-4, Unknown Township, Norfolk Co., VA
    George Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 1 M30-40, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 slave
    John Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M20-30, 1 M60-70, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 F50-60, 0 slaves
    Thomas Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F20-30, 0 slaves.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 177, Ancestry.com Images 26-27, Unk Twp, Norfolk Co., VA
    Thomas Culpepper Jr., 1 M5-10, 2 M10-15, 1 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 1 F0-5, 2 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 F70-80, 1 free colored.
  4. Nancy Cherry, ward of Peter Cherry, suggesting that he might have been her uncle rather than her father.
  5. P. 162, household 204.
  6. P. 398.
  7. Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA, FHL Film 1255382, National Archives Film T9-1382 Page 628B.