Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA

Male, #725, (circa 1736 - after 28 Mar 1793)

Father*Robert Culpepper Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (s 1694 - b Oct 1774)
Mother*Dorcas (?) (s 1700 - )
Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA|b. circa 1736\nd. after 28 Mar 1793|p725.htm|Robert Culpepper Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1694\nd. before Oct 1774|p678.htm|Dorcas (?)|b. say 1700|p679.htm|Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1664\nd. circa 1742|p834.htm|(?) (?) Unknown wife of Robert CULPEPPER of Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1666\nd. before 16 Oct 1739|p840.htm|||||||

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA is a descendant of Robert Culpepper, Jr., who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*circa 1736 Sampson was born at Norfolk Co., Virginia, circa 1736. 
 He was the son of Robert Culpepper Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA and Dorcas (?). 
Marriage*circa 1772 He married (?) (?) at Norfolk Co., Virginia, circa 1772. 
Note1780 It is not clear which of the Sampson Culpeppers is referenced below, so this text has been included in the records of each of two likely Sampsons.

Grant's Fort
     Located in Bourbon County, near Fayette County line and was build in 1779 by Col. John Grand and Capt. William Ellis, the military leader of the Traveling Church, for the use of twenty or thirty families who had come to Bryan Station. A group of sixty Indians from Byrd's war party attacked it in June, 1780, and burned the fort without taking prisoners. Forty men from Bryan's went to their relief and found two men named Stucker and a woman named Mitchell killed. James Ingels, Jr., was born here in November 1779. The fort was rebuilt in 1784 but the Grant family sold to Ingels and moved away. The site is about 1 1/2 miles from Antioch Christian Church near the border of Fayette County. Timothy Peyton was shot by Indians about one-half mile away. James Stark carried him to the fort where he soon died. His name is preserved in "Peyton's Run."
     In a letter written by John Grant, founder of Grant's Station, dated April 24, 1780, to Col. John Todd, delegate at Harrodsburg, he told of those persons who at that time were living in the fort. A list of the names: "John Tamplin, John Jackson, John VanCleave, George Stucker, Samson Culpeper, Stufel Stucker, Philip Drake, Christopher Harris, Wm. VanCleave, Manoah Singleton, Thos. Gilbart, Wm. Liley, Wm. Loving, Robert Harras, Jas. Rowland, Josiah Underwood, Frederick Hunter, Wm. Morrason, James Gray, Henry Millar, Stephen Murphy, Michael Stucker, Esmond Lilley, George Stucker (son), John VanCleave (sons), Samson Hough, Wm. Ellis."
     There were six more at the station that he could not "properly call effective," and about seven he daily expected.

Regarding the presence of Sampson Culpepper in Kentucky, Lew Griffin wrote:
     Surprisingly, there is evidence supporting the presence of BOTH of the early Sampson Culpeppers in Kentucky around this time.
     We definitely know that Sampson, son of Joseph of Edgecombe, spent some time in Kentucky during the Revolutionary period. This is mentioned in an early biography of his son, Congressman John "the Baptist" Culpepper.
     But I also have record of a petition signed by "Virginians" in Kentucky, with Sampson Culpepper being one of the folks who signed. So this might indicate that Sampson Culpepper, son of Robert Culpepper, Jr. also spent some time in Kentucky.
     Or perhaps the Sampson from NC / GA still considered himself a Virginian.
     The two early Sampsons were first cousins.
     So Sampson, son of Joseph (Edgecombe NC) definitely took a look at Kentucky, didn't like it, and ended up in Georgia. Whether his first cousin, Sampson son Robert Jr., was ever in Kentucky, is a bit more speculative. If he was there, he did not stay, either. He died in Norfolk County, VA in the 1790's.1,2 
Census*1782 A census listed Sampson as head of household at Norfolk Co., Virginia, in 1782. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for was 1 White..3 
Death*after 28 Mar 1793 He died at Norfolk Co., Virginia, after 28 Mar 1793. Sampson's daughter Nancy married in 1793, and he was listed as her father.. 
Biography* 1752 -- Norfolk Tithables, Western Branch Precinct, "Robert Culpeper & Samson Culpeper" (same household), 2 tithes. 10 Jun 1754 -- Norfolk Tithables, Western Branch Precinct, "Robert Culpeper & Samul [Sampson?] Culpeper" (same household), 2 tithes. 10 Jun 1759 -- Norfolk Tithables, Western Branch Precinct, "Robert, Sampson, Reuben & John Culpepper" (same household), 4 tithes. 1772 - Sampson probably married about this time, assuming the people in his household ten years later were his wife and five children.
1782 -- Sampson appears in a list of families on the south side of the Western Branch, with seven whites in his household.
1784 -- Sampson now has six whites in his household.
1790 -- Sampson still has six whites (census).
1793 -- Sampson gave consent for his daughter Nancy to marry Maximillian Coats. Sampson Sr. is listed in tax records in 1793 with two males over 16 in his household. Thereafter, the tax records just list "Sampson" and this is presumed to be Sampson Jr. 
Research note23 May 2004 It has been speculated that William Culpepper of Norfolk Co. VA and Camden Co. NC (#707) is the father of this William. But the elder William did have a son in the 1810 census the right age to have been this William who is otherwise unaccounted for. [L. W. G]

DNA has shown that a descendant of William of Kentucky is a descendant of the Benjamin who was a son of Robert. The weakest ancestral link between the person taking the test and Benjamin is the father of William of Kentucky. DNA now seems to rule out William of Camden as the father of William of Kentucky. [W.L.C.]

Since Sampson Culpepper of Norfolk (bc 1736) has also been discovered to be a Benjamin descendant, and since he could be the Sampson who was in Kentucky in 1780, we have assigned William as a son of Sampson of Norfolk. However, there is quite a span between their estimated ages, so this link must ve viewed as highly speculative and subject to change if additional facts can be found. [W.L.C.]

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact either person in the footnote.
(Names referenced above include: William Culpepper, Sampson Culpepper son of Joseph & Martha).2,4 

Family

(?) (?) (say 1750 - )
Children

Charts Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (5 generations)
Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 1 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. , Rootsweb Mailing List, Ancestry.com.
    http://lists.rootsweb.com/
    ROBINSON List
    Subject: [ROBINSON] George Robinson in KY (Kentucky Archives continued).
  2. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.
  3. Peter Smith, The Lower Norfolk County Virginia Antiquarian NY, 1951.
    Vol. 5, pp. 134-135. (A list of the families of Whites & blacks thats on the south side of Western branch as fear as new Mill Creek. Taking by Wm Booker.)
    Sampson Culpepper, 7 White, 0 Black.
  4. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.