Henry Culpepper

Male, #851, (say 1753 - 1781)

Parent*Jeremiah Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA (c 1731 - a 1761)
Parent*(?) (?) (s 1731 - )
Henry Culpepper|b. say 1753\nd. 1781|p851.htm|Jeremiah Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA|b. circa 1731\nd. after 1761|p849.htm|(?) (?)|b. say 1731|p850.htm|Henry Culpepper III, of Norfolk Co., VA|b. say 1699\nd. after 1733|p830.htm|Mary J. Bruce|b. say 1701\nd. 1752|p829.htm|||||||

Birth*say 1753 Henry was born say 1753. 
 He was the son of Jeremiah Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA and (?) (?). 
Marriage*say 1773 He married Jean (?) say 1773. 
Tax roll*between 1778 and 1780 He registered to pay taxes at Martin Co., North Carolina, between 1778 and 1780. 
Deed*7 Dec 1779 A deed was granted to him on 7 Dec 1779 at Martin Co., North Carolina.
(William Weathersby to Henry Culpepper both of Martin Co. for £1500, 300 acres adjacent to Mr. Hill’s swamp, Medford’s corner, Middle Swamp. Witness: Thomas Hunter.).1 
Will*1781 He made a will at Martin Co., North Carolina, in 1781.2 
Death*1781 He died at Martin Co., North Carolina, in 1781. 
Biography* This is the Henry Culpepper who was in Martin County, NC, at least by 1777, as according to Hathaway, he gave an affidavit there that year: "Henry Culpeper being sworn in the holy Avangelists of Almighy God, Deposeth and sayth: "That he was at the House of John Lewelling in the County of Martin on a Sunday & he, this Deponent was in the yard & that he sd Lewelling came to him & seem'd to be angry and said to this Deponent that he believed they should be obliged to kill all the heads of the Country, and it must be done in the night and then every man must return to his own home, this Deponent further sayth that he was at the house of the sd Lewelling at another time and the said Lewelling said that the matter might be done without spilling blood, this Deponent asked how, and he said by confining the heads of the County and if How should come round to Carolina, Deliver them up to him, and further this Deponent sayth not. His 'X' mark, Henry Culpeper. "Sworn before me the 3rd Sep'r, 1777, Blake B. Wiggins."3 
Research note*3 Jun 2003 That Henry was the son of Jeremiah Culpepper is based on naming patterns and the process of elimination of other possibilities.

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact Lew Griffin (see footnote for details).4 

Family

Jean (?) (say 1753 - )
Children

Charts Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (5 generations)
Descendants of Henry Culpepper, III, of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 18 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. Martin Co., NC, Book A, p. 383, 7 Dec 1779.
  2. Book 1, page 76.
  3. Hathaway, Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. II, p. 571, regarding Loyalists and Tories during the Revolutionary War.
  4. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.