Benjamin Culpeper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex1,2

Male, #9147, (before 11 Nov 1628 - 1670)

Parent*Sir William Culpeper of Wakehurst, Bart. (4 Jul 1602 - b 6 Dec 1678)
Parent*Jane Pellett (b 4 Jul 1602 - 1660)
Benjamin Culpeper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex|b. before 11 Nov 1628\nd. 1670|p9147.htm|Sir William Culpeper of Wakehurst, Bart.|b. 4 Jul 1602\nd. before 6 Dec 1678|p9143.htm|Jane Pellett|b. before 4 Jul 1602\nd. 1660|p9144.htm|Sir Edward Culpeper Knight, of Wakehurst|b. 1561\nd. before 15 May 1630|p8789.htm|Elizabeth Farnfold|b. say 1566\nd. before 11 Jun 1633|p8791.htm|Sir Benjamin Pellett of Bolney, co. Sussex|b. circa 1560\nd. 26 Jan 1636|p9145.htm|Alice Farnfold|b. circa 1570\nd. 1657|p37517.htm|

Name Variation  Benjamin Culpeper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex was also known as Culpepper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex. 
Name Variation  Benjamin Culpeper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex was also known as Colepeper of Wakehurst in Ardingly, co. Sussex. 
Birth*before 11 Nov 1628 Benjamin was born before 11 Nov 1628. 
Baptism11 Nov 1628 He was baptized at Bolney, co. Sussex, England, on 11 Nov 1628.  
 He was the son of Sir William Culpeper of Wakehurst, Bart. and Jane Pellett. 
Marriage*1651 He married Margaret Hodgson at Ardingly, co. Sussex, England, in 1651. 
Marriage*say 1667 He married Judith Wilson say 1667. 
Death*1670 He died in 1670. 
Biography* Benjamin Culpeper was the only son of Sir William Culpeper who left issue. He was baptized at Bolney, 11 Nov 1628; married, first, at Ardingly, in 1651, Margaret, daughter of Goldsmith Hodson, by whom he had two daughters. He married, secondly, Judith, daughter of Sir William Wilson, of Eastbourne, Bart., by whom he had three children, including William Culpeper who succeeded his grandfather in the Baronetcy, and at whose death it became extinct.
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Abstract of the Will of Benjamin Culpeper of Wakehurst, Esq.:
I Benjamin Culpeper, of Wakehurst co. Sussex Esq. To be buried iii the Church of Ardingly. Unto my daughter Mary Culpeper £1800 to be paid out of my lands or tenements or those which will descend to William Culpeper my eldest son at 21 or day of marriage. To my youngest son Benjamin Culpeper £1600 to be raised as above and paid him at 21. I appoint Judith my loving wife, Sir William Culpeper of Wakehurst aforesaid Bart. and Sir William Wilson of Eastbourne Bart. Executor. Wife to bring up children till 21. Witnesses Rebecca Farnfold, Jane Naylor, Thomas Moore. Proved 8 Feb 1671/2 by Judith Culpeper one executor. Power reserved for Sir William Culpeper knight and Bart. and Sir William Wilson Bart.
(Source: "The Sussex Colepepers-II").
 

Family 1

Margaret Hodgson (say 1631 - before 1667)
Children

Family 2

Judith Wilson (say 1631 - 9 May 1685)
Children

Charts The Culpepers of Wakehurst, from 1437: Extinct after 8 generations
Last Edited 14 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. Col. F.W.T. Attree R.E./F.S.A. & Rev. J.H.L. Booker M.A., "The Sussex Colepepers, Part II", Sussex Archaeological Collections, XLVIII, 65-98, (1905) http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/sussex/default.htm.
  2. William Berry, compiler, Pedigrees of the Families of the County of Sussex Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1830.