Nathan Culpepper of Warren Co., GA

Male, #9466, (5 Mar 1779 - 21 Jul 1825)

ParentErasmus Culpepper of Nash Co., NC (circa 1742 - circa 1782)
ParentChloe Whitehead (circa 1748 - before May 1818)
Nathan Culpepper of Warren Co., GA|b. 5 Mar 1779\nd. 21 Jul 1825|p9466.htm|Erasmus Culpepper of Nash Co., NC|b. circa 1742\nd. circa 1782|p9458.htm|Chloe Whitehead|b. circa 1748\nd. before May 1818|p9459.htm|Benjamin Culpepper the Ferryman|b. say 1721\nd. 1772|p9905.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. circa 1721\nd. before May 1789|p9906.htm|Nathan Whitehead|b. circa 1719\nd. before Apr 1779|p9476.htm|Mary Davis|b. say 1719\nd. before 1760|p9478.htm|

Birth*5 Mar 1779 Nathan was born at Nash Co., North Carolina, on 5 Mar 1779.1 
 He was the son of Erasmus Culpepper of Nash Co., NC and Chloe Whitehead. 
(heir) Will12 Feb 1788 In Elizabeth (?)'s will on 12 Feb 1788 at Nash Co., North Carolina, Nathan was named as an heir.
     Elizabeth's will reads as follows:
     In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Culpepper of Nash County and State of North Carolina being in good Health of Boddy (sic) and of Sound and perfect mind and memory Praise be therefore given to Almighty God for it. I do hereby make and ordain this my present last Will and Testament in Manner and form following that is to say:
     First and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of the Almighty God hoping through the merrets, death, and passion of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ, have fully and free parden and forgiveness of all my Sins and inherit everlasting Life and My Boddy I commit to the earth to be decently buried.
     At the discression of my Executors hereafter named and as Touching the disposition of all such temporal Estates as it Hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth;
     First I will that my debts and funeral charges should be paid and discharged;
     Item I give and bequeath unto my Grand Child John Culpepper one bay horse colt and also one Negroe Girl name Pegg. She and her increase to him and his heirs & assigns forever; also one cow & calf to said J. Culpepper His heirs etc.
     Item, I give and bequeath unto my Grand Child Henry Whitehead one cow and calf to him his heirs and assigns forever.
     Then unto my Grand Child Nathan Whitehead one cow and calf to him his heirs and assigns forever.
     I give and bequeath unto my Grand Child Mary Daniel one cow and calf to her her heirs and assigns forever.
     I give and bequeath unto my Grand Child Abier Whitehead one Chest to her and her heirs forever.
     I give and bequeath unto my grandchild Martha Manning one Side Saddle to her and her heirs forever.
     I also give and bequeath unto Natus [Nathan] Culpepper one bed and furniture to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     My will and desire is that all the rest of my estate ungiven shall be sold and equally divided between my three daughters - Rahab Whitehead, Elizabeth Whitehead and Martha Manning and all of them to share equally and sharing alike
I also appoint my beloved friends Rahab Whitehead, executrix and Sion Daniel Executor of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby Utterly disallow and Revoke Disown asell? all and every other former Testament's and Wills by me in anyway before named and bequethed Rattifiing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twelfth Day of February in year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight. Signed in the presence of us:
     John Smedley ("x" his mark) [apparently the John Smelly in 1790 Nash census]
     Martha Smedley ("x" her mark) [wife of John & daughter of Mark & Elizabeth Mason]
     Cherry Powell ("x" her mark)
Signed: Elizabeth Culpepper ("x" her mark)
.
Nash County, May Court, 1789, the foregoing will was duly proven in open court by the oath of John Smedley.....2 
Tax roll1805 Nathan registered to pay taxes at Warren Co., Georgia, in 1805. 
Marriage*26 May 1806 He married Frances Gardner at Warren Co., Georgia, on 26 May 1806.3,4,1 
Deed*7 Apr 1812 He witnessed a deed grant on 7 Apr 1812 at Warren Co., Georgia.
(by Thomas H. Kendall to Thomas Maddox.). 
Research note*4 Sep 1812 Sheriff's Sale - On the first Tuesday in October next at the Courthouse in Warren County, between the usual hours - WILL BE SOLD . . . ALSO, Three horses, viz: one sorrel horse, mare, and colt, one horse cart, and side board, taken as the property of Robert Johnson, to satisfy an execution in favor of Nathan Culpepper. Conditions Cash. Thos. H. Kendall, Shff, Sept 4 (Source: Augusta Chronicle microfilm located at GDAH in Drawer 286/Roll 34; transcribed 16 June 1999).5 
Research note30 Oct 1812  Sheriff's Sale - On the first Tuesday in December next, at the court-house in Warren County, between the usual hours: WILL BE SOLD - 2 cows and calves, 1 horse cart; taken as the property of Robert Johnson, to satisfy an execution in favor of Nathan Culpepper. (Source: Augusta Chronicle microfilm located at GDAH in Drawer 286/Roll 34; transcribed 16 June 1999).5 
War of 1812*between 1813 and 1814 He served in the War of 1812 between 1813 and 1814
(Nathan and William Culpepper both reportedly served in the 12th Regiment of the Georgia Militia. However, this is not shown in the War of 1812 database at Ancestry.com, and the original source document is unknown. Thus, the authenticity of this claim is in question.). 
(heir) Will31 May 1816 In Chloe Whitehead's will on 31 May 1816 at Nash Co., North Carolina, Nathan named as heir(s). 
Tax roll*1818 Nathan registered to pay taxes at Warren Co., Georgia, in 1818. 
Land Lottery*1820 He had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1820 at Warren Co., Georgia, (154th District (179 2), Appling Co., GA).6 
1820 Census*7 Aug 1820 Nathan was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Warren Co., Georgia.7 
Research note1 Nov 1821 (barely readable) Nathan Culpepper was one of three sellers of 435 acres, more or less, in Warren County. (Source: Augusta Chronicle microfilm located at GDAH in Drawer 79/Roll 5; transcribed 16 June 1999).5 
Research note24 Dec 1821 (microfilm of Augusta Chronicle located at GDAH in Drawer 79/Roll 5 not readable at all, although Personal Name Index to the Augusta Chronicle cited that date with a reference to Nathan Culpepper; research attempted 16 June 1999).5 
Death*21 Jul 1825 He died at Warren Co., Georgia, on 21 Jul 1825.8,1 
Land Lottery17 Apr 1827 (an unknown value).9 
Probate*4 Mar 1833 Nathan's will was probated at Warren Co., Georgia, on 4 Mar 1833.10 
Probate19 Apr 1833 Nathan's will was probated at Warren Co., Georgia, on 19 Apr 1833.11 
Guardian4 Jun 1833 After Nathan's death, Elizabeth Culpepper, Drucilla Rose Culpepper, Nathan W. Culpepper and Sterling Gardner Culpepper declared as orphan(s), Sampson Rose Culpepper of Warren Co., GA appointed as guardian, on 4 Jun 1833 at Warren Co., Georgia, (Sampson R. Culpepper was appointed guardian of Elizabeth, Nathan, Sterling and Drucilla P. Culpepper, orphans of Nathan Culpepper).12 
Descendant* See footnote for the name and contact info of a descendant of Nathan Culpepper of Warren Co., GA who would like to communicate with other descendants.13 

Family

Frances Gardner (12 May 1789 - 13 Jan 1861)
Marriage*26 May 1806 He married Frances Gardner at Warren Co., Georgia, on 26 May 1806.3,4,1 
Children

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 8 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Judith Richbourg "Judy" Jolly (#57835), e-mail address, Pensacola, FL to Warren L. Culpepper, 2003-2007.
    I came across an old card, written many years ago (between 1956, her husband's death, and 1967, her death) by Fannie Leila Culpepper Jolly, great-granddaughter of Nathan Culpepper. It is yellowed and hard to read. Some things she recorded are incorrect, based on research available since her death. But, it is interesting to note that she is specific in the dates of birth and death for Nathan. She recorded that he was born March 5, 1779 and died July 21, 1825. She also had the correct marriage date of May 27, 1806 (license May 26, 1806-my notation).
  2. Transcribed by Lew Griffin from LDS Film: 1577511 Item 2.
  3. Daniel Nathan Crumpton, compiler, Cemeteries and Genealogy: Waren County, Georgia and immediate vicinity, 1792-1987, Vol. I, Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, 1987, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8625 V3c v. 2.
    Page 281, which cites Warren Co. First Book of Marriages (1794-1814), page 20.
  4. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Nathan Culpepper and Fanny Gardiner on 26 May 1806 in Warren Co., GA.
  5. E-mail from Judith Richbourg "Judy" Jolly (#57835), e-mail address, Pensacola, FL to Warren L. Culpepper, 2003-2007.
  6. 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.
  7. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    p 279, Unk Twp, Warren Co., GA
    Nathan Culpepper, 3 M0-10, 1 M10-16, 1 M26-45, 3 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45.
  8. Nathan must have died sometime after his son Sterling (born 1825) was conceived but prior to 17 Apr 1827, when Culpepper's Orphans were Fortunate Drawers in the Land Lottery of 1827.
  9. State of Georgia Recorder Office, compiler, Georgia Land Lottery, 1827, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2072
    Culpepper's Orphans of Stewarts District, Warren Co., GA, drew lot 186-9 in Lee Co., GA, 17 Apr 1827.
  10. Daniel Nathan Crumpton, compiler, Cemeteries and Genealogy: Waren County, Georgia and immediate vicinity, 1792-1987, Vol. I, Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, 1987, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8625 V3c v. 2.
    Page 645, which cites Warren Co. Adminstrators (1803-1833), page 228.
  11. Daniel Nathan Crumpton, compiler, Cemeteries and Genealogy: Waren County, Georgia and immediate vicinity, 1792-1987, Vol. I, Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, 1987, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8625 V3c v. 2.
    Page 281, which cites Warren Co. Inventory & Sales (1830-1837), page 195.
  12. Daniel Nathan Crumpton, compiler, Cemeteries and Genealogy: Waren County, Georgia and immediate vicinity, 1792-1987, Vol. I, Roswell, Georgia: WH Wolfe Associates, 1987, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8625 V3c v. 2.
    Page 333 which cites Warren Co. Minutes of the Court of the Ordinary, Record Book C, page 5.
  13. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.