Abiah Whitehead

Female, #9472, (circa 1775 - after 1840)

ParentThomas Whitehead (circa 1744 - before Feb 1808)
ParentElizabeth Culpepper (circa 1750 - 1832)
Abiah Whitehead|b. circa 1775\nd. after 1840|p9472.htm|Thomas Whitehead|b. circa 1744\nd. before Feb 1808|p9911.htm|Elizabeth Culpepper|b. circa 1750\nd. 1832|p9908.htm|Nathan Whitehead|b. circa 1719\nd. before Apr 1779|p9476.htm|Mary Davis|b. say 1719\nd. before 1760|p9478.htm|Benjamin Culpepper the Ferryman|b. say 1721\nd. 1772|p9905.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. circa 1721\nd. before May 1789|p9906.htm|

Birth*circa 1775 Abiah was born circa 1775. 
 She was the daughter of Thomas Whitehead and Elizabeth Culpepper. 
(heir) Will12 Feb 1788 In Elizabeth (?)'s will on 12 Feb 1788 at Nash Co., North Carolina, Abiah 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)
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Nash County, May Court, 1789, the foregoing will was duly proven in open court by the oath of John Smedley.....1 
Marriage*27 Aug 1795 She married James Battle at Nash Co., North Carolina, on 27 Aug 1795. 
Married Name27 Aug 1795 As of 27 Aug 1795, her married name was Battle. 
Marriage*circa Sep 1807 She married Matthew Culpepper at Nash Co., North Carolina, circa Sep 1807. 
Married Namecirca Sep 1807 As of circa Sep 1807, her married name was Culpepper. 
(free wh female 26-45) 1810 Census6 Aug 1810 Abiah was probably a free white female, age 26 and under 45, in Matthew Culpepper's household on the 1810 Census at Nash Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unidentified are 3 M0-10, 2 M10-16, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45..2 
(free wh female 45 +) 1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Abiah was probably a free white female, age 45 or over, in Matthew Culpepper's household, on the 1820 Census at Nash Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for are 3 M16-26 and 2 F10-16..3 
(free wh female 50-60) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Abiah was probably a free white female, age 50 and under 60, in Matthew Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Nash Co., North Carolina. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 M20-30, 1 F15-20 and 23 slaves..4 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Abiah was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Nash Co., North Carolina.5 
Death*after 1840 She died at Nash Co., North Carolina, after 1840. 

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Last Edited 26 Sep 2003

Citations

  1. Transcribed by Lew Griffin from LDS Film: 1577511 Item 2.
  2. 1810 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74 (631), Ancestry.com Image 4, Unknown Township, Nash Co., NC
    Mat. Culpepper, 3 M0-10, 2 M10-16, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 2 F26-45, 18 slaves.
  3. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 260 (413), Genealogy.com Image 2, Unknown Township, Nash Co., NC
    Matthew Culpepper, 3 M16-26, 1 M45+, 2 F10-16, 1 F45+, 28 slaves.
  4. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178, Ancestry.com images 7-8, Collings District, Nash Co., NC
    Matthew Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 M50-60, 1 F15-20, 1 F50-60, 23 slaves.
  5. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 056, Ancestry.com images 15-16, Unknown Township, Nash Co., NC
    Abiah Culpepper, 1 F70-80, 19 slaves.