Temperance Powell

Female, #9488, (circa 1797 - after 1860)

Parent*Alanson Powell (s 1774 - )
Temperance Powell|b. circa 1797\nd. after 1860|p9488.htm|Alanson Powell|b. say 1774|p48525.htm||||John Powell|b. say 1744|p48526.htm|Nancy (?)|b. say 1746|p48527.htm|||||||

Name Variation  Temperance Powell was also known as Tempy (?).1 
Birth*circa 1797 Temperance was born at Nash Co., North Carolina, circa 1797.2 
 She was the daughter of Alanson Powell. 
Marriage*say 1820 She married Baalam Culpepper say 1820.3 
Married Namesay 1820  As of say 1820, her married name was Culpepper. 
1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Temperance was probably a free white female, age 16 and under 26, in Baalam Culpepper's household, on the 1820 Census at Stewart Co., Tennessee. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for is 1 F0-10..4 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Temperance was probably a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Baalam Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Henry Co., Tennessee. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for is 1 M5-10. Also, there was a F0-5 who could only be accounted for as 15 year-old Martha..5 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Temperance was probably a free white female, age 40 and under 50, in Baalam Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Henry Co., Tennessee.6 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Constantine, Susan and Temperance listed as a household member living with Baalam Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Benton Co., Tennessee.1 
Death*after 1860 She died at Henry Co., Tennessee, after 1860. 
Biography* Tempy was definitely the wife of Baalam Culpepper by 4 December 1827, when her father Alanson Powell left her a slave, Jane: Alanson Powell of Henry to daughter Tempy Culpepper, for love and affection. After the death of me and my wife, she is to have woman Jane for her natural life and then to her lawfully begotten heirs. (Signed) Alanson Powell Witnesses: Benjamin Peeples, Starling Peterson Proven: Sep 1830 Recorded: 2 Feb 1831
(Henry Co. TN Deed Book C, p. 343). 

Family

Baalam Culpepper (circa 1794 - circa 1861)
Children

Last Edited 29 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 376B, District 10, Benton Co., TN (Gen.com img 16 of 22)
    Family 1301:
    Joseph E. Culpeper, 35, M, Farmer, RE=$700, PE=$700, TN
    Mahaly Culpeper, 28, F, TN
    John Culpeper, 12, M, TN
    Thomas Culpeper, 10, M, TN
    Tempy Culpeper, 7, F, TN
    Nancy Culpeper, 5, F, TN
    Constant Culpeper, 2, M, TN
    Family 1302:
    Balim Culpeper, 75, M, Farmer, PE=$300, NC
    Tempy Culpeper, 70, F, NC
    Constantine Culpeper, 26, M, Farmer, PE=$300, TN
    Susan Culpeper, 18, F, TN
    Family 1303:
    Wm. Culpeper, 38, M, Farmer, RE=$400, PE=$1320, TN
    Caroline Culpeper, 33, F, TN
    Cealy Culpeper, 12, F, TN
    Jonah Culpeper, 10, M, TN
    Esther Culpeper, 3, F, TN.
  2. Birth date assumed primartily vbased upon the age range of her children.
  3. Date of marriage assumed based upon estimated date of birth of oldest daughter.
  4. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 119, Genealogy.com Page 140/Image 11, Unknown Twp, Stewart Co., TN
    B. Culpepper, 1 M26-45, 3 F0-10, 1 F16-26.
  5. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 014, Ancestry.com Image 25, Unknown Township, Henry Co., TN
    Baalem Culpepper, 3 M5-10, 1 M30-40, 3 F0-5, 1 F10-15, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
  6. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 462A-B, Genealogy.com images 78-79 of 130, Henry Co., TN
    Balaam Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50, 1 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves, 3 people in agriculture.