Rev. John Culpepper Jr. of Hancock Co., MS

Male, #3222, (say 1766 - 1837)

Father*John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA (s 1733 - c 1808)
Mother*Agnes (?) (s 1744 - )
Rev. John Culpepper Jr. of Hancock Co., MS|b. say 1766\nd. 1837|p3222.htm|John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA|b. say 1733\nd. circa 1808|p3217.htm|Agnes (?)|b. say 1744|p3227.htm|Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC|b. say 1696\nd. 1745|p3209.htm|Martha (?)|b. say 1700\nd. 24 Jan 1764|p3210.htm|||||||

DNA* The DNA test results of a descendant of Rev. John Culpepper Jr. of Hancock Co., MS has the Haplotype R1b1b2 and cannot currently be matched to anyone else in the Culpepper project. Testing of other members of this branch is needed. 
Birth*say 1766 John was born at Anson Co., North Carolina, say 1766. 
 He was the son of John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA and Agnes (?). 
Tax roll*between 1786 and 1787 John registered to pay taxes at Wilkes Co., Georgia, between 1786 and 1787. 
Land Grant/Patent*between 1786 and 1792 He was granted land 1350 acres. Not clear whether this land was granted to the father, son, or some to each. between 1786 and 1792 at Washington Co., Georgia.1 
Milit-Beg*between 1793 and 1794 He began military service between 1793 and 1794 at Washington Co., Georgia.2 
Land Lottery*1805 John participated in but did not win the land lottery in 1805 at Washington Co., Georgia.3 
ResidenceMar 1808 John resided at Washington Co., Georgia, in Mar 1808.4 
Deed1 Mar 1808 A deed was granted to them by John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA on 1 Mar 1808 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.
(John Culpepper of Baldwin Co., GA to his children, Sampson, John, Aggy, Polly, all of Washington Co., all my real and personal property.).4 
Deed*Jun 1808 He granted a deed in Jun 1808 at Laurens Co., Georgia.
(John Culpepper of Jones Co. to Dennis Williams of Washington Co. for $500: 269 acres in Washington Co. on Buckeye Creek as granted April 1792 to John Culpepper (the deceased father of John of Jones Co.). Wit: Moses C. Maxwell, Shedrick Williams.).5 
Residence*1810 John resided at Jones Co., Georgia, in 1810.6 
Relocation*Oct 1810 He relocated in Oct 1810 at Hancock Co., Mississippi.6 
DeedOct 1810 A deed was granted to him in Oct 1810 at Hancock Co., Mississippi.
(John Culpepper, claimant, cultivated and inhabited Oct 1810 - Mar 1813, 600 acres on Pearl River, not surveyed; Absolem Johnson, original claimant by Spanish permit on 20 Aug 1810).7 
Tax roll1814 He registered to pay taxes at Hancock Co., Mississippi, in 1814.8 
Tax roll1819 John registered to pay taxes at Hancock Co., Mississippi, in 1819.9 
Deed*Oct 1819 He granted a deed to John Culpepper of Hancock & Marion in Oct 1819 at Hancock Co., Mississippi.
(John Culpepper, Sen., claimant, Oct 1819, John Culpepper, Jun., original claimant, Spring 1812, On south side of Taylor's Creek).10 
DeedNov 1819 He granted a deed in Nov 1819 at Hancock Co., Mississippi.
(S. & J. Ford & W. Hunt, claimant, Nov 1819, John Culpepper, Sen., original claimant, 1810, On Pearl River).10 
Tax roll1820 He registered to pay taxes at Hancock Co., Mississippi, in 1820.11 
1820 Census*7 Aug 1820 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at Hancock Co., Mississippi. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified is 1 F45+..12 
Will6 Mar 1822 In Sampson Culpepper son of John & Agnes's will, John was named by Sampson to handle his estate on 6 Mar 1822 at Laurens Co., Georgia.
(WILL OF SAMPSON CULPEPPER
I, Sampson Culpepper, of the State of Georgia, and County of Laurens, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following to-wit:
     First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha Culpepper during her natural life 200 acres of land where I now live; two feather beds and furniture together with all my household and kitchen furniture and
plantation tools of every description and two cows and calves and eight head of hogs.
     ITEM. I give to my beloved son Thomas K. Culpepper all the notes or the obligations which I have paid the money for which was given by him todifferent persons.
     ITEM. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary Smith one feather bed and furniture which she has in possession.
     ITEM. I give and bequeath to my beloved sons John C. and Joel Culpepper all my land and premises with all my household and kitchen furniture and plantation tools and stocks of every kind and description to be equally divided after the death of their mother. I give to my son John Culpepper one bay mare filly to be his property. I give to my son Joel Culpepper one sorrell mare filly to be his property. I give and bequeath to my beloved grandson, Blount Culpepper, one cow and calf or ten dollars in money. (The grandson, Blount, has not otherwise been identified)
     I do hereby nominate and constitute and appoint my son John C. Culpepper and Joel Culpepper sole Executors to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th, of March 1822.
     Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of John Thomas, David Culpepper, Winnifred Wright.
/s/ Sampson Culpepper
     GEORGIA Court of Ordinary January 13th, 1823. The written will of Sampson Culpepper deceased was duly proven in open court by oath of Winfield Wright, esq. one of the subscribing witnesses in order to be recorded attested by Neal Munson, Clerk. Recorded March 8th, 1823.).13 
Death*1837 He died at Hancock Co., Mississippi, in 1837. 
Biography* John's exact date of birth is unknown. In 1820, he was listed as "over 45" in the Hancock County, MS census. The estimated date of birth is based on the births of his children.
     The children of John Culpepper, Jr. cannot be entirely proven due to loss of records in early Mississippi. Further research is needed. According to Betty T. Duckworth, Jackson, MS, 1994, "A relative, in the 1950's, had the family Bible of Rev. John Culpepper in which he notes that he performed the marriage of his daughter Agnes to John Dale. She also said that the Rev. John Culpepper died in 1837 while on a visit to his daughter at Wiggins, MS. and is buried in the Dale family cemetery. I have been to the cemetery and there is a marker for Agnes Dale but none for Rev. Culpepper. " 
Research note*26 Apr 2004 John is a known son of John Culpepper (died 1808). Not all of his children are known.

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact Lew Griffin (see footnote for details).14 

Family
Children

Charts Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (5 generations)
Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 8 May 2009

Citations

  1. The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr., Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia Georgia Genealogical Reprints, Vidalia, GA, 1970.
    From page 140:
    John Culpepper, Washington Co., GA
    * Book KKK, Page 157, 200 acres, 1786
    * Book NNN, Page 282, 200 acres, 1787
    * Book NNN, Page 339, 200 acres, 1787
    * Book QQQ, Page 444, 200 acres, 1788
    * Book UUU, Page 595, 200 acres, 1791
    * Book VVV, Page 391, 350 acres, 1792.
  2. Military Records U.S. Soldiers 1784-1811. Family Tree Maker CD.
  3. Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood, 1805 Georgia Land Lottery Greenwood Press, Cambridge, 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2WY 1805.
    page 81.
  4. Abstracted by Lewis W. Griffin, Jones Co., GA Deed Records and Mortgages, 1807-1827, Salt Lake City, UT: Jones County Superior Court, Published on Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 470,012 - 470,017.
    Book A, Page 435.
  5. Laurens County Clerk, Laurens Co., GA Deeds, 1808-1884, Books A-S Transcribed by Lew Griffin from Microfilm , Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 395,592 - 395,601.
    Book E, page 63.
  6. Dorothy Williams Potter, compiler, Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990.
    John Culpepper and family, from Jones Co., GA, passport issued 16 Oct 1810.
  7. Walter Lowrie - Secretary of State and Walter S. Franklin - Clerk of the House of Reps., compiler, American State Papers. Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States, Volume III (4 Dec 1815 - 27 May 1824), Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1994, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 R2ag 1994 v.3.
    "Register of valid claims to land in the district east of the Pearl River in Louisiana...", page 8.
  8. Jean Strickland & Patricia N. Edwards, Residents of the Southern Mississippi Territory: Census, Tax Roles, and Petitions, Book One, Moss Point, MS: J. Strickland, 1995; FHL US/CAN Book 976.21 H29s v.1.
  9. Hancock County Tax Records, 1819
    John Culpepper
    Charles Taylor.
  10. Walter Lowrie - Secretary of State and Walter S. Franklin - Clerk of the House of Reps., compiler, American State Papers. Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States, Volume III (4 Dec 1815 - 27 May 1824), Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1994, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 R2ag 1994 v.3.
    "A list of actual settlers in the district east of Pearl River, in Louisiana...", page 444.
  11. Hancock County Tax Records, 1820
    John Culpepper, Sr.
    John Culpepper, Jr.
    Sampson Culpepper.
  12. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 42, Genealogy.com image 1, Unknown Township, Hancock Co., MS
    John Culpepper, 1 M45+, 1 F45+, 1 slave
    John Culpepper, Jr., 1 M0-10, 1 M16-26, 1 F16-26, 0 slaves
    Samp Culpepper, 1 M26-45, 1 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 0 slaves.
  13. Laurens Co., GA Will Book A. Pages 55-56.
  14. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.