Samuel Pepper (1725 - 1799)

Born 1725 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Holton) Pepper — married 6 Jul 1749 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1799 at about age 74 in Bracken Creek, Mason, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Samuel Pepper performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

Samuel Pepper is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A088654.

There are very few existing records for Samuel Pepper. Information on his wife and children comes from multiple books that do not cite any sources. The first source seems to have been a book by G.W. Montague published in 1894. ^[1] The book simply states that Samuel Pepper married Elizabeth Holton. It gives no other details on the couple, nor any lineage for the couple. The book has Elijah Pepper as the couples son and gives lineage on his wife, Sarah Neville O'Bannon.

During this time frame there are also men named Samuel Pepper in Augusta, Botetourt, Montgomery, Orange & Washington counties in Virginia.

Samuel was born about 1725 in King George County, Virginia in the area that later became Prince William County. It is said that he was indentured to Bryan O'Bannon, but so far, there are no records to support this.

A Samuel Pepper was listed in the Dumfries Store Ledger in Prince William, Virginia for the years 1758-1769 ^[2]

Samuel Pepper of Fauquier made a Revolutionary War Public Service Claim for supplying 750lbs. of beef to the Continental Army.^[3][4]

Samuel died at the age of about 74 on 16 July 1799 in Bracken Creek, Mason, Kentucky, United States.

Taxes/Residence

Samuel Pepper appeared on a rent roll of Fauquier County in 1779.^[5]

Road Orders

Fauquier County Road Orders 1759-1783^[6]
26 May 1772
John Moffett Gent is appointed to set apart the Tithables to clear the roads whereof Lewis Woodyard, George Bennett and Samuel Pepper are Surveyors
Fauquier County Minute Book 1768-1773, p. 405

24 November 1773
Ordered that George Bennett, Lewis Woodyard, Samuel Pepper and William Elliott or any three of them being first sworn do view the most Convenient way for a Road from the road by Joseph Neavils to the road by Thomas Jackmans and report thereof to the Court
Fauquier County Minute Book 1773-1780, p. 126

28 November 1774
The persons appointed to view the road from Joseph Neavils to the road by Thomas Jackmans returned their report in these words to wit “Pursuant to an order from the Worshipful Court of Fauquier County we the subscribers have convened ourselves together and viewed for a road from the road by Joseph Neavils to the road by Thomas Jackmans and are of Opinion that a road passable for carriages may be made with Conveniency through the Lands of the said Neavil, Jeffrey Johnson, Henry Moffett, the Honourable George William Fairfax and the said Jackman the said road will be convenient to several of the Inhabitants of the said County for conveying their Wheat to Mr. Picketts Mill &c. and not injurious to any mans plantation Given under our hands this 23d day of Novr 1774. William Elliott, Samuel Pepper, Geo. Bennett, Lewis Woodyard” and it is ordered that the said road be established according to the said report
Fauquier County Minute Book 1773-1780 p. 216

24 February 1783
On the motion of Benjamin Stone It is ordered that William Asberry, William Asberry Junr, Samuel Pepper & Benjamin Orear or any three of them being first sworn do view the most convenient way for a road from the stoney spring to the said Stones mill and report the conveniences and inconveniences attending the same to the Court
Fauquier County Minute Book 1781-1784, p. 88

Property/Deed

Bill of Sale
27 May 1763
Fauquier County, Virginia
Matthew Fisher, Planter, to Samuel Pepper, Planter.. 2 mares of a Bald Eagle color, both branded on the near shoulder N.C., one grey horse branded on the near shoulder M.C., cattled sheep, feather beds, pewter, iron pots and skillets, chests, all other personal and real estate and woman's side saddle.. 20 pounds
Signed Matthew (x) Fisher
Witnesses: John Moffett, Leonard Helm
Rec. 27 May 1763 prov. by wits.^[7]

Bill of Sale
12 September 1776
Rev. James Scott, of Prince William County sold 142 acres to Samuel Pepper, of Fauquier.^[8]

Bill of Sale
21 September 1776
Fauquier County, Virginia
Bet. James Scott, Gent. and Elizabeth h. W. of Leeds Par. and Samuel Pepper 210 pounds..tract on waters of Carter's run and the Piney Branch of Broas Run of Occoquan, part of larger tract granted to the late Rev.Alex. Scott for 2823 a. by the Prop., 10 July 1727..to a road commonly called Rectors Road.. to fork of sd. road and Main Rd. to Winchester.. 300 a.
Signed: Jas. Scott, Jr., Elix'a Scott
Wits: Phil. Heale, J. Peyton, H. Brooke, Thos. Digges
Rec: 27 Jan. 1777 ack by Grantor^[7]

Bill of Sale
25 April 1786
Fauquier County, Virginia
Samuel Pepper and Elizabeth, his wife, sold 142 acres to John Monroe for 142 pound sterling..^[8]

DNA

A Pepper DNA project is located at FTDNA.

Sources

1. ↑ Montague, G. Wm. (George William). (1894). History and genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nansemond and Lancaster counties, Virginia, and his descendants, 1621-1894. Amherst, Mass.: Press of Carpenter & Morehouse.
2. ↑ Dumfries Stores Ledgers Index, 1758-1776
3. ↑ Abercrombie, Janice L., and Richard Slatten. 1992. Virginia revolutionary "publick" claims. Athens, Ga: Iberian Pub. Co.
4. ↑ Pepper, Samuel. Court booklet(s): p. 3, 22, 25. Print.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
6. ↑ Historic Roads of Virginia - Fauquier County Road Orders (1759-1783)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Gott, John K. (John Kenneth), 1929-. Fauquier County, Virginia Deeds, 1759-1778. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1988.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Gott, John K. (John Kenneth), 1929-. A History of Marshall (formerly Salem) Fauquier County, Virginia. [Middleburg? Va.]: Denlinger, 1959.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 Mar 2022), "Record of Samuel Pepper", Ancestor # A088654.

See also:

• FamilySearch Samuel Pepper