Allen Taylor Caperton (1810 - 1876)

Born 21 Nov 1810 in Union, Monroe, Virginia, United States (now West Virginia)

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Echols) Caperton — married about 19 Sep 1833 in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1876 at age 65 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Preceded by Arthur I. Boreman Preceded by William Ballard Preston

Allen T. Caperton US Senator (Class 1) from West Virginia[1] 1869—1875 CS Senator from Virginia 1864—1865

Succeeded by Samuel Price Confederate Congress dissolved May 10, 1865

Biography

Allen T. Caperton is Notable.

Father's Will: Third, I give unto my son, Allen T. Caperton and his heirs forever, the tract of land whereon I now reside, called Elmwood, together with appurtenances, containing four hundred and seventy acres comprised of several tracts, as follows, the lands deeded to me by Michael Alexander, Michael Erskine, Sen., Michael Erskine, Jun., Alexander Erskine, the tract called Paradise, the Reaburn tract, the Prentice Spring, or Smith House place, including the house and shop; also a part of the University tract beginning at the gate, at the smith shop, on the great road, and following the road leading to the University to a point opposite to the little meadow fence running to the line of John Dickson, and then running with the fence a west course to Dickson's line, thence with Dickson's line to Shanklin's branch, thence with the great road to the beginning; also all my household and kitchen furniture of every description, except one piano, one carriage and three beds and their furniture. I also give to my said son Allen T. Caperton my riding horse (Ajax), four oxen and van (the mule), together with such wagons and other farming utensils as are now on the premises above-willed to him. The above bequest is independent of the advancements that I have heretofore made to him.

Slaves

1860 Slave Schedule A T Coperton Residence Date: 1860 Residence Place: Monroe, Virginia , USA Number of Enslaved People: 40 All Enslaved People:

Gender Age

1. Female 39
2. Female 35
3. Female 36
4. Female 27
5. Female 27
6. Female 24
7. Female 18
8. Female 18
9. Female 17
10. Female 13
11. Female 13
12. Female 12
13. Female 11
14. Female 8
15. Male 50
16. Male 47
17. Male 45
18. Male 43
19. Male 40
20. Male 35
21. Male 30
22. Male 27
23. Male 27
24. Male 25
25. Male 20
26. Male 18
27. Male 18
28. Male 17
29. Male 16
30. Male 15
31. Male 15
32. Male 13
33. Male 11
34. Male 10
35. Male 8
36. Male 6
37. Male 5
38. Male 2
39. Male 11
40. Male 1^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Died in office, vacant July 26, 1876 – August 26, 1876 when successor appointed.
2. ↑ The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.

• Rice, Connie Park and Library of Virginia. "ALLEN TAYLOR CAPERTON (1810–1876)", 2006, available at edu.lva.virginia.gov/online_classroom/union_or_secession.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 June 2018), memorial page for Allen Taylor Caperton (21 Nov 1810–26 Jul 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #7619539, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
• Wikidata: Item Q477737, en:Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• United States. Congress (44th, 2nd session : 1876-1877) "Memorial addresses on the life and character of Allen T. Caperton, (a senator from West Virginia), delivered in the Senate and House of representatives, December 21 and 22, 1876." Washington DC : 1877, available on archive.org.
• Salisbury, Edward Elbridge. Biographical Memoranda Respecting All Who Ever Were Members of the Class of 1832 (Tuttle, Morehouse, and Taulor, New Haven, 1880), Page 57, "Caperton, Allen Taylor".
• Obituary of Allen Taylor Caperton, Yale College, Class of 1832. http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1876-77.pdf
• Letter From Lewis To Allen T. Caperton December 22, 1849