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Warning: This is not the John Culpeper who is the son of Thomas Culpeper and Katherine St Leger. Please see both profiles for discussion.
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Parentage
Current research shows that John Culpepper (also seen Culpeper) "The Rebel" or "of Albemarle" was born between November 1641 and August 1648 according to his own legal deposition. This critical fact can be found in the Master's Thesis of William S. Smith, Jr., "Culpeper's Rebellion, New Data and Old Problems":[1] "... while both [Fairfax] Harrison and others list John Culpeper's birthdate as about 1633, a transcript of Albemarle John Culpeper's deposition for the trial of Thomas Miller for blasphemous utterings lists John Culpeper's age as thirty one. Unfortunately, no specific date is given for this deposition although it must have been between November 1673 when the alleged offense occurred and August 1679 when Miller's final trial for these alleged offenses occurred. Reading of a photocopy of the original manuscript of the deposition from which William L. Saunders' Colonial Records data was taken shows that Culpeper's age was correctly transcribed."
John Culpepper of Albemarle is often seen as the son of Thomas Culpeper and Katherine Saint Leger (as is stated in Douglas Richardson's authoritative work). However, that particular John Culpeper is known to have definitively been born 1633 according to parish register records and is now not believed to be the same person as John Culpepper of Albemarle. An examination of the matter may be found at Culpepper Connections.
John Alleyne Culpepper of Barbados is also sometimes seen as a prospective parent however this connection poses various seemingly insurmountable issues.
At this time based on current research it is believed by many that the most likely father of John Culpepper of Albemarle is John Culpepper "The Merchant." Both were known to be merchants and both had business dealings with many of the same people.
Life
John Culpepper's place of birth is not known with certainty.
1670 First Marriage He married first Judith (Unknown) between 1664 and 1671. On 2 Mar 1670/1, John Culpeper arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina from Barbados, accompanied by a black man named Crow. Twelve days later, Judith Culpeper arrived in Charles Town from Barbados, accompanied by a servant, Alice Thomas.[2][3][4] It is inferred from this that John and Judith were married. There are no known offspring from this marriage.
1676 He witnessed a deed grant by Sir William Berkeley of Virginia. 17 Apr 1676 deed from William Berkeley, Capt. General and Chief Governor of Virginia, to Joshua Lamb, New England merchant, conveying the Island of Roanoke, County of Albemarle, Province of Carolina for 100 pounds sterling. Witnessed by James Bray, Darby Maguier and John Culpeper. Recorded 20 Dec 1676 (not clear where). Subsequently, Lamb sold half of this land to Nicholas Paige: Deed dated 19 Sep 1677 from Joshua Lamb of Roxbury, New England merchant, to Nicholas Paige of Boston, merchant, ½ of Island of Roanoke, County of Albemarle, Province of Carolina, which Lamb "lately purchased of Sir William Berkeley one of the Proprietors of Carolina and Albemarle."[5]
1677 John Culpepper witnessed a document signed by Thomas and Mary Swan, acknowledging that they had received their portion of the estate of Mary’s deceased father, Thomas Lamb of Roxbury, from the estate of Mary’s stepfather, Thomas Hawley. Related court records found in the Suffolk Files at the Massachusetts Archives include a copy of the 1677 document, and indicate that Thomas Lamb’s widow, Dorothy, married Thomas Hawley.
1678 In 1678, a John Culpepper was identified as the "master" of the barque Recovery, in a case before the Massachusetts Court of Assistants (acting as a Court of Admiralty). Culpepper sued John Woodmansey for seizing the ship and cargo "on pretence of a debt due to him from Zechariah Gillam." Culpepper claimed that Woodmansey’s action prejudiced Culpepper "and his owners," and sought 100 pounds in damages. The court ruled in favor of Culpepper, ordering delivery to him of the ship and goods "in such condition as it was seized," plus 5 pounds damages, and costs of court.[6]
1679 Culpepper's Rebellion "John Culpeper, a person that never is in his element but whilst fishing in troubled waters, he was forced to fly from Ashley River for his turbulent and factious carriage there. He both here and in New England with some of the discontented Traders plotted there and underhand here incouraged the hot headed people to this rash and ill-advised Rebellion. Culpeper being their Secretary or Register and one of their Caball or Grand Councill in matter of advise, this being the second disturbance he hath made here, besides what he hath done in Ashley River, New England and Virginia and therefore a man they much hearken to for his experience sake."[8]
TO ALL THE INHABITANTS OR ANY THAT MAY ARRIVE IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE: This is to certify that I have seene a proclamation signed by Capt. Tymothy Biggs wherein he declared himselfe Depty to the Earle of Craven and Comptroller & Surveyor Generall of his Maties Customes and that he is ready to enter & cleare any vessell or vessells that may here arrive and to the intent that noe person whatsoever may be deluded or run into danger by meanes of the said proclamation I doe hereby declare that as to his being Depty as aforesaid I dispute not but never understood that a Comptroller or Surveyor of the Customes had the prerogative of entring or clearing any vessell but that it belongs to the Collector which I am till another appeare & therefore whoever shall enter or cleare with him thinking they have done their duty therein he or they may be hereby informed that I will make seizure of them & bring them to tryall according to Act of Parliament. Dated Febry 25th 1678-9 /s/John Culpeper, Collector.[9]
More information on Culpepper's Rebellion
1680 Second Marriage He married Mrs Margaret Bird about 1680. Court papers of 1680 County of Albemarle show her administering her first husband Valentine Bird's estate and her surname changed to Culpepper.[10]
1683 Lower Norfolk County Virginia Deed. Patrick White to John Culpepper. Lower Norfolk County. Know all men by ... I Patrick White for... good... have & fully absolutely... & appoint my loving friend John Culpepper for... &... my... plantation. Signed: Patrick White.[13]
168? Lower Norfolk County Virginia Deed. Thomas Green to John Culpepper and Thomas Gordon. My beloved friend Mr. John Culpepper & Thomas Gordon to be my sole and lawful attorneys.[14]
1688 Third Marriage He married Sarah Mayo at Perquimans, North Carolina on 12 Aug 1688.[15] To this marriage was born one known daughter Sarah Culpepper in 1689. There are some who believe Sarah was the daughter of Valentine Bird[16] however the totality of the evidence suggests this is unlikely.
1690 8 Jan 1690. Recorded by order of Court -- Received January the 8th 1690 of Mr. Jno. Culpeper the summ of twelve shillings in full of all accounts betwixt us from the Begining of the World to this day I Say Received by Francis Hartley.[17]
1693 Headrights 3 Mar 1693. Albemarle. Patrick Henley, 1100a., 3 Mar 1693. the persons viz. Jno. Culpeper, Jno. Robison, Jacko, Grace, 2 Negroes Valentine Bird, betty, bes, Mingo, and Tom Negros, Andrew, Jumpo, Maria, Jane, An Farmer, Pa. Henley, Elizabeth Duff, betty negro, Sarah Henley Margrett Byrd Sarah Byrd, 22 Survey for Stephen Scott, assignee of Patrick Henley, 247 a., 12 June 1696.[12]
About Jan 1694 John Culpepper passed away, Pasquotank, North Carolina, testate before Feb. 1693/4, Albemarle County, North Carolina. [18] [Note: link from old profile and does not mention Will, citations needs revision]
Note: This profile no longer qualifies for the Magna Carta Project, which had extended the "Gateway Ancestor status" of his parents - Richardson-documented Gateway Ancestors Thomas Culpeper and Katherine St Leger - to their son John, whom Richardson also identifies (Royal Ancestry, volume II, page 371 CULPEPER 13.i.c.). Thomas's brother John (now attached as this John's father) is a Richardson-documented Gateway Ancestor, but his entry (Royal Ancestry, II:372 CULPEPER 13.ii.) does not include mention of any children. ~ Noland-165 00:49, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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Text: Marriage date: 1688 Marriage place: NC (citation to Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, vol II, page 15)
Richardson's Royal Ancestry, shows 23 May 1688 as when John, son of Thomas & Katherine, married Sarah Mayo (and shows her father "of" South Carolina & North Carolina, but does not mention where John, son of Thomas, married his 3rd wife, Sarah Mayo.
Liz, yes agree with that quote, but reading those notes in detail what I come away with is that this John would be born 1633, died 1674, was sheriff of Northampton, and married to Mary Mayo rather than Sarah Mayo and there would be no offspring from Mary and John only from Mary's subsequent marriages. That would seem to put Sarah Culpepper Prichard back over as the daugther of Culpeper-91 except those DOB/DOD seem incorrect in that scenario. And are Mary and Sarah to be sisters or aunt and niece?
Will ask RJ how that may square with Richardson which he has now consulted.