Freeman Epes (1750 - 1810)

Born 1750 in Amelia, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Wynn) Epes — married 1780 in Nottoway, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 60 in Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Deborah David [send private message]

Biography

Freeman Epes was born in 1750 to parents Francis Epes, Jr. and Mary (Williams) Epes. His father was age 30, and his mother was 18 when he was born.

Timeline

• 1776 "Colonel Francis Epes, Jr., was elected sergeant-at-arms of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752 and was sergeant-at-arms of the First House of Delegates in 1776, with his son, Colonel Freeman Epes, as deputy.
• 1780 "Colonel Freeman Epes was born about 1750 and married 1780 to Jane Wynn, daughter of John and Susanna Wynn. He lived on Lazaretta Creek, near Nottoway Court House, and was county lieutenant 1789-1800 and a member of the House of Delegates 1798-1800. His two daughters, Sarah, (b. March 23, 1793, d. November 26, 1833), and Martha, widow of Peter Branch Jones, were the first and second wives of Dr. Archibald Algernon Campbell, of Blendon, in Nottoway."^[1]
• 1789 Freeman Epes was County Lieutenant of Nottaway County, Virginia, from 1789 to 1800.
• 1798 Freeman Epes was the Justice of Nottoway County, Virginia from 1798 to 1805. He was a Colonel in the Nottoway Militia. . ^[2][3]

Children

1. Sarah Epes born March 23, 1793
2. Martha Epes
3. Susan Epes born Dec 8th1779
4. John Epes
5. Hamlin Epes

The Old Place

"The Old Place" was most likely constructed after Freeman Epes reached adulthood.

"THE OLD PLACE, situated on the road from the Poor House by Frank's Shop to Nottoway Court House, was the first settlement of the Epes family in Nottoway. The original house was built about 1760. Francis Epes of Causons in Prince George County patented the land here in 1735, four hundred acres. Francis Epes of Causons lived in the parish of Martins Brandon in Prince George County. Causons was situated on the Appomattox River on the east side of Causon's Creek, near where the National Cemetery of Hopewell is now. This place should not be confused with Cawson's, the estate of Theodorick Bland an [sic] the west side of the creek. Francis Epes married Sarah Hamlin and was living at Causons as far back as 1722. This was part of the original tract of 1700 acres granted to Captain Francis Epes August 26, 1635, for bringing over himself and three sons, John, Francis, and Thomas, and thirty other persons in 1629 and earier [sic] dates"^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY, By W. R. Turner, Transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda, 17 Dec 1997; Copyright 1932, By W. R. TURNER, Printed in the U. S. A., the Nottoway Publishing Co., Inc., Blackstone, Va .http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nottoway/bios/homes.txt
2. ↑ RBB Papers: Francis Epes (accessed 11 May 2020). Biographical Card Files of the R. Bolling Batte (RBB) Papers, Library of Virginia Digital Collections. Part of Batte’s collection of genealogical and historical research consists of more than 30,000 typed and handwritten index cards containing biographical information compiled from original and secondary sources.
3. ↑ See also RBB card for Freeman Epes.
4. ↑ OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY, By W. R. Turner, Transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda, 17 Dec 1997; Copyright 1932, By W. R. TURNER, Printed in the U. S. A., the Nottoway Publishing Co., Inc., Blackstone, Va .http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nottoway/bios/homes.txt

• Dormanm, John Frederick, 1992 Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia : (Epes-Eppes-Epps). [Virginia]: Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia.