Fontaine Maupin (1806 - 1868)

Born 11 Jul 1806 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Rogers) Maupin — married 19 Feb 1835 in Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1868 at age 62 in Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Fontaine Maupin is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Fontaine was born in 1806. He was the son of Thomas Maupin and Catherine White.

He married Elizabeth Rogers on 19 Feb 1935. Their children:

1. John Thomas Maupin (1837-1915)
2. Theresa Mathilda (Maupin) Mitchell (abt.1838–1903)
3. David Canada Maupin (1841-1933)
4. William Cameron Maupin, (1844–1929)
5. Martha Jane Maupin, (1846–1909)
6. Lucinda Marie Maupin, (1848–1929)
7. Elizabeth Maupin, (1851–1917)
8. Fontaine "Tye" Maupin Jr., (1856–1941)

The 1850 Census^[1] shows him at age 43 with his wife and six children in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

The 1860 Census^[2] shows him at age 54 with his wife and seven children in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

He passed away in 1868. ^[3]

Research Notes

Regarding the spelling of his name: Various records show either Fontaine or Fountain:
- The 1850 Census^[1] shows Fountain, (but then it also shows Moppin, and that's not right.)
- The Story of Gabriel and Marie Maupin shows Fontaine.^[4]
- FamilySearch^[5] shows Fountain, but Fontaine is shown as an alternative birth name.
- FindAGrave shows Fontaine.^[3]

Fountain/Fontaine Disambiguation

To add to the potential for confusion, Fontaine has a second cousin, Fountain Maupin who is also the son of a Thomas Maupin. To clarify:

Fontaine was born in Virginia, died in Tennessee, the son of Thomas, son of William, son of Daniel Maupin Sr.

Fountain was born in Kentucky, died in Missouri, the son of Thomas, son of Zachariah, son of Daniel Maupin Sr.

To reduce the potential for confusion, examine the residence and the parentage.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDH-3ZH : 4 April 2020), Fountain Moppin, Claiborne county, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1217, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TW-NFX : 18 March 2020), Fountain Maupin, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #12287197 page for Fontaine Maupin (11 Jul 1806–30 Dec 1868), citing Beeler Cemetery, Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA; accessed 11 December 2020; Maintained by Roxed ღ (contributor 46525185).
4. ↑ Maupin, Socrates, Eugene Maupin, and Dorothy Maupin Shaffett. The Story of Gabriel and Marie Maupin: Huguenot Refugees to Virginia In 1700. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1994, pages 292, 296-299.
5. ↑ FamilySearch profile for Fountain Maupin Sr, (1806–1868)