South Carolina Culpepper Archives
Abbeville District/County
History
In western
South Carolina, the Abbeville area was settled primarily by Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot farmers in the
mid-eighteenth century. A historic treaty with the Cherokee Indians was signed
at Dewitt's Corner (now Due West) in 1777. Abbeville County was formed in 1785 from
Ninety-six
District. In 1798, it was designated Abbeville District, and in 1868 it
was redesignated Abbeville County. Parts of Abbeville later went to form
Greenwood (1897) and McCormick
(1916) counties. Its county seat, the town of
Abbeville, is about 50 miles south of Greenville, and 70 miles west of
Columbia. Abbeville County is bordered by the South Carolina counties of
Anderson, Laurens,
Greenwood and McCormick, and the Georgia county of
Elbert.
Newspaper:
The
Index-Journal, Greenwood;
Anderson Independent-Mail; The
Greenville News
Any names
below in red have not been matched
with a person in the Culpepper family tree. If you can identify any of
them,
please let us know.
Census Records
1790 - 1800 US Censuses
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No
Culpeppers were found. |
1810 US
Census
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Page 55, Unknown Township, Abbeville District,
SC
Joel Culpepper, 3 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45,
0 slaves (#5766)√
Joseph Culpepper, 1 M10-16, 2 M16-26, 1 M45+, 1 F45+, 23 slaves
(#13518)√ |
1820
US Census
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Page 3, Unknown Townships, Abbeville District,
SC
Joseph Culpepper, 1 M16-26, 1 M26-45, 1 M45+, 2
F0-10, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45, 1 F45+, 24 slaves (#13518)√ |
1830 - 1870 US Censuses
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No
Caucasian Culpeppers were found. |
1880 US
Census (All Culpeppers found were Black)
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Page 43A, Cedar Springs, Abbeville Co., SC
Oliver Purdy, Self, M, W, B, 63, Farmer, SC/SC/SC
Ruth Culpepper, Other, F, W, B,
70, Dom. Servant, SC/SC/SC |
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Page 358A, Cedar Springs,
Abbeville Co., SC
Nate Culpepper, Self, M, M, B,
56, Farmer/---/---
(#43817)
Anica Culpepper, Wife, F, M, B,
55, Keeping House/---/---
Richard Culpepper, Son, M, S, B,
19, Farm Hand, SC/SC/SC
Charles Culpepper, Son, M, S, B,
16, Farm Hand, SC/SC/SC |
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Page 364B, Cedar
Springs,
Abbeville Co., SC
George Moon, Self, M, M, B, 60, Farmer, SC/SC/SC
Talitha Moon, Wife, F, M, B, 52, Farm Hand, SC/SC/SC
Henry Moon, Son, M, S, B, 19, Farm Hand, SC/SC/SC
Chany Moon, Dau, F, S, B, 16, Farm Hand, SC/SC/SC
Jane Moon, Dau, F, S, B, 12, At School, SC/SC/SC
Wade Moon, Son, M, S, B, 8, N/A, SC/SC/SC
Anna Culpepper, Dau, F, D, B, 27,
Housekeeping, SC/SC/SC |
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Page 372B, Cedar
Springs,
Abbeville Co., SC
Agnes Culpepper, Self, F, S, B,
22, Works On Farm, SC/SC/SC
Henry CreswelL, Son, M, S, MU, 4, N/A, SC/SC/SC
Joseph CreswelL, Son, M, S, MU, 2, N/A, SC/SC/SC |
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Page 372B, Cedar
Springs,
Abbeville Co., SC
Temperance Robertson, Self, F, S, B, 35, Cook, SC/SC/SC
Sam Culpepper, Other, M, , B,
37, Works On Farm, SC/SC/SC |
1890 US Census
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Census
was burned in Washington. |
1900 - 1930 US Censuses
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No
Caucasian Culpeppers were found. |
Births
|
No records of any Culpepper
births have been
found. |
Deeds
Transcribed by Lew Griffin from LDS
Film 22,668: SC Miscellaneous Records -- Columbia Series
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State of South Carolina Abbeville
District This indenture made this twenty fifth day of May one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen Between Joseph Culpepper (#13518√)
and Ann Culpepper (#6408√) of the
District and State aforesaid of the one part and Joseph Richard
Culpepper (#31567√) of the same place
of the other part.
Witnesseth, That the said Joseph and Ann for and in consideration of the
natural love and affection which they have and bear towards the
aforesaid Joseph Richard Culpepper the son of said Joseph and also for
the further consideration of Ten dollars to them paid by the said Joseph
Richard Culpepper; have given granted aliened and transferred and by
these presents do give grant alien and transfer to the said Joseph
Richard Culpepper all and Singular the Lands Tenements negroes goods and
chattels now owned by and in the possession of said Joseph and Ann his
wife,
to wit, a Tract of Land lying in Abbeville District aforesaid whereon
the said Joseph now lives containing three hundred and eighty acres more
or less; also sundry Negro Slaves of different ages and Sexes; also, all
the Stock of every kind , Household furniture and plantation tools; and
also, the future increase of those Negroes aforementioned which are now
computed to the number of twenty two or three all of which negroes goods
and Chattels are particularly specified in a schedule thereof hereto
annexed, as part of this deed; as also, whatever Lands goods and
Chattels and negroes the Said Joseph may hereafter acquire and die
possessed of agreeably to the provisions and reservations herein after
expressed. To have and to hold all and singular the Lands negroes goods
and chattels abovementioned, with all the rights members and
appurtenances to the Said Joseph Richard Culpepper his heirs and assigns
forever --
Preserving Nevertheless to the Said Joseph Culpepper and Ann his wife
during their lives or the life of the survivor of them the free and
undisturbed possession use and enjoyment of all and Singular the Lands
negroes goods and chattels abovementioned also reserving the right of
Discharging all liens debts and demands which the said Joseph may now be
liable to.
It is also further agreed on and understood, between the parties to
these presents that a certain little negro girl by the name of Cynthia
of the number of the above mentioned negroes is now to be hereby given
by the said Joseph and Ann his wife, and received and held, by the said
Joseph Richard Culpepper in Trust for and for the use of his little
daughter Sarah Ann Culpepper and to her heirs forever and in case the
said Sarah Ann should die under the age of twenty one years and without
issue of her body then and in that case the said Girl Cynthia is to be
held in the same manner for the said Joseph Richard's next oldest
daughter.
In Testimony of the foregoing we the Said Joseph and Ann have jointly
and severally put our hands and affixed our Seals the day and date
above-mentioned.
Joseph Culpepper (seal)
Ann (her mark) Culpepper (seal)
Witnesses: Jefferson L. Edwards [sic], William Y. Glover
South Carolina Abbeville District -- Personally appeared Jefferson L.
Edmonds [sic] who on his oath saith that he saw Joseph Culpepper and
Ann his wife sign and execute the within Instrument of writing for the
purposes therein mentioned and that William Y. Glover together with
himself signed his name as a witness to the proper execution thereof.
Sworn to the 22nd Sept 1818 before Charles Callayson, J. P.
Schedule of all and Singular the Lands negroes goods and chattels within
and contained in the deed to which this is annexed; To Wit, Old Ben &
wife Silvia, Cyrus, Joe, Nat, Ben (the younger; Tressy, Doncilla, Agga,
Dilea, Anson, Nathan, Tallerand, Nalso, Tom, Will, Betty, Cynthia, &
Mary. Horses, cows, hogs, sheep, articles of Household and Kitchen
Furniture, consisting of Beds, Tables, etc etc. |
Marriages
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No records of any Culpepper
marriages have been
found. |
Social Security Death
Index (SSDI)
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No
records of any Culpepper deaths have been found in the SSDI. |
Burials
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No records of Culpepper graves have been found.
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Places
If you have a photograph or more information on any of these, or in
particular, if you know which Culpepper a place may have been named for, please
contact us.
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No Culpepper-named or related places have been found. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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