Generation 2

GENERATION NUMBER 2

2. John Caperton

The Parents of John Caperton are:

1. Richard Caperton

3. Mary Devorelle

John was born in 1705 at Kilmorack parish, Inverness county, Scotland.

John died in 1789 at Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

John was buried at Near Ralson Family, Living On Ham Creek.

John had a User Reference Number of 373.

John and Mary Polly Thompson (the daughter of Adam Thompson and Elizabeth) were married

in 1753 at PENNSYLVANIA.

John and Mary had the following Children:

4.+ i. Sarah Caperton

5.+ ii. Mary Caperton

6.+ iii. Hugh Caperton

7.+ iv. Adam Caperton

8.+ v. Nancy Agness Caperton

9.+ vi. Elizabeth Townsend Caperton

10.+ vii. James Alexander Caperton

11.+ viii. William Caperton

Caperton European roots – Scotland Also Children of first John Caperton in USA.

Evidence indicates John Caperton – American immigrant – came from Ireland, then Scotland, and a long way back - France. It appears quite likely that John Caperton was born about 1735 in Kilmorack parish, Inverness county, Scotland and that his Parents were Alexander Capitan and Isobel McIver, both of the same parish- reference Old Parish Records of Scotland. His family moved to Ireland shortly after 1748 and John Caperton was in Augusta county Virginia by May 8,

1753. He was likely married by 1755 - birth date of oldest son Adam (not Hugh, born Abt 1757)per Elmwood manuscript - see p.197 of "The Caperton Family" by Bernard Caperton - 1972, Katherine Phelps letter dated 7/23/1930 and the fact that Adam was listed in early Virginia tithables in 1773 and Hugh not until 1774 (see p. 9 of "The Caperton Family"). The evidence below supports this proposal. Comments welcome.

1. Caperton family history from 1800’s and early 1900’s. Reference article from 1972 Harper’s

Magazine and 8/7/1921 letter from G.W.Caperton, president of Slab Fork Coal Co. – 2nd paragraph. Also Katherine Phelps Caperton’s early research (reference her letter dated7/23/1930) and Admiral Capertons research in Scotland as the initial source of Capertons, before coming from France.

2. Reference p. 192 of "The Caperton Family" by Bernard M. Caperton in the discussion on

European background of John Caperton. In 1932 a genealogist was hired to search to search for

a connection with Caprington and Cunningham in Scotland - finding no connection Katherine Phelps Caperton had sources in England checked and found references to families with name spelled Caperton, i.e. Richard Caperton and Thomas Cappiden (this was the spelling Interestingly, same as the Scottish spelling, except with an extra ‘p’). Katherine Phelps

Caperton’s first belief of the family origin in Europe was Scotland, however and she changed Latter. Unfortunately, back in the 1930’s, the Old Parish Records in Scotland were only available on paper records, mostly unindexed. Now, computer aided search tools are available on old Parish records that have been indexed by name, available via internet access and the Family History IGI in larger public libraries.

3. Name was not originally spelled Caperton, reference above letter dated1921 from G. W. Caperton In Bernard Caperton’s book on he references some of the early spellings of Capertons in early Virginia records – i.e. 1774tithables for Augusta county – lists Adam Capitan. Most often the spellings were more phonetic than based on standard spellings in those times – that is, how the listener guessed the spelling.

4. Book "Scottish Emigrants to the USA", page 65, by Donald Whyte, lists John Caperton as coming from Scotland.

5. Book "Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy" by Fredrick Adams Virkus, p. 299 Vol. I, dated 1925, says John Caperton came from Scotland. Book in item 4 above references this work.

6. According to Bernard Caperton’s book, the Elmwood Manuscript, which he estimates dates to before 1844, says the Capertons came from Ireland and left after some trouble. A copy of the manuscript appears in his book. Suspect stay in Ireland was rather short.

7. The Old Parish Records (OPR) of Scotland list a Hugh Capitan/Capidan and an Alexander Capidan in Kilmorack parish, Inverness County. There family records of marriage and their Children’s births last from 1735until 1748. Interestingly, no other published records in all of Scotland list any families by the surname of Capitan or Capidan, 1748 is the last reference – also see Family History IGI records. Suspect the remnants of the family moved to N. Ireland to escape English oppression in Scotland, especially ruthless in the mid-1700’s. At this time in history, N.Ireland was a better place to live than parts of Scotland, especially Inverness area, and Scottish migration to N. Ireland was not uncommon.

8. All the family first names listed in the OPR noted above were fist names used in the family here in America. The first name Hugh especially stands out – it was not a common first name in early days of USA.

9. Katherine Phelps Caperton references that Capertons originally came from France with William the Conqueror and his Norman host in 1066. Interestingly, Kilmorack parish noted above in Scotland is predominately populated by Frasers, a Scottish clan who came to Britain with the Normans as noted above and held ties to France. Reference the Fraser history, clan motto in French (rare for mottos of that time, most in Latin.) Seems the Ireland and France connection are common to most theories about the Caperton origin, it’s just the middle country that’s at question.

A name in early Kilmorack parish records - about 1675, was Captaine, which with that spelling

died out early 1700’s, may be an earlier spelling of Capitan/Caperton.

10. Estimating about 1735 for John Caperton's birth, given a note in Katherine Phelps Caperton's letter noted above that Hugh was born in1735. Suspect that was really John Caperton's date, which would fit with Alexander Capidan's marriage time frame in Inverness county. Additional references: Scotland is given as homeland of John Caperton, immigrant to VA, at the following web sites as well:

1. Arlington Cemetery - Adm. William Banks Caperton, buried there. Write up on him lists John Caperton coming from Scotland.

2. Burnam/Caperton/Russel Family papers notes that Caperton's came from Scotland after a stop in Ireland.

John Caperton: b 1725 in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland or France. Probably England. d 1787 buried Rulsterns, near Hans Creek, West Virginia

Married: Mary Thompson (Polly) b ? In Scotland?

Spouse’s Parents: Adam Thompson & Elizabeth? Children:

1. Adam Caperton b 1753 d 1782

Spouse : Elizabeth Miller

2. Sarah Caperton b 1755

3. Mary Caperton b 1757

4. Nancy Agness Caperton b 1782

Spouse : ? Kelly

5. Elizabeth Caperton b 1784

Spouse : ? Townsend

6. William Caperton b 1790

7. James Alexander Caperton b 1791

Adam Caperton:

Married: Elizabeth Miller b ? in Otter Creek, Madison County, Kentucky Elizabeth later married Colonial South

Spouse’s Parents: Jacob Miller, Elizabeth Fudge

Children:

1. John Caperton b 1775 d 1822-1827

Spouses : Lucy Ryan, Elizabeth Gibson

Married : Sept. 26, 1797

2. George Caperton b 1777 d April 4, 1836

Spouses: Malvina Ake nee Mundy, Eleanor Conn

Married: June 28, 1798 in Madison County, Kentucky

3. Elizabeth Caperton b 6/2/1778 in Monroe County, West Virginia d8/21/1821 in Franklin County, Tennessee

Spouse : Archibald Brooks

Married: 7/12/1802 in Madison County, Kentucky

4. Conrad Caperton b 1779

5. Hugh Caperton b 4/17/1781 in Monroe County, West Virginia, Hans Creek 2/9/1847

Spouses : Jane Erskine, Delilah Beirne nee Alexander Married: 2/11/1806 George Winfield Caperton: b 1777 d 4/4/1836

Spouse: Eleanor Conn & Malvina Ake nee Mundy

Spouse’s Parents: Joseph Conn & Elizabeth ?

Children:

1. Elizabeth Caperton

2. Aletha Avis Caperton

3. Permintina Caperton

4. Mahala Caperton

5. John Elson Caperton b 1801

6. Hugh Prior Caperton b Sept. 30, 1804

7. George Winfield Caperton b 11-9-1810 in Jackson County, Alabama d7-8-1868

Spouses: America Balinger Mundy, Lane Loller

8. Adam Harrison Caperton b 1813 d 6-27-1885

Married: 10-28-1834

Spouses: Eleanor Jane?, Mary Miller Clark

George Winfield Caperton: b 11-9-1810 in Jackson County, Alabama d7-8-1868 Spouses ; America Balinger Mundy b 9-3-1813 d 5-5-1857, Lane Loller

Children:

1. William Caperton

2. James George Caperton b 1-19-1835 d 8-8-1905

Spouse: Mary Isabelle Ragsdale on 3-9-1864

3. Hugh Elson Caperton b 1836

4. Adam Caperton b 1838

Spouse: Ruth Ann Askin

5. John Fox Caperton b 1839

6. Eleanor Avis Caperton b 1841

Spouse: Harry Burnett

7. Paulina Elizabeth Caperton b 1843

Spouse: ? Heyman

8. Samuel Caperton b 1845

9. Mahala Caperton b 12-12-1848

Spouse: ? Forshee

10. George Caperton b 1849

Spouse: Lou Winders

Adam Caperton b 1838

Spouse: Ruth Ann Askin

Children:

1. Alex Caperton b

2. Hughie Caperton b

Spouse: Mr. ? Anderson

3. Jack Foster Caperton b 1870 m 1902

Spouse: Mamie Knapp, Lena Belle Irving

Jack Foster Caperton b 1870 AKA " Big Jack" Parents:

Adam Caperton & Ruth Ann Askin

Spouses: Mamie Knapp, Lena Belle Irving

Spouses's Parents: J.S. Irving & Josephine

Children:

1. Mamie Caperton b 1901

Mother: Mamie Knapp

2. Paul E. Caperton b 8-19-1904 d 7-1981

Mother: Lena Belle Irvin

Spouses: Marion, Dorothy

3. Maurice Caperton b 1906 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas d 9-1997 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Mother: Lena Bell Irvin Spouse: Robert Dalby

4. Jack Foster Caperton, II b 8-6-1909 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas d7-22-1989 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Spouse: Ruth Kyle Shelton m 12-27-1935 in Little Rock, Arkansas

Jack Foster Caperton, II b 8-6-1909 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas d 7-22-1989in Cotton Plant, Arkansas AKA "Big Jack"

Parents: Jack Foster Caperton & Lena Belle Irvin

Spouse: Ruth Kyle Shelton b 3-22-1913 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Spouse's Parents: William Rossen Shelton & Madeline Simmons Children:

1. Ruth Ann Caperton b 1937

Spouse: Harold Richard Neal

2. Jack Foster Caperton, III b 8-20-1938 in Newport, Arkansas

Spouse: Carolyn June Pulliam

Jack Foster Caperton, III b 8-20-1938 in Newport, Arkansas AKA " Little Jack" or "Brother" or

"Bro"

Parents: Jack Foster Caperton, II & Ruth Kyle Shelton married: 11-26-1960

Spouse: Carolyn June Pulliam b 6-25-1942 in Brinkley, Arkansas

Pulliam Genealogy

Murtishaw Genealogy

Spouse's Parents: Aaron Madison Pulliam & Virgie Murtishaw

Children:

1. Angela Carol Caperton b 10-29-1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas (St.Vincent's Infirmary)

Spouses: Robert William Pearson, Michael Ellis Cornell

2. Jack Stanley Caperton b 7-19-1965 in Little Rock, Arkansas (St.Vincent's Infirmary)

Spouse: Tangela Temple

Children: Brittany Caperton, Shelton Leigh Caperton, Jacquelyn Charlsea Caperton

Angela Carol Caperton b 10-29-1961

Parents: Jack Foster Caperton, III & Carolyn June Pulliam

Spouse: Robert William Pearson m 1978 - 1981

Spouse: Michael Ellis Cornell b 8-15-1960 m 1-11-1984 Cornell Genealogy Saha Genealogy

Cope Genealogy

Children:

1. Robert William Pearson, Jr. b 11-18-1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas

2. Andrew Paul Cornell b 5-26-1986

3. Patrick Kyle Cornell b 9-13-1989

Page 149.--15th August, 1759. John Caperton and Mary, yeoman, to Henry Wilson, £25, 115 acres on a branch of Christian's Creek in Beverley Manor; corner James Caldwell. Teste: James Allen.

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement INVIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 DEED BOOK NO. 9. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. page 364

Page 2.--18th November, 1760. John Capbritton and Mary to Christian Dedor (signed Caperton), £15, 275 acres between Shanandore and Picked Mountain, patented to John, 2d June, 1760; cor. to survey of Peter Sellars Delivered: Andrew Lewis,11th July, 1785. [p.364]

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement INVIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 DEED BOOK NO. 26. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. page 581

Page 52.--23d January, 1787. Privy examination of Isabella Burnsides, wife of James Burnsides (deed, 6th September, 1786, to John Hicklin),before Alexander and Hugh Caperton, Justices of Greenbrier.

Tusan J. Caperton, 1835-1853.

12. Mary Polly Thompson

The Parents of Mary Polly Thompson are:

13. Adam Thompson

14. Elizabeth

Mary was born at England/Scotland.

Mary and John Caperton (the son of Richard Caperton and Mary Devorelle) were married in 1753 at PENNSYLVANIA.

Mary and John had the following Children:

4.+ i. Sarah Caperton

5.+ ii. Mary Caperton

6.+ iii. Hugh Caperton

7.+ iv. Adam Caperton