Dempsey Capps
M, #10060, b. 7 September 1760, d. 16 March 1839
| Charts | Pedigree - Helen Bernice Orendorff |
| Reference | 3G Grf, J60 DAR Patriot |
| Note* | Dempsey Capps Check this will - Is father also Dempsey CAPPS Will: 19 Jun 1752 Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne, Virginia . this Dempsey's father's name is John After researching this & Walter lines, write to Margaret Christiansen (Walter file.) | |
| Birth* | 7 September 1760 | He was born on 7 September 1760 Birth date from Family Bible (Evd 363.) |
| Military* | 1777 | He was in the military in 1777 at North Carolina The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 71 page 338 Mrs. Daise R. Baughman Orendorff. DAR ID Number: 70938 Born in Canton, Ill. Wife of Ulysses Grant Orendorff. Descendant of Demsey Capps. Daughter of Abram O. Baughman (1832-1901) and Mary E. Capps (b. 1835), his wife, m. 1858. Granddaughter of Elijah Capps (1797-1891) and Rebecca Walter (1795-1890), his wife, m. 1823. Gr-granddaughter of Demsey Capps and Sarah Overman (1756-1840), his wife, m. 1784. Demsey Capps (1760-1839) was placed on the pension roll, 1825, of [p.338] Highland County, Ohio, for service, 1777, as private in Col. Gideon Lamb's North Carolina regiment; also in Capt. Reading Blount's company, Colonel Mebane's regiment, and was at the siege of Charleston. He was born in North Carolina; died in Fulton County, Ill. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Surname Given Name(s) Maiden Name Birth Date Birth Place Biographical Info Reference CAPPS Dempsey 175? North Carolina Roster of soldiers from N.C. in the Amer. Rev. Comp. By D.A.R. of NC. Durham, NC. 1932. (12,709p.):115, 189, 298 Pierce's Register Reference: North Carolina State Records, Clark, Vol. XVI, 1782-1783 page 115 Name and Rank: Capps, Dempsey, Pt. Company: Blount's Dates of Enlistment and Commission: 20 May '77 Period of Service: 3 yrs. |
| Marriage* | 1784 | He married Sarah (__________) (widow Overman) in 1784 at Pasquotank Co., North Carolina, LOOK FOR MARR RECORD - SHE MAY HAVE MARRIED A POOL BEFORE CAPPS, or been a Pool who married an Overman. Where did we get the name of Pool??. Pasquotank is 25 miles south of Norfolk Not in 6330290 groom alpha list of marr bonds for NC. Not in county marriage record books (SLC 975.6142 V25n.) |
| Census1800* | 1800 | Dempsey Capps was the head of the household in the 1800 census, Randolph Co., North Carolina, with pg 305 - 30010-01111-00 . |
| Tax List* | 1810 | In 1810 at Highland Co., Ohio, Spelled Caps on the list. |
| Death* | 16 March 1839 | He died on 16 March 1839 at Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 78 Death date from Family Bible (Evd 363) LOOK FOR DEATH & PROBATE. |
| Burial* | He was buried at On old Capps farm, south of Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois: Burial place from Family Bible (Evd 363.) |
Family | Sarah (__________) (widow Overman) b. 8 Nov 1756, d. 18 May 1840 | |
| Marriage* | 1784 | He married Sarah (__________) (widow Overman) in 1784 at Pasquotank Co., North Carolina, LOOK FOR MARR RECORD - SHE MAY HAVE MARRIED A POOL BEFORE CAPPS, or been a Pool who married an Overman. Where did we get the name of Pool??. Pasquotank is 25 miles south of Norfolk Not in 6330290 groom alpha list of marr bonds for NC. Not in county marriage record books (SLC 975.6142 V25n.) |
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| Last Edited | 11 Feb 2014 |