Hugh Caperton (1754 - 1816)

Born 1754 in Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Stodghill) Peck — married 21 Sep 1785 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1816 at about age 62 in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Hugh Caperton served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

DAR Ancestor No. A018992

The son of John Caperton and Mary (Thompson) Caperton, Hugh Caperton was born in Augusta County, Virginia^{[citation needed]} in 1753.

During the American Revolutionary War, Hugh joined Capt. John Lewis' Company of volunteers from Botetourt County, Virginia, fighting in the Battle of Point Pleasant. In April 1783, he was promoted to Lieutenant in Woods' Company and, in 1787, he was made Captain of Militia.

Hugh married Rhoda (Stodghill) Caperton, marrying in Greenbrier County, Virginia on September 21, 1785,^[1] having ten known children together.

In 1791, Hugh Caperton ren-enlisted and was appointed Captain of a the New River Valley Men, a Ranger Company, in the Greenbrier-Kanawha Division.^[2] Daniel Boone was the provisioner for this company. The Battle of Point Pleasant, known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts, was the only major battle of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes.^{[citation needed]}

In 1810, residing in Monroe County, Virginia,^[3] Hugh had a household of four, including his wife and two of his children.

Hugh Caperton is believed to have passed away in Union Township, Virginia^{[citation needed]} around the age of 62 and may be buried at Peterstown Cemetery in Rich Creek, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-23VQ : Fri Aug 18 15:43:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Hugh Caperton and Roda Stuegeon, 21 Sep 1785.
2. ↑ In 1791, he was appointed Captain of a Ranger Company in the Greenbrier-Kanawha Division. Daniel Boone was the provisioner for this company. The Battle of Point Pleasant, known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts, was the only major battle of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Ancestry Record 1198 #20899 with attached Image
3. ↑ Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1810; Census Place: Monroe, Monroe, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 562; Image: Vam252_70-0005; FHL Roll: 0181430. Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 7613 #696453 with attached Image
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL6-7QQC : 9 June 2021), New River, Burial, Rich Creek, Giles, Virginia, United States of America, Peterstown Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #92076464

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct. 3, 2016), "Record of Hugh Caperton", Ancestor # A018992.[1]
• Burial: Peterstown Cemetery - Rich Creek, Giles County Virginia, USA
• Capt. Hugh “New River” Caperton 1751–1816 - http://www.adkins.ws/individual.php?pid=I2521
• Henning, Elma & Merle Rummel, The Toney Family History, 1979, pg 91, 115