Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

William Capps

Male 1764 - 1847  (82 years)


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  • Name William Capps 
    Birth 16 Oct 1764  Chatham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1847  reen River District of Henderson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fortune Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I65448  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Family Anne 'Nancy' Cooksey,   b. 1766, Johnson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, Green River District of Henderson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1791  Greenville County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith

      1791 - Nancy Cooksey m. William Capps in S.C. in 1791.
      Source: Henderson Co., N.C. Heritage book on the Capps family.
    Family ID F34722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith

      William Capps was born in Chatham Co., N.C. on Oct. 16, 1764. He served in the Rev. War and after the War he moved to S.C. and lived in Edgefield and Greenville Counties. He brought his family to Buncombe Co., N.C. after 1800.
      Source: Henderson Co., N.C. Heritage book on the Capps family.

      William and Nancy Capps are buried in the Fortune Cemetery, Henderson Co., N.C. Their markers show William Capps, 1761-1847 and Nancy Cooksey Capps, 1766-1852. William Capps, Jr. [Rev. War Marker] Pvt. N.C. Troops, 1780, Johnson Co., N.C.
      Source: Henderson County Cemetery Book.

      1792-3 - Zachariah Cooksey and Josiah Cooksey witnessed a land transaction for William Capps in Greenville Co., S.C.

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