John Culp

1775 - 1854  (79 years)

• Name	John Culp
  Birth	08 Jan 1775	Chester Co, SC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Chester Co, SC   [3]
  	age 26-44(35), wife age 16-25(22), 1 male under 10, 2 females under 10
  Census	1820	Chester Co, SC   [4]
  	age 45&>(45), wife age 26-44(32), 1 female 45&>, 7 children
  Census	1830	Chester Co, SC   [5]
  	age 50-59(55), wife age 40-49(42), 9 children
  Census	1840	Chester Co, SC   [6]
  	age 60-69(65), wife 50-59(52), 5 children
  Census	1850	Chester Co, SC   [2]
  	age 74,wife Sarah-age 63, 3 children
  Will	18 Jul 1853	Chester Co, SC   [7]
  	Proved 8/11/1854
  Death	22 Jul 1854	Chester Co, SC   [1]
  Findagrave.com	12 Mar 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Chester Co, SC   [1]
  	Old Jordan Graveyard, East Chester Co, SC
  Person ID	I1312	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Culp, Sr,   b. 15 May 1741, PA d. 29 Oct 1819, Chester Co, SC (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Dorothea Abendschon-xx,   b. 1748, Berks Co, PA d. 1786, Chester Co, SC (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1769	SC
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ginsey Jordan-xx,   b. 24 Apr 1788, Chester Co, SC d. 20 Oct 1875 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1803
  Notes	Children: dau ELIZABETH4 CULP 11/13/1806 Chester Co, SC 7/10/1853 Chester Co, SC - married Samuel Eccles McFadden 1805 - 1856 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** dau Dorothy O. McFadden 1839 - 1902 - married ??? Nunnery son HENRY JORDON CULP 12/25/1808 Chester Co, SC 5/30/1879 Chester Co, SC dau NANCY (NANNIE) CULP 2/26/1811 Chester Co, SC 2/12/1882 Chester Co, SC dau KATHARINE (CATHLEEN) CULP 5/26/1818 Chester Co, SC - on 12/31/1834 married ABNER MCCOLLUM b. Union Co, SC dau PLACETTO ADELINE CULP 7/26/1822 Chester Co, SC - 4/21/1911 TX son BENJAMIN DUDLEY CULP 11/15/1824 Chester Co, SC 3/4/1885 Union Co, SC dau EMILY CULP 3/15/1827 Chester Co, SC 10/13/1898 Chester Co, SC son JOHN RIPLEY CULP 10/19/1829 Chester Co, SC - 6/3/1907 Chester Co, SC son RICHARD WINFIELD SCOTT CULP 4/5/1833 Chester Co, SC - 9/2/1916 - ** See his death certificate in deaths folder and in notes later ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9XH-TGW Name: Winfield Scott Culp Name Note: Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 02 Sep 1916 Address: Residence Place: Gender: Male Age: 83 Age (Estimated): Marital Status: Married Nationality: Ethnicity: Canadian **** Race: White Race (Original): white Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: 1833 Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Chester Co. Death Place: Lands Inn Township, Chester, South Carolina Funeral Home: Burial Date: 03 Sep 1916 Burial Place: Cemetery: Jordan Graveyard Father's Name: John Culp **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: S.C. Mother's Name: Sallie Jordan **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Chester Co. Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Informant's Name: Informant's Residence: Note: Reference ID: fn 40113 Source Reference: Culp, Winfield Scott, 1916 GS Film Number: 1913476 Digital Folder Number: 004176933 Image Number: 00747 Citing this Record: "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9XH-TGW : 18 April 2016), John Culp in entry for Winfield Scott Culp, 02 Sep 1916; citing , Culp, Winfield Scott, 1916, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,476. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 08 Jan 1775 - Chester Co, SC Census - age 26-44(35), wife age 16-25(22), 1 male under 10, 2 females under 10 - 1810 - Chester Co, SC Census - age 45&>(45), wife age 26-44(32), 1 female 45&>, 7 children - 1820 - Chester Co, SC Census - age 50-59(55), wife age 40-49(42), 9 children - 1830 - Chester Co, SC Census - age 60-69(65), wife 50-59(52), 5 children - 1840 - Chester Co, SC Census - age 74,wife Sarah-age 63, 3 children - 1850 - Chester Co, SC Will - Proved 8/11/1854 - 18 Jul 1853 - Chester Co, SC Death - 22 Jul 1854 - Chester Co, SC Burial - - Chester Co, SC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Culp-John-(1775)
  		Culp-Sarah-(Jordon)

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - also married Frances Cromer?? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 3/12/2023 John Culp Sr. Birth: 8 Jan 1775 South Carolina, USA Death: 22 Jul 1854 (aged 79) South Carolina, USA Burial: Jordan CemeteryChester County, South Carolina, USA Memorial #: 30580259 Family Members Parents Benjamin Kolb Culp 1741-1819 Dorothea Obenchain (Abendschon) Culp 1750-1786 Spouse Sarah Ginsey Jordan Culp 1788-1875 Siblings Henry Culp 1785-1856 Half Siblings Hannah Culp Hyatt 1788-1853 Peter Culp 1792-1881 Benjamin Franklin Culp 1794-1877 Margaret Culp Agurs 1798-1878 Sarah Amanda Culp Crawford 1799-1863 Children Elizabeth Culp McFadden 1806-1853 Henry Jordan Culp 1808-1879 Nancy Culp White 1811-1882 Dorothy Culp 1813-1839 Sallie Culp 1816-1831 Catharine Culp McCollum 1818-1899 Benjamin Dudley Culp 1821-1885 Plaiscetta Adeline Culp Kee 1822-1911 Emily Culp 1827-1898 John Ripley Culp 1829-1907 Winfield Scott Culp 1833-1916 Created by: Pat Sproat (46785251) Added: 14 Oct 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30580259/john-culp Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30580259/john-culp: accessed 12 March 2023), memorial page for John Culp Sr. (8 Jan 1775–22 Jul 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30580259, citing Jordan Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Pat Sproat (contributor 46785251). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 3/12/2023 John Culp, Sr Birth: Jan. 8, 1775 Death: Jul. 22, 1854 Family links: Children: Elizabeth Culp McFadden (1806 - 1853)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Jordan Graveyard East Chester County Chester County South Carolina, USA Created by: Pat Sproat Record added: Oct 14, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 30580259 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/o/b/e/Nancy-A-Obenchain/GENE34-0006.html 20. JOHN3 CULP (BENJAMIN2, HANS CASPER1 KOLB) was born 8 Jan 1775 in Chester Co., SC, and died 22 Jul 1854 in Chester Co., SC7. He married SARAH JORDON 17 Mar 1803. She was born 24 Apr 1788 in Chester Co., SC, and died 20 Oct 1875. Notes for JOHN CULP: Will of John Culp written 18 Jul 1853, proved 11 Aug 1854 lists: wife, Sally; unmarried children, Winfield S., John R., and Emily; married children, Elizabeth McFadden (deceased), Henry J., Benjamin D., Katharine McCollum, Placetto Kee, Nancy White; also lists relatives, John Clough Culp - grandson, Samuel McFadden, son-in-law. More About JOHN CULP: Burial: 1854, Old Jordon Cem., Chester Co., SC Census Data: 1850, Chester Co., SC, p. 61 Occupation: 1850, Farmer More About SARAH JORDON: Burial: 1875, Old Jordon Cem., Chester Co., SC Census Data: 1850, Chester Co., SC, p. 62 Children of JOHN CULP and SARAH JORDON are: 65. i. ELIZABETH4 CULP, b. 13 Nov 1806, Chester Co., SC; d. 10 Jul 1853, Chester Co., SC. 66. ii. HENRY JORDON CULP, b. 25 Dec 1808, Chester Co., SC; d. 30 May 1879, Chester Co., SC. 67. iii. NANCY (NANNIE) CULP, b. 26 Feb 1811, Chester Co., SC; d. 12 Feb 1882, Chester Co., SC. iv. KATHARINE (CATHLEEN) CULP, b. 26 May 1818, Chester Co., SC; d. Unknown; m. ABNER MCCOLLUM, 31 Dec 1834; b. Union Co., SC; d. Unknown. 68. v. PLACETTO ADELINE CULP, b. 26 Jul 1822, Chester Co., SC; d. 21 Apr 1911, TX. 69. vi. BENJAMIN DUDLEY CULP, b. 15 Nov 1824, Chester Co., SC; d. 4 Mar 1885, Union Co., SC. vii. EMILY CULP, b. 15 Mar 1827, Chester Co., SC; d. 13 Oct 1898, Chester Co., SC. Notes for EMILY CULP: Emily was living with her brother, John R., and his family in the 1880 census. More About EMILY CULP: Census Data: 1850, Chester Co., SC, p. 62 Census Data(2): 1880, Chester Co., SC, p. 149D 70. viii. JOHN RIPLEY CULP, b. 19 Oct 1829, Chester Co., SC; d. 3 Jun 1907, Chester Co., SC. 71. ix. RICHARD WINFIELD SCOTT CULP, b. 5 Apr 1833, Chester Co., SC; d. 2 Sep 1916. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes.