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William Rogers Capps 1796–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1796

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1851

Death Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Cason Caps

Mother: Mary Rogers

Spouse(s): Lucy Fly

Children(s): Pleasant Capps, Henry Capps, James Capps, Mary CAPPS, Elisha Capps, Francis Capps, John Capps, Ellender Capps, William Capps, Sarah Capps, Cicero Capps, Capps None, Lucy Capps

The story of William Rogers Capps began in 1796 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. In 1830, William Rogers Capps resided in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA. In 1836, William Rogers Capps resided in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA. William Rogers Capps married Lucy Fly, and had children including Capps, Cicero Lafayette Adron Capps, Elisha Fly Capps, Ellender Penelope Prier Capps, Francis Rudolphus Capps, Henry Washington Capps, James Nicholas Capps, John Rogers Capps, Lucy May Capps, Mary Polly Penny Capps, Pleasant B Robertson Capps, Sarah Ann Harrison Capps, William Alexander Capps. William Rogers Capps passed away in 1851 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rogers Capps began in 1796 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1830, William Rogers Capps resided in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1836, William Rogers Capps resided in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Rogers Capps married Lucy Fly, and had children including Capps, Cicero Lafayette Adron Capps, Elisha Fly Capps, Ellender Penelope Prier Capps, Francis Rudolphus Capps, Henry Washington Capps, James Nicholas Capps, John Rogers Capps, Lucy May Capps, Mary Polly Penny Capps, Pleasant B Robertson Capps, Sarah Ann Harrison Capps, William Alexander Capps.
  • William Rogers Capps passed away in 1851 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Capps's Ancestors

Self
William Capps
1796–1851
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Cason Caps
1750–1833
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Rogers
1766–1851
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Capps
1725–1785
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Wagstaffe
1722–1783
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Capps's Descendants

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William (Rogers) Capps (14 Feb 1796–6 Jan 1851) m. Lucy Fly (23 Feb 1803–14 Jan 1849)
  1. 1. Pleasant (B Robertson) Capps 1833–1910 m. Sarah (Ann) Flowers 1851–1887 m. Nancy (J) Cantrell 1840–1859
    1. 1. Martha (Ellen) CAPPS 1869–1880
    2. 2. Robert Capps 1870–1966
    3. 3. Lucy (Matilda) Capps 1873–1929
    4. 4. John (Dolphus) Capps 1876–1915
    5. 5. Narcissus (Adeline) CAPPS 1878–1934
    6. 6. Missouri (Belle) Capps 1883–1969
    7. 7. Lucy Capps 1876–
  2. 2. Henry (Washington) Capps 1816–1861
  3. 3. James (Nicholas) Capps 1818–1853
  4. 4. Mary (Polly Penny) CAPPS 1821–1851 m. Mathew Earls 1819–1851
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) EARLS 1850–
    2. 2. James (Monroe) EARLS 1851–1851
    3. 3. William (Henry) EARLS 1844–1845
    4. 4. Infant EARLS 1839–1849
  5. 5. Elisha (Fly) Capps 1824–1891 m. Mary (Ann) Stout 1829–1893
    1. 1. James (Lewis) CAPPS 1883–
    2. 2. Alice (Vandalia Lucy) Capps 1850–1913
    3. 3. John (Anderson) Capps 1863–1941
    4. 4. William (Lemuel) Capps 1854–1936
    5. 5. Stephen (Andrew) Capps 1863–1934
    6. 6. Albert (Samuel) Capps 1860–1930 m. Mary (Isabelle) McNeill 1866–1964
      1. 1. Charles (Wilfred) Capps 1893–1959
      2. 2. John (Elza) Capps 1888–1907
    7. 7. Henry (Granville) Capps 1857–1940
    8. 8. Caltha (Jane) Capps 1851–1909
    9. 9. Sarah (Frances) Capps 1856–1917
    10. 10. Ethelbert (Franklin) CAPPS 1869–1922
    11. 11. Matilda (Emmaline) Capps 1853–1915
  6. 6. Francis (Rudolphus) Capps 1827–1897
  7. 7. John (Rogers) Capps 1831–1901
  8. 8. Ellender (Penelope Prier) Capps 1836–1905
  9. 9. William (Alexander) Capps 1837–1889
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann Harrison) Capps 1841–
  11. 11. Cicero (Lafayette Adron) Capps 1844–1895
  12. 12. Capps 1849–1849
  13. 13. Lucy (May) Capps 1849–1849

William Capps's Timeline

6 Records

1796
14 Feb 1796
Birth of William Rogers Capps in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 34
William Rogers Capps resided here in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
1836
1836
Age 40
William Rogers Capps resided here in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 44
William Rogers Capps resided here in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 54
William Rogers Capps resided here in District 3, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1851
6 Jan 1851
Age 55
Death of William Rogers Capps in Flytown, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Flytown, Weakley, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1796
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 40A; Image: .
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 180; Family History Library Film: 0024532

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Page: 38

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 3, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 40A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Flytown, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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