An American Family History

The Epperson Family
in Washington County, Virginia

Antoine "Anthony" Epperson was born on November 6, 1730, in Goochland, Virginia. He married Susannah Holland in Bedford County, Virginia in 1775.

Samuel Epperson
William Epperson
Anthony Epperson (1770)
Benjamin Epperson (1775)

Anthony Epperson was an early member of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church.

During the War of 1812, from October 12, 1813 to February 8, 1814, Thomas and Benjamin Epperson were in McLin's Company.

In 1814 Benjamin, Thomas, and Samuel Epperson were in Washington County, Tennessee.

Thomas Epperson was on the Revolutionary War pension list in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

He died on November 14, 1814

Anthony Epperson was born on February 22, 1770.

He married Ellender Divers

Mary Edna Epperson (1805),
Aphrey Epperson (1807), and
Peter Epperson (1809).

He was in Washington County, Tennessee in 1814.

He died on March 4, 1839 in Smith, Tennessee, at the age of 69.

In October of 1786, at the organization of the Holston Association, in the meeting-house of the old Cherokee Church, the names of Jonathan Mulkey and Anthony Epperson appear in the minutes as "messengers" from Kendrick's Creek (now Double Springs) Church; of which church he was doubtless the founder and first pastor.

He was also pastor of Buffalo Ridge, Cherokee, Sinking Creek, Muddy Creek, and other churches. He was a strong preacher of the true pioneer spirit, and more inclined to do active evangelistic work than to be pastor of churches. He was a leader in the Holston Association for many years; for seven years was its moderator.

In 1795, Peter Epperson was on a jury in Washington County, Virginia and

Ordered that a road be laid out the nearest and best way form Christopher Choat’s old place the nearest and best way towards Greenhine [Greeneville] and that Joseph Barnes, Wm Hall, John Foard, Baretha Odnale, Andrew Thompson, Joseph Martin, Shaderick Hale, John Wheelock, Charles Kenchlow, George Kinchlow, Danniel McFerin and Peter Epperson be a jury to view and lay out same.

Thomas Epperson was born about 1758 and was living in Washington County, Virginia when he enlisted for the third time in 1782 under Sevier.

John Epperson was born before 1765.

He married Elizabeth Bowen.

John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving in the 14th Virginia Regiment with his father, David. After the War, John and his wife, Elizabeth, were known to be living on Epperson Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia in 1799. Their home was a plantation of four hundred acres with two houses and several small outer buildings. John and Elizabeth sold their home 28 November 1799. This was about the time of the death of his father. 

\In his father's will, John was bequeathed one-half his father's property. He sold this share of his inherited property to his brother, Charles, on 17 April 1800. He then moved his family to Lincoln County, Kentucky. 

At the time of the 1810 census, John Epperson was in Washington County, Virginia. The household consisted of:

a man over 45
a woman between 26 and 44
3 men and 2 women between 16 and 25
a boy between 10 and 15
5 boys and 2 girls under 10
5 enslaved people

Gabriel Epperson was born about 1770 in Virginia. His father was Francis Epperson.

He married Jane Harley.

At time of the 1810 census, Gabriel was in Washington County, Virginia. The household consisted of

of a man and a woman between 26 and 44,
1 girl between 16 and 25
3 boys and a girl under 10
an enslaved person

At the time of the 1840 and 1850 census he was in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

Asa Epperson was born about 1792. He was the son of John Epperson (1761) and Elizabeth Bowen.

He married Leah Barron.

Thomas Epperson (1815)
Ira Epperson (1816)
Nancy Serena Epperson (1818),
Gilbert John Epperson ( 1820),
Delena Lucina Epperson (1822),
Lavina Epperson (1825),
James Terrell Epperson (1827),
William Green Epperson (1831),
Milton Asa Epperson (1834).

In 1840 an Asa Epperson family was in Fulton, Fountain County, Indiana, but it doesn't quite match. Leah is not included

A man over 50 - Asa born 1792, age 48
2 girls and a boy between 15 and 19, Gilbert, Delena, Lavina
a boy between 10 and 14, James
2 boys between 5 and 9 William, Asa
a boy under 5

The next household was William Epperson.

Asa died on October 30, 1847 in Lovila, Monroe County, Iowa.

In 1850

Leah Epperson age 55
James Epperson age 22
William Epperson age 19
Asa Epperson age 17

In 1863 Thomas Epperson was witness to Thomas Barron's will

James Epperson was born about 1793. He married Cassandra King.

Leander Epperson (1727),
William Epperson (1729).

Benjamin Epperson was born about 1797 in Washington County, Virginia.

He married Nancy Barron on October 19, 1816 in Washington County, Tennessee.

Nancy Surena Epperson (1818)
Benjamin Epperson Jr. (1819).

In 1823 Benjamin left his family and took his son with him

After heleft, Nancy married John Crouch on November 2, 1818.

The the time of the 1830 census he was in Perry County, Tennessee with his brothers James Asa, John, Thomas, Peter.

They left Tennessee for Fountain County, Indiana in 1832.