1. RICHARD1 CAPERTON was born 1690 in France, and died Unknown in Wells, England. He married MARY DEVORELLE March 02, 1711/12 in Wells, Somersetshire, England (St. Cuthberth's). She was born 1694, and died Unknown in England.
Notes for RICHARD CAPERTON:
These are just some things that I have found on the internet that I kept here in case it might someday have some value in research. Capiton was sometimes a misspelling of Caperton. These notes mean nothing right now....
183766
Capiton, Wolfgang Fabricius 1478-1541
A Dictionary of Biography, Past and Present. Containing the chief events in the lives of eminent persons of all ages and nations. Edited by Benjamin Vincent. Haydn Series. London: Ward, Lock, & Co., 1877. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1974. (DcBiPP)
Database: Louisiana Confederate Soldiers
15575-15584 of 103341
January 2, 2002
Confederate Research Sources
Volume 1
C.
page 248
Capiton, A.,— 5th Co. 3rd Regt. European Brig. (Garde Francaise) La. Militia. Roll not dated, Present.
Database: Civil War Service Records
January 2, 2002
Surname
Given Name
Middle Initial
Company
Unit
Rank - Induction
Rank - Discharge
Notes
Allegiance
Capiton
A.
53 Regiment European Brigade (Garde Francaise), Louisiana Militia.
Confederate
Database: American Civil War Soldiers
January 2, 2002
Jacob Capiton
Residence:
Occupation:
Enlist Date:
27 February 1864
State:
United States Colored Troops
This is a posting from genforum that I kept in case I might be able to get an answer about the Caperton book from her...
Caperton history
Author: Juanita(Caperton)
Date: 6 Jun 2001 5:40 AM GMT
In Reply to: Mary Thompson by: Sandra Caperton Steele
I'm a Caperton from Kenova,West Virginia. I helped my dad do lots of research on the history of the Capertons& upon his death have received that research. So if there are others that need the information just e-mail me & I'll see if I can help. To the Capertons that are relation to the Gaston Caperton We are relation too, but are very distant. My great great Grandfather & yours were brothers as I understand it. To those wanting history about the capertons& the war you might want to take a trip to point Pleasant to see the momument there & the Capertons that fought have their names there.
trina43@excite.com
This is the email I wrote to her and she did not respond to me....
Hi Juanita,
I am wondering after reading your post on a forum if you are the daughter of Bernard Caperton. My mother was in contact with him back in 1988 about the time he became ill with cancer. We decided he must not have gotten better since she has tried to contact him since that time. If you are, have you considered republishing his book? There are so many people that want a copy. My mom has one and I have actually copied pages from it to help me in my research and tried to find a copy at old book stores to no success. My family members ask me all the time if I have found any copies. The last letter Bernard wrote, he said he had about 50 books left. He mentions that he would like to republish it but with further information on the ancestors, not the new generations of Caperton. I think it should be as he wrote it. The letterhead of his correspondencs says Bernard M. Caperton, Antiques and I have tried to find evidence of his place of business through writing to Charlottesville book dealer and he did not know of it existing anymore and knew of no way to get the book. He gave me a few phone numbers out of the book of Capertons in the general area, 3, I think , but I never tried to contact them.
I descend from John, Adam, John, Ryan, Ryan Perkins, George Franklin Caperton Sr, to Jr, my dad.
I am wondering which war the monument is for and what state, Virginia? I have records of Ryan and brother John G. in the Civil war, confederate, in Arkansas and Missouri.
Marcia Behnke
Still no response, oh well.
Post on Genforum....
Frenchmen didn't start becoming Huguenots until the 1500's. We have circumstantial evidence that our first American Caperton, John, was descended from Huguenots who fled Catholic persecution in France. Its very possible that they came from Capebreton, seventeen kilometers north of Bayonne in southwestern France. The first John Caperton may have been the son of Richard and Mary Devorelle Caperton who were married in England. Richard could have fled France at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
By Troy Caperton
