Son of Sarah Sally Wells and James Alexander Caperton who married in Madison, Kentucky, July 6, 1791. Grandson of John Caperton, first Caperton in America who arrived in New York, in 1725, from Scotland. The family migrated from Virginia, to Kentucky, and finally, Tennessee. The children of James and Sally were Mary (Mrs. Cordy) Nicholson, John Caperton, Samuel Caperton, Elizabeth (Mrs. Francis) Gordon, Matilda (Mrs. William A.) Stephenson, Calloway Caperton, Susan Gordon and Thomas H. Caperton.
Calloway was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith. In both 1836 and 1838 tax records, Calloway was enumerated along with his father, James Caperton, and brothers John and Samuel Caperton. It is uncertain when Calloway married Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith who named all of their children after family members. The Capertons lived in the 11th District (Duplex area), approximately two miles East of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Spring Hill was established in 1809 within both Williamson and Maury Counties.
1830 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Callaway W Caperton
Home in 1830: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
In 1840, Callaway was enumerated adjacent to his father, James Caperton.
1840 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Calaway Caperton
Home in 1840: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
White Persons - Deaf and Dumb - Under 14: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
It is said that Calloway accompanied his father to De Soto County, Miss., where he witnessed a deed of land to James Caperton January 20, 1840. This was Indian land which James Caperton bought for $9,200 and which was sold at auction for failure to pay taxes for the year 1847 to two men, who acquired the land with a bid of $10.50 which represented the total taxes due and delinquent. James Caperton being the victim of a swindle lost almost all of his land and possessions before his death which occurred in the same year.
In 1841, only James, Samuel and John Caperton remained registered on the tax list for Williamson County leaving uncertain the status of Calloway's ownership. The date of Betsy's death is unknown but it was after 1840, but before Calloway.
At his father's death in 1847, Calloway's siblings Susan and Thomas H. Caperton were noted as deceased in court records. Though noted as living, Calloway passed shortly after leaving his own young children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas, Williamson and John. According to guardianship papers, daughters Nancy and Elizabeth were both deaf and dumb. To ensure their support, Calloway's brother John recorded the following document:
"Known all men by these presents that I, John Caperton of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee for and in consideration of the natural love and affection I have and bear to my unfortunate and afflicted nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, deaf and dumb daughters of my brother, Calloway W Caperton, I this day give, grant, and convey to my said nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, negro man Moses aged about 60 years, and as my object in this gift is to provide some support for my afflected nieces in the event one of them should die leaving the other, the survivor thereof is to have the whole in trust in the said negro, Moses. In testimony who of I, John Caperton, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of May 1848 - (signed) John Caperton."
Guardianship records note that Thomas H. Smith (maternal grandfather) was appointed guardian of Calloway's orphaned children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas H. and John Caperton. Only one brother, Williamson, was of age according to a March 1853 settlement of money owed to them by their guardian.
Elizabeth B. Caperton of Maury county attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1855 and1856. The school closed during the Civil War.
Sources: US census records; tax and court records; DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p.; WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA. Vol. 1. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972. 504p. 2nd pr., 1981.
Calloway was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith. In both 1836 and 1838 tax records, Calloway was enumerated along with his father, James Caperton, and brothers John and Samuel Caperton. It is uncertain when Calloway married Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith who named all of their children after family members. The Capertons lived in the 11th District (Duplex area), approximately two miles East of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Spring Hill was established in 1809 within both Williamson and Maury Counties.
1830 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Callaway W Caperton
Home in 1830: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
In 1840, Callaway was enumerated adjacent to his father, James Caperton.
1840 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Calaway Caperton
Home in 1840: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
White Persons - Deaf and Dumb - Under 14: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
It is said that Calloway accompanied his father to De Soto County, Miss., where he witnessed a deed of land to James Caperton January 20, 1840. This was Indian land which James Caperton bought for $9,200 and which was sold at auction for failure to pay taxes for the year 1847 to two men, who acquired the land with a bid of $10.50 which represented the total taxes due and delinquent. James Caperton being the victim of a swindle lost almost all of his land and possessions before his death which occurred in the same year.
In 1841, only James, Samuel and John Caperton remained registered on the tax list for Williamson County leaving uncertain the status of Calloway's ownership. The date of Betsy's death is unknown but it was after 1840, but before Calloway.
At his father's death in 1847, Calloway's siblings Susan and Thomas H. Caperton were noted as deceased in court records. Though noted as living, Calloway passed shortly after leaving his own young children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas, Williamson and John. According to guardianship papers, daughters Nancy and Elizabeth were both deaf and dumb. To ensure their support, Calloway's brother John recorded the following document:
"Known all men by these presents that I, John Caperton of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee for and in consideration of the natural love and affection I have and bear to my unfortunate and afflicted nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, deaf and dumb daughters of my brother, Calloway W Caperton, I this day give, grant, and convey to my said nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, negro man Moses aged about 60 years, and as my object in this gift is to provide some support for my afflected nieces in the event one of them should die leaving the other, the survivor thereof is to have the whole in trust in the said negro, Moses. In testimony who of I, John Caperton, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of May 1848 - (signed) John Caperton."
Guardianship records note that Thomas H. Smith (maternal grandfather) was appointed guardian of Calloway's orphaned children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas H. and John Caperton. Only one brother, Williamson, was of age according to a March 1853 settlement of money owed to them by their guardian.
Elizabeth B. Caperton of Maury county attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1855 and1856. The school closed during the Civil War.
Sources: US census records; tax and court records; DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p.; WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA. Vol. 1. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972. 504p. 2nd pr., 1981.
Son of Sarah Sally Wells and James Alexander Caperton who married in Madison, Kentucky, July 6, 1791. Grandson of John Caperton, first Caperton in America who arrived in New York, in 1725, from Scotland. The family migrated from Virginia, to Kentucky, and finally, Tennessee. The children of James and Sally were Mary (Mrs. Cordy) Nicholson, John Caperton, Samuel Caperton, Elizabeth (Mrs. Francis) Gordon, Matilda (Mrs. William A.) Stephenson, Calloway Caperton, Susan Gordon and Thomas H. Caperton.
Calloway was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith. In both 1836 and 1838 tax records, Calloway was enumerated along with his father, James Caperton, and brothers John and Samuel Caperton. It is uncertain when Calloway married Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith who named all of their children after family members. The Capertons lived in the 11th District (Duplex area), approximately two miles East of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Spring Hill was established in 1809 within both Williamson and Maury Counties.
1830 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Callaway W Caperton
Home in 1830: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
In 1840, Callaway was enumerated adjacent to his father, James Caperton.
1840 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Calaway Caperton
Home in 1840: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
White Persons - Deaf and Dumb - Under 14: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
It is said that Calloway accompanied his father to De Soto County, Miss., where he witnessed a deed of land to James Caperton January 20, 1840. This was Indian land which James Caperton bought for $9,200 and which was sold at auction for failure to pay taxes for the year 1847 to two men, who acquired the land with a bid of $10.50 which represented the total taxes due and delinquent. James Caperton being the victim of a swindle lost almost all of his land and possessions before his death which occurred in the same year.
In 1841, only James, Samuel and John Caperton remained registered on the tax list for Williamson County leaving uncertain the status of Calloway's ownership. The date of Betsy's death is unknown but it was after 1840, but before Calloway.
At his father's death in 1847, Calloway's siblings Susan and Thomas H. Caperton were noted as deceased in court records. Though noted as living, Calloway passed shortly after leaving his own young children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas, Williamson and John. According to guardianship papers, daughters Nancy and Elizabeth were both deaf and dumb. To ensure their support, Calloway's brother John recorded the following document:
"Known all men by these presents that I, John Caperton of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee for and in consideration of the natural love and affection I have and bear to my unfortunate and afflicted nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, deaf and dumb daughters of my brother, Calloway W Caperton, I this day give, grant, and convey to my said nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, negro man Moses aged about 60 years, and as my object in this gift is to provide some support for my afflected nieces in the event one of them should die leaving the other, the survivor thereof is to have the whole in trust in the said negro, Moses. In testimony who of I, John Caperton, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of May 1848 - (signed) John Caperton."
Guardianship records note that Thomas H. Smith (maternal grandfather) was appointed guardian of Calloway's orphaned children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas H. and John Caperton. Only one brother, Williamson, was of age according to a March 1853 settlement of money owed to them by their guardian.
Elizabeth B. Caperton of Maury county attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1855 and1856. The school closed during the Civil War.
Sources: US census records; tax and court records; DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p.; WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA. Vol. 1. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972. 504p. 2nd pr., 1981.
Calloway was the husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith. In both 1836 and 1838 tax records, Calloway was enumerated along with his father, James Caperton, and brothers John and Samuel Caperton. It is uncertain when Calloway married Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith who named all of their children after family members. The Capertons lived in the 11th District (Duplex area), approximately two miles East of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Spring Hill was established in 1809 within both Williamson and Maury Counties.
1830 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Callaway W Caperton
Home in 1830: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
In 1840, Callaway was enumerated adjacent to his father, James Caperton.
1840 Census - Williamson, Tennessee
Name: Calaway Caperton
Home in 1840: Williamson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Calloway)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Elizabeth)
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
White Persons - Deaf and Dumb - Under 14: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
It is said that Calloway accompanied his father to De Soto County, Miss., where he witnessed a deed of land to James Caperton January 20, 1840. This was Indian land which James Caperton bought for $9,200 and which was sold at auction for failure to pay taxes for the year 1847 to two men, who acquired the land with a bid of $10.50 which represented the total taxes due and delinquent. James Caperton being the victim of a swindle lost almost all of his land and possessions before his death which occurred in the same year.
In 1841, only James, Samuel and John Caperton remained registered on the tax list for Williamson County leaving uncertain the status of Calloway's ownership. The date of Betsy's death is unknown but it was after 1840, but before Calloway.
At his father's death in 1847, Calloway's siblings Susan and Thomas H. Caperton were noted as deceased in court records. Though noted as living, Calloway passed shortly after leaving his own young children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas, Williamson and John. According to guardianship papers, daughters Nancy and Elizabeth were both deaf and dumb. To ensure their support, Calloway's brother John recorded the following document:
"Known all men by these presents that I, John Caperton of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee for and in consideration of the natural love and affection I have and bear to my unfortunate and afflicted nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, deaf and dumb daughters of my brother, Calloway W Caperton, I this day give, grant, and convey to my said nieces, Nancy Caperton and Elizabeth Caperton, negro man Moses aged about 60 years, and as my object in this gift is to provide some support for my afflected nieces in the event one of them should die leaving the other, the survivor thereof is to have the whole in trust in the said negro, Moses. In testimony who of I, John Caperton, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of May 1848 - (signed) John Caperton."
Guardianship records note that Thomas H. Smith (maternal grandfather) was appointed guardian of Calloway's orphaned children: Elizabeth, Elvira, Mary, Nancy, Susan, Thomas H. and John Caperton. Only one brother, Williamson, was of age according to a March 1853 settlement of money owed to them by their guardian.
Elizabeth B. Caperton of Maury county attended the Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1855 and1856. The school closed during the Civil War.
Sources: US census records; tax and court records; DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p.; WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA. Vol. 1. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972. 504p. 2nd pr., 1981.
Gravesite Details
Presumed buried with parents who lived adjacent. Capertons lived in the 11th District (Duplex area). Caperton Cemetery is two miles E of Spring Hill on Haskell Taylor Farm. From Duplex Road, turn N on Hurt; go 1/2 mile; cemetery is on left.
