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• Surname List
• First Generation
• Second Generation
• Third Generation
• Fourth Generation
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1. Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹ NOGARET, son of Jean de la Vallette de NOGARET Baron and Jeanne de Bellegarde SAINT-LARY, was born in Languedoc, France May 1554.⁽¹⁾ Jean died 13 January 1641/42 in Loches, France, at 87 years of age.⁽²⁾

He married Marguerite de Candelle DEFOIX Countes in France, 1587.⁽³⁾ Marguerite was born in Caumont, Guienne, France 1567.⁽⁴⁾ Marguerite was the daughter of Henry De Candelle DEFOIX and Mary MONTMORENCY. Marguerite died 26 April 1593 in France, at 25 years of age.⁽⁵⁾

It is with this generation that the history of the Epperson and Apperson names begin. The following account is referenced from Edna Epperson Brinkman's book on the Epperson family:

We read in the Universal Dictionary and Mythology, Lippincott, page 920, the following. "Jean (John) Louis de Nognret de la Vallette, Duc, sometimes called Caumont, born Languedoc, 1554, favorite of Henry III who made him Duke of Espérnon, Epernon. For the next two reigns held high offices; riding with Henry IV when the King was assassinated, was suspected of complicity in the crime; died 1642."

In 1659, Monsieur Girard, Secretary to the Duke of Épernon wrote "The History of the Life of the Duke of Espernon." It was translated into English by Charles Cotton, in 1670. From this story we give the following account. Jean (John) Louis de Nogaret and de la Vallette, Duke of Espernon, descended from noble extraction for five hundred years. His father, John de la Vallette, was ranked among the greatest Captains of the French kingdom. The Duke, his second son, first acquitted himself by saving his father's life when the horse his father was riding was killed under him. The Duke's outstanding quality, his standard of honor, the Duke attributes "to the safe and solid counsel from his Mother Madame de la Vallette, at Caumont,"

Duke de Épernon's life is the story of a great man so devoted to his King that no change in the policies, religion, or conduct of his Monarch could suppress the love and loyalty this servant bore for his Majesty. Coupled with all his actions is the account of the contest carried on by jealous rivals over his place in the kingdom. The great Cardinal Richelieu found in Duke de Épernon a rival whom he could not subdue. It was in this struggle for supremacy that Duke de Épernon and all his sons faced extinction or banishment. The situation culminated in 1638 when Duke de Vallette, the old Duke's second son, lost the battle of Fontarabie. Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XIII accused him in this battle of complicity with the enemy. Both he and his brother, Count de Candale, had been previously accused of taking counsel from the Huguenots. Note: When Richelieu rose to power, France's King Louis XIII had not solidified his authority in France. A combination of political corruption, an independent nobility, and the power of a Protestant group called Huguenots threatened the monarchy's rule. In 1627 Richelieu set out to secure the authority of the Crown through force and political repression. By 1631 he had crushed the Huguenot resistance, severely punished nobles who plotted against the king, and replaced his enemies in government. It was in this political arena that the Duc de Épernon and his sons were brought to ruin. Continuing Edna Epperson Brinkman's narrative:

When Duke de Vallette's army was defeated at Fontarabie, his father was in Bordeau. This news having been carried to the old Duke, he at once foresaw the disgrace his son would suffer at court and resolved to hasten toward him. Scarcely had he begun this journey when he received orders from the King to turn back and go to Plassac and from thence not to stir until his Majesty's further pleasure, thus being kept a prisoner in his own palace. At the same time the summons was sent to his son, Duke de Vallette, "to come render his Majesty an account of his actions." Hearing that the Court was unfriendly and that they determined his ruin, Duke de Vallette dispatched a request to his father, "to send him opinion concerning his journey to the King." The Duke, his father, said, "He durst not give counsel to go to Court, knowing to what degree it was animated against him, -so likewise could he not advise him to depart the kingdom, perhaps never to see him again and should he resolve to draw himself out of France he was by no means to come to take his leave of him."

Cardinal Richelieu had placed the Duke and all his sons in the command of various sections of the army, hoping to rid himself of all of them, says Saint Simon in his memoirs. Duke de Epernon was greatly grieved because his youngest son, who was Cardinal de la Vallette and archbishop of Toulouse, had forsaken his books and study to go at the Cardinal's request in command of a wing of the army. Both he and his older brother interceded without success for their brother, Duke de Vallette, when he was banished. Soon after Duke de Vallette was banished and fled to England, the oldest son, Count de Caumont, was stricken with a malady and died suddenly. The Cardinal after the death of his brother, Count de Caumont and Duke of Candale, says Girard, "fell into a melancholy that put him at last into a desperate disease. The beginning of this distemper was as light as it had been in that of the Duke of Candale, his brother, and the issue of it as fatal." Guizot's Histoire de France, Volume 4, says. "The Pope refused the customary funeral rights to the Cardinal de la Vallette who died fighting at the head of the Army of the king." The conflicting statements in history about the fate of these two brothers in the same season that their brother fled from France to escape persecution may be the background of Marion Epperson's story.

The old Duke, their father, was still held a prisoner at Plassac. When he heard of the loss of his sons, he cried, "O Lord since thou hast reserved my old age to survive the loss of my three children be pleased withal to give me strength wherewith to support the severity of the judgments." He died at Loches, his country place, three years later, in a desolate, most uncomfortable castle, sent there from Plassac by order of the King. His son, Duke de Vallette, shortly before he was banished, had married the niece of Cardinal Richelieu, which marriage had been arranged by the Cardinal under the pretext of bringing about a reconciliation. Failing in a reconciliation, the Cardinal seized upon the occasion of the defeat in battle to rid himself of the Duke de Vallette. His wife, the Duchess de la Vallette, with the son and daughter of Duke de Vallette and his first wife, remained in France. Duke de Vallette's first wife had died when her son, Louis Charles Gaston, Duke of Candale, was born. The Duchess de la Vallette and the young son, Duke of Candale, and his sister were with the Duke, their grandfather, when he died.

The Duc d' la Vallette returned to France and died in Paris in 1661. Thus, the male, duchy Peerage of la Vallette, registered in 1622 with issued letters of patent in 1631, became extinct.

Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette NOGARET and Marguerite de Candelle DEFOIX Countes had the following children:

2 i. Henry de la Vallette² NOGARET COUNT CANDALE was born in Citadel, Xaintes, France 1591.⁽⁶⁾ Henry died 1639 at 48 years of age.⁽⁷⁾ He married Anne de Megnelay HAULIN Dutchess in France. Anne was born in France 1592.⁽⁸⁾

+ 3 ii. Bernard de la Valette Defoix NOGARET was born 18 March 1592.⁽⁹⁾

4 iii. Lewis de la Vallette de NOGARET Cardinal was born in Angoulesme, France 1593.⁽¹⁰⁾ Lewis died about September 1639 in Italy, at approximately 46 years of age.⁽¹¹⁾

3. Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET (Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born in Angoulsine, France 18 March 1592.⁽¹²⁾ Bernard died 25 July 1661 in Paris, France, at 69 years of age.⁽¹³⁾ His body was interred after 25 July 1661 in Cadillac, France.⁽¹⁴⁾

He married three times. He married Antoinette (Anne) FAUDOAS.⁽¹⁵⁾ Antoinette was born in Serillac, Gaure, France about 1597.⁽¹⁶⁾ Antoinette was the daughter of Jean FAUDOAS II and Brandelise BOUZET. Antoinette died about 1648 in Glamorganshire, Wales.⁽¹⁷⁾ He married Marie du CAMBOUT.⁽¹⁸⁾ Marie was born in France 1614.⁽¹⁹⁾ Marie died 12 February 1690/91 in Val de Grace, France, at 76 years of age.⁽²⁰⁾ Marie was divorced from Bernard de la Valette Defoix NOGARET.⁽²¹⁾ He married Gabrielle Angelique VERNEUIL de Bourbon in France, 1638.⁽²²⁾ Gabrielle was born in France 1603.⁽²³⁾ Gabrielle died 14 April 1627 in France, at 23 years of age.⁽²⁴⁾ Gabrielle was the illegitimate daughter of King Henry IV and mistress Mademoiselle de Verneuil. She was legitimized in 1622 upon her marriage to the Duc d' la Vallette. ⁽²⁵⁾

The Duc d' la Vallette was the instrument by which Cardinal Richelieu first moved to destroy the influence of the Duc d' Épernon in the French court. Duc d' la Vallette was placed in command of a wing of the French Army. In 1638, his army was defeated at the Battle of Fontarabie. Cardinal Richelieu and King Louis XIII accused him of complicity with the enemy. Richelieu had placed all of the Duke's sons in commands of elements of the French Army in hopes of ridding himself of the Duc d' Épernon's family. Having survived the Battle of Fontarabie, the Cardinal sought to destroy the Duc d' la Vallette through accusations of treason.

The Duc fled to the Netherlands to escape sure death at the hands of the Crown. His brothers were not as fortunate. His oldest brother, Count de Caumont, became ill and died shortly after his brother fled France. His youngest brother, Cardinal de la Vallette, died at the head of the King's army.

There is significant confusion and unknowns regarding our family from the time the Duc d' la Vallette (Bernard) fled France until the time his son, John, arrived with his family in Virginia in 1675. In Edna Epperson Brinkman's book, The Story of David Epperson and his family of Albemarle County, Virginia, page 4, the traditional story passed on from earlier generations states that Bernard escaped from France with a brother. The story states that he and his brother boarded ships for Virginia shortly after arriving in England and taking a loyalty oath to the English Crown. The problem here is timing. Edna Epperson Brinkman's book portrays Bernard escaping France with a brother and going almost immediately to America. However, later evidence indicates that it was the next generation that the family came to America. Bernard escaped France before 1638 and both of his brothers remained in France and died shortly thereafter. It was his son, John that came to America with his family in 1675.

When Bernard fled France, he was married to Marie Du Cambout, niece of the Cardinal Richlieu. This was a political marriage arranged by the Cardinal under the pretense of reconciling the families. Records indicate that he escaped from France with thirteen servants, leaving his wife and children in France. Edna Epperson Brinkman's account states that Bernard's wife and two children by his deceased first wife, Gabrielle Angelique Verneuil, remained in France and were with the Duc d' Épernon when he died in 1661.

Bernard later married Anne Faudoas. Her name is French, but it is unknown where she met and married Bernard. It is known that Bernard and Anne were in the Netherlands because their son, John, was born there in 1638. We also know that Bernard and Anne traveled from the Netherlands to Glamorganshire, Wales because she died there in 1648. Bernard's son, John, was ten years old when his mother died. When John was five years old in 1643, Bernard returned to France and died in Paris in July 1661. John's first child was born in 1657 when he was nineteen years old. He named his son Jean-Louis for his father, Bernard, the Duc d' la Vallette.

Bernard de la Valette Defoix NOGARET and Gabrielle Angelique VERNEUIL de Bourbon had the following children:

5 i. Ann-Louise DeFoix³ VALLETTE EPERNON was born 1623. Ann-Louise died 1701 at 78 years of age.

6 ii. Louis-Charles de VALLETTE DEFOIX NOGARET was born in Mets, Messin, France 14 April 1627.⁽²⁶⁾ Louis-Charles died 1658 in France, at 31 years of age.⁽²⁷⁾ He was Duc Candale.

Bernard de la Valette Defoix NOGARET and Antoinette (Anne) FAUDOAS had the following child:

+ 7 iii. John (alias Epecon) EPERNON was born 1638.⁽²⁸⁾

7. John (alias Epecon)³ EPERNON (Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born in the Netherlands 1638.⁽²⁹⁾ John died after 1689 in New Kent County, Virginia.⁽³⁰⁾

He married twice. He married Sara FONDAN REMON in The Channel Isle of Jersey, British Isles, about 1656.⁽³¹⁾ Sara was born in The Channel Isle of Jersey, British Isles about 1637.⁽³²⁾ Sara was the daughter of Jean REMON and Sara FONDAN. Sara died before 1662 in Glamorganshire, Wales.⁽³³⁾ He married Elizabeth BEARD in Saint Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England, 25 May 1671.⁽³⁴⁾ Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry BEARD and Aves ???. Elizabeth died 1680 in Virginia.⁽³⁵⁾ She was christened in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, 19 June 1652.⁽³⁶⁾

Few details are known about this period in our family's genealogy, and many events can only be speculated. However, it is one of the most important generations in our family's genealogy. This generation would see a change in our family name and bring our genealogy to America. Whereas, John's father, Bernard, fled France as a Vallette, John, would arrive in America as an Épperson.

It is believed that our surname originated from the French Peerage, Épernon, a prestigious title granted John's grandfather, Jean Louis Nogaret de La Vallette, by King Henry III of France. In 1638 the Duc d' Épernon's son, Bernard, fled France after being falsely accused of treason. He escaped to the Netherlands before migrating to Wales. It is unknown when the family name changed, but evidence indicates the name changed while the family sojourned in Wales. As a political fugitive from the French Crown, Bernard may have changed his surname to hide his identity. Charged with treason, he faced certain death if captured. Or as Edna Epperson Brinkman related above, the name may have been changed for a more basic reason. Apparently, the family desired to come to the English Colonies in America. However, passage on an English ship was available only to loyal English subjects. It is said that the Duc's family changed the family name to an English spelling and pledged loyalty to the Queen Elizabeth in order to gain passage to the New World. It is believed that he altered the spelling of his French title 'Epernon' to Épperson, the suffix "son" and the double use of 'pp' being common for English names. More than likely, however, the name change occurred upon the family's arrival in Wales in order for the family to become invisible to the French Crown. I doubt if Edna Brinkman Epperson's account of a name change for passage is valid, as it would be another generation before the family would leave Wales and travel to the New World.

Further evidence that the name change occurred in Wales comes from subsequent migration of Apperson's. In Vera Apperson English's book, The Apperson Family in America, she presented the genealogy of Edmund Apperson. According to Parish records in New Kent County, Virginia, Edmund arrived from Wales in 1736. This is strong evidence that Bernard initiated the name change upon his arrival in Wales and that he and wife Ann had additional unnamed sons.

While we count our name as French, our ancestry is both French and English. John's first wife was French, but they were married at the Channel Isle of Jersey. His second wife, Elizabeth Beard, was born in Cornwall, England and they were married in Saint Andrew, England. Thus, our family that migrated to Virginia is a combination of both English and French ancestry. Children from both marriages fathered our ancestry in America.

In 1671 when John married his second wife, Elizabeth, he had sons from his first marriage aged fourteen (Jean Louis), twelve (John) and nine (Charles). Four years later, John and Elizabeth, pregnant with their first child, William, left with his son, John, for the English Colonies in America. Jean Louis and Charles remained in England. His son, John, would become the American patriarch of the lineage of David Epperson of Albemarle County, Virginia made famous by a book on his descendants by Edna Epperson Brinkman.

The first generation of Epperson's in America began when John Epernon arrived with his family from England about 1675. This date is established through his son, William, who was born about 1675 while crossing the Atlantic. The family landed in Maryland and migrated to New Kent County, Virginia. The family lived here until the mid-1700's until the children dispersed to other Virginia counties.

John died about 1689, at the age of fifty-one, fourteen years after arriving in Virginia. Elizabeth preceded him in death about 1683. Virginia tradition states that John and Elizabeth's children were raised by an uncle in New Kent County after their death. Apparently, their half-brother, John, raised the children. In 1689, William, Elizabeth's oldest child, would have been fourteen years of age. Thomas, the youngest, would have been six.

John (alias Epecon) EPERNON and Sara FONDAN REMON had the following children:

+ 8 i. Jean Louis⁴ EPERNON was born about 1655.⁽³⁷⁾

+ 9 ii. John (Epernon) EPPERSON was born about 1659.⁽³⁸⁾

10 iii. Charles EPERNON was born in England 1660.⁽³⁹⁾ He married an unknown person.

John (alias Epecon) EPERNON and Elizabeth BEARD had the following children:

+ 11 iv. William APPERSON was born about 1675.⁽⁴⁰⁾

12 v. Richard APPERSON was born in Maryland 1680.⁽⁴¹⁾ Richard died in New Kent County, Virginia. He married an unknown person.

+ 13 vi. Francis EPPERSON was born 17 April 1681.

+ 14 vii. Thomas EPPERSON was born 1685.⁽⁴²⁾

8. Jean Louis⁴ EPERNON (John (alias Epecon)³, Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born in Great Britain about 1655.⁽⁴³⁾ Jean died 1687 in England, at 32 years of age.⁽⁴⁴⁾

He married Anne-Catherine de la VALLETT in England, about 1684.⁽⁴⁵⁾ Anne-Catherine was born about 1661.⁽⁴⁶⁾

Jean Louis EPERNON and Anne-Catherine de la VALLETT had the following child:

15 i. Jean Jacques Delanadale⁵ ESPERON was born in London, England about 1687.⁽⁴⁷⁾ He married Anne MAGDELAINE in London, England, about 1715.⁽⁴⁸⁾ Anne was born in London, England about 1695.⁽⁴⁹⁾

9. John (Epernon)⁴ EPPERSON (John (alias Epecon)³ EPERNON, Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born in Glamorgan, Wales, British Isles about 1659.⁽⁵⁰⁾ John died about 1709 in Virginia.⁽⁵¹⁾

He married Elisabeth ALEXANDER in the Channel Isle of Jersey, Great Britain, about 1674.⁽⁵²⁾ Elisabeth was born in St. Peters Parish, Jersey, Channel Island, Great Britain 1643.⁽⁵³⁾ Elisabeth was the daughter of Philippe ALEXANDER and Elizabeth le Roux Le FEBVRE. Elisabeth died in Virginia.⁽⁵⁴⁾

The genealogist must be very careful at tracing this branch of our ancestry. In Edna Epperson Brinkman's book, The Story of David Epperson and His Family of Albemarle County, Virginia, page 13, she presents a different relationship for John's family. It does not affect the ultimate ancestry of our family but does add confusion for the descendants of John Epperson (born about 1678) as recorded in Edna's book. John's family as presented by Edna is given below:

John Epperson (Apperson). Born, about 1678. He married (Unknown name). Children:

i. Pall (Paul) Epperson. Baptized, 25 February 1699.

ii. Francis Epperson. Born, 3 December 1706.

iii. Elizabeth Epperson. Baptized, 13 June 1708.

iv. Anne Epperson. Born, 19 March 1710.

v. John Epperson. Born, 4 February 1713.

vi. Mary Epperson. Born, 26 February 1715.

vii. Peter Epperson. Born, 19 August 1718.

Vaughn Elmo Epperson of Salt Lake City, Utah, has offered a different relationship for this family. If we are to accept the lineage as given by Vaughn Epperson, the David Epperson of Albemarle County, Virginia of Edna Epperson Brinkman's book would descend from William Apperson's half-brother, John (born 1659). If we are to accept Edna Epperson Brinkman's account, David Epperson would descend from William Apperson (born 1675).

For this book, I have accepted Vaughn Epperson's account as it is based on research he and his son, David, did in England and France. We must remember that Edna Epperson Brinkman stated in her book that the family relationships she gave were "suggested relationships". So, we must not take Edna's book as gospel as current research has given us a more accurate placing of the children with parents.

With the new family relationship given us by Vaughn Epperson, we have misplaced four children: Anne, John, Mary and Peter. The reason these children can not be part of John's family is because they were born after his death in 1709. However, for continuity these children have been left attached with this family until they can be linked to one of John's brothers: Jean Louis, Charles, William, Francis, Richard or Thomas. We know that Jean Louis and Charles remained in England so the children can not be linked to them. We also know the names of the children of William, Francis and Thomas. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that the misplaced children belong to Richard. In the general scheme of genealogy, it is unimportant which brother fathered these children. Regardless to which brother they belong, the children share common grandparents and their genealogy is uninterrupted.

John (Epernon) EPPERSON and Elisabeth ALEXANDER had the following children:

16 i. Susanna (Esperon)⁵ EPERNON was born in Henrico County, Virginia about 1688.⁽⁵⁵⁾ Susanna died 20 September 1743 in Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, at 55 years of age.⁽⁵⁶⁾ She married Edward MAXEY.⁽⁵⁷⁾

17 ii. John EPPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia 1694.⁽⁵⁸⁾ John died 20 February 1737 in New Kent County, Virginia, at 42 years of age.⁽⁵⁹⁾ He married Elizabeth MICHAUX in New Kent County, Virginia.⁽⁶⁰⁾ Elizabeth was born in King William, Henrico County, Virginia 1707.⁽⁶¹⁾ Elizabeth was the daughter of Abraham MICHAUX and Susannah ROCHET. 

John and Elizabeth's third child, David, is an important participant in the history of the Epperson family. The book entitled The Story of David Epperson and his Family of Albemarle County, Virginia by Edna Epperson Brinkman was written to chronicle his descendants. Many of David's descendants identified for that family have been repeated in this book and expanded and reconfirmed from other sources. Those sources are noted, herein. Only briefs of some of the stories for those descendants have been repeated from Edna Epperson Brinkman's book. However, new stories and descendants have been added. If any reader of this work is interested in more information on the genealogy of this branch of the Epperson family, please contact the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah for a microfilm of Edna Epperson Brinkman's book.

18 iii. Pall APPERSON was born in Virginia before 25 February 1699.⁽⁶²⁾ He was baptized in Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, 25 February 1699. Religion: religion unknown.⁽⁶³⁾

19 iv. Francis APPERSON was born in Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia 3 December 1706.⁽⁶⁴⁾

20 v. Elizabeth APPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia before 12 June 1708. She was baptized in New Kent County, Virginia, 12 June 1708. Religion: religion unknown.⁽⁶⁵⁾

21 vi. Anne APPERSON was born 19 March 1710.⁽⁶⁶⁾

22 vii. John APPERSON was born in Virginia 4 February 1712/13.⁽⁶⁷⁾ John died after 1759.⁽⁶⁸⁾ He married Agnes ORCHARD in Virginia, about 1736.⁽⁶⁹⁾ Agnes was born in Virginia 1715.⁽⁷⁰⁾

23 viii. Mary APPERSON was born 26 February 1714/15.⁽⁷¹⁾

24 ix. Peter APPERSON was born in Virginia 19 August 1718.⁽⁷²⁾ He married Frances POINDEXTER about 1738.⁽⁷³⁾ Frances was born 1722.⁽⁷⁴⁾ Frances was the daughter of Thomas POINDEXTER and Sarah Bond de VILLE.

11. William⁴ APPERSON (John (alias Epecon)³ EPERNON, Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born at sea crossing the Atlantic about 1675.⁽⁷⁵⁾ William died 8 April 1727 in Virginia, at 51 years of age.⁽⁷⁶⁾

He married Anne ??? in Virginia, about 1702.⁽⁷⁷⁾ Anne was born about 1682.⁽⁷⁸⁾

William APPERSON and Anne ??? had the following children:

25 i. John⁵ APPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia 19 September 1703.⁽⁷⁹⁾ He married Elizabeth ????.⁽⁸⁰⁾

26 ii. Henry EPPERSON was born in Virginia 29 March 1713.⁽⁸¹⁾ He married Elizabeth ???.⁽⁸²⁾

27 iii. Elizabeth APPERSON was born in Virginia 17 September 1715.⁽⁸³⁾

28 iv. Sarah APPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia 16 April 1717.⁽⁸⁴⁾ Sarah died from Smallpox in 1782 at 65 years of age.⁽⁸⁵⁾

29 v. Francis APPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia 20 December 1718.⁽⁸⁶⁾ Francis died September 1806 in Culpeper County, Virginia, at 87 years of age.⁽⁸⁷⁾ He married Mary Elizabeth (Betty) LONG in Caroline County, Virginia, 05 October 1760.⁽⁸⁸⁾ Mary was born in Culpeper County, Virginia 14 August 1738.⁽⁸⁹⁾ Mary was the daughter of Bromfield LONG and Sarah BROWN. Mary died August 1826 in Culpeper County, Virginia, at 88 years of age.⁽⁹⁰⁾ Betty was related to Major Gabriel Long. This is apparently the source of the name "Gabriel" which will appear with Gabriel Apperson, son of Francis Apperson and Betty Long.⁽⁹¹⁾

After their marriage in Caroline County, Francis and Betty setup housekeeping in Culpeper County, Virginia. Here, they raised their children, lived their lives and are buried.⁽⁹²⁾

13. Francis⁴ EPPERSON (John (alias Epecon)³ EPERNON, Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born 17 April 1681.

He married ???.

Francis EPPERSON and ??? had the following child:

30 i. Sarah⁵ EPPERSON was born 16 April 1717.

14. Thomas⁴ EPPERSON (John (alias Epecon)³ EPERNON, Bernard de la Valette Defoix² NOGARET, Jean Louis Nogaret de la Vallette¹) was born 1685.⁽⁹³⁾

He married twice. He married ???.⁽⁹⁴⁾ He married Elizabeth ??? about 1707.⁽⁹⁵⁾ Elizabeth was born about 1690.⁽⁹⁶⁾ Elizabeth died 22 August 1712 in New Kent County, Virginia, at 22 years of age.⁽⁹⁷⁾

Thomas EPPERSON and Elizabeth ??? had the following child:

31 i. William⁵ EPPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia 14 June 1708.⁽⁹⁸⁾ William died after 1768 in Cumberland or Bedford County, Virginia.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He married Anne PERAULT in Virginia.⁽¹⁰⁰⁾ Anne was born about 1710.⁽¹⁰¹⁾ Anne died before 1751 in Cumberland County, Virginia.⁽¹⁰²⁾

He was baptized in New Kent County, Virginia, 20 June 1708. Religion: Episcopalian.⁽¹⁰³⁾ William was baptized at St. Peter's Church in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. At the time, St. Peter's was part of the Church of England.

Thomas EPPERSON and ??? had the following children:

32 ii. Frances EPPERSON was born 01 April 1716.⁽¹⁰⁴⁾

33 iii. John EPPERSON was born 1 April 1718.⁽¹⁰⁵⁾

34 iv. Richard EPPERSON was born in New Kent County, Virginia about 1720.⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ Richard died 1757 in Cumberland County, Virginia, at 37 years of age.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾ He married Susannah RADFORD in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1744.⁽¹⁰⁸⁾ Susannah was born in Cumberland County, Virginia about 1725.⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ Susannah died about 1757.⁽¹¹⁰⁾ After the death of her husband, Richard, Savannah and her children moved to Fayette County, Kentucky.⁽¹¹¹⁾

35 v. Charles EPPERSON was born about 1722.⁽¹¹²⁾ He married ??? THOMSON.⁽¹¹³⁾

Notes and References

Index

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Alexander

Apperson

Beard

Cambout

DeFoix

Epernon

Epperson

Esperon

Faudoas

Fondan Remon

Haulin

Long

Magdelaine

Maxey

Michaux

Nogaret

Orchard

Perault

Poindexter

Radford

Thomson

Vallett

Vallette DeFoix Nogaret

Vallette

Verneuil

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