A Study of the Caperton Genealogy

  Let's see, did I talk about the Clappertons yet?   I will do that first.  There are many Clappertons in Scotland.  They are not very interested in genealogy and no one wants to talk to me so far.  I spent last week researching the Clapperton surname.  I found several family trees online but those that made the trees do not know anything that would help me.  They were kind enough to respond, but could not give me any added info. If I could just get a Clapperton to do a DNA test I could get on with my work, either excluding them or not by the results of the testing.  Like I could eliminate the Cunninghams because there were absolutely no matches, not even close.  Getting sleepy.

So now that I have examined several Scottish DNA pages of thousands of people, I have found no matches for my Caperton yet.  Out of the thousands, there were only about 15 that even started with the first number of our DNA count. 14 24 14 10 11-14 12 13 11 12 13 29    These are the first 11 markers.  To find a match, it has to match here.  Then if you find this match, you go on to more markers.  If you match there or have just a couple that are close, then go on to more markers.  If you match, you are related.  Most of the numbers of the people in the projects began with 13. Ours, as you can see, begins with 14.   In my project, we have 4 men that tested and they all match perfectly.  They are all from different fathers in the line descending from John Caperton who came to America from Scotland in 1725.  We tested up to 67 markers. www.familytreedna.com/public/Caperton.default.aspx?section=yresults A few years ago, I got an email from Frank Whillens.  He had found that we matched

Today I will try to figure out how to insert images here so you can see the pages that refer to as proof of existence. Caprington Castle This is from the ClanCunningham page.

The first Caperton is found in the 1400's in Scotland. I found him here. www.british-history.as.uk/    There are 3 references for the name Caperton in the document...  Rymer's Foedera with Syllabus: January-June 1432, Volume 10 page 499 to 514.   Capsulating the story.....In 1432, the lord of Caperton was involved with the men who participated in the effort to free the Scots from England.  He, along with other men, was imprisoned in Sterling Castle as a hostage.  I at first thought they were imprisoned in Tower of London, but after consulting the book,"Tower of London Prisoner Book", the following names were not there.  The only other active prison was at Sterling Castle. Adam was a hostage for Willielmo de Douglas, also spelled Willielmus de Douglas.  Other names prominent in the document are Walys or Waleys (Wallace), Stewart, Hay, Sterling, all big names in the Scottish Rebellion.   On the Caperton side of being hostages, the Erskyn name is noted.  Erskine being

I have been studying the Caperton family for many years now.  With the sources on the internet, my knowledge has greatly increased.  However, it left a lot of unanswered questions.  Bernard Caperton of West Virginia has written THE book about the Caperton ancestors but since he has passed away, there have been new discoveries to add to his knowledge.  My purpose in this blog is to chronicle the new discoveries and see how they enhance what Bernard knew and hoped to uncover before he was gone.  I hope that Capertons of this generation will find an interest in preserving their family names for the future.  Our people are very interesting! This is where you can find all the current info on Capertons and also order The Caperton Book.