A Study of the Caperton Genealogy

This is a page from the book "The History of the City of Exeter".  John Caperton is admitted as a prebender in the year 1477 in Carswell, Devon, England. A  prebendary  is a senior member of clergy, normally supported by the revenues from an estate or parish. The holder of the post is connected to an  Anglican  or  Roman Catholic   cathedral  or  collegiate church . The position is a type of  canon  who has a role in the administration of a cathedral. A  prebend  is the form of  benefice  held by a prebendary: historically, the  stipend  attached to it was usually drawn from specific sources in the income of a cathedral's estates. When attending cathedral services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the  choir  stalls, known as  prebendal stalls . Abbots Carswell or Kerswell ABBOTS CARSWELL or KERSWELL, in the hundred of Haytor, and in the deanery of I...

Capleton is not a name change from Caperton.  There were Capleton families in Wells, England at the same time as Richard, Thomas and John were living in Wells.  Capletons carried on after 1835 in Wells, Capertons moved on somewhere;  to maybe Scotland,  America and other parts of England.

There is a lot I don't know about Thomas Caperton and how he fits. This I do know from records at St. Cuthberts in Wells, England.  Thomas Caperton married Elinor Welch in 1703, Aug. 7.  It says Thomas Caperton and Elinor were of the Parish of Croscombe.  I can find Elinor's family at the Croscombe church.  Elinor born 1671 April and the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Welch.  She had  brother James born June 9, 1678.  He married Sarah Mopson in 1702 at Croscombe.  Elinor dies in 1705 and Thomas Caperton marries Ann Tinkwell on Oct. 25, 1712.   There is another death of a wife of Thomas that I can't explain yet. July 16, 1697 Elianor wife of Thomas Caperton is buried at Wells. Richard Caperton married Mary Deverill March 2, 1712 John Caperton was born June 26, 1717, son of Richard Caperton and Mary Devorill. Richard Caperton was born March 8, 1714, son of Richard and Mary Ann Caperton was born June 3, 1713, daughter of Ric...

Today..July 18, 2018…it is hot in Anderson where I live so I entertain myself with genealogy.  I found a Court Proceedings of the Old Bailey…London’s Central Criminal Court, 1674 to 1913,  for James Caperton as the victim of a crime on May 16, 1812.  So naturally I looked it up and couldn’t attach it here so I printed it and will try to do it another way.  The essence of the crime was Ann Rogers age 15 and Jane Jones age 17 broke into James' business.  At least it sounds like a business, a bar, and took food, cooking utensils, and the till, the money drawer.  They also killed someones chicken.  They were hungry! They were convicted of the crime and given the sentence of death!  for a chicken!  Death….unbelievable!  Then some witnesses asked for mercy because of good character, no they were not pregnant.  They received mercy and got life in prison instead.  still unbelievable!  This was on July 1, 1812   In Octobe...