FOURTH GENERATION

37. James Dupuy Jr. was born on 5 May 1758 in Amelia County, Virginia. He bought for £3000, 200 acres on waters of Flat Creek, bounded by R. Thompson, W. Watson, from R. Beasley on 19 Oct 1779 in Amelia County, Virginia. ⁽¹¹⁷⁾ He bought for £170 land on Flat Creek from estate of Robert Thompson on 20 Sep 1790 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹¹⁸⁾ He bought for £100, 50 acres on the waters of Flat Creek from William Watson on 23 Oct 1790 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹¹⁹⁾ He bought for £150, 150 acres on Flat Creek from Dickerson Lumkin on 4 Oct 1792 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²⁰⁾ He bought for £744, 496 acres on Flat Creek, adj. D. Jones, B. Ward, J. Hundley, W. Jones, fr. br. Peter Dupuy on 1 Apr 1797 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹²¹⁾ He bought for £6, 3 acres on Flat Creek, adj. James Dupuy, Jr., William Watson, from Joseph Jennings on 2 Feb 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²²⁾ He bought for £82, 156 acres e. of Ellis Fork, adj. J. Dupuy, Sr.,and John Hurt, from William Hundley on 4 Feb 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹²³⁾ He sold for £1097, 137.5 ac. on S. side Flat Creek, adj. Jones, Hundley, Hundley, to John Atkinson, per decr on 13 Mar 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²⁴⁾ He bought for £660, 496 acres on Deep Creek off Cabbin br., adj. Noble, Jennings, Cook, fr. Stephen Noble on 10 Apr 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹²⁵⁾ He bought for £200, 300 acres on Flat Creek, adj. Wingo, Bevill, Gilliam, Failey, from James Wingo on 7 Oct 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²⁶⁾ He bought for £420, 68.5 acres on S. Side Deep Creek from John Roberts on 4 Apr 1805 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²⁷⁾ He appeared on the census in 1810 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹²⁸⁾ He bought for £50, 15 acres on little mill creek, an branch of Flat Creek, to William Watson on 25 May 1810 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹²⁹⁾ He sold for £12, 6 acres on Little Creek, adj. Piles, Dupuy, graveyard, to Williamson Piles on 24 Aug 1811 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³⁰⁾ He sold for £24, 12 acres adj. Piles, Dupuy, to Williamson Piles on 24 Aug 1811 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³¹⁾ He bought for $200, 20 acres near Jennings Ordinary, adj. Talbot, Jennings, Piles, from John E. Winfree on 6 May 1813 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³²⁾ He bought for $2,000, 131 ac on headwaters of Deep and Flat Creek, from William & Nancy Flournoy on 21 Dec 1815 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹³³⁾ He sold for $1, 496 acres bought from Peter Dupuy on 4/1/1797 (DB 1, p. 618) to son John P. Dupuy on 13 Feb 1816 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹³⁴⁾ He bought for 240, 85 ac on Little Mill Creek (br, of Flat Cr.), from Basset Watson on 2 May 1816 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³⁵⁾ He signed a will on 20 Mar 1822 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³⁶⁾ He died on 30 Jul 1823 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹³⁷⁾ He was buried in Dupuy Cemetery, Poplar Grove, Nottoway County, Virginia. from "The Huguenot Bartholomew Dupuy and His Descendants." page 181:

James Dupuy, Captain of Infantry in the revolution; Heir of the famous old sword, which he bequeathed to his grandson; Very prominent citizen of Nottoway Co., Va., which hs represented in the State Legislature for twenty consecutive years; b. May 5, 1758; d. June 30, 1823; m. 1782, Mary Purnell, b. Mar 13, 1763; d. Feb. 15, 1828; (Daughter of William Purnell).


James Dupuy, (1758-1823), was captain of infantry in the Southern Department and was distinguished for bravery at Guilford Court House. His brothers John and Peter were also officers.


James Dupuy Richmond Enquirer 15 Aug 1823 3

Died: At his residence in Nottoway County, on the 30th inst., JAMES DUPUY, ESQ., in the 66th year of his age - a man of sincere piety, stern integrity, and highly esteemed by his numerous acquaintence. He was for many years a regular member of the Baptist Church.


Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
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Fifteenth Virginia
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Dupuy, James (S. C.). Captain South Carolina Militia at the battle of Guilford, 15th March, 1781.



From OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY
By W. R. Turner

POPLAR GROVE, near the Ordinary, was the first Dupuy settlement in the
county. The Dupuys were of French Huguenot ancestry. Captain James Dupuy,
born May 5, 1753, and died June 30, 1823, was an officer of the
Revolutionary War. He married Mary Purnell, born March 13, 1763, and died
February 28, 1828. Poplar Grove was later a Fowlkes settlement. The old
Dupuy burying ground is located here.

Note: This James Dupuy is referred as "James Dupuy, Jr." until the death of his uncle who is often referred to as "James Dupuy, Sr." in 1811.

He was married to Mary Purnell (daughter of William Purnell and Ann) in 1782. Mary Purnell was born on 13 Mar 1758. She died on 15 Feb 1828 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She was buried in Dupuy Cemetery, Poplar Grove, Nottoway County, Virginia. James Dupuy Jr. and Mary Purnell had the following children:

+164 i. Ann LeFevre Dupuy.
+165 ii. Mary Purnell Dupuy.
+166 iii. Asa Dupuy.
+167 iv. Dr. William Jones Dupuy.
+168 v. Elizabeth Guerrant Dupuy.
169 vi. John Purnell Dupuy was born on 22 Feb 1796 in Nottoway County, Virginia. He bought for $1, 496 acres father bought from Peter Dupuy on 4/1/1797 (DB 1, p. 618), from father on 13 Feb 1816 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³⁸⁾ He appeared on the census in 1840 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽¹³⁹⁾ He appeared on the census on 4 Sep 1850 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽¹⁴⁰⁾ He died on 27 Dec 1851 in Nottoway County, Virginia. He was buried in Dupuy Cemetery, Poplar Grove, Nottoway County, Virginia.


According to the B. H. Dupuy Book, p. 189, lived near Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia. Never married.


+170 vii. Joseph Dupuy.
+171 viii. James Henry Dupuy.
172 ix. Elizabeth Catherine Dupuy was born on 30 Aug 1803 in Nottoway County, Virginia. She died youth.
+173 x. Elvira Dupuy.