dogwood  Outstanding 18th Century Citizens

Major Philip Clayton II
 An officer of the Revolution, Major Clayton lived at Catalpa (so named for a catalpa tree he transplanted from Essex.) Located just west of the Town of Culpeper, Catalpa Farm was the site of the first encampment of the Culpeper Minute Men in November 1775.

Robert Coleman
 The man on whose land the Town of Culpeper was founded and now stands.

Roger Dixon
The first clerk of Culpepr County; from 1749-1771. Believed to be the first owner of the Hill House (see Historic Houses.) In 1759 it was recored the Roger Dixon owned 22 of the 40 lots that made up the newly formed Town of Culpeper.

Henry Field Jr.
Represented Culpeper County in the 1774 convention at Williamsburg to consider the state of the county. Served in the House of Burgesses in 1775, and in the convention of 1776 which declared American Independence. One of 16 Culpeper justices who signed the Stamp Act Protest in 1765.

Johannes Fischbach
A German native, joined the colony of mine workers brought to work Gov. Spotswood's mines near Germanna. Settled in the Jeffersonton area of Culpeper county. His progeny include 5 governors of three different states.

George Hume
Exiled from Scotland because of his participation in the jacobite Rebellion of 1715, this son of a Lord was set ashore at Norfolk in 1721. He found work as a surveyor, and later worked with young George Washington in surveying several Tidewater counties.

Colonel John Jameson
One of the original Culpeper Minutemen, and clerk of the County from 1751-1810. A letter written by Jameson to General George Washington revealed details of the capture of a British Major John Andre, which led to the exposure of Benedict Arnold's plot to betray military information to the British.

Captain Philip Slaughter
Served with the original Culpeper Minutemen at age 17. His diaries provide descriptions of the "Shirted Ones" (see Battle of Great Bridge.)

General Edward Stevens
Leader of the original Culpeper Minutemen. The Town of Stevensburg, near Culpeper, is named for him. A member of the Senate of Virginia, he donated the land for the Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches which still stand in Culpeper today.

George French Strother
Represented Culpeper County in the General Assembly before and after the Revolutionary War. Named "The Fearless" for this boldness and agressiveness during the Revolution.

Major Richard Waugh
A Major in the Militia, he was one of the original trustees of the town of Stevensburg. Waugh is still a common name in the area today.

Daniel Boone
Yes, the Daniel Boone lived in Culpeper for about two years with his wife and children. While he was here he worked as a driver, transporting tobacco to Fredricksburg. The Boone family had left North Carolina following a Cherokee attack there. While here he enjoyed the acquaintence of George Washington. In 1775 Boone left Culpeper in the company of James and William Nalle, and blazed the "Transylvania Trail" from Virginia to Kentucky. Today there are descendants of the Nalles in both Culpeper County and in Kentucky.

For a more complete listing of exceptional Culpeper people, check out a book called An 18th Century Perspective: Culpeper County, Va, published by the Culpeper Historical Society, Inc. c.1976.

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