Individual Details
Joseph John Pippin
(1 Sep 1796 - 24 Oct 1853)
Record says "son of Ensign Joseph Pippen of the Revolutionary War"
Joseph John was a merchant of Tarboro, NC, a Justice of the Peace, a member of the NC General Assembly, and a Deacon in the Cross Roads Baptist Church of Tarboro. In 1827 the Columbia Academy was established on his lands and he was one of the founders and incorporators..
The family was enumerated 1820, 1840 & 1850 in Edgecombe Co. In 1860, his widow Talitha was head of houshold.
1850 Census. Edgecombe, NC, Hh 597
Jos. J. Pippen 53. Tolitha 52
Nancy J. 24. Jno W. 21 W M. 20, male, Joseph H. 18 Jas. S. 15. Flaveus A., male, 12. Cullen A. 10. Nathan A. 7. Tolitha M. age 5.
Joseph wrote his will 18 Jul 1852; proved Nov 1853. He named all of his thirteen children in his will. His estate included some 2000 acres of land, $5,790 in cash, slaves valued at $11,000. He died 24 Oct 1853. Both Joseph John & Talitha are buried at the Pippin Family Graveyard in Edgecombe Co.
The children were Bethinea, Catherine, Henry, Nancy, Elizabeth, John, William, Joseph, James, Flavius, Cullen, Nathan & Talitha. Some of the birth dates given here I find doubtful - the two older daughters, born 1812 and 1816 in particular - I very much suspect they were born perhaps 1822 and 1826.
It would seem this family paid a terrible price during the Civil War.
RootsWeb Database - Cemetery Records
On a stone in the Pippin Cemetery, located off Chinquapin Road on Dog Town Rd next to a restored yellow house on right, Pippen Plantation.
The Seven Blackbirds:
Cullen A Pippen. A Co NC 1st Inf died Camp Fayetteville
Flavius A Pippen I Co CS 7th Cav died on duty
John W Pippen I Co NC 15th Inf POW F Delawar
James S Pippen B Co NC 16th Cav wounded Farmville Buried Calvary
Joseph Henry Pippen 1 Co 7th Cav buried Enfield Cemetery
Nathan Knight Pippen B Co 16th Cav Wounded Hamilton POW PT Lookout Buried Palmyra Plantation
William Mayo Pippen Commisary Officer Buried Calvary
"Seven Blackbirds" comes from the lyrics of a song "Seven Blackbirds" Copyright T. Warren BMI, Red Dirt and Redskin Music, 2005, Written on family information provided by Brock Townsend, Tarboro NC, which is an ode to the 7 Pippen Brothers (Cullen, Flavius, John W, James Spencer, Joseph Henry, Nathan Knight, and William Mayo Pippen) who served with the Confederacy.
Events
| Birth | 1 Sep 1796 |  | |||
| Death | 24 Oct 1853 | | |||
| Marriage | Edgecombe County, North Carolina - Talitha Mayo | |
Families
| Spouse | Talitha Mayo (1792 - 1866) |
| Child | Bethiah Matilda Pippin (1812 - ) |
| Child | Catherine Emily Pippin (1816 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Jane Pippin (1826 - ) |
| Child | John William Pippin (1828 - 1880) |
| Child | William Mayo Pippin (1830 - 1889) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann Pippin (1831 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Henry Pippin (1832 - 1888) |
| Child | Flavious Alexander Pippin (1832 - 1861) |
| Child | James Spencer Pippin (1835 - 1896) |
| Child | Solomon Mason Pippin (1838 - ) |
| Child | Cullen A. Pippin (1840 - 1861) |
| Child | Nathan Knight Pippin (1842 - 1901) |
| Child | Talitha Lucretia Lavinia Pippin (1845 - 1876) |
| Father | Ensign Joseph Pippin (1752 - 1833) |
| Mother | Lucretia Knight (1759 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Nancy Pippin (1780 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Lydia Pippin (1783 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Luvina Pippin (1785 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Sabra Pippin (1788 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth S. Pippin (1802 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, Marriages of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina, 1733-1868 (Dixie Letter Service; Rocky Mount, NC c1958), Records Extracted From Old Bibles p.198.
2. Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, Marriages of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina, 1733-1868 (Dixie Letter Service; Rocky Mount, NC c1958), Records Extracted From Old Bibles p.198.
3. Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, Marriages of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina, 1733-1868 (Dixie Letter Service; Rocky Mount, NC c1958), Records Extracted From Old Bibles p.198.