REFN: D 1a 5
No record.
The index of the 1840 Census of North Carolina shows John, Richard, and Thomas Epperson in Person County (Pers 274, 287, and 291), another John and a James Eppirson in Caswell County (Casw 089 and 105), and a Charles Epperson in Tyrrell County (Tyrr 210). Caswell and Person Counties are just across the line from Halifax.
From Wayne Johnson:
1850 Census of Calloway Co, Missouri [possibly this family as his age and the neighbors match].
260A 33 921 921 Abner Epperson 12 M NC E162
260A 31 921 Eleanor A Epperson 16 F NC E162
260A 36 921 James Epperson 2 M MO E162
260A 34 921 John Epperson 10 M NC E162
260A 37 921 Josias Epperson 4/12 M MO E162
260A 35 921 Mary Epperson 7 F MO X E162
260A 30 921 Nancy Epperson 39 F NC X E162
260A 29 921 Richard Epperson 38 M Farmer 600 VA E162
260A 32 921 William Epperson 14 M NC E162
Patentee Name State County Issue Date Land Office Document No. Accession No. Township RangeEPPERSON, RICHARD MO CALLAWAY 4/15/1857 ST. LOUIS 25366 MO1040__.035 44N 10W EPPERSON, RICHARD MO CALLAWAY 7/1/1848 ST. LOUIS 14089 MO0800__.341 45N 10W
A little more information on the Epperson family attached to my Boyd family. This is taken from the burial listings of Epperson Cemetery in Callaway County, Missouri.
EPPERSON
EPPERSON, Arizona, wife of Joe E. Epperson, 1858-1898
Epperson, Joseph G., died 05 June 1882, aged 42 years 2 months 10 days
Epperson, Nancy W., wife of Richard Epperson, died 04 August 1868 in her 56th year. (1)
Epperson, Richard, died 09 October 1886, aged 75 years
Epperson, Sally J., wife of R. Epperson, died 11 July 1887, aged 58 years 5 months 12 days (2)
From the 'E' Groom's names listings for marriages comes:
Epperson, Richard - Link, Elizabeth - Jul 16 1870
From this we would calculate (MO) Richard Epperson as having been born in approx. 1811 and Nancy W. Epperson (1) as having been born in approx. 1812. Birth year for Sally J. Epperson (2) as having been approx. 1829. Obviously both are the wife of Richard Epperson born in 1811. I have been showing that the parents of Martha Epperson (wife of Micajah Boyd), (VA) Richard and Mary (Stewart) Epperson were born in bef. 1775 and 21 Jun 1772 respectively. With approximately 28 years between birth of (VA) Richard & Mary Epperson and Martha Epperson there must be at least one if not two generations intervening there. I think that the question to me is: "Where are the links to Richard Epperson to Richard Epperson?". The next question is: "How do you make Sally J. Epperson (2) out of Elizabeth Link?". Are there two or three Richard Epperson's here?
Back to Halifax County for some more information. Let me know if you come up with any missing links.
Miscellaneous Epperson/Apperson Records
http://home.adelphia.net/~cej96/epperson.html
Missouri Newspaper Death Index (Source: Weant, Kenneth. Missouri Newspaper Death Index - Orem, UT: Ancestry Inc., 1997-8.)
Name Age/DOB Death Date Date Reported Newspaper
Werter C. Epperson Abt 2 10 Sept 1871 22 Sept 1871 Missouri Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Richard Epperson Abt 75 9 Oct 1886 Callaway Weekly Gazette
Joseph Epperson 6 Jun 1892 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Wm. Epperson 17 Jun 1864 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Abner P. Epperson 19 Mar 1898 22 March 1898 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
A. A. Epperson Abt 58 19 Mar 1898 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Emma Epperson Abt 47 25 Jun 1901 Fulton Telegraph, Callaway Weekly Gazette
W. H. Epperson Abt 77 28 Dec 1905 Callaway Weekly Gazette
William H. Epperson Abt 77 28 Dec 1905 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Mrs. Amanda Epperson Abt 82 4 Feb 1908 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Wm. C. Epperson 17 Jun 1864 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Mrs. Mary E. Epperson 3 Jan 1832 13 Jul 1915 Fulton Telegraph, Callaway Weekly Gazette
James Epperson 1 Feb 1926 Fulton Telegraph (Callaway Co.)
Mrs.
Boy 2 Epperson 
- b.< 1775 d.> 1820 in Prob Halifax County, Va
- b.22 Jul 1772 d.> 1840 in Prob Halifax County, Va