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Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts 1732–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Chatham,,North Carolina,USA

Father: Thomas Ripley

Mother: Mary Strout

Spouse(s): Nicholas Copeland

Children(s): John Sr, Nicholas IV, Ripley Sr, Aaron Copeland, Absolom Copeland, Charles Copeland, John Copeland, Christian Copeland, Mary Copeland, Christian Copeland, Ruth Copeland, Ruth Copeland, Reuben Copeland, Caleb Copeland, Absolom Copeland, Moses Copeland

Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts was born in 1732 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Ripley And Mary Strout. Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts married Nicholas Copeland, and had children including Aaron Elijah Copeland, Absolom Copeland, Caleb Copeland, Charles Copeland, Christian Copeland, Issac Copeland, John Jacob Copeland Sr, John R Copeland, Mary Copeland, Moses Copeland, Nicholas Copeland Iv, Reuben Copeland, Ripley Copeland Sr, Ruth Copeland. Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts passed away in 1795 in Chatham,,North Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts was born in 1732 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Ripley And Mary Strout.
  • Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts married Nicholas Copeland, and had children including Aaron Elijah Copeland, Absolom Copeland, Caleb Copeland, Charles Copeland, Christian Copeland, Issac Copeland, John Jacob Copeland Sr, John R Copeland, Mary Copeland, Moses Copeland, Nicholas Copeland Iv, Reuben Copeland, Ripley Copeland Sr, Ruth Copeland.
  • Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts passed away in 1795 in Chatham,,North Carolina,USA.

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Dorothy Ricketts's Ancestors

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Dorothy Ricketts
1732–1795
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Ripley
1673–1767
St Ann, Essex, Virginia, USA
Mary Strout
1689–1760
Lewannick, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Jane (STEWART) (immigrant)
1650–1732
Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England
Captain (Mark) Ridley
1650–1685
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ramsey
1603–1664
Allison Couper
1609–1711
Albany Ridley
1633–1658
Sarah Wilkinson
1637–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Ricketts's Descendants

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Dorothy (Ripley or) Ricketts (1732–1795) m. Nicholas Copeland (1732–20 Sep 1773)
  1. 1. John (Jacob Copeland) Sr 1757–1836 m. Elizabeth (Ann "Annie”) Hinton 1757–1839
    1. 1. John (Jacob) Copeland 1775–1853
      1. 1. Mary (Ann "Polly") Copeland 1821–1897
        1. 1. Laura (Augusta) Pulaski 1859–1935 m. Daniel (F) Dewitt 1862–1933
        2. 2. Ada (Josephine) Pulaski 1864–1942
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Crider 1840–1894
        4. 4. Narcissus (A.) Wimberly 1844–1920
      2. 2. John (George Franklin) Copeland 1815–1889
      3. 3. Eve (Frances) Copeland 1807–1884
      4. 4. Elizabeth Copeland 1800–1878
      5. 5. John (Jacob) Copeland 1797–1879
      6. 6. Isaac (David) Copeland 1805–1881
    2. 2. George (Issac) Copeland 1778–1842
    3. 3. Martha Copeland 1774–1819
    4. 4. Sarah Copeland 1787–1865
    5. 5. Mary Copeland 1775–1859
    6. 6. Hannah Copeland 1775–1830
    7. 7. Thomas Copeland 1772–1855
    8. 8. John Copeland 1771–1837
    9. 9. Henry Copeland 1784–
    10. 10. Robert Copeland 1786–
    11. 11. Piercy Copeland 1770–
    12. 12. Ann Copeland 1771–
    13. 13. Martha Copeland 1774–1819
  2. 2. Nicholas (Copeland) IV 1756–1820
  3. 3. Ripley (Copeland) Sr 1761–1843
  4. 4. Aaron (Elijah) Copeland 1762–1839
  5. 5. Absolom Copeland 1757–1836
  6. 6. Charles Copeland 1757–1785
  7. 7. John (R) Copeland 1757–1785
  8. 8. Christian Copeland 1765–
  9. 9. Mary Copeland 1752–
  10. 10. Christian Copeland 1753–
  11. 11. Ruth Copeland 1774–
  12. 12. Ruth Copeland 1759–1760
  13. 13. Reuben Copeland 1752–1832
  14. 14. Caleb Copeland 1773–1850
  15. 15. Absolom Copeland 1772–1785
  16. 16. Moses Copeland 1759–1790

Dorothy Ricketts's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 63
Death of Dorothy Ripley or Ricketts in Chatham,,North Carolina,USA
Chatham,,North Carolina,USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Chatham,,North Carolina,USA

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