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Jacob Cope 1770–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1770

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina

Death Date: 7 Sep 1829

Death Location: Rowan County, North Carolina

Father: Johann (KOPP)

Mother: Mary (Cope)

Spouse(s): Barbara (Cope), Sarah (Cope)

Children(s): Jake Cope

The story of Jacob Cope began in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Jacob Cope married Barbara Krauss Beck Cope, Sarah Klinker Cope, and had children including Jake Cope. Jacob Cope passed away in 1829 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Cope began in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
  • Jacob Cope married Barbara Krauss Beck Cope, Sarah Klinker Cope, and had children including Jake Cope.
  • Jacob Cope passed away in 1829 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Cope's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cope
1770–1829
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina
Parents
Johann Yost ( Jost) Cope (KOPP)
1752–1785
Franconia, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Bowen) (Cope)
1735–1790
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johannes (Nicholaus (Kob)) Cope
1717–1785
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Catharina) Gabel
1727–1815
Offenbach, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Cope
1700–1784
Dorothea BUCHER
1692–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Cope's Descendants

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Jacob Cope (25 Dec 1770–7 Sep 1829) m. Barbara (Krauss Beck) (Cope) (1775–1865) m. Sarah (Klinker) (Cope) (1793–08 SEP 1834)
  1. 1. Jake Cope 1819–1916 m. Elisabeth (L) Cope 1828–1910
    1. 1. Julia (A) Cope 1854–1920 m. William (S) Short 1854–1930
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Short 1876–
      2. 2. Mattie (L) Smith 1881–1924
      3. 3. Walter (Collie) Short 1890–1950
      4. 4. Bela (Willis) Short 1892–1940
      5. 5. Ellen Short 1878–
      6. 6. Maude (Lee) Whisnant 1896–1970 m. F (E) Whisenant 1889–1969
        1. 1. Lola (Avna) Smith 1919–2006 m. Curtis (Lee) Barnette –1970
        2. 2. Alma (Juanita) Pearson 1924–2007 m. Arthur (Grant) Pearson 1923–2000 m. Roy (E) Brandt 1921–
        3. 3. Mabel (Annas) Whisenant 1922–1983
        4. 4. Boyd (C) Whisenant 1917–1992 m. Cora (May) Stillwell 1919–2002 m. Hazel (Lucile) Deal 1925–1980 m. LA (Verne) Meyett 1928–2018
    2. 2. James Cope 1861–
    3. 3. Mary (J) Cope 1859–
    4. 4. D (Eveline) Bean 1855–1925
    5. 5. Sophia (E) Cope 1867–
    6. 6. John (Alexandar) Cope 1848–1922 m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Short 1837–1895
      1. 1. William (Theodore) Cope 1871–1947 m. Margaret ("Maggie" Alice) Key 1875–1947
        1. 1. Frederick (Arnold) Cope 1894–1961
        2. 2. Blanche (Beatrice) Cope 1898–1974 m. Horace (Lenard) Abee 1896–1940
        3. 3. Robert (Franklin) Cope 1905–1962

Jacob Cope's Timeline

4 Records

1770
25 Dec 1770
Birth of Jacob Cope in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina
1794
16 NOV 1794
Age 24
Jacob Cope was married in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1810
19 Mar 1810
Age 40
Jacob Cope was married
None
1829
7 Sep 1829
Age 59
Death of Jacob Cope in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1770
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1794
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1810

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1829
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina

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