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James Copeland 1734–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Sep 1793

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Nicholas Copeland

Mother: Nancy Lott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnston

Children(s): Sylviania Copeland

James Copeland was born in 1734 in Isle, Virginia, United States, the child of Nicholas Copeland And Nancy Jane Lott. James Copeland married Elizabeth Martha Johnston, and had children including Sylviania Copeland. James Copeland passed away in 1793 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Copeland was born in 1734 in Isle, Virginia, United States, the child of Nicholas Copeland And Nancy Jane Lott.
  • James Copeland married Elizabeth Martha Johnston, and had children including Sylviania Copeland.
  • James Copeland passed away in 1793 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Copeland's Ancestors

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James Copeland
1734–1793
Birth Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Isle, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Jane) Lott
1701–1760
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Copeland
1677–1726
Isle, Virginia, United States
Mary Woodley
1675–1726
Isle, Virginia, United States
Aaron Lott
1675–1691
Isle, Virginia, United States
Lott
1680–1780
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Copeland
1642–1693
Elizabeth Taberer
1643–1715
ANDREW WOODLEY
1650–1720
ELIZABETH GODDARD
1655–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Copeland
1612–1675
Sarah Ratcliffe
1620–1667
Thomas Taberer
1624–1692
Margaret Womble
1624–1694
John Woodley
1625–
Catherine Bryant
1625–
Nicholas Goddard
1625–1686
Mary Reade
1610–1655

James Copeland's Descendants

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James Copeland (1734–30 Sep 1793) m. Elizabeth (Martha) Johnston (1733–30 Sep 1793)
  1. 1. Sylviania Copeland 1762– m. Thomas (O) Bryan 1760–1827
    1. 1. Frances (O) Bryan 1821–1851 m. Isaac (Davis) Farris 1811–1854
      1. 1. Nancy (Margaret Ann) Farris 1841–1919 m. Thomas Tilman 1836–1909
        1. 1. Alice (Ann) Tilman 1861–1934 m. John (Martin Watson) Burnett 1858–1935

James Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1734
Birth of James Copeland in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1793
30 Sep 1793
Age 59
Death of James Copeland in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Isle Wight Co; Birth state: VA.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1233.024; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1793
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Isle Wight Co; Birth state: VA.

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