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James Copeland 1734–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1809

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Nancy Copeland

Mother: Senator Copeland

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Copeland, Lydia Dill

Children(s): Frankey Lawster, David Copeland, Sillah Bryant, Silvy Bryant, James Branton, Elizabeth Lawster, Susannah Elliott, William Johnston, Sarah McGuer, Richard Patinson, John Copeland, Annie Copeland, James Jr, Ann Copeland, Aciney Copeland, Mary Copeland, Nancy Copeland

James Copeland was born in 1734 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nancy Jane Copeland And Senator John Nicholas Copeland. James Copeland married Elisabeth Copeland, Lydia Dill, Patience Mann, and had children including Aciney Copeland, Ann Anney Copeland, Annie Copeland, Daniel Copeland, David Copeland, Elizabeth Lawster, Frankey Lawster, James Branton, James Nicholas Copeland Jr, John Copeland, Mary Dorothy Dolly Copeland, Nancy Jane Copeland, Richard Patinson, Sarah Mcguer, Sillah Bryant, Silvy Bryant, Susannah Elliott, William Johnston. James Copeland passed away in 1809 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Copeland was born in 1734 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nancy Jane Copeland And Senator John Nicholas Copeland.
  • James Copeland married Elisabeth Copeland, Lydia Dill, Patience Mann, and had children including Aciney Copeland, Ann Anney Copeland, Annie Copeland, Daniel Copeland, David Copeland, Elizabeth Lawster, Frankey Lawster, James Branton, James Nicholas Copeland Jr, John Copeland, Mary Dorothy Dolly Copeland, Nancy Jane Copeland, Richard Patinson, Sarah Mcguer, Sillah Bryant, Silvy Bryant, Susannah Elliott, William Johnston.
  • James Copeland passed away in 1809 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Copeland
1701–1760
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
NC
Senator Copeland
1697–1742
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Copeland
1733–1793
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Lydia Dill
1750–1830
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
LD

Children(s)

Frankey Lawster
1758–1852
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
FL
David Copeland
1789–1859
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
DC
Sillah Bryant
1764–1770
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
SB
Silvy Bryant
1760–1798
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
SB
James Branton
1760–1805
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
JB
Elizabeth Lawster
1762–1845
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
EL
Susannah Elliott
1752–1845
Birth Location: Chatham Co., NC
SE
William Johnston
1755–1832
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
WJ
Sarah McGuer
1754–1770
Birth Location: –
SM
Richard Patinson
1775–1848
Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, United States
RP
John Copeland
1755–1832
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
JC
Annie Copeland
1756–
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
AC
James Jr
1760–1809
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Ann Copeland
1774–1825
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
AC
Aciney Copeland
1775–1850
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
AC
Mary Copeland
1784–1857
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
MC
Nancy Copeland
1775–1864
Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1753 From, Anson, North Carolina, USA
NC

James Copeland's Ancestors

Self
James Copeland
1734–1809
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nancy Jane Copeland
1701–1760
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Senator (John Nicholas) Copeland
1697–1742
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Jefferson Copeland) Jr
1677–1726
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Copeland
1675–1726
Halsanger, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1642–1693
Andrew Woodley
1650–1720
Elizabeth Woodley
1655–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lydia Townsend
1620–1687
John Copeland
1616–1717
Catherine Woodley
1625–1675
John Woodley
1628–1661
Nicholas Goddard
1625–1686
Mary Reade
1610–1655

James Copeland's Descendants

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James Copeland (1734–1809) m. Elisabeth Copeland (1733–30 September 1793) m. Lydia Dill (03 May 1750–12 Feb 1830)
  1. 1. Frankey Lawster 1758–1852 m. Hardy Lassiter 1750–1842
    1. 1. Temperance (Ann) Pyland 1786–1860 m. Temperance (Ann 'Tempy') Pyland 1775–1857
      1. 1. Temperance (Ann 'Tempy') Pyland 1825–1903 m. Wm (N) Johnson 1820–1883
        1. 1. James (R) Johnson 1847–1927 m. Julia (A.) Johnson 1851–1933 m. Nancy Johnson 1845–
        2. 2. Davidson (Alexander) Johnson 1862–1937
        3. 3. Eliza (A) Johnson 1865–
        4. 4. Frances (C) Johnson 1844–
        5. 5. John (F) Johnson 1842–
        6. 6. Martha (E) Johnson 1855–
        7. 7. Mary (J) Johnson 1853–
        8. 8. Monroe (T 'Red') Johnson 1858–1926
        9. 9. Peter Johnson 1851–
        10. 10. William (Calvin) Johnson 1849–
      2. 2. Harden (Hardy Lassiter) Pyland 1821–1880
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth 'Polly') Pyland 1812–1891
      4. 4. John (Douglas) Pyland 1822–1903
      5. 5. Nancy (Upchurch) Pyland 1806–1858
      6. 6. Francis (Caroline) Pyland 1804–1862
      7. 7. Robert (Pyland,) III 1828–1879
      8. 8. Stephen (Abner) Pyland 1817–1891
      9. 9. Elijah (Bell) Pyland 1814–1892
      10. 10. Robert (Pyland,) III 1810–1859
      11. 11. Francis (Caroline) Pyland 1828–1859
      12. 12. James (N) Pyland 1808–1849
      13. 13. Piety Pyland 1814–
      14. 14. Samuel (Nowlin Doc) Pyland 1822–
      15. 15. Baby Pylant 1826–
  2. 2. David Copeland 1789–1859
  3. 3. Sillah Bryant 1764–1770
  4. 4. Silvy Bryant 1760–1798
  5. 5. James Branton 1760–1805
  6. 6. Elizabeth Lawster 1762–1845
  7. 7. Susannah Elliott 1752–1845
  8. 8. William Johnston 1755–1832
  9. 9. Sarah McGuer 1754–1770
  10. 10. Richard Patinson 1775–1848
  11. 11. John Copeland 1755–1832
  12. 12. Annie Copeland 1756–
  13. 13. James (Nicholas Copeland) Jr 1760–1809
  14. 14. Ann ("Anney") Copeland 1774–1825
  15. 15. Aciney Copeland 1775–1850
  16. 16. Mary (Dorothy "Dolly") Copeland 1784–1857
  17. 17. Nancy (Jane) Copeland 1775–1864

James Copeland's Timeline

3 Records

1734
1734
Birth of James Copeland in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1809
1809
Age 75
Death of James Copeland in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1809
1809
Age 75
James Copeland - Probate in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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