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Joel Josiah Copeland 1734–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nicholas Copeland

Mother: Nancy Lott

Spouse(s): Sarah Bilbrey

Children(s): Alvina Bilbrey, Richard Copeland, Joel Jr, Josiah Copeland, James Copeland

Joel Josiah Copeland was born in 1734 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nicholas Woodly Copeland And Nancy Jane Lott. In 1784, Joel Josiah Copeland resided in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA. Joel Josiah Copeland married Sarah Ann Bilbrey, and had children including Alvina Copeland Bilbrey, James R Copeland, Joel Josiah Copeland Jr, Josiah L Copeland, Richard Copeland. Joel Josiah Copeland passed away in 1814 in Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Josiah Copeland was born in 1734 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Nicholas Woodly Copeland And Nancy Jane Lott.
  • In 1784, Joel Josiah Copeland resided in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joel Josiah Copeland married Sarah Ann Bilbrey, and had children including Alvina Copeland Bilbrey, James R Copeland, Joel Josiah Copeland Jr, Josiah L Copeland, Richard Copeland.
  • Joel Josiah Copeland passed away in 1814 in Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
NC
Nancy Lott
1701–1760
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
NL

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bilbrey
1738–1814
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
SB

Children(s)

Alvina Bilbrey
1775–1818
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Richard Copeland
1783–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
RC
Joel Jr
1766–1836
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Josiah Copeland
1768–1842
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
JC
James Copeland
1787–1857
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Joel Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Joel Copeland
1734–1814
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nicholas Woodly Copeland
1697–1742
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Lott
1701–1760
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Jefferson Copeland) Jr
1677–1726
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Woodley
1675–1726
John (Aaron) Lott
1676–1730
Kent, England
Elizabeth (Emilie) Spencer
1677–1780
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Copeland
1645–1694
Elizabeth Taberer
1643–1715
Captain Woodley
1652–1724
Elizabeth Goodard
1650–1718
John USA
1653–1711
Margaret Maston
1650–1695
Col II
1633–1689
Frances Bolton
1640–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Copeland
1612–1681
Sarah Ratcliff
1620–1689
Thomas Taberer
1616–1692
MARGARET WOMBLE
1624–1691
Nicholas Goodard
1620–1685
Mary Reade
1625–
Col II
1611–1643
Mary Gostwick
1612–1694

Joel Copeland's Descendants

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Joel (Josiah) Copeland (1734–1814) m. Sarah (Ann) Bilbrey (1738–1814)
  1. 1. Alvina (Copeland) Bilbrey 1775–1818
  2. 2. Richard Copeland 1783–1863 m. Margaret Hartsaw 1785–1862
    1. 1. Phillip Copeland 1807–1849
    2. 2. Margaret Copeland 1810–1868 m. Rev (John Gilbert) Stewart 1809–1875
      1. 1. Julie (Ann Elizabeth Stewart) Croom 1839–1903
      2. 2. Amanda (Stweart) Greer 1830–1903
      3. 3. Sarah (Melissa) Stewart 1835–1891
      4. 4. Samuel (Kimbell) Stewart 1848–1917
      5. 5. Benjamin (Hansford) Stewart 1843–1932
      6. 6. Christopher (D Columbus Stewart - Corporal,) CSA 1838–1915 m. Mariah (W) Johnson 1848–1935 m. Charlotte Williams 1836–1875
        1. 1. Christopher (Columbus Stewart Jr US Postmaster) (1862–1938) 1862–1938 m. Alice Hatley 1862–1932
        2. 2. James (Andrew) Stewart 1865–1944 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Stewart 1865–1938
        3. 3. Mary (Belle) Stewart 1866–1955
        4. 4. Flora (I) Stewart 1868–1921 m. Henry (B) Neely 1871–
        5. 5. John (Thomas) Stewart 1859–1861
        6. 6. Eugene (B) Stewart 1871–1893
        7. 7. William (Franklin) Stewart 1874–1944 m. Rachel (M) Anderson 1879–1967
        8. 8. Calvin (Luther) Stewart 1876–1939 m. Margaret (Annie) Stewart 1871–1946
        9. 9. Adar (E) Stewart 1879–
        10. 10. Margaret (T) Stewart 1860–1906 m. William (Brance) Greer 1843–1926
        11. 11. Americus (Wilson) Stewart 1881–1957 m. Florence (Josephine) Spencer 1882–1977
        12. 12. Viola (Jane Stewart) Heine 1886–1964
        13. 13. David (Edgar) Stewart 1884–1952
      7. 7. William (Jefferson) Stewart 1846–1873
      8. 8. John (Americus) Stewart 1840–1872
      9. 9. James (C) Stewart 1853–1854
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Copeland 1814–1907 m. Jefferson (Madison) Copeland 1812–1867 m. Jefferson (Madison) Copeland 1812–1867
    4. 4. Virginia (Jane) Copeland 1818–1878 m. Henry Lee 1815–1902
    5. 5. Nancy Copeland 1820–1901 m. John (Russell) Bilbrey 1818–1900
    6. 6. Josiah (Fort) Copeland 1823–1895 m. Nancy (Pierce) Brown 1832–1878
  3. 3. Joel (Josiah Copeland) Jr 1766–1836
  4. 4. Josiah (L.) Copeland 1768–1842
  5. 5. James (R) Copeland 1787–1857 m. Elizabeth Swallows 1790–1857
    1. 1. Mark Copeland 1808–1876 m. Catherine West 1808–1875 m. Susanna (Brown) Reid 1841–1915
    2. 2. Jefferson (Madison) Copeland 1812–1867 m. Mary (Ann) Copeland 1814–1907
    3. 3. Katherine (Olga) Copeland 1821–1887 m. William Cannon 1819–
      1. 1. John Cannon 1840–
      2. 2. Jasper Cannon 1841–
      3. 3. Celia (J) Cannon 1843–
      4. 4. Sarah (E) Cannon 1849–
      5. 5. Martha Cannon 1855–
    4. 4. William Copeland 1820–
    5. 5. Esau (S) Copeland 1821–1891 m. Elizabeth (M) Bilbrey 1822–1919
    6. 6. James (S) Copeland 1822–1862
    7. 7. Andrew Copeland 1824–1900
    8. 8. Alcay Copeland 1827–
    9. 9. John (Matthew) Copeland 1828–1882 m. Melvina Swafford 1834–1910
    10. 10. Gemina Copeland 1833–1910
    11. 11. Nancy Copeland 1836–1910
    12. 12. Norra (B) Copeland 1838–1910

Joel Copeland's Timeline

3 Records

1734
1734
Birth of Joel Josiah Copeland in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1784
1784
Age 50
Joel Josiah Copeland resided here in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1814
1814
Age 80
Death of Joel Josiah Copeland in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., State Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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