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John Oliver Cope 1721 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Orange Co. Virginia

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Orange County, VA

Father: James Cope

Mother: Mary Mccomb

Spouse(s): Anna Thomas

Children(s): Andrew Cope

In 1721, John Oliver Cope entered the world in Orange Co. Virginia, born to James Thomas Cope and Mary Louise Mccomb. John Oliver Cope married Anna Matilda Thomas, and had children including Andrew Cope. John Oliver Cope passed away in 1786 in Orange County, VA.

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Biography

  • In 1721, John Oliver Cope entered the world in Orange Co. Virginia, born to James Thomas Cope and Mary Louise Mccomb.
  • John Oliver Cope married Anna Matilda Thomas, and had children including Andrew Cope.
  • John Oliver Cope passed away in 1786 in Orange County, VA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cope's Ancestors

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John Cope
1721 – 1786
Birth Place: Orange Co. Virginia
Parents
James Thomas Cope
1691 – 1755
Virginia
Mary (Louise) Mccomb
1699 – 1750
Oxfordshire, , England
Grandparents
James (Riley Cope) 7ggf
1669 – 1725
Northhampton County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Louise) Terry
1670 – 1732
Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1624 – 1673
James Terry
1645 – 1730
Elizabeth Mahan
1650 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Downes
1598 – 1670
John Terry
1620 – 1646
Dorothy Terry
1620 – 1653

John Cope's Descendants

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John (Oliver) Cope (1721 – 1786) m. Anna (Matilda) Thomas (1725 – 1777)
  1. 1. Andrew Cope (7 Feb 1764 – 22 Jul 1822)
    1. 1. Phebe (Southwick) Cobb (28 Apr 1813 – 11 Sep 1884) m. Benjamin (Thompson) Sawyer (30 Jul 1806 – 7 Feb 1887)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Sawyer (5 November 1830 – 25 Apr 1907)
      2. 2. Benjamin (F) Sawyer (27 Nov 1834 – 10 Nov 1900) m. Louisa Sawyer (1840 – 2 January 1924)
        1. 1. Mary (Abigail Sawyer) Coppen (30 Nov 1873 – 10 Mar 1933) m. Walter (Waters) Coppen (5 Dec 1870 – 1925)

John Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of John Oliver Cope in Orange Co. Virginia
Orange Co. Virginia
1786
1786
Age 65
Death of John Oliver Cope in Orange County, VA
Orange County, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Orange Co. Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Orange County, VA

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