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John Nicholas Copeland 1642–1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Middlesex County, VA

Death Date: 1693

Death Location: Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Copeland

Mother: Sarah Ratcliffe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taberer

Children(s): William Copeland, Thomas Copeland, Mary Copeland, John Copeland, Joseph Copeland

John Nicholas Copeland was born in 1642 in Middlesex County, VA, the child of John Copeland And Sarah Ratcliffe. John Nicholas Copeland married Elizabeth Taberer, and had children including John Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Mary Margaret Copeland, Thomas Copeland, William Copeland. John Nicholas Copeland passed away in 1693 in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Nicholas Copeland was born in 1642 in Middlesex County, VA, the child of John Copeland And Sarah Ratcliffe.
  • John Nicholas Copeland married Elizabeth Taberer, and had children including John Copeland, Joseph Copeland, Mary Margaret Copeland, Thomas Copeland, William Copeland.
  • John Nicholas Copeland passed away in 1693 in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Copeland's Ancestors

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John Copeland
1642–1693
Birth Place: Middlesex County, VA
Parents
John Copeland
1612–1682
Dolphin Leigh, Yorkshire, , England
Sarah Ratcliffe
1620–1667
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lawrence Copeland
1590–1630
Dolphin Leigh, Yorkshire, England
Ruth
1590–1630
Leigh, Dorset, England
Richard Ratcliffe
1585–1718
Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Cotchings
1600–1679
Isle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Copeland
1555–1596
Unknown
1593–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
D Copeland
1520–1596

John Copeland's Descendants

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John (Nicholas) Copeland (1642–1693) m. Elizabeth Taberer (31 Dec 1643–1715)
  1. 1. William Copeland 1683–1720
  2. 2. Thomas Copeland 1681–1728
  3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Copeland 1680–
  4. 4. John Copeland 1679–1737
  5. 5. Joseph Copeland 1677–1726 m. Mary Woodley 1675–1785
    1. 1. Mary Copeland 1705–
    2. 2. James Copeland 1704–1790
    3. 3. Elizabeth Copeland 1703–
    4. 4. William Copeland 1701–1798
    5. 5. John Copeland 1695–1736
    6. 6. Nicholas Copeland 1697–1742 m. Nancy (Jane) Lott 1701–1760
      1. 1. James Copeland 1734–1793 m. Elizabeth (Martha) Johnston 1733–1793
        1. 1. Francis Copeland 1769–1850
      2. 2. Joseph Copeland 1728–1816 m. Sarah (Jane) Seahorn 1734–1820
        1. 1. Richard ("Ricketts") Copeland 1768–1844 m. Mary Polly 1768–

John Copeland's Timeline

3 Records

1642
1642
Birth of John Nicholas Copeland in Middlesex County, VA
Middlesex County, VA
1670
1670
Age 28
John Nicholas Copeland was married in Isle Wight County, VA
Isle Wight County, VA
1693
1693
Age 51
Death of John Nicholas Copeland in Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Middlesex County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Middlesex County; Birth state: VA.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1233.110; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Isle Wight County, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Middlesex County; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Middlesex County; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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