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John Copeland 1689 – 1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 April 1773

Death Location: Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Copeland

Mother: Christian Taberer

Spouse(s): Sarah Ratcliffe

Children(s): Sarah Copeland

John Copeland was born in 1689 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of William Copeland and Christian Taberer. John Copeland married Sarah B Ratcliffe, and had children including Sarah Copeland. John Copeland passed away in 1773 in Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Copeland was born in 1689 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of William Copeland and Christian Taberer.
  • John Copeland married Sarah B Ratcliffe, and had children including Sarah Copeland.
  • John Copeland passed away in 1773 in Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Copeland
1667 – 1720
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
WC
Christian Taberer
1671 – 1720
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Sarah Ratcliffe
1687 – 1741
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SR

Children(s)

Sarah Copeland
1710 – 1820
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
SC

John Copeland's Ancestors

Self
John Copeland
1689 – 1773
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Copeland
1667 – 1720
Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Christian Taberer
1671 – 1720
Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Copeland's Descendants

1.
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John Copeland (1689 – 9 April 1773) m. Sarah (B) Ratcliffe (1687 – Aft 1741)
  1. 1. Sarah Copeland (1710 – 1820) m. Luke White (1710 – 1770)
    1. 1. Luke (Henry) White (1750 – 1837) m. Elizabeth Yokley (1755 – 1850)
      1. 1. David (Alexander) White (1788 – 1865)
      2. 2. James (Alonza) White
      3. 3. Amos (Amus) White (1775 – Bef. 07 Aug 1820) m. Susanna Harrell (1770 – )
        1. 1. Amos White (abt 1818 – ) m. Elizabeth Polly (abt 1818 – )

John Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of John Copeland in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
1773
9 April 1773
Age 84
Death of John Copeland in Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1773
    Event Place: Chowan Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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