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Mary P. Copeland 1818–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1818

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1854

Death Location: , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elder 1812

Mother: Sarah Copeland

Spouse(s): J Spencer

Children(s): John Spencer, Martha Spencer, Stephen Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Mary Spencer, William Spencer, M Spencer, Katherine Spencer

Mary P. Copeland was born in 1818 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Elder John Whetstone Copeland Pvt War Of 1812 And Sarah Massey Copeland. Mary P. Copeland married J M Spencer, and had children including John Copeland Spencer, Katherine Spencer, M L Spencer, Martha Mattie Spencer, Mary Matilda Spencer, Stephen Franklin Spencer, Thomas Jefferson Spencer, William Benjamin Spencer. Mary P. Copeland passed away in 1854 in , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary P. Copeland was born in 1818 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Elder John Whetstone Copeland Pvt War Of 1812 And Sarah Massey Copeland.
  • Mary P. Copeland married J M Spencer, and had children including John Copeland Spencer, Katherine Spencer, M L Spencer, Martha Mattie Spencer, Mary Matilda Spencer, Stephen Franklin Spencer, Thomas Jefferson Spencer, William Benjamin Spencer.
  • Mary P. Copeland passed away in 1854 in , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elder 1812
1793–1865
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
E1
Sarah Copeland
1789–1857
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

J Spencer
1809–1885
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
JS

Children(s)

John Spencer
1845–1903
Birth Location: Lincoln Co, TN
JS
Martha Spencer
1847–1927
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Stephen Spencer
1832–1859
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
SS
Thomas Spencer
1836–1920
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
TS
Mary Spencer
1843–1893
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
MS
William Spencer
1850–1913
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
WS
M Spencer
1852–1906
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Katherine Spencer
1854–1940
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
KS

Mary Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Mary Copeland
1818–1854
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Elder John Whetstone Copeland Pvt war of 1812
1793–1865
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Massey)) Copeland
1789–1857
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Aaron (Elijah Copeland Revolutionary) War
1762–1832
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Pollie) Melton
1770–1845
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Alston (S) Massey
1762–1853
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Gatewood
1761–1812
North Hampton, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1732–1773
Dorothy Ripley
1732–1795
Isham Sr
1737–1834
Lucy Hill
1740–1775
Arthur Massey
1736–1801
Elizabeth Alston
1743–1801
Augustine Gatewood
1742–1802
Elizabeth Dulin
1750–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Nancy Lott
1701–1760
John Ripley
1719–1780
Mary Messenger
1714–1798
John Melton
1696–1759
Mary Farrar
1700–1746
John Hill
1717–1764
Mildred Gilliam
1718–1765
Phillip Massey
1687–1739
Jane Hopkins
1697–1785
Sarah Hayes
1721–1751

Mary Copeland's Descendants

1.
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Mary (P.) Copeland (16 Dec 1818–1 Nov 1854) m. J (M) Spencer (7 Jan 1809–24 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. John (Copeland) Spencer 1845–1903 m. Martha (Jane) Ward 1845–1925
    1. 1. Thomas (Sterling) Spencer 1881–1961
      1. 1. Pauleta Spencer 1911–1993 m. Thad (Montgomery Jones) Sr 1909–1994
      2. 2. Pauleta Spencer 1911–1993
    2. 2. Aaron (Edgar) Spencer 1869–1951
      1. 1. Bessie Spencer 1908–2004 m. John (Thaddeus) Ellison 1906–1987
        1. 1. Barbara (Anne) Ellisor 1932–2014
  2. 2. Martha (Mattie) Spencer 1847–1927 m. William (Alfred) Waggoner 1850–1933
    1. 1. Sue (A) Waggoner 1881–1969 m. William (Glenn) Tipps 1871–1930
      1. 1. Wade (Douglas) Tipps 1921–
      2. 2. Wade (Douglas) Tipps 1921–2001 m. Sarah (Nancy) Bearden 1925–2020
    2. 2. Maud Waggoner 1879–
    3. 3. Emma (D) Waggoner 1883–
    4. 4. Lucy (Jane) Waggoner 1885–1972 m. Charles (John) McFarland 1881–1964
      1. 1. Charles (John McFarland) Jr 1914–
      2. 2. Mary (Banks) McFarland 1916– m. John (Henry Payne) Jr 1915–2010
    5. 5. Sally (A) Waggoner 1888–
  3. 3. Stephen (Franklin) Spencer 1832–1859
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Spencer 1836–1920
  5. 5. Mary (Matilda) Spencer 1843–1893 m. Green (C) Gattis 1824–1932
    1. 1. Ella (Nora) Gattis 1877–1899
    2. 2. Emma (Dora Gattis) Tipps 1877–1911
    3. 3. Claud (Moore) Gattis 1872–1967
    4. 4. George (Robert) Gattis 1878–1975 m. Mary (Vinie "Pollie") Brown 1882–1967
      1. 1. William (B) Gattis 1908–1970 m. Willie (Mae) Gattis 1912–1996
        1. 1. Gwendolyn Gattis 1940–2009 m. William (Gary) Smith 1937–2003
    5. 5. Roy (Lee) Gattis 1886–1957
    6. 6. Ina (Mary) Gattis 1874–1960
  6. 6. William (Benjamin) Spencer 1850–1913
  7. 7. M (L) Spencer 1852–1906
    1. 1. Frank (Jackson) Spencer 1891–1949 m. Ada (Lee) Brogan 1891–1926
      1. 1. Richard (Stone) Spencer 1918–1975 m. Mildred (Ilene) Hearn 1927–2006
      2. 2. Morris (Lee) Spencer 1915–1973
      3. 3. Frank (Jackson Spencer) Jr 1915–1927
      4. 4. Donald Spencer 1920–2008
      5. 5. Mary (E) Spencer 1922–2012
  8. 8. Katherine Spencer 1854–1940

Mary Copeland's Timeline

6 Records

1818
16 Dec 1818
Birth of Mary P. Copeland in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1818
16 Dec 1818
Birth of Mary P. Copeland in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
1818
16 Dec 1818
Birth of Mary P. Copeland in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
Mary P. Copeland resided here in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1854
1 Nov 1854
Age 36
Death of Mary P. Copeland in Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA
Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA
1854
1 Nov 1854
Age 36
Death of Mary P. Copeland in , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 68b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1854
    Event Place: , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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