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Nicholas Woodley Copeland 1697 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Copeland

Mother: Mary Woodley

Spouse(s): Nancy Lott

Children(s): James Copeland

In 1697, Nicholas Woodley Copeland entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Jefferson "Spoon" Copeland and Mary Elizabeth Woodley. Nicholas Woodley Copeland married Nancy Jane Lott, and had children including James Dugal Copeland. Nicholas Woodley Copeland passed away in 1742 in Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Nicholas Woodley Copeland entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Jefferson "Spoon" Copeland and Mary Elizabeth Woodley.
  • Nicholas Woodley Copeland married Nancy Jane Lott, and had children including James Dugal Copeland.
  • Nicholas Woodley Copeland passed away in 1742 in Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Copeland
1677 – 1726
Birth Location: Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Woodley
1675 – 1742
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Nancy Lott
1701 – 1760
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
NL

Children(s)

James Copeland
1734 – 1811
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Essex County, Virginia Colony
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Nicholas Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Copeland
1697 – 1742
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Jefferson "Spoon" Copeland
1677 – 1726
Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Woodley
1675 – 1742
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Nicholas Copeland \9th) GGF
1642 – 1693
Middlesex, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Goddard
1655 – 1720
Barbados, West Indies
Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1612 – 1717
Sarah (Copeland)
1620 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John VI
1585 – 1678
Elizabeth Cotchings
1600 – 1679

Nicholas Copeland's Descendants

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Nicholas (Woodley) Copeland (1697 – 1742) m. Nancy (Jane) Lott (1701 – 1760)
  1. 1. James (Dugal) Copeland (1734 – 12 September 1811)
    1. 1. John Copeland (1 April 1755 – 22 January 1832) m. margaret cowen (15 Apr 1773 – 1850)
      1. 1. William (A) Copeland (30 Sep 1790 – 1839) m. Sarah Snyder (1794 – 20 Mar 1872)
        1. 1. AlFred Copeland (22 Mar 1825 – 13 Sep 1909) m. Eliza (Jane) Antill (29 Jan 1827 – 14 Apr 1899)

Nicholas Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Nicholas Woodley Copeland in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1742
1742
Age 45
Death of Nicholas Woodley Copeland in Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Granville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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