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Nicholas Woodley Copeland 1697–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

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

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Copeland

Mother: Mary Woodley

Spouse(s): Nancy Copeland

Children(s): James Copeland

In 1697, Nicholas Woodley Copeland entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Joseph Jefferson Copeland And Mary Woodley. In 1721, Nicholas Woodley Copeland resided in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Nicholas Woodley Copeland married Nancy Jane Copeland, and had children including James Copeland. Nicholas Woodley Copeland passed away in 1742 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Nicholas Woodley Copeland entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Joseph Jefferson Copeland And Mary Woodley.
  • In 1721, Nicholas Woodley Copeland resided in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Nicholas Woodley Copeland married Nancy Jane Copeland, and had children including James Copeland.
  • Nicholas Woodley Copeland passed away in 1742 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Copeland's Ancestors

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Nicholas Copeland
1697–1742
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Jefferson Copeland
1677–1726
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Woodley
1672–1742
Halsanger, Devon, England
Grandparents
John (Nicholas) Copeland
1645–1693
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Copeland
1643–1726
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Andrew ((Captain)) Woodley
1652–1724
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Hill Harrison) (Woodley)
1655–1720
Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
MARGARET WOMBLE
1624–1691
Mary Reade
1625–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew (Immigrant)
1587–1631

Nicholas Copeland's Descendants

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Nicholas (Woodley) Copeland (1697–1742) m. Nancy (Jane) Copeland (1701–1760)
  1. 1. James Copeland 1750–1811 m. Lydia Dill 1750–1830
    1. 1. Sarah Jones 1770–1851 m. Benjamin (Bigeman Ellis) Jr 1763–1851 m. Benjamin Ellis 1764–
      1. 1. Sarah Carver 1807–1876 m. John (A) Carver 1800–1880 m. Thomas Ellis 1815– m. William (E.) Ellis 1794–1870
        1. 1. William Carver 1827–1888 m. Martha Carver 1830–1907 m. Martha (Ann) Carver 1831–1907

Nicholas Copeland's Timeline

5 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Nicholas Woodley Copeland in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
1697
19 Jan 1697
Nicholas Woodley Copeland was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1721
1721-1800
Age 24
Nicholas Woodley Copeland resided here in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1742
1742
Age 45
Death of Nicholas Woodley Copeland in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
1755
1755
Age 58
Nicholas Woodley Copeland resided here in No Township Listed, Orange County, NC
No Township Listed, Orange County, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1697
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1721-1800
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Spotsylvania County Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Orange County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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