Descendants of John Copeland
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 COPELAND was born Abt. 1616 in Dolphin Leigh, Lancastshire, England, and died January 9, 1717/18. He married SARAH RATCLIFF Abt. 1644. She was born Bet. 1616 - 1630, and died Unknown.
Children of JOHN COPELAND and SARAH RATCLIFF are:
2.i.NICHOLAS2 COPELAND, b. 1645, Va; d. Abt. 1694, Isle of Wight, VA.
i.NICHOLAS2 COPELAND, b. 1645, Va; d. Abt. 1694, Isle of Wight, VA.ii.WILLIAM COPELAND, b. Aft. 1645; d. Unknown.iii.HANNAH COPELAND, b. Aft. 1645; d. Unknown.iv.JOSEPH COPELAND, b. Aft. 1645; d. Unknown.v.SARAH COPELAND, b. Abt. 1663, Isle of Wight, VA; d. Unknown.Generation No. 2
2. NICHOLAS2 COPELAND (JOHN1) was born 1645 in Va, and died Abt. 1694 in Isle of Wight, VA. He married ELIZABETH TABERER. She was born October 30, 1653 in Nansemond Co. VA, and died 1715.
Children of NICHOLAS COPELAND and ELIZABETH TABERER are:
i.THOMAS3 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1669; d. Aft. 1720.3.ii.JOSEPH COPELAND, b. 1670, Isle of Wight, VA; d. August 22, 1726, Chuckatuck, VA.
ii.JOSEPH COPELAND, b. 1670, Isle of Wight, VA; d. August 22, 1726, Chuckatuck, VA.iii.ANN COPELAND, b. Abt. 1676; d. Unknown.iv.JOHN COPELAND, b. 1679; d. Unknown.v.MARY COPELAND, b. 1680; d. Unknown.vi.WILLIAM COPELAND, b. 1683; d. Unknown.Generation No. 3
3. JOSEPH3 COPELAND (NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born 1670 in Isle of Wight, VA, and died August 22, 1726 in Chuckatuck, VA. He married MARY WOODLEY Abt. 1694. She was born 1675 in Isle of Wight, VA, and died Unknown.
Children of JOSEPH COPELAND and MARY WOODLEY are:
i.JOHN4 COPELAND, b. 1695, Isle of Wight, VA; d. Unknown.4.ii.NICHOLAS COPELAND II, b. 1697, Isle of Wight, VA; d. Abt. 1742.
ii.NICHOLAS COPELAND II, b. 1697, Isle of Wight, VA; d. Abt. 1742.iii.THOMAS COPELAND, b. 1699, Isle of Wight, VA; d. 1742.iv.WILLIAM COPELAND, b. 1701, Isle of Wight, VA; d. 1789.v.ELIZABETH COPELAND, b. 1703; d. Unknown.vi.JAMES COPELAND, b. 1705; d. Unknown.Generation No. 4
4. NICHOLAS4 COPELAND II (JOSEPH3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born 1697 in Isle of Wight, VA, and died Abt. 1742. He married NANCY LOTT Abt. 1726. She was born Abt. 1712 in Isle of Wight, VA, and died Unknown.
Children of NICHOLAS COPELAND and NANCY LOTT are:
i.JOSEPH A.5 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1728, NC; d. January 11, 1816, White Plains, Jefferson, TN.ii.WILLIAM COPELAND, b. Abt. 1730, NC; d. Unknown.5.iii.NICHOLAS COPELAND III, b. 1732, ?VA; d. September 30, 1773, Chatham Co., NC.
iii.NICHOLAS COPELAND III, b. 1732, ?VA; d. September 30, 1773, Chatham Co., NC.iv.JOSIAH COPELAND, b. Abt. 1733; d. Abt. 1814, Overton co, TN.v.JAMES COPELAND, b. Abt. 1734; d. 1809, Chatham Co., NC.vi.PETER COPELAND, b. Abt. 1738; d. Unknown.Generation No. 5
5. NICHOLAS5 COPELAND III (NICHOLAS4, JOSEPH3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born 1732 in ?VA, and died September 30, 1773 in Chatham Co., NC. He married DOROTHY RIPLEY Aft. 1755. She was born Abt. 1740, and died Unknown.
Children of NICHOLAS COPELAND and DOROTHY RIPLEY are:
i.ABSOLEM6 COPELAND, b. Aft. 1755; d. Unknown.ii.AGNES DARK COPELAND, b. Aft. 1755; d. Unknown.iii.JACOB COPELAND, b. Aft. 1755; d. Unknown.iv.JOHN R. COPELAND, b. Aft. 1755; d. Unknown.v.NICHOLAS COPELAND IV, b. Aft. 1755; d. Unknown.6.vi.RIPLEY COPELAND, SR., b. March 1761, Chatham Co., NC; d. June 6, 1843, Sumter Co., SC.
vi.RIPLEY COPELAND, SR., b. March 1761, Chatham Co., NC; d. June 6, 1843, Sumter Co., SC.vii.AARON COPELAND, b. Abt. 1762; d. May 9, 1839.Generation No. 6
6. RIPLEY6 COPELAND, SR. (NICHOLAS5, NICHOLAS4, JOSEPH3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born March 1761 in Chatham Co., NC, and died June 6, 1843 in Sumter Co., SC. He married RACHAEL TUCKER Abt. 1780. She was born 1762 in Chatham Co., NC, and died November 13, 1845 in Sumter Co., SC.
Children of RIPLEY COPELAND and RACHAEL TUCKER are:
i.CALEB7 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1782; d. Unknown.ii.ELIZABETH COPELAND, b. Bet. 1785 - 1789, Chatham Co., NC; d. Bef. 1843, Sumpter Co., SC; m. JESSE SCARBOROUGH; b. Abt. 1787; d. Unknown.iii.WILLIAM C. COPELAND, b. Bet. 1786 - 1790, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, SC; d. 1864, Darlington co., SC.iv.NANCY COPELAND, b. Bet. 1787 - 1791, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, SC; d. Abt. 1807; m. HOWELL LEWIS; b. Abt. 1782, Granville county, NC; d. Aft. 1865, Jones Co., MS.v.MARTHA COPELAND, b. Bet. 1788 - 1800, Sumpter Co., SC; d. January 28, 1889, Sumpter Co., SC; m. WILLIAM HUGGINS; b. Abt. 1800; d. Unknown.vi.MOSES COPELAND, b. Bet. 1790 - 1791, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, SC; d. Aft. 1850, Mobile, AL; m. ELIZABETH COLEMAN; b. Abt. 1793; d. Unknown.vii.RIPLEY COPELAND, JR., b. July 25, 1793, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, SC; d. 1888, Sumpter Co., SC; m. NANCY ANN CHRISTMAS; b. May 15, 1798, Sumpter Co., SC; d. Aft. 1870, Sumpter Co., SC.viii.REUBEN COPELAND, b. August 5, 1795, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, SC; d. September 18, 1874, Smith co., MS; m. MARY WOODWARD, Abt. 1817, Sumter Co., SC; b. October 26, 1802; d. September 26, 1897.ix.SARA COPELAND, b. July 5, 1797; d. Bef. 1850; m. UNKNOWN RANDOLPH; b. Abt. 1795; d. Unknown.x.ELIAS COPELAND, b. February 4, 1802, Sumpter Co., SC; d. September 18, 1881, Kenshaw Co, SC; m. ANNIE BREWER; b. Abt. 1802; d. Unknown.7.xi.RACHAEL COPELAND, b. Abt. 1788; d. Aft. 1860, China Grove, Pike co., AL.
xi.RACHAEL COPELAND, b. Abt. 1788; d. Aft. 1860, China Grove, Pike co., AL.xii.MARY ANN COPELAND, b. April 3, 1804; d. Aft. 1843.Generation No. 7
7. RACHAEL7 COPELAND (RIPLEY6, NICHOLAS5, NICHOLAS4, JOSEPH3, NICHOLAS2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1788, and died Aft. 1860 in China Grove, Pike co., AL. She married WILLOUGHBY BAKER Abt. 1812, son of JESSE BAKER and REBECCA SMITH*. He was born Abt. 1788 in Sumter, SC, and died Abt. 1870 in China Grove, Pike co., AL.
Children of RACHAEL COPELAND and WILLOUGHBY BAKER are:
i.ABNER8 BAKER, b. December 17, 1812, SC; d. February 17, 1908, Troy, AL; m. (1) MARGARET VAUGHN, Abt. 1844; b. 1822, GA; d. Bef. 1874, Geneva County, AL; m. (2) SARAH ANN PARKER, Aft. 1865; b. January 1832; d. Unknown.ii.ISAAC BAKER, b. 1814; d. Unknown; m. (1) ANNA UNKNOWN, Bef. 1850; b. Abt. 1810; d. Unknown; m. (2) ELIZABETH UNKNOWN, Aft. 1850; b. 1840; d. Unknown.iii.ABIGAIL BAKER, b. June 4, 1817; d. October 1, 1884, Hacoda, Geneva Co. AL; m. JOHN SIMMONS, August 30, 1843; b. Abt. 1810; d. Unknown.iv.LUCINDA RACHEL BAKER, b. 1823; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS J. MADISON; b. Abt. 1808; d. Unknown.v.WILLIAM BAKER, b. Abt. 1825; d. Unknown.vi.AMELIA S. BAKER, b. 1828; d. Aft. 1907.vii.PERMELIA BAKER, b. May 3, 1826; d. June 6, 1886; m. JOEL B. BAREFOOT; b. June 16, 1830; d. February 1863.viii.WILLOUGHBY P. BAKER, b. 1831; d. February 14, 1893; m. EMILY S. HEARD, Abt. 1864; b. Abt. 1840; d. Unknown.ix.ELIZABETH BAKER, b. 1832; d. Unknown.x.JESSE BAKER, b. 1835; d. Unknown.Source: File from someone whose name I forgot (this info is published on many sites as well)
