Re: Copeland/Mississippi
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Re: Copeland/Mississippi
john brown 7/01/98
James Copeland was born in 1740 in Orange County, Virginia and was raised by his uncle William Copeland when his father Nicholas Copeland died in 1742. His mother, Nancy Lott Copeland, had died earlier than the 1742 date possibly in childbirth when James was born. However, when Nicholas died, James was raised by his uncle who moved his family to Rowan County, North Carolina. It was here that James met and married Lydia Dill and married her in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1769.Lydia Dill is a Mayflower descendant (WHITE FAMILY). James went to east Tennessee with two brothers, and then onto Greenville, South Carolina. He and Lydia had nine children. Among their children were William, John, and Joseph.( My ancestor was their last child James Copeland, JR. and he remained in South Carolina until 1800.) William married Polly Rebecca King daughter of Henry King of Virginia. William and Polly went to Georgia (Walker County)and are on the census up until 1850 when William died. John Copeland married Elizabeth West daughter of Benjamin West of Mecklenburg, NC; and, Joseph Copeland married Susanna Maxwell daughter of Thomas Maxwell of Greenville, South Carolina. After his brother William went to Georgia, John and Joseph Copeland arrived some time later in Georgia about 1830-1832. It is believed they then left Georgia and went into Mississippi. Their whereabouts has remained largely a mystery. One researcher has suggested to me that they are the John and Joseph Copeland who later appear on the Texas Census and were granted land grants in the early to mid 1830s. If you have any information that could tie these Copelands to the Mississippi and Texas Copelands I believe I can supply the remaining history back to Virginia and then to England. Please let me know if you think your William could be a son of John or a son of Joseph. I can provide with you with additional information you might need. Feel free to contact me here or at my e-mail address: [email protected]/ Thanks. Michael G. Copeland.