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The Copeland Family has been traced back to Robert, born 1570 in
Scotland. Included below is the Paternal lineage for the Copeland family of Tennessee. Click here for additional
information on the ancestors of the Copeland wives.
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| Copeland Paternal Lineage: Generations 1 - 4 |
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First Generation
1. Arminda Copeland daughter
of John L COPELAND and Mary Ann COPELAND, was born in 1859 in Tennessee and died before 1882.
Arminda married Alexander
Gillmore BENTLEY, son of James Lewis BENTLEY and Jane, on 21 Jan 1873 in McNairy, Tennessee.
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Second Generation
2. John L COPELAND, son
of Nicholas COPELAND and Tores Dorcus MATHES, was born about 1806 in Tennessee and died on 30 Sep 1875 in Mathuress Creek, Overton County, Tennessee.
John married Mary Ann Copeland in 1843 in Tennessee.
3. Mary Ann COPELAND,
daughter of Stephen Calvin COPELAND Jr and Delilah Amelia VANN, was born about 1824 in Overton County, Tennessee and died about 1890 in Overton County, Tennessee.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Arminda
ii. Stephen Leander: Born 4 May 1843 in Tennessee;
Died 30 Jun 1916 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. Stephen married Tobitha LYNN.
iii. William M: Born 1845 in Overton County,
Tennessee; Died 1926 in Oklahoma
iv. Bertha C: Born in 1847 in Overton County,
Tennessee
v. Martha A: Born 1849 in Overton County,
Tennessee; Died Apr 1850 in Overton County, Tennessee
vi. Isaac S: Born 1851 in Overton County,
Tennessee
vii. James: Born 1853 in Overton County,
Tennessee
viii. Nancy D: Born 1854 in Overton County,
Tennessee
ix. John S: Born in 1856 in Overton County,
Tennessee
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Third Generation
4. Nicholas COPELAND,
son of Joseph A COPELAND and Sarah Jane SEAHORN or SEHORN, was born in 1767 in Orange County, North Carolina and died in May 1845 in Robertson County, Texas.
Nicholas married Tores Dorcus MATHES on 31 Jan 1797 in Jefferson
County, Tennessee.
5. Tores Dorcus MATHES
was born on 17 Jun 1786 in North Carolina and died in 1835 in Texas.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Joseph: Born 1798 in Tennessee
ii.
Martin: Born 1800 in Tennessee
iii. Mark: Born 1801 in Tennessee, married Nancy
iv.
Sarah: Born 1802 in Tennessee
v. Richard: Born 1803 in Tennessee
vi.
Lawrence: Born 1805 in Tennessee Died in 1805 in Tennessee
viii. Isaac: Born 1806
in Tennessee
ix. John L
x. Tanner: Born 1807 in Tennessee,
she married William KERR
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6.
Stephen Calvin COPELAND Jr, son of Stephen Calvin COPELAND Sr and Sarah Jane TOWNSEND, was born in 1785 in
North Carolina and died on 28 Jan 1834 in Overton County, Tennessee.
Stephen married Delilah Amelia VANN in 1807 in Tennessee.
7. Delilah Amelia VANN
daughter of James Clement VANN and Elizabeth SCOTT, was born 1785 to 1790 in Spring Place, Murray, Georgia, and died in 1850 in Overton County, Tennessee.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Martha Patsy: Born 31 Oct 1811 in Overton
County, Tennessee; she married Thomas GARDENHIRE
ii. Agnes: Born 1812 in Overton
County, Tennessee.
iii. Armanda : Born 1816 in Overton County, Tennessee
iv. William
B : Born 1813 in Overton County, Tennessee
v. Mary Ann
vi. Stephen Cawood:
Born 1826 in Overton County, Tennessee Died in 1846
vii. Daughter: Born 1828
Died: 1840
viii. Martin VanBuren: Born 1834; he married Sarah THOMAS
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Fourth Generation
8. Joseph A COPELAND, son
of Nicholas Woodly COPELAND and Nancy Jane LOTT, was born in 1728 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina, and died on 11 Jun 1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Joseph married Sarah Jane SEAHORN or SEHORN in 1755 in Chatham District,
Orange County, North Carolina.
9. Sarah Jane SEAHORN or SEHORN
daughter of Nicholas or John SEAHORN or SEHORN and Catherine WOODLEY, was born in 1734 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina and died in 1820 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Stephen Calvin Sr: Born 1756 in Orange County, North Carolina Died 3 Jun 1833 in Overton
County, Tennessee
ii. Zacheus: Born 4 Aug
1764 Died 1845 in Texas
iii. Susannah: Born 1765 in Chatham
District, Orange County, North Carolina Died 3 Jan 1811 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; she married George SEAWALL.
iv. Isabel: Born 1766 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina Died 1845 in Robertson
County, Tennessee; She married John HILL.
v. Nicholas
vi. Richard:
Born 1768 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina Died 30 Sep 1844 in Oktibehha County, Mississippi , he
married Mary.
vii. Elizabeth: Born 1768 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina
Died 30 Jun 1860 in Graves County, Kentucky, she married John HILL.
viii. Solomon C: Born 1772 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina Died
1821 in Overton County, Tennessee, he married Rebecca DAVIS.
ix. Mary: Born 30 Oct 1777 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina Died
5 Nov 1859 in Overton County, Tennessee; she married William C ALLEN.
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12.
Stephen Calvin COPELAND Sr, son of Joseph A COPELAND and Sarah Jane SEAHORN or SEHORN, was born in 1756 in
Orange County, North Carolina, died on 3 Jun 1833 in Overton County,
Tennessee.
Stephen married Sarah Jane
TOWNSEND in 1782 in Tennessee.
13. Sarah Jane TOWNSEND,
daughter of James TOWNSEND and Kesiah TACKETT, was born on 10 Nov 1766 in North Carolina and died on 11 Aug 1866 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Joseph Jefferson: Born 1782 in Chatham
District, Orange County, North Carolina Died: 28 Apr 1857 in Overton County, Tennessee; he married Hannah THATCHER WARD.
ii. Stephen Calvin Jr (Same As No. 6)
iii. Solomon
iv. Agnes: Born 1790 in North Carolina Died 1860 in Overton County, Tennessee; she
married Isaac TAYLOR
v. Susan
(Susanna): Born 1792 in North Carolina Died 1844 in Overton County, Tennessee; she married THOMAS GARDENHIRE
vi. John Townsend: Born 1794 in North Carolina Died 1835 in Overton County, Tennessee; he
married Sarah Elizabeth SWEET
vii. Mary:
Born 1795 in North Carolina
viii. Sarah: Born 1797 in North Carolina Died in Overton County,
Tennessee; she married William Henry DILLON
ix.
Nicholas
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Fifth Generation
16. Nicholas Woodly COPELAND,
son of Joseph COPELAND and Mary Elizabeth WOODLEY, was born in 1697 in Isle of Wight,Virginia and died in 1742 in Orange County, North Carolina.
Nicholas married Nancy Jane LOTT in 1720 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina.
17. Nancy Jane LOTT, daughter
of Aaron LOTT, was born in 1701 in Isle of Wight, Virginia and died in 1742 in Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Anne: Born 1722 in Essex County, Virginia
ii. Anne: Born 1720 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina
iii. Mary: Born 1725 in Essex County, Virginia
iv. Elizabeth: Born 1722 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina
v. Joseph A
vi. William
Lindsay: Born 1730 in Virginia Died 11 Nov 1789 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina; he married
Sarah Sallie LINDSEY.
vii. Nicholas JR: Born
1732 in Nonsemond County, Virginia Died 20 Sep 1773 in Chatham District, Orange County, North Carolina; he married Dorothy
RIPLEY
viii. Mary: Born 1736 in Chatham District,
Orange County, North Carolina
ix. Joel Josiah:
Born 1734 in Virginia Died 1814 in Overton County, Tennessee; he married Sarah Ann BILLBREY
x. Daniel: Born 1736 in Orange County, North Carolina
xi. Peter:
Born 1738 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; he married Diana REEVES
xii.
James: Born 1738 in Orange County, North Carolina Died 30 Sep 1793
xiii. Agnes: Born 1740; she married Samuel
DORK
xiv. James: Born 1742 in Orange County,
North Carolina Died Sep 1811 in Madison County, Alabama; he married Lydia DILL
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Sixth Generation
32. Joseph COPELAND,
son of John Nicholas COPELAND and Elizabeth TABERER, was born in 1677 in Virginia, died on 22 Aug 1726 in Isle of Wight,Virginia,and was buried in Chuckatuck, Suffolk (city), Virginia.
Joseph married Mary Elizabeth WOODLEY in 1694 in Isle of Wright,Virginia.
33. Mary Elizabeth WOODLEY, daughter of Andrew WOODLEY and Elizabeth
GOODARD, was born in 1675 in Isle of Wight, Virginia and
died in Jul 1726 in Chuckatuck, Suffolk (city), Virginia.
Children from
this marriage were:
i. Nicholas Woodly
ii. John: Born 1695 in Lancaster County, Virginia Died 27 Nov 1736; he married Mary
iii. Thomas: Born 1699 in Isle of Wight,Virginia Died 24 May 1742 in Isle of Wight, Virginia;
he married Holland APPLWAITE
iv. William: Born 1701 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Died 1798 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; he married Magarey LOTT
v. James: Born 1704 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Died 1790 in Mississippi; he married Sally
DARK
vi. Elizabeth: Born 1703 in Isle of
Wight,Virginia
vii. Joseph Jr
viii. Mary: Born 1705 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; she married William WHITEFIELD
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Seventh Generation
64.
John Nicholas COPELAND son of John Joseph COPELAND and Sarah
RATLIFF, was born in 1642 in Isle of
Wight Virginia, and died in 1693 in Chuckatuck, Suffolk (city), Virginia.
John married Elizabeth TABERER in 1676 in Suffolk County, Virginia.
65. Elizabeth TABERER,
daughter of Thomas TABERER and Margaret WOMBLEY, was born on 31 Oct 1663 in Isle of Wight, Virginia,
and died about 1715 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Ann: Born 1676 in Isle of Wight, Virginia;
she married Thomas PHILLIPS
ii. Joseph
iii. John: Born
1679 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
iv. Mary Margaret: Born 1680 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; she
married Benjamin CHAPMAN
v. Thomas: Born 1681 in Isle of Wight, Virgini; he married Mary
MURRAY
vi. William: Born 1683 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
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Eighth Generation
128. John Joseph COPELAND, son of Lawrence COPELAND and Susanna
Ruth HILL, was born on 24 Feb 1612 in Dolphin Leigh, Dophinhome, York County, England and died 1682 in Isle of Wight,
Virginia.
John married Sarah
RATLIFFE in 1640 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.
Sarah RATLIFFE was born
in 1620 in Isle of Wight, Virginia and died before 1667 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Children from this marriage were:
i. John Nicholas
ii. Willaim (Will):
Born 1648 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Died 30 Oct 1720 in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina; he married Christian
COOPELAND
iii. Nicholas: Born 1640 in Essex County, Virginia Died 1720
in Essex County, Virginia; he married Judith WEST
iv. Hannah: Born 1654 in Isle
of Wight,Virginia Died 11 Jan 1675 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.
v. Sarah: Born 1657 in Isle
of Wight, Virginia Died 1725 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; she married Daniel SANDBOURNE
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Ninth Generation
256. Lawrence COPELAND, son of Robert COPELAND and Ruth, was born
in 1587.
257. Susanna Ruth HILL
was born in 1590.
Children from this marriage were:
i. John Joseph
ii. Lawrence Jr:
Born 1605 in Virginia Died 30 Dec 1699 in Mississippi
iii. Robert: Born 1610 in Dolphin
Leigh, Dophinhome, York County, England
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Tenth Generation
512. Robert COPELAND was born in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland,
United Kingdom.
513. Ruth
The child from this marriage was:
i. Lawrence
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