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Joshua Copley (abt. 1783 - abt. 1819)

Joshua Copley
Born about in On Ship To Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married before 1790 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 23 Oct 1804 in Montgomery, VA, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 36 in Boone, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joshua Copley was born about 1783.[1][2][3] According to a Find a Grave entry, he was born on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean while en route to America.[4]

Joshua Copley married Margaret Johnston and Elizabeth Copley.

Children: Johnston Thomas Copley William Copley

Joshua Copley died unknown date

Research Notes

There is a significant amount of difference between his date of birth according to the census records and according to a Find a Grave record, Census records suggest he was born about 1783 and the Find a Grave entry shows he was born in 1760 on a ship on route to America from England in 1760 to parents Thomas Copley II 1736-1821 and Mary (Day) Copley 1740-1791.[4]

The following note is found on FamilySerach...

"Martha (Copley) Muncy was not the daughter of Joshua Copley. She was his niece. Using the average of the ages indicated on the 1810, 1820 and 1830 censuses, Joshua Copley was born about 1783 and was too young to be the father of Martha (Copley) Muncy who was born about 1795. Therefore, it is unlikely Martha was the daughter of Joshua and it is more likely she was the daughter of Joshua's brother Thomas Copley, III and his first wife Sarah Norris. Consequently, Joshua Copley was not Martha (Copley) Muncy's father because he was her uncle."

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2R-7N5 : accessed 19 October 2020), Joshua Copley, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing p. 385, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68; FHL microfilm 181,428.
  2. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-QLN : accessed 19 October 2020), Joshua Coplea, Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing p. 114, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 130; FHL microfilm 193,689.
  3. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-S29 : 17 August 2017), Joshua Coplen, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing 218, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 October 2020), memorial page for Joshua Copley (1760–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #166480183; Maintained by Genealogy Researcher (contributor 48945311) Unknown.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Mike Muncy for starting this profile.

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