John Joseph Copeland (abt. 1612 - abt. 1682)

Born about 24 Feb 1612 in Dolphin Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (UNKNOWN) Copeland — married [date unknown] in Virginia

Husband of Sarah (Ratcliff) Copeland — married 1636 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1682 at about age 69 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Biography

When John Copeland was born on 24 February 1612, in Yorkshire, England, his father, Lawrence Copeland, was 25 and his mother, Susannah Ruth Hill, was 19. He married Sarah Ratcliffe in 1640, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to London, England, United Kingdom in 1635. He died on 11 January 1675, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 62.

Proof is needed to back up some family trees that suggest his father, Lawrence Copeland, was a Roundhead (rather than a Royalist) whose lands were confiscated.

Some Copelands emigrated to America to escape persecution, in particular U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s on ancestry.com; citing p157; arrival: 1635 Virginia; @19yrs ...

"John Copeland, son of Lawrence, born in 1612, sailed to America in 1635 on the "Assurance de Lo". He had married, possibly outside his local community, a Miss Radcliffe from Lancaster".

He supposedly later (probably post 1640) became a Quaker missionary and preached. https://www.longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I2226&tree=Penny

He died after 1681.

Research Notes

He may have married three times including to Christian, b: 1635 England; d: c1675.

There is much contradictory information about his death including ...

- d: 09 Jan 1682 Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records 1639-1850 on ancestry.com

- res: 09 Mar 1686 Isle of Wight County, Virginia

- deported back to England where he died

- buried: All Saints Church in North Cave, England

- d: 09 Jan 1717 Isle of Wight County, Virginia @100yrs International, Find A Grave Index on ancestry.com

Copeland a Pewterer? Fact: Pewter spoon found at Jamestown EDIT Reason This Information Is Correct:

The earliest known piece of marked American pewter is a spoon. It was dug up some years ago at Jamestown, Virginia, and bears on its handle the name of Joseph Copeland of Chuckatuck and the date, 1677. Copeland was a London-trained pewterer who apparently migrated to Virginia shortly after he had served his apprenticeship. He may or may not have made anything besides spoons. Household pewter was made for common use and, though quantities were produced, comparatively few pieces made before the nineteenth century have survived. This is especially true of spoons. In fact, what saved the Copeland for twentieth-century eyes was probably its accidental interment.

John (Joseph?) Copeland was born on February 24, 1612 in Yorkshire, England to parents Lawrence Copeland (22yrs) and Susanna Hill (22yrs). (Citation needed)

He married Sarah Ratcliffe in Isle of Wight, Virginia. They had eight children in 20 years.(Citation needed)

He died in 1682 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, at the age of 70.(Citation needed)

Sources

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/i/m/Kristi-Wimberley-TN/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0115.html

• Anderson's GMD and GDMNH p162 says Lawrence Copeland (Jr.) witnessed a deed in 1638

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West, b: 1620 Isle of Wight County, VA; d: 1687 Isle Wight County, VA; m: 1640 Isle Wight County, VA

• Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; source#1233.109

• Millennium File by Heritage Consulting on ancestry.com

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21888859&pid=1167102914

• John Copeland 1612–1675 G853-46K

GEDCOM data https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3ZD-9L2

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCPN-QPX

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNV-DMT

Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71345138/

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3ZD-9L2

https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/38753012?cid=mem_copy

Passengers to America [database on-line]

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA