David Copp (1752 - 1817)

Born 10 Aug 1752 in New London, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pike) Copp — married Sep 1777 (to before 1803) in Horton Twp., Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 4 May 1817 at age 64 in Lubec, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

David COPP "Capt." born 10 Aug 1752, North Parish, New London, Connecticut died 4 May 1817 in Lubec, Washington Co., Maine, married to Mary PIKE on Sep 1777 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, who was born Abt. 1756 Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia. (contribution from Ronald Carter)

•(1st Wife) He married Mary PIKE [sometimes spelled PYKE] in Horton September 1777. They had moved to Hopewell, Albert Co., New Brunswick by 1786. Mary (PIKE) COPP died before 1803, presumably at Hopewell, but no record of her death has been found.

In 1803, David was living in Hopewell, Westmoreland Co. with a family consisting of 1 man [himself], 1 woman [Mary], 3 children over 10 [Abigail, David, Mary] and 1 child under 10 [?].

Known children of David and Mary (PIKE) COPP:

1-Catherine COPP born 3 Oct 1778 Horton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia; married James WALLACE [8 Jan 1773-7 Jul 1853; son of John and Catherine (COCHRAN) WALLACE], ca. 1796, probably in Hopewell, New Brunswick. They lived for a time in Sussex Vale, Kings County, New Brunwick, before moving to Hillsborough, Albert Co., N. B. Catherine died 31 Aug 1853; both are buried in the Hillsborough Baptist Cemetery. They had at least ten children, who married into these families: BEATTY, COCHRAN, PECK, REED, RUSSELL, SMITH and STEEVES.

2-Abigail COPP born 17 Apr 1780 Horton, Kings Co., N. S.; married ca. 1797, probably in Hopewell, N. B., George GRIFFITH HAYWARD [ca 1773-24 Nov 1856; son of Henry HAYWARD and Catherine ____]. They lived near Sussex, Kings County, N. B., where George died 24 Nov 1856, and Abigail died 13 Mar 1860. They are both buried at Trinity Anglican Church cemetery at Sussex Corner. They had ten known children, who married into the families of CLEVELAND, COUGLE, GRAVES, GUIMARIN, McCULLY, McLELLAN, PARLEE, PICKLES and PUGSLEY.

3-David COPP Jr., born ca 1782, probably in Horton, Nova Scotia; he married probably around 1810 Elizabeth (REED) PECK, widow of William PECK [Elizabeth born 25 Mar 1779 Horton, N. S., daughter of Duncan REED and Jerusha POST]. David died in 1821 from injuries suffered in a fall from a horse. Elizabeth died 30 Nov 1841. They are both buried in the Ha Ha Cemetery, Harvey, Albert Co., N.B. They had at least five children, who married into the families of BRAY and COPP (a cousin).

4-Mary COPP born 12 Nov 1788, possibly in Eastport, Washington Co., Maine, but also possibly in Hopewell, New Brunswick; married John McCULLY [25 Aug 1784-19 Aug 1830, son of Samuel and ___ McCULLY] in Hillsborough, N. B. 23 Mar 1811. They moved to Jefferson Co., Ohio in 1822, where John died. Mary married second John McPHERSON in Guernsey Co., Ohio 21 Mar 1833. She later left McPherson and moved with her children to Iowa and Oregon. She died in Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon, 9 Sep 1871. John McCULLY and Mary COPP had six children, who married into the families of BARNETT, CANNON, DILLON, JONES, LOVE, MASON, SCOTT and WATERS.

"Unresolved is the question" of Mary (COPP) McCULLY's third sister named in the family records, "Mrs. Reading", who reportedly died in Iowa. There were REDDINGs in Iowa near where the McCULLYs moved in 1844, but those whose identities we have confirmed belong to a family of REDDINGs who came to Iowa from the Southern United States.

•(2nd Wife)David married 2nd about 1803, Hannah (FULTON) JOHNSON, widow of John JOHNSON, who was probably living at Hopewell. They moved to Washington Co., Maine, about 1804, living first in Eastport, then in Lubec, where David COPP died 4 May 1817, age 65.

David COPP had one child with second wife Hannah (PEAVEY) JOHNSON: Maria L. COPP born Eastport, Maine5 Dec 1804; She married William LINCOLN [9 Jul 1801-24 Mar 1878; son of Otis LINCOLN and Elizabeth THOMPSON]. They had four children, one of whom married a GARDNER. Maria died in North Perry, Washington Co., Maine 9 Apr 1877.

David died on May 4, 1817, and was buried in Lubec Cemetery, Lubec, Maine^[1].

The COPP family of early New England has been well-researched, including the series of in-depth genealogies published by Samuel Copp Worthen in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record [NYGBR]. Citations for his studies are:

RECORDS in the FAMILY BIBLE of Lieut. SAMUEL /2) COPP (Jonathan1), of Lebanon, Maine. NYGBR 56(1):51-60 [1925].
°Descendants of William Copp of Copp's Hill in authenticated lines, through his older son, Elder David Copp of the First Church of Boston. NYGBR 62(4):338-370 [1931], and 63(1):60-78 [1932].
°Descendants of Samuel Copp of the North Parish of New London (now Montville), Conn., and Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia. NYGBR 65(1,2,3,4):30-44, 132-140, 251-261, 373-380 [1934].
°Descendants of John Copp of the North Parish of New London, Conn., in Canada and the United States. NYGBR 68(1,2,3,4):34-44, 119-129, 251-261, 345-356 [1937].
°Capt. John Copp of the New York Continental Line. NYGBR 72(3):210-212 [1941].
°Jonathan Copp, younger son of William Copp of Copp's Hill, Boston, and some of his descendants. NYGBR 79(1,2,3,4):1-16, 98-102, 135-147, 192-203 [1948].

Note: David Sr. Copp & Mary Pike are mentioned in their son David Jr. COPP FindAGrave Biography, which is sourced below.

Samuel 1/ COPP (1705-1774) Son of Jonathon 1/ COPP m. Elizabeth LEFFINGWELL
are recorded in his Father's Bio
Find A Grave: Memorial #46991313

Samuel Copp in Copp Cemetery[1] age 78 in 1858 = born in 1780 .

Extracted from the Maritime Canada

1/2 Samuel Copp Worthen had identified David COPP as a son of Samuel COPP, one of the original grantees of Horton, Nova Scotia. David COPP was born in New London, New London Co., CT, 10 Aug 1752, and moved with his family to Horton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, when he was about 9 years old.
2/2 Samuel Copp WORTHEN attributed another son to the family of David COPP, Daniel COPP, apparently born in Horton, Nova Scotia, and later in Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia. Nothing further has been learned about this Daniel COPP, and there seems no reason to place him in David COPP's family.

David's uncle, John COPP, moved to Cumberland County from Horton, and many of his descendants stayed in the area. Perhaps Daniel belonged to his group.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/113354307/david-copp : accessed 16 May 2021), memorial page for Capt David Copp (10 Aug 1752–4 May 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113354307, citing Lubec Cemetery, Lubec, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Anne Dorre (contributor 49391020) .

• http://www.condortales.com/MaritimeCanada/the-copp---pike-connection.html
• The Nova Scotia 1767 & 1770-87 Census & the Westmorland, New Brunswick Census of 1803 & 1820 transcribed by Bradley T. Shoebottom