William Copeland (1656 - 1716)

Born 15 Nov 1656 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bass) Spear — married 13 Apr 1694 (to Oct 1716) in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1716 at age 59 in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Copeland was born on 15 Nov 1656, in Braintree, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Laurence Copeland & Lydia Townsend.^[1]

On 13 Apr 1694 William Copeland married Mary (Bass) Webb. They had the following children:^[1]

1. William Copeland, b. 7 March 1694/5
2. Ephraim Copeland, b. 1 Feb. 1697
3. Ebenezer Copeland, b. 16 Feb. 1698[/9]
4. Jonathan Copeland, b. 31 Aug. 1701
5. David Copeland (15 Apr 1704-15 Apr 1750)
6. Joseph Copeland (18 May 1706-26 Jan 1793)
7. Benjamin Copeland (5 Oct 1708-20 Oct 1790)
8. Moses Copeland, b. 28 May 1710
9. Mary Copeland, b. 28 May 1713

William Copeland died on 30 Oct 1716, in Braintree, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.^{[2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Woodsworth-Barnes, Esther L. and Alicia C. Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations : Volume 16, Part I, Family of John Alden, (Plymouth:GSMD, 2002), Page 144:

   #51. MARY³ BASS (Ruth² Alden, John¹.) was born at Braintree, 11 12th month [February] 1669 (VR, 647); died 10 April 1725, buried Randolph (Braintree Old, 161)...
   Mary married second, at Braintree, 13 April 1694 "by Capt. Proutey” (VR, 721) WILLIAM COPELAND, son of Lawrence and Lydia (Townsend) Copeland (Copeland Gen, 14; Braintree Fams, #1140), born at Braintree, 15th 9th month [November] 1656 (VR, 636); died at Braintree, 30 October 1716 (VR, 724)....

2. ↑ That he was buried in 1716: Braintree, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1638-1850. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016.) Transcription. By Waldo C. Sprague from the original records held at the Randolph Town Hall, donated from the estate of Mr. Sprague to NEHGS in 1962.: https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/braintree-ma-vital-records-1638-1850/transcript/?rId=1320024588 (accessed 24 Apr 2017)

• Bates, Samuel. Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640-1793 (Daniel H. Huxford, Randolph, Mass., 1886) Page 721. Marriage record.