Born in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Daughter of John Copeland
and Judith (Rawson) Copeland
Wife of
Isaac C. Ellis Sr.
— married
about 1815 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at age 25
in Silver Creek Township, Greene, Ohio, USA
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| Created 3 Nov 2018
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Biography
Rebecca Copeland, daughter of John and Judith (Rosson) Copeland, was born on 23 March 1795[1] in Surry County, North Carolina.[2]
Her parents removed to Clinton County, Ohio in the 1810s.[3][4]
Rebecca married Isaac Ellis,[5]Elmer Clark knew that Isaac's wife Rebecca was born on 23 March 1795, but he did not know her name at birth. The birthdate he gives matches Rebecca Copeland's.[5] probably in 1815.
Children of Isaac C. and Rebecca (Copeland) Ellis:[5][6]
- George Ellis, b. 20 May 1816, m. Catherine Edge, d. bef. 16 Oct 1845, wid. m. (2) George H. Armstrong
- Nancy Ellis, b. 16 August 1818, m. Stephen Hardesty
- Isaac A. Ellis, b. 12 January 1821, m. Eura Hardesty
Rebecca died on 12 January 1821, the same day Isaac Jr. was born.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Rebecca Copeland was born on Monday 23rd of March 1795." Transcription of Wesley Copeland bible, Ancestry.com member trees, originally shared by johnigleburger, 2017. Likely rendered from Coplen, Herman L. The Copeland/Coplen and Allied Families : Immigrants to Virginia. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1983.
- ↑ Joshua Mize to John Copeland, 18 March 1788. Surry County Deeds, D:437-8; Surry County (North Carolina). Register of Deeds. "Deeds D-G 1787-1797," FamilySearch, Film # 7,519,395, images 176-6.
- ↑ John and Judith Copeland to Peter Coggeshall, 10 September 1811. Surry County Deeds, O:173-4; Surry County (North Carolina). "Deeds O-R 1817-1824," FamilySearch, Film # 7,548,597, images 97-8.
- ↑ Elizabeth James to John Copeland, 1 December 1814. Greene County Deeds, A:510; Clinton County (Ohio). Recorder. "Deeds v. A-B 1806-1818" FamilySearch, Film # 8,151,082, image 284.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Clark, Clark of Elizabeth Town in New Jersey, unnumbered page.
- ↑ Isaac A. Ellis petitioned for division of his father's real estate in 1849, naming all of his siblings. Isaac A. Ellis, petition for division, 17 January 1849. Greene County Chancery Record, F:147-155; Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Greene County). "Chancery record v. F-G 1848-1854," FamilySearch, Film # 8,275,461, images 84-8.
- Clark, Elmer S. Clark of Elizabeth Town in New Jersey. Pontiac, Illinois: Elmer Sayre Clark, 1942. Profile of Isaac Ellis, unnumbered page. Elmer Sayre Clark was a grandson of Cyrus S. Ellis, a son by Isaac C. Ellis' second wife.
- ttps://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/158440/I4574/-/individual
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~1.56%
Roland Thompson
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Vicki (McCrory) Kennedy :
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~0.78%
Colleen (Thompson) Peck :
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~0.78%
Sharon (Huddleston) Sandwith :
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