Born about in Lancashire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Richard Ratcliff Sr.
[uncertain]
and Elizabeth Cotchings
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Joseph Copeland
— married
1636 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Nicholas John Copeland Sr., William Copeland Sr., William Copeland II, Joseph Copeland and Sarah (Copeland) Sanborne
Died about
at about age 66
in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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Biography
She was born on 19 September 1620 [citation needed] in Lancashire, England and her parents were Elizabeth (Cotchings, c1600-c1679) and Richard Ratcliff(e), Sr. (c1585–1630).
Isle of Wight County, Virginia was formed in 1634. [1]
Sarah Ratcliff(e) married about 1640 in Virginia to John Joseph Copeland [2] (1615–1690). Some Copelands emigrated to America to escape persecution, in particular [3] ...
- "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".
She died on 06 September 1687 [citation needed] in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. [4]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_County,_Virginia_Genealogy
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 compiled by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com citing source#1233.109; Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents
- ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s on ancestry.com; citing p157; for husband, John Copeland, arrival: 1635 Virginia; @19yrs
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #156052030 for Sarah (Ratliff) Copeland, b: 1615 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA; d: 1687 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA; as burial unknown
- "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia 1745-1800" by Lyman Chalkley in 1912 & reprinted in 1965 by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore, MD; Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County; Will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties
- Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors v2
- Virginia, Land, Marriage and Probate 1639-1850 on ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Births compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com
- Bruce York web site
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Categories: Isle of Wight, Virginia | Virginia Colonists | Estimated Death Date | Estimated Birth Date
It is important to bring over everyone's data unless a conversation is had and the other party(ies) relinquish their sources and bio. I went and tried to retrieve the old data to post back but will have to retype every bit of it as copy and paste places it in a bright background with a different colour font. Please do not complete any merges we have if the intention is to delete anything I've spent time working on. Thanks! Becks
Sarah's Father Richard immigrated in 1607, her birth place would be Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight), Virginia, USA https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/9G1M-SLJ
according to Geni, Richard's Father Sir John James Ratcliffe 1549-was the immigrant , This has his death https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Still searching, Ancestry trees have them mixed .
I could not see any good sources on the FamilySearch family tree. Please let me know if you can track any of them down.
Wikitree says Richard's father was William but Geni says it was John, so a source will be needed there to confirm which is correct. The wikipedia page you referenced was not specific. I did find this one ...
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ratcliffe_(governor)
However please note that it says he changed his surname from John Sicklemore to John Ratcliffe. It also does not mention any of his children. Since he is a notable person (being a governor) we need a good source for who his children were.
edited by N Gauthier
Could you please share this marriage record ? Thanks