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JOSEPH COPELAND
Born: ca 1728 - probably in Chatham County N.C.Parents: Nicholas Copeland & Nancy Lott
Married: Sarah Seehorn (Seahorn) (Sehorn) I have not been able to find who came up with the information she was a Sehorn. It may not be true. There was a person named Sehorn who was executor of Joseph's will. Their daughter Mary named a son John Seehorn Allen
Children Married Born Died
Stephen Calvin Jane Townsen
Zacheus ca 1762
Nicholas Dorcas Mathas ca 1776 May 1845
Mary William Allen Oct. 1. 1777 June 15, 1851Ricketts Mary (Polly) - ca 1778 before Sept.30,1844
Isabel
Elizabeth Rev. Wm. HolifieldSolomon Rebecca Davis ca 1772 ca 1822
Susannah George Sewell ca 1788Died: ca 1816
Buried: Jefferson County, Tenn
There has been no proof found that Joseph is the son of Nicholas, some researchers have thought him to be the son of Charles. He did name a son Nicholas but never named one Charles. He acquired a piece of property granted to Nicholas whether by inheritance or otherwise.
He lived in Chatham N.C. early in life and all his children were born there, moving to Jefferson County, TN in 1783. His will was made Aug. 10, 1799 and was interred in court June Session of 1816.
CHATHAM COUNTY,, NORTH CAROLINA
June 29, 1771 (P. 51) Thomas Blyth sold to Joseph Copeland - 52 pds. 122 a. on the North side of Haw River 'concluding an Island". Wit: William Copeland, John Blyth, Jacob Vaughn. Signed by: Thomas (X) Blyth.
Oct. 1, 1771 (P.5) - Joseph Copeland sold to Thomas Tucker - 55 pds. 122 a. on the North side of Haw River,, concluding and island -it be in the land granted by deed to the said Joseph Copeland by Thomas Blyth bearing date 1771. Wit: William Copeland, Senr., John (x) Bohannon. Signed: Joseph (E) Copeland.
Feb. 18,, 1774 (P. 216) - Joseph Copeland and Sarah his wife to William Clark - 125 pds. - 27 1/2 a. - a tract of land granted to a certain Nicholas Copeland - - being one half of the survey granted to aforesaid Nicholas Plan - - being the land and Plantation whereon Josiah Copeland formerly lived. Wit: John Auld,, George Glasscock, George Herndon.
Signed: Joseph Copeland (X), Sarah (S) Copeland.JEFFERSON COUNTY TENNESSEE
Joseph Copeland was one of the first settlers to come to Jefferson County, TN coming there in 1783 with eight other settlers. He settled seven miles north of Danridge on the South side of the French Broad (River). He later owned 640 acres of land.
October 12, 1793 - Knoxville Gazette - (newspaper article) On the 3rd, , a party of Indians, consisting of 30, plundered the house of Mr. Copeland on the South bank of French Broad, the family only a few minutes before passed over to the North side and were eye witnesses to their number and depredation.
INFORMATION ON CHILDREN
Stephen settled in Overton County, TN in spring of 1799 and is shown on records as Col. Stephen Copeland. He married Jane Townsen and had children:
Solomon,, married Sarah Tippett in Roan Co Tenn.
Joseph (Big Joe) , m. Hannah Thatcher.
Elizabeth m. Richard Poston. (and several other children) Martha married Thompson Gardenshire & moved to Jasper, Tenn.Zacheus shows be fought in Rev. War in the N.C. line, must have been near the end of the war for he would have been 14 years old when it started. The only known child of his is Hamilton, although there were probably several others.
Hamilton, probably the Hamilton who married Margaret Irwin on Jan. 13, 1827 in Washington County, Tenn.Ricketts (Richard) is shown spelled several different ways, not known if the original documents are not deciphered properly or if they are nick names, and many researchers have thought they were the same person. However, it seems quite evident that there was a Richard and a Ricketts; Richard married Margaret Hartsaw and lived in Overton County while Ricketts moved to Madison & Limestone Counties,, Alabama, , and later to Miss. Ricketts wife is shown on census as Polly. He is on census record in Alabama. He probably died in Oktibbeha County, , MS. before Sept. 1844. He had several children, the two known children were:
Charolette b. July 2, 1794, " Sept. 18, 1810 to Thompson Cowan & moved to Leon County, Texas.
Lucinda m. Oct. 6, 1832 to Hugh Mattheson, moved to Lowndes Co., MS.
Nothing additional is known about Isabel.
Susannah Copeland married George Sewell in Jefferson County in 1806.
Elizabeth is reported to have married a Rev. Wm. Holifield. one source says she married John Hill on June 4, 1809,, Holifield may have been her second husband.Nicholas married Dorcas Mathes on Jan. 31, 1797 in Jefferson County. Lived in Jackson County, Ark. until ca 1834. Died May 1845 in Robertson
Co., Republic of Texas; he had land in Grimes Co. Tx.
John
Joseph
Mark
Martin
Richard
Laurence
Isaac
Sarah m. Martin Bridgeman, 2) Eli Seale.
Tanner m. William KerrMary Copeland (was supposedly born in Surry Co. , No C* ) married William
Allen, 30 Mar. 1793 in Jefferson County,, TN, Both are buried in Overton
County, Tn. - they have no headstones. Children were:
Hiram McGinnis b. 1794;
Lydia (Travis) b. 1796;
Josiah b. 1798;
Elizabeth (Nichols/Masters) b. 1800;
Isaac Campbell b. 1802;
Nancy (Goodpasture) b. 1805;
Rachel (Brown) b. 1807;
Sarah(Sally) (Dale) b. 1812;
Christina (Fancher) b. 1813;
John Seehorn b. 1814; William b. 1816;
Stephen Copeland b. 1818;
James b. 1821.Solomon - see separate sheet
Will of
JOSEPH COPELANDIn the name of God, amen. The 10th day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, I, Joseph Copeland, of Jefferson County and State of Tennessee, being weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to almighty God, therefor calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men onst to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty promise of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me with in this life. I desire
first that all my lawfully debts should be paid, the rest I give, devise, and dispose in the following manner and form.Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Sarah Copeland the third of three hundred acres of land, the lower end of my plantation, with all my moveable property estate as long as she continues my widow. Item: I give unto my beloved Stephen Copeland, the sum of five shilling
sterling.
Item: I give unto my beloved son, Zacheus Copeland, five shilling sterling.
Item; I give unto my beloved son Rickety Copeland, three hundred and forty acres of land, the upper end of the above said plantation.
Item: I give unto my beloved daughter, Isabel, the sum of five shilling sterling.
Item: I give unto my beloved daughter, Susannah, five shilling
sterling.
Item: I give unto my beloved son, Nicholas Copeland, five shilling sterling.
Item: I give unto my beloved daughter, Mary, the sum of five shilling sterling.
Item: I give unto my beloved son Solomon Copeland, three hundred acres of
land, the lower end of the above mentioned plantation, to be enjoyed by him. and his heirs forever with all my movable estate, after my wife decease or marriage.I likewise constitute, make, and ordain my dearly beloved wife and my beloved friend, John Seahorn, my joint executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby alterly disallow, revoke, and disannual all and every former testaments, wills, legacies, bequeaths, and executors by me if any was before named, willed, and bequeathed, ratifying, and confirming by this and no other to be my last will and testament.
It witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said Joseph
Copeland as his last will and testament.
HisJoseph IC Copeland
Wit: George Graham mark
George Lewis
Reuben DobkinsState of Tennessee
Jefferson County June Sessions, 1816Then was the last will and testament of Joseph Copeland, deceased duly proven in Open Court by the oaths of George Graham and Reuben Dobkins, two of the subscribing witnesses to the same and ordered to be recorded.
Joseph Hamiltont Clerk
by his Dep., Joseph Hamilton, Jr.
[copeland.FTW]One of the first settlers in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Joseph Copeland settled 7 miles above Dandridge on the south side of the French Broad River where he had a land grant of 640 acres in 1782. Ramsey, The Annals of Tennessee.
1798 - party of 30 Cherokees plundered the home of Joseph COPELAND on the south bank of the French Broad River. The Copeland family escaped by crossing the river and watching the plunder of their home. Carter, The Territorial Papers of the U.S., v. IV, 1790-1796.
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[copeland.FTW]Zacheus enlisted in the Revolutionary militia in August 8, 1780, as a substitute for his father, Joseph Copeland. All service from Sullivan Co. TN.
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Hardin West was born in 1809 in the Pendleton District of S. Carolina. He was the oldest son of Abner West and Sarah Laffoon. He was 6yrs. old when his parents and maternal grandparents moved to Hopkins Co., KY. Here Hardin grew to manhood.
Hardin's early life has caused a great deal of controversy among various West decendants. (Particurlarly the account of his marriages.) The history will reflect all the accounts and copies of the documents or other written information found on this subject.
When Hardin was twenty yrs. old he put up a bond with John Millhollin on the 29th day of April 1828, to secure a license to marry John Millhollin's daughter, Catharine Millhollin. The license was issued and the marriage took place and is signed and recorded in Caldwell Co., KY, by the clerk of that court. Further there were no other Hardin West's living in the entire area at the time. Just what happened to this Catharine Millhollin West is unknown. One story goes that she died in childbirth and that William West is actually her son. That Hardin immediatly remarried and they never told William that Catharine Millhollin West was his mother.
Hardin was then married to Katerine Williams, the daughter of George Williams and Elizabeth H. Foster. A record of their marriage has not been found in the courts of KY, but they apparently were married there. Someone wrote in the family bible of David Alexander Bennett the Hardin married Katherine Wiliamas was April 9, 1826. However, that would make Hardin fifteen years old and seem a little unlikely. Perhaps there was a mistake in recording the date. It was probably entered after Katherine Williams West was deceased.
Hardin and Katherine moved to Craqford County, Missouri, with his parents in 1831-32. Ten children were born in Missouri, the older two were born in Kentucky. Hardin and Katherine's children began marrying around 1850. At that time they were located in the Jackson Township of Osage County, Missouri.
Three of Hardin's sons, Thomas, John, and Dickson married the daughters of Daniel Burd. They were living on a farm that joined their father's. The families of Thomas, John, and Dickson settled around Maires County, Missouri.
Katherine Williams West died in 1862 and Hardin married a widow named Mrs. Martha Barnhart. They had no children. She died in 1865. William West wrote of this marriage in his journal and referred to Martha as his step-mother.
In 1867, when Hardin was fifty-eight years old, he married Sarah Hicks. She was the daughter of Madison Hicks and Mary Easter. Sarah was about thirty-two years old being born in Tennessee about 1835. It has been said that she was part Cherokee Indian, but no proof of this has been discovered yet.
Hardin and Sarah had three children born in Osage County, Missouri. They were General Robert E Lee, Doctor Benjamin Franklin and Marion Frances. Sometine in 1875-76 Hardin moved his family to Tarrant County, Texas, and settled near Grapevine. Why he moved in his later years is unknown. Perhaps there was other family living there at the time. The last f hardin and Sarah's children was born at this locationm. Her name was Lucy Ellen.
Hardin West died in 1881 and is burried in the Old Easter Cemetery near Grapevine, Texas. Sarah raised her children alone after Hardin's death. Sometime in the mid 1890's she moved to the Indian Territory now called the state of Oklahoma. Three of her children made their homes in Oklahoma. Doctor Benjamin Franklin West returned to Tarrant County, Texas and began raising his family in and around the area of Fort Worth.
Sarah Hicks West died in 1918 near Ada, Oklahoma. She lived with her daughter, Lucy Ellen Brumley, at the time. She is burried in the Oakman Cemetery.
FACT: Miller County, Missouri, Marriage Book A Page 443, West to Hicks, This is to certify that I did in Miller County on the 11th day of August 1867 solemize the rites of matrimony between Hardin West of Osage County and Sarah E. Hicks of Miller County.
James Brown, M.G.
Filled October 7th 1867.
J. B. Robinson, Clerk
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