#52394 Thomas Copeland ( William Copeland )

Thomas was born 26 Nov 1776 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. He died Bef 3 May 1834 in Elizabeth, Allegeny Co., Pennsylvania. He was buried in Greenock Cemetery, Elizabeth, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.

He shows on the tax records of North Huntingdon Twp., Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1815 as being a farmer with one horse.

By the 1820 Census, he appears to have taken over the farm that John had in 1810. He is still there in 1830.

A variety of sources put his death Aft 1837. However, Marriages & Deaths From Weekly Newspapers 1818-1865, Westmoreland Co, PA has, "Speakman, William S., Huntingdon Twp & Lydia Copeland d/o Late THOMAS, N. Huntingdon Twp on Wednesday evening." (dated May 3, 1834)

Thomas married #580 Jane Carnes.

Marriage notes

They married 1811.

 

Jane was born Bef 1790 in Pennsylvania. She died 23 Jul 1882 in Buena Vista, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.

She is the daughter of John Michael & Lydia Carnes.

Children of this relationship:

#65545FiLydia Copeland(1814–)
#65546MiiThomas A. Copeland(Abt 1816–1866)
#65541FiiiMary Jane Copeland(22 Nov 1819–22 May 1892)
#65547MivJoseph Copeland(Abt 1826–Bef 1897)
#65548MvWilliam Norris "Norris" Copeland(1827–1907)
#65549MviAbner Copeland(1830–1844)

1820 U.S. Census, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Page: 100; NARA Roll: M33_112; Image: 110

1830 U.S. Census, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Page: 105; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 164; Family History Film: 0020638

Cora Ott, "MANSFIELD & SPEAKMAN family", RootsWeb.com, extracted 13 Mar 2015. (http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PAALLEGH/1999-05/0927202183)

Della Reagan Fischer, Marriages & Deaths From Weekly Newspapers 1818-1865, Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, compiled and typed by William L. Iscrupe, (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, c1977). p. 131

Floyd G. Hoestine, compiler, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution - 1955 Year Book, 1956, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution. p. 151

Lineage application of Samuel Finley Henderson, Approved 1 May 1947, Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Volume: 343; SAR Membership Number: 68567


Line Generation: 2

Relationship: Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand-Uncle