Christopher, The John I am looking at was born about 1797 in South Carolina, so I don't think we have a "match." Have you read about the Scots-Irish? I'm theorizing that the Copelands who came to Pennsylvania, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and western North and South Carolina (before crossing the mountains into Tennessee and Kentucky) were in one of the four waves of immigrants from Northern Ireland (Ulster) who were originally from the lowlands of Scotland. The two books that I've found interesting are: (1) James Leyburn, "The Scotch-Irish, A Social History, " 1962 (academic) and (2) James Webb, "Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America," 2004 (not so academic). Harlan Copeland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Johnson" <mygenealogist@yahoo.com> To: <COPELAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:21 PM Subject: [COPELAND] John Copeland b.c. 1748 and Margaret Blakely Dear list, I recently began research into the family and ancestry of John Copeland b.c 12 Feb 1748 Chester Co., PA married circa 1774 Margaret Blakely in Laurens Dist, SC. I'm having some difficulty locating John's parents, grandparents, and siblings. I am hoping to connect with other members of this family who might know more about John's origins. I have seen some information which states that the Copelands originated in Ireland before coming to PA and SC, and my ultimate goal is to trace the family back to their origins in Ireland or the UK. Does anyone on the list have additional information on this family? Thanks in advance for any help, Christopher --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COPELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John Blakely married Rachel Orr. Margaret Blakely born 1758 died Feb 27 1844, buried Clinton, Laurens Co. Margaret Blakely married John Copeland SR, son of George. I show John born PA or Ireland. They had a son John married Nancy Jennie Mills, they had a daughter Mary Polly Copeland married Joseph Neighbors. Mary Poly buried Hurricane Cem, Clinton Laurens Co. Their daughter Margaret Neighbors, my dad's Great Grandmother. She had some land distributed. I only know this because my father still had the letter 50 years later. Contact me, Tammy gesetzlich@knology.net -----Original Message----- From: copeland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:copeland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Harlan Copeland Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:45 PM To: copeland@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COPELAND] John Copeland b.c. 1748 and Margaret Blakely Christopher, The John I am looking at was born about 1797 in South Carolina, so I don't think we have a "match." Have you read about the Scots-Irish? I'm theorizing that the Copelands who came to Pennsylvania, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and western North and South Carolina (before crossing the mountains into Tennessee and Kentucky) were in one of the four waves of immigrants from Northern Ireland (Ulster) who were originally from the lowlands of Scotland. The two books that I've found interesting are: (1) James Leyburn, "The Scotch-Irish, A Social History, " 1962 (academic) and (2) James Webb, "Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America," 2004 (not so academic). Harlan Copeland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Johnson" <mygenealogist@yahoo.com> To: <COPELAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:21 PM Subject: [COPELAND] John Copeland b.c. 1748 and Margaret Blakely Dear list, I recently began research into the family and ancestry of John Copeland b.c 12 Feb 1748 Chester Co., PA married circa 1774 Margaret Blakely in Laurens Dist, SC. I'm having some difficulty locating John's parents, grandparents, and siblings. I am hoping to connect with other members of this family who might know more about John's origins. I have seen some information which states that the Copelands originated in Ireland before coming to PA and SC, and my ultimate goal is to trace the family back to their origins in Ireland or the UK. Does anyone on the list have additional information on this family? Thanks in advance for any help, Christopher --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COPELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COPELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Harlan, No, it doesn't look like we have a match, but those books on the Scotch-Irish certainly sound interesting. I'd like to read those at some point. Thanks again, Christopher Harlan Copeland <copel005@umn.edu> wrote: Christopher, The John I am looking at was born about 1797 in South Carolina, so I don't think we have a "match." Have you read about the Scots-Irish? I'm theorizing that the Copelands who came to Pennsylvania, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and western North and South Carolina (before crossing the mountains into Tennessee and Kentucky) were in one of the four waves of immigrants from Northern Ireland (Ulster) who were originally from the lowlands of Scotland. The two books that I've found interesting are: (1) James Leyburn, "The Scotch-Irish, A Social History, " 1962 (academic) and (2) James Webb, "Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America," 2004 (not so academic). Harlan Copeland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Johnson" To: Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:21 PM Subject: [COPELAND] John Copeland b.c. 1748 and Margaret Blakely Dear list, I recently began research into the family and ancestry of John Copeland b.c 12 Feb 1748 Chester Co., PA married circa 1774 Margaret Blakely in Laurens Dist, SC. I'm having some difficulty locating John's parents, grandparents, and siblings. I am hoping to connect with other members of this family who might know more about John's origins. I have seen some information which states that the Copelands originated in Ireland before coming to PA and SC, and my ultimate goal is to trace the family back to their origins in Ireland or the UK. Does anyone on the list have additional information on this family? Thanks in advance for any help, Christopher --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COPELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COPELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.