Ada I printed your Copeland ancestry message in an effort to see if I could reconcile your findings with Herman Coplen's book, Copeland/Coplen & Allied Families - Immigrants to Virginia. Herman agrees with your findings, mostly. Lancaster County in Virginia was renamed Middlesex County in 1673. William, born in Virginia, 26 March 1667, then Lancaster County, died c1720 in Chowan County, North Carolina. His wife was Christian. (Unknown surname) His brother, John is a total unknown. William & Christian had sons William, John, James, Charles, and, daughters Christian, Sarah, Grace. Son, James, died in Chowan in 1752. Son,William, married Sarah Campen (Champion), he died in Chowan in 1763. He had three sons, William, Jesse, Peter, and 2 daughters, Ann & Judith. The next William was born c1707 in Middlesex County, Virginia, married Peninah (surname unknown) died 1767 in Chowan County, North Carolina. William & Peninah had James, Celia, Josiah, Lamar, Sarah. As you mentioned, we find Charles and Alexander and Isaac, but am not sure which generation in which you find Hugh. You've done a good job. The above is straight our of Herman's book. I've not attempted to really dig into my Copeland branch. The most recent Copeland in my family is my paternal grandfather's mother, Ursula Copeland, daughter of Moses Allen Copeland during the family's residence in Ohio. She migrated to Califronia, following her son (my g.father) and is buried in our Hollywood Cemetery. The "name game" can be confusing when children are named after their father and/or mother and/or uncles and aunts. I hope the above makes sense to you.