Jean... James and Elizabeth did not have a Martha, but their son Daniel DID (1789), and she is my ancestor. They also had a Sarah, Ann, Zana, and Nicholas. Not that I wanted to add to the confusion, but..... !!! LOL dotsicle

My database shows the James Copeland that married Elizabeth (John(s)ton to be the son of Nicholas and Nancy (Lott) Copeland. Is this wrong? Since this is not my direct line I have done no research on it. Please let me know if I am wrong.

Wrong? Who knows! My information comes from a Copeland/Coplen book that is very well researched. But, that doesn't mean he didn't make any mistakes. It rings true for me and it traces my most recent Copeland back to William/Mary/Grace arriving C1648 in Virginia. As I mentioned, earlier, there is not one Nicholas listed in this book's index. That tells me that there were other Copelands landing on our shores - or - Herman didn't root a Nicholas up and they are part of our legacy unknown to him. Just because he didn't mention or find them could be simply not coming across anything where a Nicholas appeared. We know, for sure, from other members of this list that there were Copelands coming in from Pennsylvania, also --- so, beware. Nicholas is bound to be connected in a positve way. One other caveat, Herman printed his book in 1983 after many years of research and information from others researching this line. Even tho he dug up early records of land purchases and career descriptions and baptisms, a lot more info is available, right now, that might not have been at his fingertips during the years prior to 1983. I'm using Herman's book as a guide because I'm impressed with his research. But, I repeat, it's a guide.!!! I'll share whatever he has with anyone but that will provide only a guide, not a primary source. PS. I'm also receiving a lot of information on my family from the surname lists on rootsweb. It's neat to see what's coming in and meeting up with distant cousins. Keep digging, jean "My database shows the James Copeland that married Elizabeth (John(s)ton to be the son of Nicholas and Nancy (Lott) Copeland. Is this wrong? Since this is not my direct line I have done no research on it. Please let me know if I am wrong." If that's right, it tears my database all to H___!! I hope someone can come up with some answers. "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra

James Copeland, son of Nicholas and Nancy, was born abt 1842 and married Lydia Dill. A Dill family Bible confirms this. This James' father died the year he was born, so James was raised by his uncle William Copeland (my direct ancestor through my GGgrandfather). James Copeland, son of James and Diana, was born abt 1734 and married Elizabeth Johnston. He is also my direct ancestor, through my GGgrandmother. dotsicle