I have never heard that Nicholas Copeland was "killed." What was the cause of his death? Also did not know that he was a surveyor. Where did this info come from? I know that there is confusion regarding the parentage of James Copeland that married Lydia Dill but, just for my input - I show James Copeland Jr (grandson of Nicholas Copeland) married Lydia Dill. This is not my direct line so it certainly could be wrong. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Jones" <dotsicle5@sbcglobal.net> To: <COPELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [COPELAND] Copeland land records > This is all I have about the Dill family Bible. The > gentleman from whom I got the info may have more > details. The "uncle William" who raised James is my > direct ancestor. > > JAMES COPELAND was born in 1742 in Virginia and was > the last son born to NICHOLAS COPELAND and wife NANCY > LOTT. He was born in the year of his father's death. > His father was a surveyor and was killed before > providing his survey to the court in regards to a > legal battle over some contested land. It was at this > time that the Copelands and children appear in North > Carolina. Young James was raised by his > uncle William Copeland and wife Margery who was the > sister of Nancy Lott. James Copeland married Lydia > Dill who was the daughter of Peter Dill of Rowan > County, North Carolina. William Copeland lived on > Second Creek, before moving to Chatham County. Peter > Dill lived on Abbotts Creek. The marriage of Lydia > Dill to James Copeland is recorded in the JOHN DILL > BIBLE dated 1820 and records that they were married in > 1769 in Salisbury. The Bible states that James is " > THE SON OF NICH. COPLAND OF VIRGINIA" and his bondsman > is " WM. COPLAND, his uncle." Records also indicate > that he lived in Sullivan County, TENN. which was once > a part of western North Carolina. Three land grants > were given to JOSEPH COPELAND - WILLIAM COPELAND_ and > JAMES COPELAND. James was a neighbor of Archibald > Dill, a cousin to LYDIA DILL COPELAND, who was living > close to him on the Long Island of the Holstein. In > 1786 James tried to sell his land to a man named > RUSSELL. For whatever reason, the sale fell through. > James sold the land to his brother William and it was > witnessed by Joseph Copeland. William Copeland and the > man named Russell remained in this area and both were > signers of the petition for the State of Franklin. > Joseph Copeland went to Jefferson with his desc. being > born and buried in Overton. James Copeland and wife > Lydia went to Greenville, South Carolina. He appeared > on the 1790 Census for that county . He left in 1799 > and went to Roane county, Tenn. and then to Madison > County, Alabama where he died in 1811. his son , James > Copeland, Jr (b. 1791 in SC) wife, and his mother > Lydia went to Wayne County, Tenn in the 1820s. They > are all buried in a family cemetery located now in > Hardin County. > FROM: Michael G. Copeland junostar@airmail.net > 10/13/2001 > > > dotsicle > > > ==== COPELAND Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin: mailto:COPELAND-admin@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe from List Mode: > mailto:COPELAND-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > To unsubscribe in Digest Mode: > mailto:COPELAND-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > AOL USERS: Send an email to:COPELAND-L-request@rootsweb.com > (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

The gentleman from whom I got the info on Nicholas/Nancy is: Michael G. Copeland junostar@airmail.net I do not know if his e-mail address is current. dotsicle