Is there anyone on this list that could help me find out what happened to a piece of land? I'm researching the family of James Copeland and his wife Diana ____. James died in Chowan County sometime around 1752 as his will was made on March 13th of that year. In the will he mentions "a tract of land on the Chowan River" which he willed to his son James Jr. James Copeland Jr. is who I'm trying to find. My ancestor named James Copeland married an Elizabeth Johnson and moved to Chatham County, NC where their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1762. But on the Internet are two conflicting ancestries of James. One has his parents as Nicholas Copeland and Nancy Lott and the other has James Copeland and Diana _____. There is no data for Nicholas, but as James who married Diana left a will, I'm hoping I could find what happened to the land he willed to his son James Jr. If James Jr. sold it soon after, I'm hoping his wife's name will be mentioned and maybe this will be some documentation to settle this confusion. If he lived there past 1762 then I will know that James Jr. can't be my James, as I know he was in Chatham County by then. So I guess I'm wondering if there is any will or land transfer record for a James Copeland after 1752 and before 1762 or 63. -- Eddie Davis Ec21davis@sbcglobal.net