Hey, Folks Being a Quaker myself, I was excited to come across some info recently which indicated that my mother might be descended from one of the early Quaker martyrs, John Copeland, whose right ear was cut off by the Boston Taliban in 1650-something. I've never done much work on my Copeland line. Instead, I "inherited" it from a distant cousin (now deceased) about 20 years ago - and, frankly, I've always doubted it because I found a lot of other booboos in her work. Basically, it ran like this: Thomas Copeland (b. 1635, London) m. Martha Winslow Thomas Copeland (b. 1667, North Carolina) m. Gulielma Griffin Henry Copeland (b. 1699, North Carolina) m. Margaret Savage Henry Copeland (b. 1724, Isle of Wight, VA) m. Rachel Joshua Copeland (b. ca. 1749) m. Susannah Pike Samuel Thomas Copeland (b. 1773, North Carolina) m. Pharaby Cotton Susannah Copeland (b. 1812, North Carolina) m. John Black The new interpretation replaces everyone north of Joshua and runs like this: Lawrence Copeland (b. ca. 1590, York, England) m. Ruth John Copeland* (b. 1611/12, York, England) m. Sarah Ratcliffe William Copeland (b. 1650, Isle of Wight, VA) m. Christian Charles Copeland (b. ca. 1693, North Carolina) m. Mary Joshua Copeland (b. ca. 1749) m. Susannah Pike Etc. I have no documentation for either line. On one hand, I have my sloppy deceased cousin who I obviously can't query. And, on the other hand, I have a bunch of anonymous Internet sources. Can anyone vouch for either line and give me a source or two. I'd REALLY appreciate it. Thanks! Mark E. Dixon Wayne, PA