I am researching my ancestor Richard (Peter?) Copeland, b. ca 1750. I have seen various listings for where he was born. Does anyone have any documented evidence?? Or real evidence of his actual full given name? I find records for Richard & Sarah Copeland in Edgefield Co. SC and in Putnam Co. GA. I descend from their son John Thomas Copeland. Richard Peter Copeland (as most list him) was married to Sarah Dunn, daughter of Waters Dunn b. ca 1775 Essex Co. VA and wife Elizabeth Gatewood b. bef 1728 (where?). Richard and Sarah do have an attributed son that is often referred to as Richard Peter Copeland, Jr. Although I did not see a Richard Peter Copeland among the heirs of his estate - why not? Richard Peter (Jr.) died sometime after 1850, so certainly was alive then. Can anyone shed any clarification on any of these aspects? I don't know if his will was written by his hand or by someone else, it is dated 24 July 1823. In beginning this will, his name is spelled Richard Copland, and he signed the will with initials, the first clearly an R. The second, I have no idea. Doesn't look recognizably like any of the other capital letters in his will. Possibly may even be "W," given the letter shapes of that era, and that signatures were often written differently than that of the normal handwriting and/or he may not have written the actual will. Will signed 24 July 1823. Will filed in Putnam Co. GA 15 Nov 1823. (Will Book B Folio 10) Will gave money and goods to several specific people. Wife $5, Theodrick Webb $500, William Cook $100, Washington Jeter 1 negro named Anthony and land I had of Henry T.(?) Williams, my household goods to my son Baldy, $2 with what he has got to Edmond West, Jesse Mosely $2, Daniel Mosely $2, all the rest of my estate to be equally divided between William and John Copeland and that they be my exequaturs as with my hand and seal this 24th day of July 1823. The Jeters and Moseley/Moselys were neighbors to the Copeland family in SC as well as in Putnam Co. GA. Daughter Christian married Theodrick Webb. Daughter Elizabeth married Edmond West. Daughter Mildred married Jesse Moseley. Daughter Sarah Married Daniel Moseley. Who was William Cook?? And how does Washington Jeter fit into this - just a friend, or is he connected in some other way? There was an oldest daughter called "Sally" b. ca 1775 - I never found any further records of her, and thought when I saw the later daughter named Sarah that the first child must have died. But is that the case? Does anyone know? Or is she the link to one of these mystery heirs? Any help or clarification would be most appreciated!