This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ikJ.2ACIB/1540.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The John copeland you mention from chatham NC sounds like he may be related to my family. His son was the John Copeland of Harpers ferry raid. My family has always claimed being related though we migrated to LA. If you find out who John's father was I would be very interested in the info. nancy copeland