Hello, Does anyone have any information regarding the Mary COPELAND, born: abt. 1735 in Virginia, who married James GRAVES, born: abt. 1730 in Culpeper Co., VA, died: 1796 in Lincoln Co., GA? Is this Mary COPELAND descended from Laurence COPELAND? (See a short family tree for her descendants immediately following the next COPELAND information.) My paternal 4th great grandfather is Ripley COPELAND, Sr., born: abt. 1761 in NC, who married my paternal 4th great grandmother, Rachael TUCKER. My known COPELAND line of descent is: Laurence COPELAND John/Nicholas COPELAND and Sarah RATCLIFF Nicholas COPELAND and Elizabeth TABERER Joseph COPELAND and Mary WOODLEY Nicholas COPELAND and Nancy LOTT, (dau of Aaron LOTT,) Nicholas COPELAND and Dorothy RIPLEY Ripley COPELAND, Sr. and Rachael TUCKER Nancy COPELAND and Howell LEWIS, b: abt. 1788, Granville Co., NC John LEWIS and Harriett ELLZEY Rachael Moranda LEWIS (COLEMAN?) (BRIGHT) and Spencer B. PARKER Allie Artimissa PARKER and James Martin "Jim" MYRICK Billy Earle "Bill" MYRICK and Ethel LaVerne SLAUGHTER Bellinda Gail MYRICK. Regarding the Mary COPELAND that married James GRAVES and their children: James GRAVES ....b. abt. 1730 Culpepper Co., VA ....d. 1796 in Lincoln Co., GA ....m. in 1750 (VA) md: Mary COPELAND .............b. abt 1735 in VA .............parents: ?? Children: James GRAVES, Jr. .....b. abt 1751 Thomas GRAVES .....b. abt 1753 .....d. 1837 in Copiah Co., Ms. .....m. Charity LOWE Richard GRAVES .....b. abt 1755, (daughter) GRAVES .... b abt 1757, (daughter) GRAVES .... b. abt 1760, Francis GRAVES .....b. abt 1765 John GRAVES ....b. abt 1767 William GRAVES .....b. 1768 in GA who m. Nancy ?. Children of Nancy ? and William GRAVES: [1.] Humphry GRAVES ............b. 1795 in GA ............md. 1815 in MS ............md: Sarah COOK [2.] John GRAVES, (prob. twin of Catherine) ............b. 1800 in GA ............m. 1819 ............md: Miriam DICKENS/DICKINS .......................b. 1803 in GA .......................(Is she related to the DICKENS/DICKINS that ........................married her husband's (twin) sister, Catherine, ........................shown only as ? DICKENS/DICKINS here below.) ........................parents: ?? [3.] Middleton GRAVES ............b. 1803 in GA ............md. 1828 ............md: Matilda HERRINGTON in Covington Co., MS, [4.] Catherine GRAVES, (prob. twin of John) ............b. 1800 GA ............md: abt. 1817 ............md. husb. # 1: ? DICKENS/DICKINS .......................(Is he related to the Miriam DICKENS/DICKINS that ........................married John GRAVES, (twin) brother of Catherine GRAVES, ........................wife of this ? DICKENS/DICKINS?) .......................parents: ?? .................(I believe this to be my line through the daughter of Catherine GRAVES ..................and ? DICKENS/DICKINS who is named Jane DICKENS/DICKINS and ..................was born 1828 in Mississippi and shown on the 1850 Covington Co., MS ..................census near my paternal 2nd great grandfather, Isom/Isham Daniel HERRINGTON/ ..................aka HARRINGTON, son of Enoch HERRINGTON and Harriet STUCKEY/STUCKY. ..................and Isom was living at the time in a McRANEY household related to Jane DICKENS/DICKINS ..................as well as a sibling that married into her family.) ............md: poss. husb. # 2: ? LOTT/poss. SCOTT? ..........................b. 1797 in GA ...........................m. to Elena ? ...................................b. 1810 in GA ? I look forward to hearing from anyone who might have information on the parents of Mary COPELAND who married James GRAVES. In advance, I thank you. Sincerely, Bellinda Myrick - Barnett [email protected]