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About Deacon Jonathan Copp, Sr.
Jonathan Copp was born 2/23/1665 in Boston Ma to Elder David Copp and Obedience Topliff. He married Catherine Lay. He died in New London Ct on 11/4/1746.
"He was a religious leader and became a deacon when a church was formally organized in 1722 (the Second Church of New London, later Montville Center Church). He was delegated to go to Boston to get the new pastor, Rev. James Hillhouse, and bring him to North Parish. He was very active in the parish, serving on committees and as moderator. In 1724, the General Court of the Colony appointed him to serve on a committee to expend "on pious uses" public money raised on unimproved lands. He owned a mill and a good farm near the Norwich, CT line. His homestead was atop Raymond Hill. He and his wife are buried in Raymond Hill Cemetery. In his will, he left his wife an Indian boy, on condition that she teach him to read and write. All ten of their children were born in Stonington, CT." Find A Grave contributor Sue McDuffe
In 1722 Robert Dennison petitioned the Connecticut Assembly for persmission to tax vacant land in the north parish of New London, Connecticut, to support a minister. The petition was granted and Dennison and Jonathan Copp (Samuel and John's father) surveyed and laid out the land and assured that all taxes from the unimproved land went to the parish. Copp, a parish deacon, also collected taxes for the construction of the meeting house.
Jonathan was living in Stonington, CT when his father's estate was being settled in 1714. He was a cordwainer. Later he settled in the North Parish of New London (Montville), CT. He was a religious leader and became a deacon when a church was formally organized in 1722 (the Second Church of New London, later Montville Center Church). He was delegated to go to Boston to get the new pastor, Rev. James Hillhouse and bring him to North Parish. He was very active in the parish, serving on committees ad as moderator.
In 1724, the General Court of the Colony appointed him to serve on a committee to espend "on pious uses" public money raised on unimproved lands. He owned a mill and a good farm near the Norwich, CT line. His homestead was atop Raymond Hill. He and his wife are buried in Raymond Hill Cemetery. In his will, he left his wife an Indian boy, on the condition that she teach him to read and write. (From: "Reuniting Families of Yesteryear for Tomorrow". coppfamilyny.com)
He served as a soldier in King Philip's War.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 322
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Deacon Jonathan Copp, Sr.'s Timeline
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February 23, 1665
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Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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| 1692 |
July 7, 1692
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Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
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June 12, 1694
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1696 |
September 17, 1696
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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| 1698 |
October 27, 1698
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1700 |
September 24, 1700
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1702 |
October 3, 1702
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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January 24, 1705
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Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1707 |
September 24, 1707
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Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
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