Robert Copeland

GEDCOM Note

From the Royalist Composition Papers: C - F <p></p> <p>fo. 639. Petition from Robert Copeland, of Dolphin Leigh, yeoman, and Katherine his wife, which shewed that Lawrence Copeland, deceased, late father of petitioner, was in his lifetime seized of an estate in fee of a messuage, called Dolphin Leigh, and of several other lands in the county of Lancaster. By a deed of feoffment, dated 13 October, in the 8th of the late King [1632], he, for the considerations therein mentioned, conveyed to certain feoffees in trust the said messuage to the use of petitioners, and the remainder to the use of himself during life, and after to petitioners, and their issue male afterwards; two thirds of the said estate were limited to the said Lawrence Copeland for his life only, and sequestered for his recusancy, and he being then lately dead, the same ought tohave descended to petitioners, in accordance with the deed; they prayed for an order to examine witnesses in proof (27 November, 1651). "Commissioners to examine and certify, and referred to Mr. Brereton." <p></p> <p>Report by Mr. Brereton, dated 23 February, 1652[-3]. He found that a deed, dated 13 October, 1638, had been executed between Lawrence Copeland, of Dolphin Leigh, yeoman, and John Cansfield, Robt. Middleton, John Bradshaw, Richard Blackbourne, George Hodgson, Thomas Lamming, Robt. Copland (eldest son of the said Lawrence), and Katherine, wife of the said Robert, reciting that Robert Dalton, by indenture dated 12th of March, 1624[-5], demised to Thomas Westmore and others all that messuage in Boulk and Newton, in the county of Lancaster, called Dolphin Leigh, for the lives of the said Robert Copland and of Lawrence and John Copland, younger sons of the said Lawrence, the father; and reciting that the said Robert Dalton, by another indenture dated the 10th of October, 1621, demised to Thomas Westbie and Richard Westmore certain parcels of land called the Frieres Mosse, near Quearne Moore Park, in the county of Lancaster, for ninety-nine years, if the said Robert, John, and Thomas Copland, sons of the said. Lawrence, the father, so long lived, which lease by good assurance had come to the said Lawrence Copland, the father; and reciting that Thomas Dalton, by two several indentures dated I October, 1633, demised to Lawrence Copland, the father, the said messuage called Dolphin Leigh, and the parcel of land called the Freires Mosse, for thirty-one years, to commence from the determination of the terms granted to Robert Dalton; and Lawrence Copland, the father, in consideration of £160, being the marriage portion of the said Katherine, and for other considerations therein expressed, sold to the said John Cansfield and the others mentioned above the said messuage for 140 years, from the 2nd of February then last, upon trust that they should stand possessed of the " ButterieChamber, the Chamber over the same, the Middle Chamber, the storehouse, the kitchen, the kitchen larder, the old barne, with all the roomes under that roof, part of the said messuage, and of one moyetie of the Garden and of the Ridcrpft, the Ridgcroft Parrock, the great well close, the Rege Parrock, the great well close, and the little close called Newton acre, parcell of the said tenement, and of two closes called the Barne meadow and the Park meadow, parcell of the Freires Mosse, together with sufficient turbarie there, to the use of the said Robert Copeland and Katherine his wife, and suchchildren as they then had, or after should have, during the life of the said Robert Copeland, for their maintenance;" after his death to Katherine for life; after, to the use of such of their children as should be living at the death of the survivor of them for six years; after, to the use of the sons of the said Robert and Katherine according to their seniority, and the heirs male of the bodies of such sons; in default to the use of such persons as the said Lawrence should appoint; in default of such appointment, to the use of the right heirs of the said Lawrence, the father, for the residueof the term granted; as for the residue of the premises, to the use of the said Lawrence Copland, the father, for life; after, to Robert for life; after, to the use of the children of Robert and Katherine as should be living at the time of the decease of the survivor of them, the said Lawrence Copland, the father, and Robert Copland, during four years; and after, to the use of the sons of the said Robert and Katherine his wife and their heirs as before. It was further agreed that the said Lawrence, the father, on payment of £20 a year, might for their lives enjoy all the lands, &c., limited to the said Robert and Katherine his wife, and paying for her life after death of Robert and during life of Lawrence £17 a year. And it was also agreed that, from the death of the said Lawrence, suchperson or persons as, according to the intent of the parties, were from the decease of Katherine to enjoy the property, should from the decease enjoy the same, continuing to pay the said Katherine a rent charge of £17 a year. Proofs were given of the sealing, &c., of the deed, and Blanch Cansfield deposed that Lawrence Copland, the father, died about a week after the preceding Michaelmas. <p></p> <p>He submitted to judgment, whether the sequestration ought not to be discharged, the recusancy of the said Lawrence Copland notwithstanding.</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 645. (27 November, 1651). Order of reference to Lancashire Commissioners.</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 647. Petition (copy).</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 649. Communication, dated at Preston, 16 January, 1651 [-2], signed by G. Pigott and Robert Cunliffe, mentioning proceedings taken by them, enclosing copies of examinations and other matters.</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 651. Examination of John Smith, of Cansfield, yeoman, aged seventy years.</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 652. Examination of Blanch Cansfield, spinster, " aged 40 years or thereabouts."</p> <p></p> <p>Robert Copelano, of Dolpbln Xeigb, ano Ratberinc, bis</p> <p></p> <p>(First Series, Vol. c., No. 4,036, fols. 441, &c.)</p> <p></p> <p>fo. 443. Letter, dated at Preston, 16 January, 165 1 [-2], signed by G. Pigot and Robt. Cunliffe, mentioning that in observance of an order of the 27 November then last made upon the petition of the above, they had examined witnesses for proof of the deed in the petition mentioned (copies enclosed), and they certified that two thirds of the estate of Lawrence Copeland, then deceased, late father of petitioner Robert, were, in his life, sequestrated for recusancy, and then so continued. <p></p> <p>ff. 441-2. Examinations taken at Preston, 15 January, 165 1 [-2], of John Smith, of Cansfield, and Blanch Cansfield, of Cansfield, witnesses to the deed.</p>

GEDCOM Note

Biography of Charles Townsend Copeland, J. Donald Adams,Riverside Press Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, ,MA , Copyright 1960 Please send any corrections or additions toJesse M. Lawrence Jr. <p>jmljr@flash.net This data is updated continuously, so pleaserevisit </p> <p>to make sure you have latest information. This file representsmy entire</p> <p>data base, I do not have any other information! Please use thereference</p> <p>number so I can get to the correct person in my data base.</p>

GEDCOM Note

Jesse M. Lawrence (jmljr@flash.net): tried to obtain father's estates, refused, <p>appears to have come to America with brother Lawrence </p> <p>Robert Copeland appears to have come to America with his brother Lawrence . No record of wife and children</p>