Nicholas Woodley Copeland, Jr.

was living in Nov 1696 in Essex Co, VA. mentioned in court records He was living in 1704 in Essex Co, VA. quick rent-300 acres Nov. 10,1694 Bond L 20 Sterling, Nicholas Copeland as guardian of Jno Adkinson, orphan. Signed Nicholas (X) Copeland, Fra Smith Wit: Salvatore Muscoe, James Edmondson, Essex Co., VA(Fleet B.,1988, VA Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 11, p113)

Aug 10,1696-'Mr. Meriwether, Please to put on the mark of my cattle and hogs which a fluer-de-lis in the left ear and a swallow forke in the right ear; yor friend Nicholas Copeland recorder; Test Francis Meriwether, Clerk Cur.(Essex Co., VA Part I of Deed and Will Book, 1695-1699, p59'

May 16,1725- This indention between Nicholas Copeland of the Parish of St. Ann in County of Essex and Dorothy, his wife of one part and Anthony Scott of the parish of Drysdale in King and Gueen County, planter of ye other part witnesseth that the said Nicholas Copeland and Dorothy, his wife in consideration of sum of 40 pounds currency, money of Virginia: sold

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Descendants of William COPELAND

unto Anthony Scott in his actuall possession two plantation tracts of land with ye appurtenances whereon Nicholas Copeland and Ann Copeland now lives in ye Parish of St. Ann aforsid containg 200 acres relation being had to ye records of Essex County may more fully appear;

In presence of Thomas Bridgeforth Nicholas Copeland John MacAlister Dorothy Copeland

Jacob Laton

At Court held for Essex County on ye 18th day of May 1725. This deed of lease and release admitted to record. Also ye same day the said Dorothy Copeland freely relinquished her right of dower to ye said land which is also admitted to record(Essex County Deed BK 18. pp 67-69)

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10. Nicholas COPELAND Jr. (Nicholas-2, William-1) was born about 1675 in Essex Co., VA. He was living in Nov 1696
in Essex Co, VA. mentioned in court records He was living in 1704 in Essex Co, VA. quick rent-300 acres Nov. 10,1694
Bond L 20 Sterling, Nicholas Copeland as guardian of Jno Adkinson, orphan. Signed Nicholas (X) Copeland, Fra Smith Wit:
Salvatore Muscoe, James Edmondson, Essex Co., VA(Fleet B.,1988, VA Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 11, p113)
Aug 10,1696-'Mr. Meriwether, Please to put on the mark of my cattle and hogs which a fluer-de-lis in the left ear and a
swallow forke in the right ear; yor friend Nicholas Copeland
recorder; Test Francis Meriwether, Clerk Cur.(Essex Co., VA Part I of Deed and Will Book, 1695-1699, p59'
May 16,1725- This indention between Nicholas Copeland of the Parish of St. Ann in County of Essex and Dorothy, his wife
of one part and Anthony Scott of the parish of Drysdale in King and Gueen County, planter of ye other part witnesseth that
the said Nicholas Copeland and Dorothy, his wife in consideration of sum of 40 pounds currency, money of Virginia: sold