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Copas

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Y-DNA Group 1

287839 is a 6th-great-grandson of John Copas.  His pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

John Copas b. circa 1774 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. between 1864 and 1865 in Sullivan County, TN; m. Nancy Jobe (b. 1781 in Shenandoah Co.?, VA; d. between 1850 and 1860 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Nathan Copas b. 1803 in TN; d. 1873 in Washington Co., TN; m. Rhoda Fitzgerald (b. 1809 in TN; d. 1890 in Washington Co., TN)

[probably Montgomery S. Copas] b. 1838 in Washington Co., TN; d. after 1900 in Washington Co.?, TN?; had a child with Talitha B. "Tay" Copas (b. 1833 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1923 in Washington Co., TN)

John Ingalls Copas b. 1859 in TN; d. 1911 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1881 to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Carberry (b. 1856 in TN; d. 1910?)

William Montgomery Copas b. 1885 in TN; d. 1949; m. 1910 to Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Love (b. 1891; d. 1988)

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307083 is a 4th-great-grandson of John Copas.  His pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

Thomas Copas b. circa 1786 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. 1878 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Hannah Jobe (b. 1784 in what would become TN; d. 1855 in Monroe Co., KY)

Thomas Matthew "Matt" Copas b. 1813 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1880 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Mary Tooley (b. circa 1823 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1881 in Monroe Co., KY)

William Riley Copas b. 1861 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY; m. 1894 to Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Holloway (b. 1860 in KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY)

James Larkin Copas b. 1896 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1993 in IL; m. 1922 to Florence Georgia Chapman (b. 1903; d. 1985)

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309778 is a 4th-great-grandson of James Nelson Copus.  His pedigree follows:

James Nelson Copus b. 1775 in Augusta Co., VA/present-day Greene Co., PA; d. 1812 in Richland Co., OH; m. Amy Church (b. 1775 in Greene Co., PA; d. 1862 in Richland Co., OH)

Henry Copus b. 1794 in Washington Co., PA; d. 1869 in Wood Co., OH; m. Magdalena Caroline "Delaney" Archer (b. 1804 in Greene Co., PA; d. 1871 in Wood Co., OH)

James Copus b. 1822 in Ashland Co., OH; d. 1887 in Wood Co., OH); m. Julia Ann Musgrove (b. 1824 in OH; d. 1867 in Wood Co., OH)

Doc Copus b. 1859 in Wood Co., OH; d. 1905 in Wood Co., OH; m. Amelia Sarah Baker (b. 1862 in OH; d. 1901 in Wood Co., OH)

Fay Everett Copus b. 1884 in Wood Co., OH; d. 1947 in Los Angeles Co., CA; m. Stannye May Hanna (b. 1895 in AR; d. 1969 in Sacramento Co., CA)

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Y-DNA Group 2

318490 is a great-grandson of William Shelby Copus.  His pedigree follows:

William Shelby Copus b. 1850 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1944 in Dallas Co., TX; m. Priscilla Charity Denton (b. 1857 in TN; d. 1891 in Pulaski Co., AR)

John William Copus b. 1877 in Jasper Co., MO; d. 1948 in Tulare Co., CA; m. Lela Swa Henson (b. 1877 in Kerr Co., TX; d. 1957 in Ventura Co., CA)

Delma Westley "Dale" Copus b. 1908 in Bell Co., TX; d. 1996 in Kleberg Co., TX; m. Mildred Dale Kennedy (b. 1911 in Los Angeles Co., CA; d. 2004 in Medina Co., TX)

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Mitochondrial DNA (Female Line) Copas Lineages

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Family Finder DNA Copas Lineages

80784 is a 5th- and 6th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  These Copas pedigrees follow:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

John Copas b. circa 1774 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. between 1864 and 1865 in Sullivan County, TN; m. Nancy Jobe (b. 1781 in Shenandoah Co.?, VA; d. between 1850 and 1860 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Matilda Copas b. circa 1811 in TN; d. between 1857 and 1860 in Sullivan Co.?, TN; m. Samuel Anderson Murray (b. circa 1811 in TN; d. before 1857 in Washington Co., TN)

John Anderson Murray Sr. b. 1853 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1928 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1872 in Washington Co., TN, to Mary Ann Ford (b. 1853 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1930 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Alice Orlena Murray b.b. 1885 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1958 in Washington Co., TN; m. 1903 in Sullivan County, TN, to John Richard Graves Strickler (b. 1881 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1962 in Sullivan Co., TN)

David Virgil Strickler b. 1909 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1995 in Washington Co., TN; m. 1938 in Scott Co., VA, to Rosie Ellen Wheelock (b. 1911 in Washington Co., TN; d. 1986 in Sullivan Co., TN)

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Elizabeth Copas b. circa 1812 in TN; d. before 1867; m. James/Thomas Jackson (b. in TN; d. before 1850)

Elbert Sevier Jackson b. 1828 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1899 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. Augusta 'Gusta' Ford (b. 1821 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1891 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Nathan Richard Jackson b. 1859 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1947 in Washington Co., TN; had a son with Eliza Jane Strickler (b. 1859 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1950 in Sullivan Co., TN)

John Richard Graves Strickler b. 1881 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1962 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1903 in Sullivan County, TN, to Alice Orlena Murray (b. 1885 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1958 in Washington Co., TN)

David Virgil Strickler b. 1909 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1995 in Washington Co., TN; m. 1938 in Scott Co., VA, to Rosie Ellen Wheelock (b. 1911 in Washington Co., TN; d. 1986 in Sullivan Co., TN)

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326804 is a double 5th- and 6th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  These Copas pedigrees follow:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

John Copas b. circa 1774 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. between 1864 and 1865 in Sullivan County, TN; m. Nancy Jobe (b. 1781 in Shenandoah Co.?, VA; d. between 1850 and 1860 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Nathan Copas b. 1803 in TN; d. 1873 in TN; m. Rhoda Fitzgerald (b. 1809 in TN; d. 1890 in Washington Co., TN)

Barthena Copas b. 1844 in TN; d. 1900 in TN; m. 1870 in Sullivan Co., TN, to George Washington Bowser (b. 1848 in TN; d. 1919 in Washington Co., TN)

William Edward Bowser Sr. b. 1871 in TN; d. 1931; m. 1895 to Carrie Lovenia Hunt (b. 1877 in TN; d. 1952 in Washington Co., TN)

William Edward Bowser Jr. b. 1911 in TN; d. 1958 in Denver, CO; m. 1932 to Mary Kathleen Strickler (b. 1915 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1996 in Sullivan Co., TN)

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Matilda Copas b. circa 1811 in TN; d. between 1857 and 1860 in Sullivan Co.?, TN; m. Samuel Anderson Murray (b. circa 1811 in TN; d. before 1857 in Washington Co., TN)

John Anderson Murray Sr. b. 1853 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1928 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1872 in Washington Co., TN, to Mary Ann Ford (b. 1853 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1930 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Alice Orlena Murray b.b. 1885 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1958 in Washington Co., TN; m. 1903 in Sullivan County, TN, to John Richard Graves Strickler (b. 1881 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1962 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Mary Kathleen Strickler b. 1915 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1996 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1932 to William Edward Bowser Jr. (b. 1911 in TN; d. 1958 in Denver. CO)

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Elizabeth Copas b. circa 1812 in TN; d. before 1867; m. James/Thomas Jackson (b. in TN; d. before 1850)

Elbert Sevier Jackson b. 1828 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1899 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. Augusta 'Gusta' Ford (b. 1821 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1891 in Sullivan Co., TN)

Nathan Richard Jackson b. 1859 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1947 in Washington Co., TN; had a son with Eliza Jane Strickler (b. 1859 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1950 in Sullivan Co., TN)

John Richard Graves Strickler b. 1881 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1962 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1903 in Sullivan County, TN, to Alice Orlena Murray (b. 1885 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1958 in Washington Co., TN)

Mary Kathleen Strickler b. 1915 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1996 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1932 to William Edward Bowser Jr. (b. 1911 in TN; d. 1958 in Denver. CO)

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358668 is a 6th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  This Copas pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

John Copas b. circa 1774 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. between 1864 and 1865 in Sullivan County, TN; m. Nancy Jobe (b. 1781 in Shenandoah Co.?, VA; d. between 1850 and 1860 in Sullivan Co., TN)

William M. Copas b. circa 1801 in TN; d. circa 1874 in TN; m. Rhoda Jackson (b. circa 1802 in TN; d. after 1850 in TN)

Nancy Jane Copas b. 1834 in Washington Co., TN; d. 1891 in Cumberland Co., KY; m. Samuel P. Hulse (b. 1834 in VA; d. 1904 in Washington Co., TN)

Dolly Susan Hulse b. 1866 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1939 in Clinton Co., KY; m. Moses M. Tuggle (b. 1850 in Wayne Co., KY; d. 1937 in Clinton Co., KY)

Edward A. Tuggle b. 1889 in Clinton Co., KY; d. 1969 in Iroquois Co., IL; m. Ida Josephine Brown (b. 1895 in Wayne Co., KY; d. 1972 in Vermilion Co., IL)

Lucille Tuggle b. 1914 in Vermilion Co., IL; d. 1986 in Travis Co., TX; m. Gilbert Lorenzo Johnson (b. 1904 in Vermilion Co., IL; d. 1979 in Taylor Co., TX)

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B7868 is a 4th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  This Copas pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

Thomas Copas b. circa 1786 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. 1878 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Hannah Jobe (b. 1784 in what would become TN; d. 1855 in Monroe Co., KY)

Thomas Matthew "Matt" Copas b. 1813 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1880 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Mary Tooley (b. circa 1823 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1881 in Monroe Co., KY)

William Riley Copas b. 1861 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY; m. 1894 to Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Holloway (b. 1860 in KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY)

James Larkin Copas b. 1896 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1993 in IL; m. 1922 to Florence Georgia Chapman (b. 1903; d. 1985)

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B7869 is a 4th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  This Copas pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

Thomas Copas b. circa 1786 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. 1878 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Hannah Jobe (b. 1784 in what would become TN; d. 1855 in Monroe Co., KY)

Thomas Matthew "Matt" Copas b. 1813 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1880 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Mary Tooley (b. circa 1823 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1881 in Monroe Co., KY)

William Riley Copas b. 1861 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY; m. 1894 to Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Holloway (b. 1860 in KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY)

James Larkin Copas b. 1896 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1993 in IL; m. 1922 to Florence Georgia Chapman (b. 1903; d. 1985)

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B7870 is a 4th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  This Copas pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

Thomas Copas b. circa 1786 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. 1878 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Hannah Jobe (b. 1784 in what would become TN; d. 1855 in Monroe Co., KY)

Thomas Matthew "Matt" Copas b. 1813 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1880 in Monroe Co., KY; m. Mary Tooley (b. circa 1823 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1881 in Monroe Co., KY)

William Riley Copas b. 1861 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY; m. 1894 to Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Holloway (b. 1860 in KY; d. 1919 in Monroe Co., KY)

James Larkin Copas b. 1896 in Monroe Co., KY; d. 1993 in IL; m. 1922 to Florence Georgia Chapman (b. 1903; d. 1985)

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B7871 is a triple 6th-great-grandchild of John Copas.  These Copas pedigrees follow:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

William Copas Sr. b. circa 1747 in VA? or in Baltimore Co.?, MD?; d. circa 1839 in Washington Co., TN; m. Elizabeth (—?—) (b. between 1740 and 1750 in VA; d. between 1830 and 1840 in Sullivan or Washington Co., TN)

John Copas b. circa 1774 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; d. between 1864 and 1865 in Sullivan County, TN; m. Nancy Jobe (b. 1781 in Shenandoah Co.?, VA; d. between 1850 and 1860 in Sullivan Co., TN)

William M. Copas b. circa 1801 in TN; d. circa 1874 in TN; m. Rhoda Jackson (b. circa 1802 in TN; d. after 1850 in TN)

Talitha B. "Tay" Copas b. 1833 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1923 in Washington Co., TN; had a child with [probably Montgomery S. Copas] (b. 1838 in Washington Co., TN; d. after 1900 in Washington Co.?, TN)

John Ingalls Copas b. 1859 in TN; d. 1911 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1881 to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Carberry (b. 1856 in TN; d. 1910?)

William Montgomery Copas b. 1885 in TN; d. 1949; m. 1910 to Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Love (b. 1891; d. 1988)

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Nathan Copas b. 1803 in TN; d. 1873 in Washington Co., TN; m. Rhoda Fitzgerald (b. 1809 in TN; d. 1890 in Washington Co., TN)

Thomas W. Copas b. 1833 in Washington Co., TN; d. 1904; m. Nancy Chase (b. 1835 in TN; d. 1896)

Sarah Amanda Copas b. 1854 in TN; d. 1919; m. 1887 to Nathan Levi Love (b. 1861 in VA; d. 1947)

Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Love b. 1891; d. 1988; m. 1910 to William Montgomery Copas (b. 1859 in TN; d. 1911 in Sullivan Co., TN)

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[probably Montgomery S. Copas] b. 1838 in Washington Co., TN; d. after 1900 in Washington Co.?, TN?; had a child with Talitha B. "Tay" Copas (b. 1833 in Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1923 in Washington Co., TN)

John Ingalls Copas b. 1859 in TN; d. 1911 in Sullivan Co., TN; m. 1881 to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Carberry (b. 1856 in TN; d. 1910?)

William Montgomery Copas b. 1885 in TN; d. 1949; m. 1910 to Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Love (b. 1891; d. 1988)

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B7872 is a 5th-great-grandson of John Copas.  This Copas pedigree follows:

John Copas d. after 1783 in Berkeley Co.?, VA; m. 1742 in Baltimore Co., MD, to Manuell/Manerlin/Manaly Wright

Greenberry Copas b. between 1750 and 1760 in VA; m. Mary (—?—) (b. in VA)

John Copas b. circa 1783 in Berkeley Co., VA; d. 1854 in Adams Co., OH; m. Elizabeth Jane "Betsey" Grooms (b. circa 1785 in Berkeley Co., VA; d. after 1870 in Adams Co., OH)

James A. Copas b. circa 1832 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1895 in Adams Co., OH; m. Elizabeth Easter (b. circa 1830 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1907 in Adams Co., OH)

William M. Copas b. 1852 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1926 in Adams Co., OH; m. Anna Mary McIntire (b. 1857 in PA; d. 1924 in Adams Co., OH)

Alberton B. Copas b. 1881 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1956 in Adams Co., OH; m. Verna Jane Hull (b. 1889 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1926 in Paulding Co., OH)

Albert Harold Copas b. 1910 in Adams Co., OH; d. 1958 in Monterey Co., CA; m. Jeannette Reed Collins (b. 1916 in Atascosa Co., TX; d. 2004 in Monterey Co., CA)

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