Giles Copes, I

1634 - Bef 1697  (< 63 years)

• Name	Giles Copes  [1]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1634  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Headright - Named as a headright	28 Jun 1648	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Giles Copes, one of 8 headrights for Mr. William Andrews, when he was granted 400 acres of land located in present-day Accomack County, just below Pungoteague.
  Deposition	29 Jun 1658	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Giles Copes, aged about 24 years, taken in open court, sayeth . . . Signed: Giles [his mark] Copes.
  Tax list	1664	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Giles Cope with 4 tithes. He was listed between Mr. Bowman and Henry Bishop.
  Tax list	Between 1665 and 1677	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Giles Copes was on the Accomack County tithable lists through 1677 when he apparently moved into Northamtpon County.
  Court - named in order	17 Oct 1670	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 5]
  	Giles Cope, who had purchased a piece of land from Lt. Isaac Foxcroft, requested a title. Ordered that Foxcroft give a title at the next court and ordered that Cope assign to Foxcroft "a writing" he had from Jeffrey Mincheel. This land was located east of present-day Exmore.
  Jury duty	3 Mar 1672/73	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as Giles Coupes.
  Bound Out - They had a child bound to them to learn a trade	28 Aug 1682	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Richard Turner, the son of one Richard Turner, being left with Giles Copes about three years and a half since, and his said father since departed the county, upon the petition of the said Copes, it is the judgment of the court and accordingly ordered that the said Richard Turner Jun'r remain and continue with the said Giles Copes untill he attains to the age of twenty one years (being now about the age of nine years as the said Copes declares) unless the court find cause to the contrary in the meantime, or the father of the said child come and reimburses him his charge for keeping him.
  Will - Witnessed a will	23 Jun 1688	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	It was on this date that Capt. Arthur Robins, Edmond Joynes, Giles Copes & John Henderson witnessed the will of John Cobb, wife Mary.
  Reference Identifier	#
  Record ID	32538
  Will	23 Jul 1696	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	To my son Thomas Copes my 200 A. plantation where I now live if he pays his brother Giles Copes 4000#t, else 200 A. to be eq. div. To my dau. Mary Cobb wife of Samuel Cobb, a feather bed. To the rest of my children 12p apiece. My beloved wife Ruth resid. legatee and extrx. Witt: Edmund (?) Joyne, Margaret (W) Walker, John Walker, Edward Joyne.
  Death	Bef 1 Mar 1696/97	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Origins
  Person ID	I32538	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret (--?--),   b. Abt 1635   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1655  [9]
  Children	1. Ann Copes,   b. Abt 1655, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 22 Dec 1660, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 5 years) + 2. Thomas Copes, I,   b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 4 Apr 1721, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Mary Parker  (Age 33 years)  m. Abt 1700;    ╚═ Mary (of Thomas) Gray  (Age < 58 years)  m. Bef Jun 1714   3. Margaret Copes,   b. Bef 23 Jun 1661, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Giles Copes, II,   b. Abt 1663, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 6 Jan 1730/31, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 68 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Parker  m. Abt 1698   5. Mary Copes,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel Cobb  m. Abt 1685   6. Mathias Copes,   b. Abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Feb 1718/19, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 51 years) ╚═ Margaret Roberts, (Roberts?)  m. Abt 1695   7. (children of Giles I) Copes,   b. Abt 1670, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth (--?--),   b. 1656   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1680  [10]
  Family ID	F28977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Headright - Named as a headright - 28 Jun 1648 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Deposition - 29 Jun 1658 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Tax list - 1664 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Tax list - Between 1665 and 1677 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in order - 17 Oct 1670 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Jury duty - 3 Mar 1672/73 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Bound Out - They had a child bound to them to learn a trade - 28 Aug 1682 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Witnessed a will - 23 Jun 1688 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - 23 Jul 1696 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 1 Mar 1696/97 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 156 (will of Giles Copes, wife Ruth), 497. [S2105] Dr. Howard Mackey and Marlene A. Groves, Mackey, N'hamp Co Record Bk 08, 1657-1664, (Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2002), p. 36, 2105. [S2416] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Copes Family, (Photocopied, New Church, VA, 1998), 2416. [S579] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Certificates and Rights, 1663-1709 and Tithables, 1663-1695, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993), p. 73, 579. [S697] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1666-1670, Volume 2, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 205 (17 Oct 1670 Court), 697. [S698] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1671-1673, Volume 3, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 112 (3 Mar 1672/73 Court), 698. [S865] Walczyk, N'hamp Co Bk 11, Orders & Wills 1678-1683, (Coran, NY: Peter's Row, 2002), p. 171 (28 Aug 1682 Court), 865. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 135 (will of John Cobb, wife Mary), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 65 (Hungars Parish Records), 497. [S702] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1682-1690, Volume 7, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 172 (8 Sep 1686 Court), 702.