Peter Parker Copes, II

Abt 1730 - Bef 1770  (< 40 years)

• Name	Peter Parker Copes
  Suffix	II
  Birth	Abt 1730	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	11 Feb 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	In his will Peter Parker Copes, wife Rhody, named sons Charles, Paker, Thomas & Solomon Copes. At probate Peter Parker Copes was named heir at law, meaning he was the oldest son.
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	26 Mar 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Parker Copes was granted to Parker Copes with Charles Bagwell & Sebastian Cropper Jr. securities.
  Land - they exchanged lands with someone	30 Apr 1765  [3]
  	On 1 Oct 1763 Charles Copes sold his half of his father's land to Southy Simpson for 150 pounds. On 30 Jan 1765, Parker Copes & wife Elizabeth exchanged deeds with Southy Simpson "to fix lines." On 30 Apr 1765 Parker Copes (no wife cosigned) mortgaged his inherited 83 acres to Charles Bagwell for 100 pounds. The tract was then bordered on the east by Southy Simpson lands, south and west by Thomas Copes, and north by Roady Branch, "where Parker now lives."
  Record ID	44831
  Will	15 May 1770	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	To wife Elizabeth whole estate during her widow & then my land to my son Southy Copes. 4 youngest children, Elizabeth, Beverly. Peter Parker & Rachel residual legatees. Wife Exec. Witt: Southy Simpson. Jacob Sturgis.
  Death	Bef 31 Jul 1770	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved. George Corbin, Jr. app. guardian to Southy Copes, heir at law to the testator.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Giles Copes, I,   b. 1634   d. Bef 1 Mar 1696/97, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 63 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Rhoda 'Rhody' Clark, (Clark?,   b. Abt 1700   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. Peter Parker Copes, II,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jul 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 40 years) ▻ Elizabeth Sturgis, (Sturgis?),  m. Abt 1755 + 2. Charles Copes, Sr.,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1769 ;   Louisa Wessells, circa 1775,  m. Abt 1786 + 3. Solomon Copes,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jan 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 28 years) ▻ Molly (--?--),  m. Abt 1770   4. Capt. Thomas (of Peter Parker) Copes,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Thomas Simpson and Rhoda 'Rhody' Clark)
  + 1. Col. Southy Simpson,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1779, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years) ▻ Comfort Dix,  m. Abt 1743
  Person ID	I44831	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter Parker Copes, I,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years)
  Mother	Rhoda 'Rhody' Clark, (Clark?,   b. Abt 1700   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Thomas Simpson, Jr.,   b. Abt 1686, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1728  (Age 42 years)  m. Abt 1720
  Marriage	Abt 1728	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F10178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sturgis, (Sturgis?),   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Copes,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Sgt. Southy Copes,   b. 1761, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jan 1834, Scioto Co, Ohio (Age 73 years) ╚═ Euphemy Ironmonger  (Age < 34 years)  m. 2 May 1785;    ╚═ Tabitha West  m. Bef 30 Dec 1799;    ╚═ Ruth Hutton  (Age 87 years)  m. 28 Oct 1819 + 3. Pvt. Peter Parker Copes,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) ╚═ Tabitha Edmunds  m. 4 Oct 1787;    ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Warrington, (Warrington?)  m. 18 Dec 1809;    ╚═ Sophia Hall  (Age > 63 years)  m. 29 Jan 1829 + 4. Beverly Copes, I,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Mar 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 55 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1795;    ╚═ Ann 'Nancy' Moore  (Age < 47 years)  m. 7 Feb 1812 + 5. Rachel Copes,   b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ayres 'Airs' W. Taylor  (Age < 60 years)  m. 28 Jul 1791
  Family ID	F28980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1730 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1755 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 11 Feb 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate - 26 Mar 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 15 May 1770 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 31 Jul 1770 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 198 (will of Peter Parker Copes, wife Rhody), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 171 (adm of Parker Copes to Parker Copes), 570. [S631] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds, No. 003, 1757-1770, Part 2, p. 258; Part 1, p. 356-357 & Part 2, p. 374, 631. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 251 (will of Parker Copes, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 79, 571.