Pvt. Peter Parker Copes

Abt 1762 - 1849  (87 years)

• Name	Peter Parker Copes  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	Abt 1762	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	15 May 1770	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	In his will Parker Copes, wife Elizabeth, named children Southy, Elizabeth, Beverly, Peter Parker & Rachel. At probate George Corbin Jr. was appointed guardian to Southy Copes, heir at law, meaning the oldest son.
  Rev War Veteran	1780	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2, 4]
  	He was shown as Peter Copes, a soldier in the Army. JoAnn Hines shows he served under Capt. Thomas Parker & Col. Campbell in the 11th Regt., Continental Line.
  Est Settmt Named In	31 Jul 1815	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Parker Copes & his wife Margaret were Extrs of the estate of Teackle Elliott.
  Deposition	1 Mar 1825	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Parker Copes, age 63, enlisted in a company of Capt Thomas Parker, 11th VA Regt.; served 18 months. He farms on land provided for him by the bounty of his son in law (step-son), William Elliott, Accomack County. He has wife Margaret, daughter in law (step-daughter) Rachel Elliott age 21 and Littleton T. Elliott, age 18. At a later date on 31 Mar 1825 he said he was discharged at Winchester, VA. Pension: 9642. He did not apply to be continued on the pension list before 1 March 1825 because until 19 Feb 1825 he was in possession of property valued at $240.
  Security on MLB	7 May 1832	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Peter Copes & Victor Bell were security on the M.L.B. of James Copes and Eliza Ardis.
  Anecdote	25 Sep 1832	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	On 25 Sep 1832 Sophia Copes, wife of Peter Parker Copes, was shown as an heir of Ephraim Hall.
  Death	11 Jan 1849	Accomack Co, Virginia   [8]
  	Parker Copes, late a Rev. pensioner, died in this Accomack County on 11 Jan 1849; Thomas P. Copes is his admr.
  Admin of estate	29 Jan 1849	Accomack Co, Virginia   [9]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Parker Copes was granted to Thomas P. Copes with Solomon Bunting & John T. Ward securities.
  Reference Identifer	DAR Patriot #A025841 (Pvt. 11th Regt. Continental Line, with Capt. Thomas Parker & Col. Campbell)
  Record ID	49326
  Person ID	I49326	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Parker Copes, II,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 31 Jul 1770, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 40 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sturgis, (Sturgis?),   b. Abt 1735, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Family ID	F28980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tabitha Edmunds,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Oct 1787	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Levin Copes was security on the M.L.B. of Parker Copes and Tabitha Edmunds.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F29016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret 'Peggy' Warrington, (Warrington?),   b. Abt 1770, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 Dec 1809	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	John Arlington was the security on the M.L.B. of Peter Parker Copes and Peggy Elliott, widow of Teackle.
  Children	1. Hester Ann Copes,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Thomas P. Copes,   b. 12 Oct 1812, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 17 Jul 1886, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [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. [S3025] JoAnn Hines, Hines, JoAnn - DAR Patroits of Accomack Co, VA, (Provided to MK Miles by Mary Jane Burn, 10 Mar 2018), 3025. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 14 (Declaration of Parker Copes, age 63), 575. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 190 (settlement of Teackle Elliott), 688. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 42 (heirs of Ephraim Hall), 575. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 67 (death of Parker Copes), 575. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 139 (adm of Parker Copes to Thomas P. Copes), 688.