Pvt. Peter Parker Copes, III

Abt 1762 - 1849  (87 years)

• Name	Peter Parker Copes  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Suffix	III
  Birth	Abt 1762	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	15 May 1770	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [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 County, Virginia, USA   [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.
  Estate Settlement - They were named in a settlement	31 Jul 1815	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Parker Copes & his wife Margaret were Extrs of the estate of Teackle Elliott.
  Deposition	1 Mar 1825	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [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 - Named security on a marriage license bond (MLB)	7 May 1832	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Peter Copes & Victor Bell were security on the M.L.B. of James Copes and Eliza Ardis.
  Anecdote	25 Sep 1832	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [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 County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	Parker Copes, late a Rev. pensioner, died in this Accomack County on 11 Jan 1849; Thomas P. Copes is his admr.
  Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded	29 Jan 1849	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [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 Identifier	DAR Patriot #A025841 (Pvt. 11th Regt. Continental Line, with Capt. Thomas Parker & Col. Campbell)
  Record ID	49326
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Giles Copes, I,   b. 1634   d. Bef 1 Mar 1696/97, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 63 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Sturgis, (Sturgis?),   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  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,  m. 2 May 1785 ;   Tabitha West,  m. Bef 30 Dec 1799 ;   Ruth Hutton,  m. 28 Oct 1819 + 3. Pvt. Peter Parker Copes, III,   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,  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,  m. 7 Feb 1812 + 5. Rachel Copes,   b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ayres 'Airs' W. Taylor,  m. 28 Jul 1791
  Person ID	I49326	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret 'Peggy' Warrington, (Warrington?),   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Pvt. Teackle Elliott,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1809  (Age 49 years)  m. Abt 1790
  Marriage	18 Dec 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [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 County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel (of William, Acc) Johnson  m. 4 Jan 1826 + 2. Thomas P. Copes,   b. 12 Oct 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jul 1886, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) ╚═ Ann P. Shield  (Age 76 years)  m. 7 Jan 1834
  Family ID	F16464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Sophia Hall,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1832 (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1829	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6, 10]
  	Garrison Burton and James Shields were the securities on the M.L.B. of Peter Parker Copes and Sophia Hall.
  Family ID	F46385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1762 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 15 May 1770 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 1780 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Oct 1787 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 18 Dec 1809 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - They were named in a settlement - 31 Jul 1815 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Deposition - 1 Mar 1825 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Jan 1829 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Security - Named security on a marriage license bond (MLB) - 7 May 1832 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 25 Sep 1832 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - 11 Jan 1849 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded - 29 Jan 1849 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [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. [S51] Acc Co Marriage Register #1, 1805-1850, 51.