Solomon Copes

Abt 1750 - Bef 1778  (< 28 years)

• Name	Solomon Copes
  Birth	Abt 1750	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  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.
  Rev War Veteran	1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Solomon Copes, a soldier in the Army.
  Death	Bef 28 Jan 1778	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Molly Copes, widow of Solomon Copes, a poor soldier who died in the service, allowed £3 per month from 28 Jan 1778 to this date for her support.
  Rev War heirs named	30 Mar 1831	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	William Copes, George Copes, William C. Dix, Elizabeth Dix, Molly Dix, William Dix, William & Richard Singleton are the heirs at law of Solomon Copes dec'd, formerly a soldier in the Virginia Line of Continential Establishment in the Rev. War. The said William Copes and George Copes being children of Thomas Copes dec'd, one of the children of Solomon Copes dec'd; the said William C. Dix, Elizabeth Dix, Molly Dix being children of Elizabeth Dix dec'd, formerly Elizabeth Copes, a daughter of said Solomon Copes; the said William and Richard Singleton being children of Henney Singleton formerly Henny Dix, a daughter of said Elizabeth Dix; the said William Dix being son of Isaac Dix, who was a son of Elizabeth Dix.
  Reference Identifier	RW
  Record ID	49327
  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	I49327	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 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	Molly (--?--),   b. Abt 1750   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1770  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Copes,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Mar 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 59 years) ╚═ Jane 'Jenney' Luke  m. 12 Mar 1804 + 2. Elizabeth Copes,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Mar 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 57 years) ╚═ Isaac (325) (of George) Dix, Sr.  (Age < 44 years)  m. Abt 1795
  Family ID	F28988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1750 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 11 Feb 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 1776 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 28 Jan 1778 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War heirs named - 30 Mar 1831 - 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. [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. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 4 (widow of Solomon Copes), 575. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 22 (heirs of Solomon Copes), 575. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 79, 571.