Capt. Thomas (of Peter Parker) Copes

Abt 1750 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Thomas (of Peter Parker) Copes  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1750	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	11 Feb 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	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	29 Jul 1777	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Thomas Copes was recommended as a 2nd lieutenant.
  Rev War Veteran	30 Sep 1777	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  	Thomas Copes qualified as captain of militia on this date. He was shown as Thomas Copes, a Captain in the Militia, in a deposition given 1 Aug 1832 by Bowdoin Snead, age 72, and in a deposition given on that same date by Custis Bull, age 70, and in a deposition given 28 Aug 1832 by Berry Hickman, age 69, and in a depostiion given 28 March 1833 by Jacob Edwards, age 72 & 9 months.
  Reference Identifier	RW
  Record ID	49328
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  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	I49328	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  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   [7]
  Family ID	F10178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1750 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 11 Feb 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 29 Jul 1777 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 30 Sep 1777 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 35 (Deposition of Bowdoin Snead, age 72), 575. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [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. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 1 (Thomas Copes was recommended as a 2nd lieutenant), 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. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 2 (Thomas Copes qualified as captain of militia), p. 35 (Deposition of Bowdoin Snead, age 72), p. 36 (deposition of Custis Bull, age 70) and p. 38 (deposition of Berry Hichman, age 69), p. 43 (deposition of Jacob Edwards, age 72), 575. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 79, 571.