Robert Copes

Abt 1710 - Bef 1766  (< 56 years)

• Name	Robert Copes
  Birth	Abt 1710	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Witnessed a will	23 Apr 1751	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that Robert Ardies, Robert Copes & Nathaniel Benston witnessed the will of John Taylor, wife Patience.
  Record ID	61728
  Will	2 Aug 1763	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	To son Daniel Copes plantation where I now live which I purchased of Richard Smith, as far as a ditch between my son Giles Copes & the said plantation, it being 1/2. Wife Elizabeth. To son Giles Copes. To son Daniel Copes. To son Peter Copes. Son Jesse (under 18) Sons Daniel & Jesse residual legatees. Grandson Southy Marriner. Son Daniel Exr. with the advice of my friend Covington Corbin. Witt: Covington Corbin, John Holt, Jr.
  Death	Bef 25 Nov 1766	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Giles Copes, I,   b. 1634   d. Bef 1 Mar 1696/97, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 63 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth (--?--), (wife #3 of Wm Taylor I),   b. Abt 1622   d. Abt 1665, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 43 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Peter Parker Copes, I,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 60 years) ╚═ Rhoda 'Rhody' Clark, (Clark?,  m. Abt 1728 + 2. Robert Copes,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Nov 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years) ╚═ Elizabeth (--?--),  m. Abt 1735 + 3. Giles Copes, III,   b. Abt 1712, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jun 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1740
  Person ID	I61728	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Giles Copes, II,   b. Abt 1663, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 6 Jan 1730/31, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Parker,   b. Abt 1676, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1698  [3]
  Family ID	F10191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1715   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. (d_o Robt) Copes,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Aug 1763, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 27 years) ╚═ (father of Southy) Mariner  m. Abt 1760 + 2. Giles (of Robert) Copes,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Jul 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 52 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1760;    ╚═ (d_o Philip) Fisher  (Age < 40 years)  m. Abt 1765;    ╚═ Sally (--?--)  m. Abt 1772   3. Daniel Copes,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Peter (of Robt) Copes,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jan 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 33 years) + 5. Jesse Copes,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Oct 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 38 years) ╚═ Rachel (--?--)  m. Abt 1775
  Family ID	F28983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1710 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1735 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Witnessed a will - 23 Apr 1751 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 2 Aug 1763 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 25 Nov 1766 - 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. 165 (will of John Taylor, wife Patience), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 228 (will of Robert Copes), 570. [S2416] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Copes Family, (Photocopied, New Church, VA, 1998), 2416. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 228 (will of Robert Copes, wife Elizabeth), 570.