| Name |
James T. Copes [1] |
| Birth |
Abt 1792 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit |
1813 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA |
- page 2 of 58: "To the Worshipful the Court of the county of Accomack in Chancery the Bill of Complaint of Raymond Taylor & Nancy his wife, & of William Copes & Sally his wife, humbly complaining sheweth, That your female Complainants are daughters of Capt Charles Metcalf of the County aforesaid, who was lost at Sea on his return from Philadelphia for the County Afsd in a great storm that occurred in the year 1785: that at the time of his death he also left issue, besides your said female complainants, another daughter named Elizabeth, who hath since departed this life [March 1789] an infant, unmarried & without issue; that he also left a widow, Sarah Metcalf, the mother of your said female complainants...that the said Sarah Metcalf afterwards, to wit, in the year 1788 or 1789 intermarried with a certain Lewis Copes of the county aforesaid, who on the 28th day of July in the year 1789 was duly appointed by this Worshipful Court Guardian of your said female Complainants...the said Levin Copes lived until the year 1800 & during all the time aforesaid acted as Guardian of your said female Complainants, having the whole of their estate real and personal in his possession; that in the year last aforesd the said Levin Copes departed this life intestate, the said Sarah his wife surviving him & also leaving issue Susanna, a daughter & James T. Copes, as son, his children & heirs...Your Compainants further shew, that since the death of the said Levin Copes the said Sarah hath intermarried with Richard Grinalds of the County afsd & Susanna, the daughter of the said Levin Copes, hath intermarried with a certain Levi Dix, of the same county..." [2]
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| Estate audited - Named in |
25 Mar 1816 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [3] |
- James Copes & John H. Bayly audited the estate of Thomas W. Savage.
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| Death |
Bef 29 Jan 1821 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [4] |
- It was on this date that administration on the estate of James T. Copes was granted to Nancy Taylor with Jacob Warner & Levi Dix securities. (NOTE: She was his half-sister.)
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| Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled |
26 Nov 1823 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5] |
- 23 Jun 1821 (Invy & Sale), 21 Nov 1823 (Audit), 26 Nov 1823 (Rec'd) - Isaac Dix Admr. of Nancy Dix formerly Nancy Taylor who was Admr. of James T. Copes. Negro woman Molly & child, Rose & boy Michael. Buyer: John C. Copes. Appraisers: John S. Bundick, Charles Rew & George W. Bundick. Auditors: George W. Bundick & Jacob Warner.
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| Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit |
1828 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA |
- parts of pages 2,3 of 69: "The said James T. Copes departed this life intestate and Administration of his Estate was granted by this Court to Nancy Taylor. The said Nancy Taylor departed this life on the day of 1823 and administration de bonis non of the Estate of afsd James T. Copes was granted by this Court to Samuel M Taylor...The said James T Copes at his death left no children or parents living but left two sisters Sally Copes and the sd Nancy Taylor and no other sisters nor any brother The said tract of land descended in parcenary to the sd Sally Copes & said Nancy Taylor and on the death of sd Nancy Taylor her moirty thereof descended in parcenary to her children Samuel M Taylor, Henry B Taylor Sarah A Taylor & Nancy J Taylor..." page 5, Samuel M Taylor responds as guardian of Sarah Ann, Nancy J & Henry B Taylor, infants [1825]. [6]
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| Record ID |
69990 |
Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
Giles Copes, I, b. 1634 d. Bef 1 Mar 1696/97, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years) (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Hooke, b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown (Mother) |
| Siblings |
2 sisters |
| | 1. Lucretia 'Crittey' Copes, b. Abt 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown | | > | 2. Susannah 'Sukey' Copes, b. Abt 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Levi Dix, m. 23 Dec 1806 | | | 3. James T. Copes, b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 29 years) |
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| Half-siblings |
3 half sisters (family of Charles Metcalf and Sarah Hooke) |
| | 1. Elizabeth (of Chas) Metcalf, b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 12 years) | | + | 2. Ann "Nancy" (of Chas) Metcalf, b. 15 Oct 1779, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Mar 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 43 years)
╚═ George Edmunds, m. Abt 1797 ; Raymond (of Jacob) Taylor, m. Jun 1800 ; Isaac (of Levi) Dix, Jr., m. 17 Sep 1822 | | + | 3. Sarah 'Sally' (of Chas) Metcalf, b. 4 Nov 1781, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ William (of Joshua) Copes, m. 17 Sep 1803 |
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| Person ID |
I69990 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
25 Jun 2014 |
| Father |
Levin Copes, b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Oct 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 33 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Hooke, b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners:
╚═Charles Metcalf, b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1785, at sea (Age 33 years) m. 15 Jun 1775
╚═Richard Grinnalds, III, b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Feb 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 62 years) m. 20 Jan 1807 |
| Marriage |
12 Sep 1787 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [7] |
- Southy Simpson was the security on the M.L.B. of Levin Copes and Salley Metcalf.
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| Family ID |
F22709 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Abt 1792 - Bef 1821 (< 29 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
