Person:Laurence Copeland (1)

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Laurence Copeland
b.Abt 1599 England
d.30 Dec 1699 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 12 Dec 1651
  1. Thomas Copeland1652 - 1652/53
  2. Thomas Copeland1654/55 -
  3. William Copeland1656 - 1716
  4. John Copeland1658 - 1714
  5. Lydia Copeland1661 - 1727
  6. Ephraim Copeland1665 - Abt 1690
  7. Hannah Copeland1668/69 -
  8. Richard Copeland1672 - 1672
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Name Laurence Copeland
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1599 England
Marriage 12 Dec 1651 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Lydia Townsend
Death[1] 30 Dec 1699 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[2][3] 1 Jan 1699/00 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Bates, Samuel. Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793. (Randolph, Massachusetts : D.H. Huxford, 1886)
    p. 695.

    Laurence Copeland a verry aged man born in the Reign of our Gracious Soverreigne Queen Elizabeth of Blessed memory December ye 30th. 1699.
    [Note: Elizabeth's reign ended 24 Mar 1603 according to wikipedia.]

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Quincy Inscriptions", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 9, p. 154.

    In memory of Mr. Lawrence Copeland, who Died Dec. 30, 1699, 100 years old.

  3. ↑ Two discourses, delivered September 29, 1839, on occasion of the two hun dredth anniversary of the gathering of the First Congregational Church, Quincy: with an appendix. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Munroe, 1840)
    p. 108.

    [quoting passages from a diary by John Marshall, sometimes referred to as Fairfield's Diary]
    "1699-1700, Jan. 1. Very cold - old Lawrence Copeland buried, aged 100 yrs., who died last Saty., Dec. 30."

  4.   Copeland, Warren Turner. The Copeland family, Copeland genealogy. (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle, 1937)
    p. 10.

    Will of "Lawrence Copeland of Braintree, dated 20 Jun 1698, proved 25 Jan 1699[/1700], names son Thomas Copeland; son William Copeland; son John Copeland; daughter Lydia White; daughter Hannah; daughter Abigaile; land given to son Ephraim Copeland deceased shall remain with his brothers as agreed they paying their sisters. "Eldest son" Thomas to be executor, friends Joseph Arnold and Joseph Allen to be overseers. [Note: may be found at Suffolk Probate 14:188/.]
    Inventory dated 17 Jan 1699[/1700].

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