"Ancestrees"

Bartholomew COPPOCK III ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  General Notes:

This Bartholomew has a birth date of Oct. 1, 1681 in Elizabeth Harris' E-mail letter dated 9/8/95. (C-613) According to a second descendant, Rodger Smith, Bartholomew and Jacob Jonathan were twins. He was given the family bible and the journal of George Fox, the famous Quaker leader, in his father's will.

Bartholomew owned land adjacent to his father's land in Springfield, Chester Co., PA in a deed dated Oct 13, 1709. (C-2136) He and his wife Phebe deeded 373 acres to Henry Lewis in Marple, Chester Co., PA on Dec 26, 1711. This land formally belonged to Jonathan Taylor, deceased, which might give a clue to a possible first marriage for Phebe as her known name included Taylor. (C-2139) He is supposedly listed in "Smith's Atlas of Early Grants" which shows his residence as Marple, Chester Co, PA in 1715. He is also listed "of Marple Twp." when his daughter Rebecca marries in 1744. He witnessed a will of William West of Springfield in Chester Co., PA in Feb of 1720. (C-2150)

I have a very illegible copy of his own will written in 1761 which I will try to transcribe herein: " I Bartholomew Coppck of ( ) in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania being weak of Body But of Sound mind and memory thanks be to almighty God for Same Do make this my Last will and testament in manner following First my will and (desirs) that all my just Debts and funerall expenses be paid by Executors hereafter named as soon as May be after my (Descese) ( ) I Give and bequeath to my Son (in Law Seth Pencoast) all that my Plantation and being in (Marple ) Containing one hundred and Eighty (Acres) (be same) more or less to him & his heirs and assigns forever He ( ) to be paid one hundred and Sixty pounds Lawfull money within ( ) years after my Decease to be Divided in manner following that is fifty pounds to my Daughter Rebecca Fell to be paid to my daughter Sarah ( ) forty pounds to my Daughter Margret Camm and ( ) Son Bartholomew Coppock I give to my Son Moses Coppock the Sum of Five Shillings I give and bequest to my Daughter Rebecca Fell one Feather Bed and Furniture one Silver ( ) and Francis Howgill's Journal Item I Give my Daughter Margret Camm Thomoas Chalkley's Journal Item I Give my Daughter Esther Pencoast my Best Feather Bed & Furniture one ( ) ( ) George Fox's Journal and my ( ) that all my (Pewter) ( ) Daughter Rebecca Sarah and Esther also my Wearing apparrel (to) Equally Divided Between my three Son in Laws William Fell Daniel Sharples and Seth Pencoast and as for the rest and residue of my Estate I Give to my Daughter Esther Pencoast to her her heirs and afsigns Item I Do appoint my three Sons in Laws William Fell Daniel Sharples and Seth Pencoast (Executors) of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other wills heretofore by one made in witnefs whereof I have here ( ) Set my hand and Seal this Ninth Day of the Second month one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one 1761 Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the Said Bartholomew Coppock and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of (Nathan Hall) (J. Maris) Aaron (Vern......) Bartholomew Coppok (C-1425f)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will, 2/9/1761, , Chester, PA. ¹¹

• Probate, 3/17/1761, West Chester, Chester, PA, USA. ²

• birth2 (conflicting), 1/1/1682, Middletown, Dauphin, PA. ¹

Bartholomew married Rebecca MINSHALL (Mendenhall), daughter of Thomas MINSHALL and Margaret HICKOCK, on 9/5/1704 in Springfield M.M., Chester, PA, USA.¹ (Rebecca MINSHALL (Mendenhall) was born on 4/1/1685 in Chester Nether Providence Twp., PA, USA and died on 5/29/1708 in Chester M.M., Chester, PA, USA ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

An alternative marriage place is Springfield MM. It's probably listed in both Quaker MM records. The date is lightly confused in several second hand transcriptions of Quaker records, so the original quaker records need checked. The dates occur on May 31, July 1, July 5, or July 31, and Sep 5 in these transcriptions. (C-253a, 1304d, 1430)

Bartholomew next married Phebe Taylor MASSEY on 5/10/1710 in Chester M.M., Chester, PA, USA.¹ (Phebe Taylor MASSEY died on 12/27/1749.)