COPPOCK, Joseph ^{4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

  General Notes:

Joseph Coppock, son of John Coppock of Little Brittain Twp., Lancaster Co. PA married Jane Wilson, daughter of John Wilson of the Twp. of East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA according to their Quaker marriage record. The marriage record clearly stated that it took place on the 4th day, 5th month, 1769.

Joseph left the East Nottingham MM, Chester Co., PA (also in Maryland) area on certificate dated Dec. 26, 1772 and was received in the Bush River MM, Newberry Co. area on April 30, 1774. He and his children are all listed in Medlin's, [UL:Quaker Familes:UL]. He purchased land on Oct. 29, 1784 from John Ridgdel in Newberry. He is listed as an early businessman in Summer's "Newberry Co., SC Historical and Genealogical" book. (C-2774)

A Joseph Cupock is listed in the 1790 South Carolina Census, Newberry Co., 96th district, pg. 77 with 4 males age 16 & older, 3 males under age 16 and 4 females. This record probably applies to the above Joseph Coppock. He deeded land to (son or brother) Thomas on Mar. 14, 1794 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. (C-909) He sold land to Frederick Burtz on Sept. 17, 1797 in Newberry. Then Thomas Coppock sold Joseph land in the same county on November 7, 1797. (C-908) He was not listed in the 1800 census. He was possibly living with son, John as John's household lists a male over 45 as well as one from age 16-26. (C-219)

His will is as follows. *Coppock, Joseph, 11th day, 10th month, 1799 Will. "Where as I Joseph Coppock of Newberry County and State of South Carolina being Weak in Body but of Sound Mind and Memory Thanks be to God and Calling to mind that it is apointed unto Men onse to See, for Divers Causes and Considerations one herunto moving I do Hereby Ordain This My Last Will and Testement first I Recommend My Soul into The Hands of Almighty God Who gave it and after My Deceas my body to be Decently Buryed in a Christian Like Manner at the Discretion of my Executors and as Conserning my Wordly Estate Which it Hath Pleased god to ( ) me Doth I give Will and Bequeathe to My Beloved Wife Jane Coppock in the following manner That is to Say I give Her My House and Plantation and all the Movable Property that is mine at my Decease to Have The full (Authority) of for The benefit of Her own Support and to (the) ( ) The younger children unto be Wholy at & or Discresion and benefit until The youngest Child Comes to the age of Twenty one Namely ( ), Then it is my Desire That the (Farm) be Equally Divided amongst all my Children and That My beloved Wife Jane Coppock Have the full Privilege of the House Where I now Live during her Life and The one Third of the Land for her Support and also all the Personable Property That may be at that time to be Left Wholy to her Disposal as She may Think best that is to say When the youngest Child Comes of age, and at her Decease Her Third of the Land and all The Rest of the Property to be Equally divided amongst the children, and as to my Children That are of age and gon to them ( ) Namely my Son John my Son Thomas my Son Benjamin my Son Joseph Coppock and my Daughter Elizabeth Cote(s) Have all Received Different amounts Which is my Desire may be Taken out of their Parts at the ( ) and as to my other Children Nameley My Daughter Margarett my Daughter Jane My Son Samuel my Son William and my son Jesse it is my Desire that When they are married or of age may Receive Eaquil With the others of it Can be Shared but to be Left intirely at the Descresion of my beloved Wife as she may Think best at that time and further it is my desire that my beloved Wife Jane Coppock and my Son John Coppock and my Son Thomas Coppock to be my Executors of this my will and Testament & is annuling all other Wills by me heretomade and Signed, further it is my Desire that Joseph and Benjamin may have the Privilege of Keeping the Land and to Settle With the Others at such time as ( ) ( ) the ( ) agree amongst themselves, and Lastly I (Seal) ( ) ( ) to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 11 Day of The Tenth Month called October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine and Signed in the Presents of Jacob ( ), Samuel Coate, (Matthew Coppock). Joseph Coppock, his seal." (C-883, 886) ³

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, 1772, , , MD, USA.

• Will, Oct 11, 1799, , Newberry, SC, USA.

• Probate, Mar 2, 1801, , Newberry, SC, USA.

Joseph married Jane WILSON, daughter of John WILSON and Ruth UNKNOWN, 4d 5 mo 1769 in E. Nottingham M.M., , PA.^{1 2 3} (Jane WILSON was born on Sep 29, 1751 in , Chester, PA ¹³ and died on Sep 10, 1823 in Union M.M., Miami, OH, USA ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

or MD. (C-1017) The Nottingham MM was in both Chester Co., PA and Maryland. According to notes taken by Patti Sue McCrary from the microfilm called "Quaker Records in Maryland", pg. 159, they were married on the 4d, 5 mo, 1769 instead. The rest of the data was the same. Joseph Coppock, son of John of Little Brittain Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and Jane Wilson, d. of John.

Joseph next married.