William Copeland
1660–
Colliston, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life of William
When William Copeland was born in 1660, in Colliston, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Copland, was 22 and his mother, Mrs. William Copland, was 20. He married Margaret McGowan about 1690, in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
William Copeland
1660–
Margaret McGowan
1675–1730
Marriage: about 1690
Alexander Copeland
1691–1774
Catharine Copland
1720–
Thomas Copland
1707–1735
Spouse and Children
1660–Male
1675–1730Female
MARRIAGE
about 1690
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
about 1690
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
children
(3)
Alexander Copeland
1691–1774Male
Thomas Copland
1707–1735Male
1720–Female
Parents and Siblings
1638–1715Male
1640–Female
siblings
(1)
1660–Male
Name Meaning
Northern English and Scottish: habitational name from a place called Copeland, of which there is an example in Cumbria, or from Coupland in Northumberland, both named with Old Norse kaupa-land ‘bought land’, a feature worthy of note during the early Middle Ages, when land was rarely sold, but rather held by feudal tenure and handed down from one generation to the next.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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