Brief Life History of William
When William Copeland was born in 1660, in Colliston, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Copeland, 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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Spouse and Children
1660– Male
1675–1730 Female
Children (3)
1691–1774 Male
1707–1735 Male
1720– Female
Parents and Siblings
1638–1715 Male
1640– Female
Siblings (1)
1660– Male
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Copeland in Cumbria or 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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