I have that John Newton Copeland M: Nancy Dorsey I have John Newton Copeland birth 1814 d:1865 born in Oglethorpe County Georgia his father was Nicholas Copeland from England born around 1700-Nicholas Copeland come to Portsmouth,Va moved to Anderson S.C. moved to Oglethorpe county then to Greensboro Georgia.
John Newton Copeland married Nancy Dorsey she was borned in Oglethorpe county. Jasper Newton Copelan was borned 1814 died:1865 Jasper Newton married Mary Elicabeth Furlow Nov 28,1834 in Greensboro Ga She was born 1816.Jasper Newton Copelan had a Large farm or a small Planation in Greensboro Ga.Jasper newton Copelan was 60 years old when the Civil War started-- too old to serve so Jasper drove a wagon up to Va with supplies for the Confederate soldiers. One of his sons was killed in the war and Jasper load him on his wagon and brought him home to bury..Jasper buried him in Ridge Grove Cemetery in Greensboro Ga. Thomas Copelan son of Jasper was injured in the Civil War and died in the Confederate Hospital in Macon Ga. e-mail me at
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