John Cope and Charity Jefferis

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Husband John Cope ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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            AKA: John Coope 6
           Born: Abt 1691 - Chester Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Feb 1773 6
         Buried: 

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         Father: Oliver Cope (      -Abt 1697/1701) 2 3 4 6 7
         Mother: Rebecca [Unk] (      -Abt 1728) 2 4 5 6

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       Marriage: 30 Nov 1721 - Chester Co, PA 5 6 8

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   Other Spouse: Unknown (      -      ) 6

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 6 - 23 Dec 1746 or 1748 6 8

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Wife Charity Jefferis ^{1 3 5}

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           Born: 11 Jun 1695 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1743
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Jefferis (Abt 1670-1738) 9
         Mother: Jane Chandler (      -      ) 10

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   Other Spouse: John Evans (      -Bef 1721) 1 5

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Children

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1 F Hannah Cope ^{5 6 8}

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            AKA: Hannah Coope 6
           Born: 25 Jun 1724 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1817 5 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Carter (      -      ) 5 6 8
           Marr: 10 Feb 1746 8

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2 M Samuel Cope ^{5 6 8}

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            AKA: Samuel Coope 6
           Born: 1726 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1817 5 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Deborah Parke (      -      ) 6 8
           Marr: 7 Jun 1753 8

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3 F Mary Cope ^{5 6 8}

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            AKA: Mary Coope 6
           Born: 1728 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Feb 1813 5 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M John Cope ^{3 5 6 8}

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            AKA: John Coope 6
           Born: 1730 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1812 - Fayette Co, PA 5 6 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Grace Cloud (      -1758) 3 5 8
           Marr: Abt 1750

         Spouse: Mary Dickinson (1741-1805) 5
           Marr: 10 Jan 1760 8

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5 M Nathan Cope ^{5 6 8}

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            AKA: Nathan Coope 6
           Born: 1733 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Dec 1820 5 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Amy Bane (      -      ) 5 8 11
           Marr: 7 Dec 1758 8

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6 M Caleb Cope ^{5 6 12 13}

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            AKA: Caleb Coope 6
           Born: 4 Jan 1736 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 May 1824 5 6
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Mary M. Mendenhall (      -      ) 5 8
           Marr: 17 Oct 1760 8

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7 M Joshua Cope ^{5 6}

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            AKA: Joshua Coope 6
           Born: 4 Jan 1736 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1818 5 6
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Jane Brown (      -      ) 5 8

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8 M Joseph Cope ^{5 6}

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            AKA: Joseph Coope 6
           Born: 1 Aug or 1 Oct 1740 - Bradford, Chester Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Dec 1820 5 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann Taylor (      -      ) 5 8 11
           Marr: 6 Apr 1769 8 11

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General Notes: Husband - John Cope

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He purchased 200 acres in Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1712, and erected a log house thereon, in which his children were born.

Some time after his second marriage he joined with Friends, and he and John Buffington were appointed, November 6, 1732-3, to have oversight of burials at Bradford Meeting, which is his first appearance on the records.

In 1761-63 he appears to have been to some extent a maltster.

It may be remarked that John Cope and all his children wrote the name "Coope", but the original spelling was resumed by all branches of the family early in the 1800s.

His will was made July 6, 1769, was probated March 12, 1773. He owned a farm of two hundred acres, one mile northwest of the town of West Chester on which he built in 1712 a log house. He became a member of the Society of Friends, his first marriage being by Friends ceremony, the original of his marriage certificate signed by members of the Meeting, and a belt he wore, being preserved in the family.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 502, 613.

2 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 308.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 370.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 24.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 100.

6 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 502.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 99.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 25.

9 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 613.

10 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 496, 613.

11 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 503.

12 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 283.

13 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 307.