Orange County Indexed
The Copland surname
The Copland name in Orange County Indexed: 26 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1881
most named in the 1780s
- Tax lists 1755
- Deeds 1761–1846
- Court minutes 1785–1793
- Marriages 1824–1881
- In the chronology
- 1993 1 person in 3 entries
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Ponds Creek (1)
- Married into
- Grissom 1, McCall 1, Durham 1, Ray 1 · the marriages
- Spellings to try
- Copeland, Coupland, Coplands, Coapland, Capland
- Search beyond these records
- Copland in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Copland there)
- Copland in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 1 person
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
In the historical records 26 records
2 deeds, 4 marriages, 16 court minutes and 4 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Copland marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Richard Copland
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Nicholus Copland Senr
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Nicholus Copland Junr
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Joseph Copland
1760s
1780s
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Charles Powell’s case against Jno. Copland.
- 1787Court minutesThe court authorized Umstead’s deposition without the parties; the jury later awarded Benton £11.2.1. Sheppard filed a salt-sale account…
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded John Strother £20 in damages plus costs against William Steel.
- 1787Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Jackson and Collins’s action against James Curry.
- 1787Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Copland overseer of the road to Pattersons and assigned thirteen named workers.
1790s
1820s
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: Simon Copland and Sienea Grissom
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: Abner Copland and Eliza McCall
1840s
1870s
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: William Copland and Bettie Durham
1880s
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: Samuel A Copland and Sally J Ray
Undated
- Court minutesWilliam Petty Senior and Thomas Tucker replaced James Copland as road overseers.
- Court minutesWm. Caine became overseer from his house to Jacob Branton’s, with hands Jacob Branton, Thomas James, Jno. Horner and 22 others assigned.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Loy, Phillip Snotterly, Aaron Sharp, Jun. and 33 others for next County Court.
- Court minutesWm. Copland and John Powel were exempted from jury service this term.
- Court minutesThe court listed workers and providers of labor for the road from Canes to an uncertain former residence (Holden).
- Court minutesThe court appointed Isaac Holden as road overseer, replacing Anthony Doherty.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Lewis as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe jury assessed John Copland’s damages and costs against Solomon Pinto.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Douglass Copland as road overseer, replacing Lewis Dec’d.
