Chowan County, NC - Copeland Family Reunion, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article taken from the Chowan Herald, Wed. June 2003 Fifty descendants and family members of Joseph Copeland and Susan Boyce/Rachel Jordan met at the Fellowship Hall of First Assembly of God in Edenton on Sat. May 3. This was the 14th year for the Copeland reunion. Joseph Copeland and Susan Boyce Copeland had two children. They were Joseph Henry Copeland and Elizabeth Ann Copeland. Joseph Henry married Alice Rachael Jones and Elizabeth Ann married Mills Sitterson. After the death of Susan, Joseph married Rachael Jordan. They had eight children, Willis, Leah Miriam, West Leary, Nathan Timothy, Rachael Arinda, Frances Lewella, Mary Elizabeth and Georgia Anna Copeland. Willis married Lucinda Wilson Leah married Benjamin Miller West married Susan Penelope Miller Nathan maried Fannie Mae Bunch Rachael maried George Washington L. Bunch Frances married William Levie Belch Mary Elizabeth(Mattie) married Augustus Hobbs Georgia married George Thomas Hobbs The article also mentions Susan Miller Copeland (wife of West) had a sister, Mary Jane Miller who married William Britt Wilson. The children of Joseph Copeland are said to have been born around the mid 1800's __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kay Early ___________________________________________________________________