William Copp

1615 - 1670  (55 years)

• Name	William Copp
  Birth	About 1615	London, England
  General Information	His home was on Copps Hill from which it gets its name.   [1, 5]
  Immigration	1635 (20 years)
  "London, 17 June, 1635, William Cope, aged 26, and Richard Cope, aged 24, embarked for New England in the bark Blessing, Joseph Lecester, Master." It is probable that they landed to the east of Boston.
  Religion	4 Jul 1640 (25 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  On 4 (5) 1640, William was admitted to the First Church of Boston.
  Freeman	2 Jun 1641 (26 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  On 2 June 1641 he was admitted as a Freeman.
  Occupation	say 1645 (30 years)  [5]
  William was a cordwainer (shoemaker).
  Will	31 Oct 1662 (47 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  He made is will on 31 October 1662 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  	Will of William Copp
  Death	Mar 1670	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  Probate/Proved	15 Mar 1669/70 (55 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 6]
  On 15 March 1669/70 his will was proved, his son David being the executor. His inventory was valued at £110.
  Person ID, Branch	I783	Roy Line
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Judith Itchenor,   b. About 1605, Hatton, Warwickshire, England d. 21 Jul 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	yes, date unknown  [6, 7]
  Children	2 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Joanna Copp,   b. England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Ann Copp,   b. England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Elder David Copp,   b. Abt 1635, England d. Nov 1713, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Martha Copp,   b. England d. 12 Jan 1729/30, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth] ▻ William Harvey;   Henry Tuxbury  m. 10 Nov 1659     5. Naomi Copp,   c. 5 Jul 1640, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Oct 1653, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 13 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Jonathan Copp,   b. 23 Aug 1640, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Rebecca Copp,   b. 6 May 1641, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Ruth Copp,   b. 24 Nov 1643, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Lydia Copp,   b. 6 Jul 1646, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Copp(1615 – 1670) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1615 - London, England Religion - 4 Jul 1640 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 2 Jun 1641 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 31 Oct 1662 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - Mar 1670 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 15 Mar 1669/70 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1802] anonymous. "Memorandum of the Copp Family", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume X, 1856). [S1801] Bridgman, Thomas. Epitaphs from Copp's Hill Burial Ground, (Boston and Cambridge: James Munroe and Company, 1851). [S1571] Farmer, John, Genealogical Register of First Settlers of New England, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Carter, Andrews, & Company, 1829). [S914] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Will of William Copp. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S1026] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985).