My great great grand aunt.
Born: about 1805, Georgia. 1
Parents: JOHN COPELAN* AND NANCY DOSSEY*
Married: 27 Oct. 1831, Greene Co., GA. 2
Death: unknown.
Notes:
Undoubtedly the daughter of John Copelan and Nancy Dossey for several reasons. She was married in Greene County, GA, and in 1850 lived next to her brother John in the same district as her sister Nancy. She fits within the age of Nancy's children still with her in 1820 and 1830. She also had a son named John and a daughter Nancy, and her family moved to Attala Co., MS by 1860, just as her sister Nancy's family did.
Husband James listed without occupation in the 1850 Federal Census, District 140, Greene, GA.
James listed as a farmer in the 1860 Federal Census, Township 15 Range 8, Attala, MS.
Not listed after 1860.
Spouse: JAMES BRIDGES b. about 1799, Georgia. 1
CHILDREN OF JAMES BRIDGES AND SUSAN A. COPELAN:
(my first cousins three times removed)
ELIZABETH BRIDGES b. about 1832, Georgia. 1
NANCY F. BRIDGES b. about 1836, Georgia. 1
SARAH BRIDGES b. about 1839, Georgia. 1
ANN E. BRIDGES b. about 1841, Georgia. 1
HENRY C. BRIDGES b. about 1846, Georgia.
JOHN W. BRIDGES b. about 1847, Georgia. 1
Sources:
1. 1850 Federal Census, District 140, Greene, GA.
2. Dodd, Jordan: Georgia Marriages to 1850 [database on-line], Provo, UT, The Generations Network, Inc., 1997; original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.
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