Treasure Chest Thursday~Aaron Copeland Death

A major reality of research in Chesterfield County, South Carolina is the realization that most pre Civil War records are  very limited. Data contained within Revolutionary  War Pension records becomes very valuable in piecing together the lives of our ancestors.

The pension file contains other affidavits attesting to the Marriage and Death of Aaron Copeland.

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Transcription:
The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}
             On this fourteenth day of May A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me J. C. Craig _____ duly authorized to administered oaths within and for the District and State aforesaid Archibald Copeland aged Fifty years a resident of Chesterfield District in the State of South Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the Son and only living hear <sic> [heir] of the identical Aaron Copeland who was a private in the company commanded by captain Thomas Ellerbe in the South Carolina Regiment and the Battalion Commanded by Major Truss: [Tristam] Thomas in the Revolutionary War, that his father the said Aaron was honorably discharged at  the termination of the war, but if  in ??? the said discharge was afterwards destroyed by fire when his dwelling and all his property with three or four valuable horses was to consumed and this deponenet has no means of ascertaining the exact time when he enlisted or draughted, for what time when was so enlisted or draughted, or how long he served, and this deponent further says that he has been informed and believes that his said Father intermarried with one Polly Melton deponents Mother and the daughter of one Isham Melton of the District and State aforesaid about the year 1784, that Aaron Copeland died about the years 1839 having survived his wife about six or seven years, leaving ten children of whom deponent is the Sole survivor, all which facts as to as to the Service of said Aaron will…”

“this deponent further says that he has been informed and believes that his said Father intermarried with one Polly Melton deponents Mother and the daughter of one Isham Melton of the District and State aforesaid about the year 1784, that Aaron Copeland died about the years 1839 having survived his wife about six or seven years, leaving ten children of whom deponent is the Sole survivor, all which facts as to as to the Service of said Aaron will…”

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The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}  Personally comes before me Moses Moore and Miles Hurst who being sworn say that Aaron Copeland father of Archibald Copeland both of the said District and State, departed this life on or about the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Sworn to before me}
Aug. 10th 1854}                                                          Moses Moore
W. L. T. Prince}                                                           Miles Hurst
Not. Pub.}







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[1] Image 5, Revolutionary War Pension file of Aaron Copland;  https://www.fold3.com/image/246/13001430
[2] Image 18, Revolutionary War Pension file of Aaron Copland; https://www.fold3.com/image/246/13001470