According to Dr. Wilgus Bach, who wrote about the Cope family in his manuscript, James was born in Pound, Virginia, "in the shelter of the great Sycamore, which was noted for being one of the largest in Virginia, the hollow tree formed a home for the mother and child, and they remained there for ten days." This event took place as James' parents, Wiley Cope and Keziah Burns, were migrating from Washington County, Virginia, to Kentucky. They had left Virginia around Nov. 1, 1798. After the ten days, the family resumed their journey. (James was their first child.) They crossed into Kentucky through the Pound Gap and then found their way to the head of Quicksand Creek, where they lived for the rest of that winter. In the early spring, they floated down the creek and settled on some land, not far from the Kentucky River. They settled near where Joseph Back, his wife Elizabeth Hoffman-Maggard, and their children had first settled, in 1791. But the Back's had left the Quicksand Creek area, shortly before the Cope's arrived. In fact, records show that the Cope's had noticed a cleared area, near the creek, which Joseph Back had cleared and upon which he had grown crops. James and his family later lived along nearby Frozen Creek, at "the Preacher Joe Walter farm."
Dr. Wilgus also wrote that, in 1815, James went to Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to buy some powder for himself and some of the other settlers on Quicksand. And at that time, there were only about 4 or 5 "buckeye cabins" in Mt. Sterling.
NOTE: See memorial for his wife for a list of their children.
Dr. Wilgus also wrote that, in 1815, James went to Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to buy some powder for himself and some of the other settlers on Quicksand. And at that time, there were only about 4 or 5 "buckeye cabins" in Mt. Sterling.
NOTE: See memorial for his wife for a list of their children.
According to Dr. Wilgus Bach, who wrote about the Cope family in his manuscript, James was born in Pound, Virginia, "in the shelter of the great Sycamore, which was noted for being one of the largest in Virginia, the hollow tree formed a home for the mother and child, and they remained there for ten days." This event took place as James' parents, Wiley Cope and Keziah Burns, were migrating from Washington County, Virginia, to Kentucky. They had left Virginia around Nov. 1, 1798. After the ten days, the family resumed their journey. (James was their first child.) They crossed into Kentucky through the Pound Gap and then found their way to the head of Quicksand Creek, where they lived for the rest of that winter. In the early spring, they floated down the creek and settled on some land, not far from the Kentucky River. They settled near where Joseph Back, his wife Elizabeth Hoffman-Maggard, and their children had first settled, in 1791. But the Back's had left the Quicksand Creek area, shortly before the Cope's arrived. In fact, records show that the Cope's had noticed a cleared area, near the creek, which Joseph Back had cleared and upon which he had grown crops. James and his family later lived along nearby Frozen Creek, at "the Preacher Joe Walter farm."
Dr. Wilgus also wrote that, in 1815, James went to Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to buy some powder for himself and some of the other settlers on Quicksand. And at that time, there were only about 4 or 5 "buckeye cabins" in Mt. Sterling.
NOTE: See memorial for his wife for a list of their children.
Dr. Wilgus also wrote that, in 1815, James went to Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to buy some powder for himself and some of the other settlers on Quicksand. And at that time, there were only about 4 or 5 "buckeye cabins" in Mt. Sterling.
NOTE: See memorial for his wife for a list of their children.
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