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The Lancashire Branch of the Copelands has been traced back to 1500. One section living in Dolphin Leigh had very hard luck. The head of this branch, Lawrence Copeland, was a solid Roundhead, and for his religious faith (Puritan) he appears to have died. His estates were sequestered by the crown for recusancy. The eldest son, Robert, tried to obtain these estates; but the result...."Claim allowed with arrears from the fathers death on fuller proff of the death and on the sons taking the Oath of Adjuration" Robert does not appear to have done this and it is believed he and his brother Lawrence saile to America. the other two sons, John and Thomas, are believed to have joined ther relatives in Staffordshire. It is generally believed that Lawrence is the one who settled in Braintree, Mass in 1630; and that John came to virginia in 1635. Note: Lawrence is the head of a large family of Copelands in New England, moving westward. Thomas went to Barbados and some of his sisters went to Virginia as spelled out in his will. - unknown
Roundheads - the name given to the supporters of the parliamentary cause during the English civil war. Many Puritans, scorning gentlemen;s fashions of the 17th century, wore their hair closely cropped. In 1641, bewigged or long-haired royalists insulted their Puritan opponents in Parliament by calling them Roundheads. the term was later applied to all supporters of the parliamentary rebellion, even thought the leader of the Roundheads, Oliver Cromwell, wore his hair long.

There was quite a clan of Copelands in the vicinity of Newcastle, England and have been for a very long time. The name crops up in the 13th century and probably earlier, then spelled Coupland and Couplaunde. John and William seem to be favorite names. Their crest is a 'Swan with a broken wing.'

The Lancashire Branch (of the Copelands) has been traced back to 1500. One section living in Dolphin Leigh had very hard luck. After trying to disolve the republic form of government and Parliment to have absolute rule in England, many protested, one of which was Lawrence Copeland Sr. For rebelling publically against the crown and his actions, shaving his head (becoming a Roundhead). Lawrence was ordered arrested by the King. 2/3rds of his land holdings were confiscated and he knew he was facing execution by the hands of the crown. He sent all his children to the colonies in hopes to have their lives spared. The head of this Branch was Lawrence Copeland Sr., our earliest known ancestor and a devout Catholic, was born about 1587, probably on or about the estate of Dolphinlee near the present day town of Lancaster. Dolphinlee was a property of Lord Dalton (who owned much of Lancashire County at the time) and was a haven for Catholic priests who could deliver the mass there in safety, sometimes hidden in the home's two secret rooms.

Lawrence was Lord Dalton's estate manager for Dolphinlee and another property, Aldcliffe, where Lord Dalton's two spinster sisters lived. These sisters were fairly famous for their Catholicism and their hiding of priests during that age of dangerous religious strife and intrigue.

[Another version of his property loss]. Lawrence refused to worship in the Anglican church and as a result, lost about sixty percent of his land holdings. Some sources evidence points more strongly to him having been a royalist like many of his friends and neighbors.

For his religious faith he appears to have died. St Mary's Church and Cemetery is where Lawrence Copeland (Coupland) Sr. was laid to rest after his death at the hands of the Crown under the rule of King Charles I at Dolphin Leigh Manor, Dolphinholme, Yorkshire, England. His estates were sequestered by the Crown for recusancy.

The eldest son Robert, tried to obtain these estates on 27 Nov 1651; but, the result.... "Claim allowed with arrears from the fathers death on fuller proff of the death and on the sons taking the Oath of Adjuration'' [spelling is the way it was written] Robert does not appear to have done this [other records say he did and went on to manage the property till he died] and it is believed he and his brother, Lawrence , sailed to America. [See notes on Robert, as this may be wrong] The other two sons, John and Thomas, are believed to have joined their relatives in Staffordshire. It is generally believed that Lawrence is the one who settled in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1630; and that John came to Virginia in 1635 [The Southern Copelands, by Lawrence Copeland]. Note: Lawrence Jr. is the head of a large family of Copelands in New England, moving westward. Thomas went to Barbados and some of his sisters went to Virginia as spelled out in his will. - unknown

Lawrence married Ruth. Ruth was born in 1590 in Leigh, Dorset, England; and died. [Group Sheet]

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