Henry Brevard Hukill (Judge)
& Rachel Copeland


Henry and Rachel married the day before Rachel's 18th birthday; Henry was about 25. Nine months and 12 days after the wedding, Rachel delivered their first child, a son, and named the baby after Henry. Henry became the judge of the Ripley County, Indiana, Circuit Court. Their marriage produced 10 children: five sons, five daughters. Two of those sons fought for the Union in the Civil War. Rachel was 43 when their 10th child was born.

Local histories report Henry Brevard Hukill as the Judge of the Ripley Co., IN, Circuit Court, a court in the Indiana State court system. However, on the 1850 U.S. census of Brown Twp., Ripley Co., IN, when Henry was about 53, he was the census taker for that district, and he noted himself as a farmer with land worth $1,600. He was noted as the "assistant Marshall" of the census takers. He began his portion of the census with himself, and he ended it with his son, Henry H. Hukill. His signature is on the 1850 census, Roll 169 for Indiana's Ripley Co., page 284, dwelling number 1, "Enumerated by me on the 9th day of August 1850," with his signature:

signature of Henry B. Hukill

In 1832 and 1833, he shows as a Probate Judge in Ripley Co, IN, on papers filed by Revolutionary War veterans seeking pensions: in 1832 for Robert Burchfield; in 1833, Ephram Wilson. He was about 35 then. The fact that he does not report himself as a judge on the 1850 census suggests that he was not a judge in 1850. Whether he was law-school trained is unknown.

No record of Henry has been found after the 1850 Census. Almost certainly he died before June 9, 1870, when Rachel was listed on the 1870 Census of Neoga Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, on page 40, at line 7, with their son Milton and their daughter Cornelia. The 1870 Census did not note marital status; however, Rachel is listed as the owner of real estate valued at $2,500. Son Milton was farming the land.

Rachel Copeland's ancestry is below the family group sheet for Henry and Rachel:


HUSBAND: Henry Brevard HUKILL, Judge of Ripley Co., IN, Circuit Court
BORN: 1797, Clark Co., KY
DIED: Aft 1850
MARR: 3 Jan 1823, Jefferson Co., IN
FATHER: Henry HUKILL [abt 1768 - bef 24 Jul 1798]
MOTHER: Elizabeth FOSTER [abt 1774 - aft 29 Aug 1804]

[Henry's ancestry is listed on his son's page: CLICK HERE, for five generations above Henry.]
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WIFE: Rachel COPELAND
BORN: 4 Jan 1805, Franklin Co., KY
DIED: Aft 1870
FATHER: Samuel COPELAND [abt 1758 - 23 Aug 1821]
MOTHER: Margaret --- [d. 30 Dec 1811]

[Rachel's ancestry is listed below, nine generations above Rachel.]
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CHILDREN
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1) Henry Harrison HUKILL
BORN: 15 Oct 1823, Ripley Co., IN
DIED: 11 Dec 1871
BUR.: Vincinnes, Knox Co., IN
SPOUSE #1: Eliza F. OVERTURF
MARR #1: 14 Mar 1850
SPOUSE #2:
Mary Ann WISE
MARR #2: 20 Mar 1854

2) Milton HUKILL
BORN: 1826, IN


3) Mary HUKILL
BORN: 1827, IN
SPOUSE: William P. ROBERTS
MARR: 25 Aug 1850, Ripley Co., IN


4) Elizabeth HUKILL
BORN: 1829, IN
SPOUSE: James HAMILTON
MARR: 15 Oct 1853


5) Clayton B. HUKILL, Civil War veteran
BORN: 1831, IN

6) Willis F. HUKILL
BORN: 1836, IN


7) Sarah E. HUKILL
BORN: 1838, IN


8) America HUKILL

9) Morris H. HUKILL, Civil War veteran
BORN: 1844
SPOUSE: Sarah Jane HEDGECOCK
MARR: 18 Mar 1869, Appanoose Co., Iowa

10) Cornelia HUKILL
BORN: 1848, IN


AHNENTAFEL CHART for RACHEL:
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1st GENERATION
1) Rachel COPELAND: b 4 Jan 1805 KY; d aft 1870; m 3 Jan 1823 Jefferson Co., IN, Henry Brevard HUKILL, Judge of Ripley Co., IN, Circuit Court. (Rachel's siblings: Thomas, James, John, Wesley, Sarah/Sallie, Mary Jane, Polly, Elizabeth, William, Milton.)
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2nd GENERATION
2) Samuel COPELAND, Jr.: b abt 1758 Halifax, NC; d 23 Aug 1821 Shelby Twp, Jefferson Co., IN; bur Copeland Cem., Shelby Twp., Jefferson Co., IN; will filed in Jefferson Co., IN. Will shows that Samuel held slaves. (Samuel Jr.'s siblings: Hannah, Ann, Thomas, Piercy, John, James.)
3) Margaret ___: d 30 Dec 1811, KY.
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3rd GENERATION
4) Samuel COPELAND, Sr.: b Isle of Wight Co., VA; d Halifax, NC. (Samuel Sr.'s siblings: Thomas, Mary, Martha, Sarah, Ann, Joseph.)
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4th GENERATION
8) Thomas COPELAND, Sr.: b 1699 Isle of Wight Co., VA; m 1735 Isle of Wight Co., VA; d 1742 Isle of Wight Co., VA. (Thomas' siblings: John, Nicholas, William, Elizabeth, James.)
9) Holland APPLEWHAITE: b Isle of Wight Co., VA.
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5th GENERATION
16) Joseph COPELAND: b abt 1677 Isle of Wight Co., VA; m abt 1694 Isle of Wight Co., VA; d 22 Aug 1726 Chuckatuck, Isle of Wight Co., VA. [CLICK to see will.]
17) Mary WOODLEY: b abt 1675 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
18) Thomas APPLEWHAITE: b Isle of Wight Co., VA; m Isle of Wight Co., VA; bur 1732 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
19) Martha ___: b Isle of Wight Co., VA.
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6th GENERATION
32) John Nicholas COPELAND.: b abt 1640; m 1676 Isle of Wight Co., VA; d bef 1694 Isle of Wight Co., VA (or Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co. VA).
33) Elizabeth TABERER: b 31 Dec 1643 Isle of Wight Co., VA (or b 31 Jan 1663/4 Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., VA); d 1715 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
34) Andrew WOODLEY: d 1720 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
35) Elizabeth GODDARD (one of two wives of Andrew; other was Elizabeth Harrison.)
36) Henry APPLEWHAITE II: b Barbados, West Indies; m Christ Church Parish, Barbados, West Indies; d 1704 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
37) Hester KINGSLAND: b probably England; d Barbados, West Indies.
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7th GENERATION
64) John COPELAND: chr 24 Feb 1612 St. Mary's Church, Dolphin Leigh, Dolphinholm, England; m Isle of Wight Co., VA. Reportedly had his right ear cut off by order of a Boston Court in 1658, basically because he was a Quaker.
65) Sarah RATCLIFF: b 1635 England; d 1687 Isle of Wight Co., VA.
66) Thomas TABERER, Major: b Derby, England.
67) Margaret Ann BENNETT (another researcher says WOMBLE): b England.
72) Henry APPLEWHAITE: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d Barbados, West Indie.s
73) Elizabeth ___: b Stokes on Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d probably Barbados, West Indies.
74) Nathaniel KINGSLAND: b probably England; m probably England; d 1686 Barbados, West Indies.
75) Mary ___: b probably England; d 1693 Barbados, West Indies.
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8th GENERATION
128) unknown [DNA analysis says the following is NOT the ancestor here: Lawrence COPELAND: b abt 1590 (or 1560?) Northumberland, England; d abt 1630/40 Dolphin Leigh, England; m. Ruth ____.]
132) William TABERER: of Derby, England.
144) John APPLEWHAITE: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England.
145) Lydia ___: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d probably Barbados, West Indies.
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9th GENERATION
288) William APPLEWHAITE: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England.
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10th GENERATION
576) William APPLEWHAITE: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk, England; m Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk, England.
577) Katherine ROUT: b Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England; d Stokes On Ashe, Suffolk Co., England.


NOTE:
The genealogy research farther back and above Rachel Copeland's father is NOT the result of my research. It is a compilation of various bits and lines of information found at several sites online. From an evaluation of the information given, it appears likely that the information as I have assembled it is correct; however, almost certainly there are errors with some dates. Thanks are due to a Hoosier preacher's wife whose husband descends from Rachel Copeland's brother: Martha (Mrs. James) Copeland, jam51@urhere.net.

Thanks are due also to researchers behind these web pages:
genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?wight::copeland::1813.html (research by Jo Martin)
www.itsjudy.com/copeland/ (site by Judy Wallis White)
http://genforum.genealogy.com/copeland/messages/4244.html (message by Rick Thomas)
http://www.small-stuff.com/COPELAND/ (Copeland DNA project)
And to Brenda Bova whose web page I can no longer find; her address at one time was
gfsbrenda@aol.com

Sources cited include the following:
BATES, Samuel A.: Records of the Town of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1640-1790, (Daniel H. Huxford, Printer, c. 1886; reprint by Heritage Books, Inc., 1991).
COPELAND, D. Graham: Copeland Family History (no further information)
Franklin Co., KY, marriage records.
Franklin Co., KY, deeds.
Jefferson Co., IN, probate records, Book B, pp.180-1.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Thomas Copeland, Jr., dated 22 Nov 1741.
Halifax Co., NC, deeds beginning 1753 for Samuel Copeland.
Essex Co., VA, will of John Nicholas Copeland, pp. 138-9; died 17 Mar 1720.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Thomas Applewhaite, dated 1732.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Joseph Copeland, dated 1726.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Major Thomas Taberer, dated 1692.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Andrew Woodley, dated 1720.
Isle of Wight Co., VA, will of Henry Applewhaite, dated 1704.
Early VA Quaker records.


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