Copp Family Tree

ca 1795

This framed watercolor of the Samuel and Dolley Copp’s family tree hung in the Copp family home in Stonington, Connecticut during the second half of the 18th century. The family tree is depicted as two intertwined branches sprouting from two overlapping hearts on a blue hill or base at bottom center. The names, birthdates and marriage date of parents Samuel Copp and Dolley Brown are in bottom segment of the tree. The names and birthdates of nine children (Sarah, Dolley, Jonathan, Betsey, Mary, John Brown, Esther, Nancy, and Samuel) are arranged above in three rows of three ovals suspended from flowering branches. The death date of Betsey is also given. Signed at bottom right by John Brown Copp (b. 1779), sixth oldest of the Copp children.