The Mingling of Family Lines My father's family includes the names Copeland and Thayer. My Mother's family includes the Packard name. We also find that in colonial America these three families intermarried with each other and with the family of John Alden. This is as much of the story as we know.
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The Mingling of Family Lines

The Families

It all started with John Alden (1599-1687) and Pricilla Mullins (1602-?) who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. These were my 7th great-grandparents on my father's side via the Copeland ancestry.

Then Samuel Packard (1612-1684) and Elizabeth Stream (1614 - 1694) arrived on the Diligent in 1635. These were my 8th great-grandparents on my mother's side through the Lossner and Packard ancestry.

Lawrence Copeland (1599-1699) and Lydia Townsend (1630-1688) arrived about 1635. These were my 6th great-grandparents on my father's side. .

Shadrach Thayer (1629-1678) and Deliverance Priest (1644-1723) arrived in America Sometime in the mid 1600's. Jennie Marcia Thayer (1878-1900) was my grandmother (my father's mother) We have not established a line from Shadrach Thayer but it is reasonable to assume such line exists.

The connections

William Copeland (1656-1716), son of Lawrence and Lydia Copeland married Marry Bass (1669-1726), granddaughter of John and Pricilla Alden. These were my 5th Great-grandparents.

One of their grandchildren, Zaccheus Packard (1693-1775) married Mercy Alden, great granddaughter of John and Pricilla Alden. Zacheus was my  6th great-granduncle.

Ephraim Thayer ( 1694-1780), grandson of Shadrach Thayer  married Mary Copeland (1692-1773 ) a granddaughter of Lawrence Copeland. Their daughter,  Mary Thayer (1725-?) married James Packard (1724-1824) A great-grandson of Samual and Elezibeth Packard.

A 2nd great--granddaughter of John and Pricilla, Sarah Alden * (1734-1795), married Timothy Packard (1735-1782), a great grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth Packard.

Simeon Alden * (1740-?) 2nd great--grandson of John and Pricilla married Mary Packard, 2nd great granddaughter of  Samuel and Elizabeth Packard..

Mehetabel Alden * (1732-?) 2nd great--granddaughter of John and Pricilla, married Joshua Packard ( ) great-grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth Packard.

*In the last three marriages above, Simeon Alden, Sarah and Alden Mehetabel Alden were siblings.

Source

All the above information was derived from the book, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002

Family Pages

The Copeland Family Includes Copeland, Thayer & Alden ancestors

The Packard Line Includes Cecora, Lossner & Packard ancestors

The Story of Lucie Lossner Includes Cecora, Lossner & Packard families

The Adoption Story of Harry Ronald Cecora

© Grandpa Don Plefka
aka Harry Ronald Cecora
October 6, 2007

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