lmhamb@concentric.net wrote: > > Nancy Bray Cooper wrote: > > > Yes, this is correct, and I have John Cotton Cooper's will, and lots > > more Abner documentation for others working on this line. John Cotton's > > other children were: > > Betsy(Elizabeth) BYARS; Charity HESTER; Eady GIVENS; Isaac Cooper; > > Marcum Cooper; Rebecca LOGAN; SSarah MORGAN; Thomas Cooper; Winnafrey > > BYARS; Zachariah Cooper; David Cooper; Abner/Rebecca McCOY; Rhoda > > GIVENS; and my husband's ancestor, Cader Cooper. > > > > I would like to hear from anybody else with connections to any of these. > > Nancy Bray Cooper > > > > AEELPN@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > I don't have verification of this yet but I have in my records the Abner > > > Cooper's parents are John Cotton Cooper (1758-1829) and Nancy Arnold. Maybe > > > this will give you a starting place to go from. > > > > > > Amy > > This message solves a 28 year old mystery. I was told in 1972 that > the father > of Zachariah Cooper was Noah Cooper born in Ireland. Zachariah Cooper > b: 1783 in > York District, SC d. 23 September 1855 in Morgan Co.,Ala. Married Mary > Ann > Quinn b: 27 June 1785 in York Co., SC d: 13 December 1857. Morgan > Co., Ala. > They had a large family many of whom lived in Ala. and Texas. The name > Noah was > used for many generations in the family. JoAnn Hamblin > Yep, JoAnn, That has been reported on FamilySearch, just as much as I spread my "false Cader" around as the father of my younger Cader. There were still some from Zach's line that didn't quite buy that, and some even reported the only Noahs were in CT, NOT SC. One clue to the KY/TN conncetion was the Cooper/Looney connection, as there is lots of documentation on the Looney family. That was our first clue to Zachariah's association to Cader---LeRoy Tilson in his book, THE LOONEY FAMILY, mentioned that Zachariah was administrator of Cader's estate. We looked for that for several years. Then, turns out Cader did not have a will, but his brother, Zachariah, did settle his estate in Talladega Co., AL during the years from 1843-1845, following his death in 1842. At that time of the final signing, Cader's wife Sarah was listed as residing in DeKalb, Kemper Co., MS. And due to the fact that he did not have a will, this was a boon for us, as all the children had to be verified as heirs, with their names and birthdates! So---they are: Descendants of Cader Cooper 1 Cader Cooper 1796 - 1842 . +Sarah Byars 1799 - 1864 ...... 2 Nancy Cooper 1817 - .......... +Lof(tin?) Goyne ...... 2 Eliza Cooper 1819 - .......... +David C. Hefner 1815 - ...... 2 John C. Cooper 1821 - .......... +Martha Walker ...... 2 Elizabeth Cooper 1823 - .......... +Haskill? Owens ...... 2 Albert C. Cooper 1825 - ...... 2 Mary Jane Cooper 1828 - ...... 2 Sylvester Cooper 1830 - 1883 .......... +Amy Harriet Marshall 1835 - 1934 ...... 2 Emily Cooper 1832 - ...... 2 Joseph Cooper 1834 - ...... 2 Sarahan S. Cooper 1837 - ...... 2 Martha A. Cooper 1840 - ...... 2 George W. Cooper 1842 - We have a big and growing group of cousins from this group. Nancy

Joyce Wright wrote: > > please let us in on what their names are. > Some of us have COOPERs that we have no idea > where they settled. They might be our cousins also. > thanks so much for sharing them. You are so right, Joyce- Since we had a published account of my husband'GGgrandfather, Sylvester, from his service in the Buena Vista Rifles of Chickasaw Co., MS through his descendants who settled in DeWitt Co., TX, I had spent most of my time looking for southern roots, and discounting any names that showed up in the Midwest. That is, until we discovered that Sylvester's father, Cader, had been married in Christian Co., KY. The book on Sylvester had said his father was from NC, but didn't even give his name. Turns out Cader's parents, John Cotton and Nancy Arnold Cooper, were in SC in the late 1700s, before coming to KY, and then Monroe Co., MS where John C. died in 1829. At one point, I had the wrong Cader, in Bertie Co., NC, but once John C.'s will was uncovered and shared with us by John Cooper, Emma Shepherd in Newman, IL recognized the info as tying in with her line from Abner, another one of John Cotton's sons. Seems they branced out from KY into IL and IN, where descendants still are. Since then, (which was this past spring) it seems like things have snowballed, and cousins keep turning up. I would post this line, but it alone is 37 pages, just for the registry report. I will try to post as much as I can in bits and pieces. But if you have any specific queries I will try to respond if there is anything I recognize. From most indications, the "preponderance of evidence" is that John Cotton Cooper, b. 1758 in Spartanburg, SC was the s/o David Cooper, b. 1725 in Warwickshire, Eng. and Elizabeth possibly WILDER. David names in his will March 17, 1792 his children: William Cooper; Rehab FOWLER; Marcome Cooper; John Cooper; Charity WILMUTH; Orphas AMOS; Sion Cooper; Malichi Cooper; Elizabeth Cooper; and Edward Cooper. There are lots of people working on all these lines, so we ought to be able to fill in any blanks if we all work together. < Zeand@aol.com> wrote: >Read about your John Cooper's children - what state did they live in and when were he or his children born. My Sarah Cooper was born 1802. Thanks for >your info. Zelma >> John Cotton Cooper was b. 1758 in Spartenburg, SC He m. Nancy Arnold possibly in KY. Two hundred acres of land in Christian Co., KY were surveyed for John Cooper in 1803. Also on the same page, John Cotton and David Cooper, written as two seperate names, but in same handwriting as rest of document, were named as witnesses to a survey for Possy?? Campbell of 340 acres. I'm sorry, but I don't have dates for all the children yet. But what we do know, from others', is this: Thomas b. 1776 m. Rebecca____; Zachariah b. 1783 m. Mary Quinn; David b. abt. 1790 m. Elizabeth Alexander 1810 in Christian Co., KY; Abner b. 1792 m. Rebecca McCoy 1810 in Butler Co., KY; Cader b. 1796 m. Sarah Byars 1816 in Christian Co., KY Isaac Cooper was executor of John C.'s will (1829 Monroe Co., MS) so he was probably the oldest son. Others named, each receiving one dollar, were: Charity Haster Rebecca Logan otherwise Cooper the sum of one dollar Betsy Biers(Byars) Zachariah Cooper Sarah Morgan Winnifray Biers Marcum Cooper Abner Cooper Rody Givins Eady Givins From information I received from Jane Ramsey <spicetea@mindspring.com>, David Cooper3,( s/o Marcome2 grandson of David1) had by wife 1) Elizabeth WADLINGTON, a daughter Sarah Ann Cooper, b.28 Sept. 1802 in Trigg Co., KY. Could she be yours? I will some of the others as I can. I hope this fits, or gives you a lead. Nancy

Here is the family....... ANYONE connect ? 1870 Census..Jackson MI. Samuel 29 Farmer b: in Ohio 1841 I believe that he married in Ohio, Stark Co. in 1861 to: Lucinda 25 b: in Ohio 1845 She COULD be a Hoffman/Hofman Their children are; Sarah Jane 7 b: MI 1862/63 (Possible dates: b 05 September 1862 died in MI 25 December 1919 ) Jacob 5 b: MI 1865 Rosa M. 2 b: MI 1868 Anna O. 2/mo b: MI Feb 1870 On the same census page are the following: Jacob COOPER 60 b: 1810 in PA Eleanor 45 b: 1825 in PA Millie 1 mo WHOA ! b: in MI (maybe they were babysitting ?) My Sarah Jane COOPER b 05 September 1862 died in MI 25 December 1919 , married 1.. John STRAUB, they had at least three kids, possibly, Jake, Perry and Edith (All took place in Springport, Jackson Co, MI. 2. Sarah married Fred Anson (Upham) BUCK in MI.. not sure which county or town.. They had one son.. Hassan Alba (Cooper) BUCK b; 1892 in Hubbardston Vil., MI died in 1974 in Northridge, L.A. Co., CA. Rosa M. b: MI 1868 m:Franklin M. BUCK had Cora Lucinda BUCK Howard ANYONE ?? Jill in SoCal Great-grandfather, Robert Ben BISHOP b: 1841 in Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY and died in 1917 in Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI. Married first Lura DeForest and then Leona Amelia WOOLEY. I not found his parents ??? HELP.. Hassan Alba BUCK, parents Sarah Jane COOPER and Fred Anson BUCK

Great thread ... But it is time to change the SUBJECT line.. or many of us have and will delete much good info.. Thanks, Cuz, Jill Great-grandfather, Robert Ben BISHOP b: 1841 in Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY and died in 1917 in Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI. Married first Lura DeForest and then Leona Amelia WOOLEY. I not found his parents ??? HELP.

In a message dated 09/20/2000 10:31:05 PM EST, dorothys@uniserve.com writes: << dorothys@uniserve.com (dorothy spenst) >> hello can you tell me what sarahs middle name was,if you have record of them in ark-okla later or haveing children,,,i think my coopers were once deharts or vice versa lots of funny business,no records to past,lots of wars and name changes,maybe that was her 1st marriage...tkstet1@aol.com

Nancy Bray Cooper wrote: > Yes, this is correct, and I have John Cotton Cooper's will, and lots > more Abner documentation for others working on this line. John Cotton's > other children were: > Betsy(Elizabeth) BYARS; Charity HESTER; Eady GIVENS; Isaac Cooper; > Marcum Cooper; Rebecca LOGAN; SSarah MORGAN; Thomas Cooper; Winnafrey > BYARS; Zachariah Cooper; David Cooper; Abner/Rebecca McCOY; Rhoda > GIVENS; and my husband's ancestor, Cader Cooper. > > I would like to hear from anybody else with connections to any of these. > Nancy Bray Cooper > > AEELPN@aol.com wrote: > > > > I don't have verification of this yet but I have in my records the Abner > > Cooper's parents are John Cotton Cooper (1758-1829) and Nancy Arnold. Maybe > > this will give you a starting place to go from. > > > > Amy > > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > > Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb > > membership or sponsorship. > > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb > membership or sponsorship. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html This message solves a 28 year old mystery. I was told in 1972 that the father of Zachariah Cooper was Noah Cooper born in Ireland. Zachariah Cooper b: 1783 in York District, SC d. 23 September 1855 in Morgan Co.,Ala. Married Mary Ann Quinn b: 27 June 1785 in York Co., SC d: 13 December 1857. Morgan Co., Ala. They had a large family many of whom lived in Ala. and Texas. The name Noah was used for many generations in the family. JoAnn Hamblin

Hi Nancy Read about your John Cooper's children - what state did they live in and when were he or his children born. My Sarah Cooper was born 1802. Thanks for your info. Zelma

IN THE 1850 CENSUS FOR LEE COUNTY, VA, ELIZABETH COOPER IS LISTED ALONG WITH A SON GEORGE 20, AND DAUGHTERS MARY 17, CATHERINE 14, MARTHA 12. WHILE THERE IS A CONTINUING RECORD FOR HER CHILDREN, ELIZABETH IS NOT LISTED THEREAFTER AND THE 1870 CENSUS FINDS THE CHILDREN LIVING IN SEVERAL AREA HOMES. SON GEORGE HAS MARRIED. WHILE ONE MIGHT CONSIDER THAT ELIABETH DIED IN HER EARLY FORTIES , THERE IS NO BURIAL RECORD AND NO RECORD THAT SHE MARRIED. ALTHOUGH IN LATER RECORDS, ALL LIST THEIR BIRTH PLACE AS VA, WE HAVE FOUND NO RECORD TO THIS POINT AS FROM WHERE THEY MAY HAVE COME TO LEE COUNTY. SINCE THERE ARE SIMILAR NAMES IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WHICH BECAME PART OF WEST VA IN 1863, THERE COULD BE A LINK BUT WE CAN'T FIND IT. IN THEIR MARRIAGES, HER CHILDREN LISTED THEIR MOTHER BUT LEFT THE FATHER VACANT? SINCE THE SON WAS GEORGE , COULD THERE HAVE BEEN A FATHER GEORGE? EXCUSE SUCH A LONG QUERY BUT OUR LIST OF VOIDS IS LONG. HAVE ANY OF OTHER COOPER LINES FOUND ANY DIRECTIONS WHERE WE MAY LOOK? LOVE YOU IF YOU HAVE! LOVE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T! ROBERT COOPER MARSHALL, SR. BOB

My great-grandparents, James and Isabel (Bartlow) Cooper had a daughter Sarah A.(born in 1847 in Illinois.) Two days ago I found a record of Sarah's marriage to a John Cooper (hopefully another family!), but her name was now Sarah A. Black, daughter of James and Isabel Cooper. This marriage took palce in May 1887 in Oakland Twp., Schuyler Co., Illinois. C.W. Cooper, and Melinda Cooper were attendants and Peter Philips was the J.P. Dorothy Cooper Spenst >Hi Amy > >I am at a loss with my Coopers also - my gr grandmother was Sarah or Sally >Cooper and have been searching NY, NJ, CT, DE, & MA. I found a Sarah Cooper >born in Lancaster, Pa in 1802 when my gr grandmother was born but have no >proof that it was her. It gave the father's name as John Cooper but there >was no mother. Maybe we can swap notes. I have been collecting NJ and NY. >What have you. Zelma of CT Zeand@aol.com > > >==== COOPER Mailing List ==== >Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb >membership or sponsorship. >RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Hi Amy I am at a loss with my Coopers also - my gr grandmother was Sarah or Sally Cooper and have been searching NY, NJ, CT, DE, & MA. I found a Sarah Cooper born in Lancaster, Pa in 1802 when my gr grandmother was born but have no proof that it was her. It gave the father's name as John Cooper but there was no mother. Maybe we can swap notes. I have been collecting NJ and NY. What have you. Zelma of CT Zeand@aol.com

This was posted on the Canada Oxford Site. I thought it should be shared with this list. : Is this your COOPER Family? Maggi Finnigan-California f 95 : Father: William Cooper b-London Ont. 1843 : Mother: Ellen Gibson b-? : Marr- Picton,Prince Edwards Co. at the residence of Capt.John Gibson in 1867 : Children: : Minnie Gertrude b-Toronto d-Chicago : Frank Gibson Cooper b- St Thomas : Lena Mary b- St. Thomas : Charlotte Francis b-St Thomas : William Gibson Cooper b-St.Thomas : : ______________________________

please let us in on what their names are. Some of us have COOPERs that we have no idea where they settled. They might be our cousins also. thanks so much for sharing them. jaw

Yes, this is correct, and I have John Cotton Cooper's will, and lots more Abner documentation for others working on this line. John Cotton's other children were: Betsy(Elizabeth) BYARS; Charity HESTER; Eady GIVENS; Isaac Cooper; Marcum Cooper; Rebecca LOGAN; SSarah MORGAN; Thomas Cooper; Winnafrey BYARS; Zachariah Cooper; David Cooper; Abner/Rebecca McCOY; Rhoda GIVENS; and my husband's ancestor, Cader Cooper. I would like to hear from anybody else with connections to any of these. Nancy Bray Cooper AEELPN@aol.com wrote: > > I don't have verification of this yet but I have in my records the Abner > Cooper's parents are John Cotton Cooper (1758-1829) and Nancy Arnold. Maybe > this will give you a starting place to go from. > > Amy > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb > membership or sponsorship. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

By the way I have I have three different lines from John Cotton Cooper's children that married into my line. If anyone has information, please pass it on. Amy

I don't have verification of this yet but I have in my records the Abner Cooper's parents are John Cotton Cooper (1758-1829) and Nancy Arnold. Maybe this will give you a starting place to go from. Amy

Hello! In a message dated 9/19/00 7:24:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jeramo@teleport.com writes: > I've misplaced my instructions on how to un-subscribe to this list. Can > anyone help me out? > > R. Coon > Send email to COOPER-L-request@rootsweb.com. No subject is needed. In the body of the message write... unsubscribe... that's all you put in the body, nothing else. Robert Wilkinson vangogh292@aol.com Robert@Wilkinson.org

Hi Janet, I have your line. Abner was a brother to my husband's ancestor, Cader, and you have several cousins online from that direct line. Nancy Bray Cooper JMRTHOM@aol.com wrote: > > Hi there all. I have an Abner C. Cooper b. 1792 in S.C. He first came to > Butler County Kentucky then to Clark Co. Illinois. My Daniel McClellan > Cooper's line is the last born in Clark Co. His line moved to West Terre > Haute and Terre Haute, Indiana. My line is: > Abner, Willis, Thomas William Burton, and Daniel McClellan Cooper. That is > as far back as I have been able to go so far. > > Janet > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb > membership or sponsorship. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Hi, I have an Abner Cooper that was an uncle, he was the son of Wm. Cooper and Mary Polly Harrison.... They were in Union Co. SC after the Rev. War. Do you connect to this line ? thanks, Gary JMRTHOM@aol.com wrote: > Hi there all. I have an Abner C. Cooper b. 1792 in S.C. He first came to > Butler County Kentucky then to Clark Co. Illinois. My Daniel McClellan > Cooper's line is the last born in Clark Co. His line moved to West Terre > Haute and Terre Haute, Indiana. My line is: > Abner, Willis, Thomas William Burton, and Daniel McClellan Cooper. That is > as far back as I have been able to go so far. > > Janet > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > Keep this list and over 6000 others online with your RootsWeb > membership or sponsorship. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Hi there all. I have an Abner C. Cooper b. 1792 in S.C. He first came to Butler County Kentucky then to Clark Co. Illinois. My Daniel McClellan Cooper's line is the last born in Clark Co. His line moved to West Terre Haute and Terre Haute, Indiana. My line is: Abner, Willis, Thomas William Burton, and Daniel McClellan Cooper. That is as far back as I have been able to go so far. Janet

Hi friends, I have just located my New Jersey/New York COOPER link and hope there is someone among the New York folk who is tracing this line. My Gilbert M COOPER who lived in Pompton Township, NJ in the mid 1800's was born in 1806 to Michael COOPER, born 1783 in Hamstead (?)Long Island and Elizabeth STRAUT, born 1786 near New Amsterdam. Siblings included Jacob, b 1807, Harvey b 1810, John Edward b 1812, Washington, b 1814, Salzer b 1817 and Martha Ann b 1821. The latter married a William G. Smith. Let me know if this rings a bell with anyone. Beverly Fearn Porter, Columbia, Maryland