Hello Everyone! This is my first listing; I have been enjoying all of your messages for the past couple of months. However, I haven't yet found a connection to my COOPER line (of course, I may have missed some clues). Here's hoping you can help me: My ggg-grandfather, William H. COOPER was born in the Town of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, NY on 16 December 1825 (family Bible). Other known facts: He is in the Town of Clarendon, Orleans Co., NY per the 1850 census, and remains in Clarendon for the rest of his life. He married Malvina VanDyke on 13 April 1851 (in Clarendon, NY); they had a child, Abbie Cooper. I am stumped as to William H. COOPER's parents. In the censuses, his father is marked as being born in England--his mother in NY. In the cemetery records, his father is listed as "Henry" Cooper; however, in the 1870 census, there is a "James" Cooper, age 76 (born in England) in his household--I have assumed he is the father of William H. I am quite certain William H. Cooper had a sister, Sarah, who married a Silas Burroughs of Otsego Co., NY. Does any of this sparse information ring a bell with anyone? Thanking you in advance, Penelope Steuber, Albion, NY