I have access to this book in my library. There are very few sources which can be verified and Fleet Sr. being the son of Benjamin Cooper and Elizabeth Kelly is one of them. If Fleet was not the son of this couple then, needless to say, the entire line from there back is in error. See John Croom's Web Sit at: http://members.aol.com/crooiii/croopag7.htm Go to Cooper. Linda Morgan wrote: > I know that somehow we are related to the Fleet that was a famous preacher. > There is a book The Cooper Family, History and Genealogy 1681-1931 by Murphy > Rowe Cooper. I believe if we could tie into this book we would be lucky. > Maybe you can find the link. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gwen Brooks <jhngwn@bellsouth.net> > To: <COOPER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:25 PM > Subject: [COOPER-L] First Cooper Family in America > > > As said in an earlier post I searched through the Cooper list archive this > > morning. However I could not figure out as I was reading when we first > had > > a Cooper in America and where. I noticed a particular line mentioned as > > being the first, James Cooper, who came from England to New Jersey. Is > this > > correct? > > > > I also noticed several times a reference to a genealogy of Coopers that > had > > been written. I'd like more information about this source. Is this a > > purchase that would be worthwhile? Is it considered to be fairly accurate? > > > > Thanks to everyone. > > > > Gwen Brooks > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > ==== 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 -- Marianna "Mike" Williams Want to see where I live? http://wintergreenresort.com/ Want to see why? http://www.twnf.org/index.html