I have seen a Frederick Keffer age 49 (b.1683), Leonard age 27(b. 1705), Jacob age abt. 27 (b. 1705), Maria age 46 (b. 1686), Maria age 25 (b. 1705), Maria age 23 (b. 1707), Elisabeth age 18 (b. 1714), Jacob age 8 (b. 1724), and Lena age 4 (b. 1728) who came over on the ship the Samuel in 1732. I believe this family may have lived in Frederick co. VA at one time. It seems that some of these Frederick co VA Coopers went to Hampshire co. VA. I recently read the book "Canaan Valley and the Black Bear" by Ruth Cooper Allman. It is about the Henry Jackson Cooper and his wife Mary Margaret Rudolph Cooper family. They left Winchester Va in Frederick co. to settle in Canaan Valley WVA in 1882. They knew people along the way as several families are mentioned. They are related to a Brill family that lived on the Capon River. The book talks about living in this land and it speaks of their family. Apparently they gave and sold land to the government and that land is now Cooper's Rock State Forest in WV. So far there is no connection to these Coopers and my Coopers, even though they lived in the same area. My oldest known Cooper was Valentine Cooper b. abt. 1745 who married Mary ?.He resided in Hardy co. Va (Hardy was onces part of Hampshire co) and his will was proven there in 1835. Some of the same family names are repeated in both of these Cooper families. Does anyone know if Leonard or Jacob (the ones who came over on the ship the Samuel in 1732 and were in their mid 20's at the time) may have had a son named Valentine or perhaps George? I believe these Cooper families are related but it just hasn't been proven. Thanks. Becky rlucas@neo.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <SandraG627@aol.com> To: <COOPER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 6:56 PM Subject: [COOPER-L] kieffer fred, cooper elizabeth 1673-1800, GER>VA > And here is my second Cooper family, chart below > Sandy in Florida > > Descendants of Frederick Kieffer > > 1 Frederick Kieffer b: 1673 in Germany > . +Anna Maria Scheuffelin Father: Mother: > .... 2 Leonard Kieffer b: in Germany > .... 2 Jacob Cooper b: 09 January 1699/00 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, > Baden, Germany d: 1758 in Frederick, VA > ........ +Anna Maria Dellinger b: 1701 in Germany m: 02 February > 1720/21 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Hans Jacob Cooper b: 06 December 1721 in Unterowisheim, > Germany > .......... 3 Hans Melchoir Cooper b: 14 April 1724 in Oberacker, > Germany d: 21 November 1728 in Oberacker, Germany > .......... 3 Maria Magdalena Cooper b: 14 April 1727 in Oberacker, > Germany d: in Frederick, VA > .............. +John Nysewanger Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Maria Elizabetha Cooper b: 06 October 1730 in Oberacker, > Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1764 in Hampshire Co., VA Alt. date: > 1758 death > .............. +Johann Jacob Brake b: Abt. 1720 in Germany m: 1750 d: > Abt. 1808 in Moorfield, Hardy Co., VA Father: Johann Jacob BRECHTEL > Mother: Mary Margaret UNKNOWN > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > This list is brought to you by the RootsWeb Members and Sponsors. > RootsWeb Gen.Data Coop.Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >