I have a James Cooper born 1661 in England and died 1732 in Philadelphia and he had a brother John. Bob -----Original Message----- >From: Don Maxwell <dmaxwelljr@hotmail.com> >Sent: Apr 24, 2007 11:59 AM >To: cooper@rootsweb.com >Subject: [COOPER] James Cooper ca 1792 Chester Co, Pa- related to Robert Maxwell family > > >Can anyone identify the "cousin" of Robert Maxwell ba ca 1730 died 1792 >Chester Co, Pa (see will) >.... >Abstract of Will of Robert Maxwell > >Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives Probate File 4257 Will was signed 30 >December 1791 and proved 13 November 1792 (thereby establishing a year of >death >as probably 1792) > >Robert Maxwell of East Nottingham Township [legatees in the order mentioned >with principal bequeaths) > >My beloved wife Elizabeth house next to Robert Hilless (?) With five acres >of land >45 £ Pennsylvania currency, choice cow, three sheep, household goods, >wheat in the ground >Son Jon Maxwell - 10 £ Pennsylvania currency >Son James Maxwell 20 5 Pennsylvania currency >Son Robert Maxwell 60 £ Pennsylvania currency in lieu of 100 acres I >promised him >Son Thomas Maxwell - 50 £ Pennsylvama currency with case of drawers >Daughter Eleanor Montgomery -20 £ >Daughter Ester Denny -20 £ >Granddaughter Agnes McCullagh -20 £ >Grandson Robert Maxwell, son of Robert Maxwell - 10 £ >Grandson Robert Maxwell, son of Thomas Maxwell - 10 £ > >Thomas Maxwell and my cousin James Cooper to be executors Robert Thompson >and John Cooper, witnesses >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >Allied families are >McCullagh(McCullogh) >Blackmar >Lewis >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Do you think "cousin" means kinfolk or people with common grandparents? > >Any ideas would be most appreciated! > >Don Maxwell > > >Donald P. Maxwell, Jr., M.D. >18700 Wolf Creek Drive >Edmond, Okla. 73003 >Maxwell DNA webpage: >http://hometown.aol.com/dnamaxwell/myhomepage/index.html >Thomas Maxwell Worldconnect: >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=donmaxwell&id=I06185 > > ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com