Do you know if descendants of the William Cooper listed in this message might have ended up in northern Kentucky in early 1800's? Thanks. Barbara --- Ben or Leila Mayberry <lbmaybe@mindspring.com> wrote: > I am descended from Cornelius Cooper and his father, Cornelius > Cooper. They are my 4th and 5th great grandfathers. > Cornelius Cooper (born about 1774, Granville Co., N.C.). Married Jane > Wood of Maryland. Died October 01, 1855, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, > Louisiana > > Cornelius Cooper (born about 1740-1808), planter and merchant, > labeled Free Person of Color in the Fishing Creek District, Granville > Co., N.C. tax list taken by Zacharias Higgs, 1786. Lord Granville > Land Grant. Rev. Book C., pg 77-79, mentions "sundries furnished & > cash to the Militia of N.C., Va., and S.C" during the Revolution. > Listed as a Patriot of the American Revolution. > > Cornelius's father, William Cooper, was born about 1725 in Virginia > or North Carolina. He was a trader, guide, scout and commissioner > for Daniel Boone and Gen. James Robertson. He died abot 1783 > defending what is now Nashville. > > I have a great deal of information on my Coopers but lack specifics > on their origins. Does anyone have more information on these > families? > > Does anyone have proof of their Indian heritage? > > Thank you, > > Leila Mayberry > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL