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