I am well aware of that fact,[ have Mayfolwer lines] I was just quotting an article that happen to be in my flies.In hope that it might be of some use to someone. My COOPERs are from John & Wibrow COOPER of Long Island, English line from Olney Buckinghamshire,England. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:07 AM Subject: Re: Re: [COOPER] NJ COOPERS > Charlotte and others: > having been down the "emigrated from Holland" path before, just be aware that many ENGLISH immigrants SAILED (embarked) from Holland but were not FROM Holland (Dutch). I know there are some Coopers who were Dutch (Kuyper, Kupfer, Kuper, Kupos, etc.) and anglicized their names, but I've seen this Daniel Cooper before - a collateral line of mine -- and believe his ancestors were English. > Tom Cooper > > > > From: "Charlotte Killian" <[email protected]> > > Date: 2004/05/28 Fri PM 12:45:42 EDT > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [COOPER] NJ COOPERS > > > > Don't know if this is part of the family of Daniel COOPER that you are > > looking for, in my search for my line of COOPERS in NJ , came across this ; > > "FAMILY RECORDS: THE FIRST SETTLERS OF PASSIC VALLEY" p.90-92; Quote; > > The parefts of Daniel COOPER emigrated from HO::AND to New York, in the > > year 1695. It is said that he was born at sea on their voyage and that the > > father never arrived. He was born May 01, 1795, & m.17 April 1726, Grace > > RUNYON, lived in Piscataway & removed to Passaic Valley, Moris co. in March > > 1732. He bought Lot No.2,of the Berkeley tract, containing 500 acres, lying > > east of and adjoining the quarter owned by Jacob Carle.. > > Daniel Cooper sr. had six wives. > > 1. Grace RUNYON > > 2. Jane WESTBROOK > > 3. Grace MANNING,d. April 1777 > > 4. Widow Fanny JONES, d. Jan. 1787 > > 5. Barbara Margaret GIBBS,d. Dec. 1789 > > 6. Hannah MARTIN,widow of Col. Ephraim MARTIN. > > He died 2 May 1795, aged 100 years. > > Daniel COOPER jr.,b. 14 Jan.1729 & d. May 1787 > > This is not my line ,but the information may help someone. > > Charlotte Killian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 6:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [COOPER] NJ COOPERS > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I don't know about Daniel born 1795, but I suspect that the Daniel > > Cooper > > > born before 1709 is the same one that owned and operated a ferry that ran > > from > > > Cooper's Point in Camden New Jersey across the Delaware to Penn's Landing > > in > > > Philadelphia. Believe he was the son of a William Cooper that migrated in > > the > > > late 1600's from England. There is an historical brick building built by > > them > > > still standing on Coopers Point in Camden today. It was damaged by fire > > > several years ago. I drove down to look at it when I was researching my > > William > > > Cooper of Bucks County/Philadelphia who turned out to be unrelated to this > > Cooper > > > bunch. These Coopers were quite wealthy at that time. Coopers Point is now > > > located in a extremely low income area. Did not appear very safe to visit > > without > > > being accompanied by someone from the historical society. There is also a > > > Cooper River in the area. Cooper's Point can be found on the old maps of > > that > > > time period and I believe on the local maps of the area. You might want to > > try an > > > internet search. > > > > > > Danny Cooper Byrd > > > > > > > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > > > We have archives! Search for your COOPER information here..... > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=COOPER > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > > List Mom for COOPER-L: > > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > List Mom for COOPER-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >