lmhamb@concentric.net wrote: > > Nancy Bray Cooper wrote: > > > Yes, this is correct, and I have John Cotton Cooper's will, and lots > > more Abner documentation for others working on this line. John Cotton's > > other children were: > > Betsy(Elizabeth) BYARS; Charity HESTER; Eady GIVENS; Isaac Cooper; > > Marcum Cooper; Rebecca LOGAN; SSarah MORGAN; Thomas Cooper; Winnafrey > > BYARS; Zachariah Cooper; David Cooper; Abner/Rebecca McCOY; Rhoda > > GIVENS; and my husband's ancestor, Cader Cooper. > > > > I would like to hear from anybody else with connections to any of these. > > Nancy Bray Cooper > > > > AEELPN@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > I don't have verification of this yet but I have in my records the Abner > > > Cooper's parents are John Cotton Cooper (1758-1829) and Nancy Arnold. Maybe > > > this will give you a starting place to go from. > > > > > > Amy > > This message solves a 28 year old mystery. I was told in 1972 that > the father > of Zachariah Cooper was Noah Cooper born in Ireland. Zachariah Cooper > b: 1783 in > York District, SC d. 23 September 1855 in Morgan Co.,Ala. Married Mary > Ann > Quinn b: 27 June 1785 in York Co., SC d: 13 December 1857. Morgan > Co., Ala. > They had a large family many of whom lived in Ala. and Texas. The name > Noah was > used for many generations in the family. JoAnn Hamblin > Yep, JoAnn, That has been reported on FamilySearch, just as much as I spread my "false Cader" around as the father of my younger Cader. There were still some from Zach's line that didn't quite buy that, and some even reported the only Noahs were in CT, NOT SC. One clue to the KY/TN conncetion was the Cooper/Looney connection, as there is lots of documentation on the Looney family. That was our first clue to Zachariah's association to Cader---LeRoy Tilson in his book, THE LOONEY FAMILY, mentioned that Zachariah was administrator of Cader's estate. We looked for that for several years. Then, turns out Cader did not have a will, but his brother, Zachariah, did settle his estate in Talladega Co., AL during the years from 1843-1845, following his death in 1842. At that time of the final signing, Cader's wife Sarah was listed as residing in DeKalb, Kemper Co., MS. And due to the fact that he did not have a will, this was a boon for us, as all the children had to be verified as heirs, with their names and birthdates! So---they are: Descendants of Cader Cooper 1 Cader Cooper 1796 - 1842 . +Sarah Byars 1799 - 1864 ...... 2 Nancy Cooper 1817 - .......... +Lof(tin?) Goyne ...... 2 Eliza Cooper 1819 - .......... +David C. Hefner 1815 - ...... 2 John C. Cooper 1821 - .......... +Martha Walker ...... 2 Elizabeth Cooper 1823 - .......... +Haskill? Owens ...... 2 Albert C. Cooper 1825 - ...... 2 Mary Jane Cooper 1828 - ...... 2 Sylvester Cooper 1830 - 1883 .......... +Amy Harriet Marshall 1835 - 1934 ...... 2 Emily Cooper 1832 - ...... 2 Joseph Cooper 1834 - ...... 2 Sarahan S. Cooper 1837 - ...... 2 Martha A. Cooper 1840 - ...... 2 George W. Cooper 1842 - We have a big and growing group of cousins from this group. Nancy