Nancy, Here is the family I'm working on. All the offspring listed here seem to have been born in PA, we think Bucks or Montgomery Co. We believe they are closely linked with the Kenderdines, Croasdales, Cadwalladers, and Yarnalls, for obvious reasons. Cadwallader Cooper named two of his sons Spencer and Kenderdine! So far we haven't been able to positively link this family with a family in PA. I descend from Marmaduke Cooper and Nancy Farley, their son Louis Cass Cooper was my great-grandfather. Are you familiar with any of these folks??? Marcia Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM?1 COOPER He married ?. (William not confirmed--only reference is in the Clark & Crawford Co. History by Perrin) Children of WILLIAM? COOPER and ? are: i. JAMES2 COOPER ii. ELIZABETH COOPER, m. JOSIAH SPENCER. iii. CADWALADER COOPER, b. Abt. 1800, PA; d. January 6, 1848, Clark Co., IL; m. ELIZABETH; b. Abt. 1803, PA; d. Aft. 1883, Mo?. iv. WILLIAM COOPER, b. 1802, PA; m. SUSANNA MAPLES, October 6, 1832, Clark Co, IL; b. Abt. 1812, NC. v. CROSDALE COOPER, b. 1804, PA. vi. NANCY COOPER, b. 1806, PA; d. Bef. October 1858; m. REUBEN CROW, August 14, 1824, Clark Co., IL. vii. MARMADUKE COOPER, b. Abt. 1811, PA; d. Bet. 1852 - 1855; m. NANCY FARLEY, May 14, 1832, Clark Co., IL; b. Abt. 1812, VA. viii. THEOPHILUS F. COOPER, b. Abt. 1811, PA; m. SARAH REDMAN, February 10, 1844, Clark Co., IL. ix. JOSEPH L. COOPER, b. April 7, 1816; d. August 1, 1858. x. PETER YARNELL COOPER, b. 1820, PA; m. MARTHA ANNE SLATER, February 1, 1852, Clark Co., IL. xi. LOVINA COOPER, b. February 1822, PA; d. September 4, 1900, McKeen, Wabash Twp., IL; m. JOSEPH ROLLINGS, August 15, 1847, Clark Co., IL; b. January 26, 1823, Loudoun Co, VA; d. June 3, 1892, McKeen, Wabash Twp., IL. xii. DAVID COOPER, b. Abt. 1824, PA; m. NANCY FARLEY, August 1, 1855, Clark Co., IL; b. Abt. 1812, VA. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Bray Cooper <miminbc@sprynet.com> To: <COOPER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 12:37 AM Subject: Re: [COOPER-L] Re: Coopers in southern IL > Marcia and George, > I have quite a bit of info from Clark Co.---which line are you seeking? > Nancy Cooper