Dear Claire: Nicely written post! Welcome aboard. Best Regards John A Hansen jahansen@qwest.net List Adm > -----Original Message----- > From: Claire Burns [mailto:claireburns@telus.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 1:52 PM > To: COWPER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COWPER] COWPER of Northamptonshire, England > > > Hello Everyone, > > I have just subscribed to the COWPER list and am hoping that it is fairly active (haven't received anything, yet)! My > main interest is the COWPER family of Northamptonshire, England -- particularly Wellingborough and Northampton. > > I have extracted COWPER'S from several NTH parish registers and have in my possession a well-researched book on the > COWPER family (pub. 1935). I am willing to post my parish register extracts to this list, if there is any interest?? > > My research interests are twofold: > 1. Tracking down the descendants of Thomas COWPER (1712-1778), Land Surveyor, Astronomer and Mathematician, of > Wellingborough, NTH, England; m. 26 Jan 1737/38; to Ann CURTIS; Issue: > a. John; b. 1738 > b. Ann; b. 1739 > c. Thomas; b. 1740 > d. Mary; b. 1742 > e. Joseph; b. 1746 > f. William; b. 1748 > g. Beulah; b. 1749 > h. Benjamin; b. 1754 (my line) > i. Jesse; b. 1757 > > 2. Tracing the COWPER line back further; currently, I have it back to Thomas COWPER (b.abt. 1550, of Northampton, NTH, England) > > I look forward to your input! > > Sincerely, > Claire Smith-Burns > Kelowna, BC, Canada > claireburns@telus.net > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >