Hi Rose, I have a Susan Bishop, born August 6, 1806 in Brunswick Co., VA, daughter of John Bishop and Elizabeth Keene Jones. Susan was the younger sister of my ancestor, Martha Matthew Bishop. After the father's death in 1822, the mother and some members of the family moved to Hardeman Co., TN. According to my records, Susan Bishop married a man by the name of Cooper, but the given name I show is James. My "James" information could be an error. There is a record for a Susan Cooper marrying William D. Cooper in Hardeman County in Jan. 1833. I don't know if there were two Susan Coopers or one. Anyway, apparently Susan and her husband had at least one son, John Cooper, born about 1834. It appears that Susan's husband died sometime before 1850 at which time Susan T. Cooper and son John Cooper, age 16, are living in Hempstead Co., AR in the household of Susan's brother, Harmon Bishop. Susan Cooper (Mrs.) marries Isaac C. Perkins in Hempstead Co., AR on March 27, 1851. Susan Perkins marries again to Nathan Yarborough, April 29, 1855, also in Hempstead Co., AR. Does any of this seem to fit into your Susan T. Bishop? If you have information from the William D. Cooper-Susan T. Bishop marriage record showing who the parents of the bride were, we could determine whether yours and mine are the same person. If they are, I have quite a bit of Bishop information I would be happy to share. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Betty -----Original Message----- From: Rose Mitcham [mailto:aceofhearts@rcia.com] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 12:25 AM To: TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNHARDEM] cooper and bishop hello I am looking for the family of an William D. Cooper and Susan t. Bishop. We love to share information. Rose