In a message dated 9/14/99 4:03:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > The first thing to keep in mind is that these "COOPERs" were in reality > German KEIFFERs from Pennsylvania. At some point the surname was > Americanized to COOPER. > Yes, I have two cooper lines, one definitely came here as Kieffer, the other lived in Penna and them WV, they had a 'bound boy' named Keefer, probably some relation, here is one of my lines Sandy in Fla Descendants of Frederick Kieffer 1 Frederick Kieffer b: 1673 in Germany . +Anna Maria Scheuffelin Father: Mother: .... 2 Leonard Kieffer b: in Germany .... 2 Jacob Cooper b: 09 January 1699/00 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1758 in Frederick, VA ........ +Anna Maria Dellinger b: 1701 in Germany m: 02 February 1720/21 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany Father: Mother: .......... 3 Hans Jacob Cooper b: 06 December 1721 in Unterowisheim, Germany .......... 3 Hans Melchoir Cooper b: 14 April 1724 in Oberacker, Germany d: 21 November 1728 in Oberacker, Germany .......... 3 Maria Magdalena Cooper b: 14 April 1727 in Oberacker, Germany d: in Frederick, VA .............. +John Nysewanger Father: Mother: .......... 3 Maria Elizabetha Cooper b: 06 October 1730 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1764 in Hampshire, VA .............. +Johann Jacob Brake b: Abt. 1720 in Germany m: 1745-1750 d: Abt. 1808 in Moorfield, Hardy, VA Father: Johann Jacob BRECHTEL Mother: Mary Margaret BRECHTEL ................ 4 Jacob Brake b: 1747 in Hardy, VA d: 1831 in Buckhannon, VA .................... +Mary Slaughter b: Abt. 1755 m: 1785 d: 1830 Father: Mother: ................ 4 Magdalene Brake b: 1751 ................ 4 John Brake b: 15 June 1754 in Frederick Co., VA d: 04 November 1838 in Lewis Co., VA .................... +Elizabeth Wetherholt m: 11 January 1778 d: Bef. 1785 in Hampshire, WV Father: Mother: ................ *2nd Wife of John Brake: .................... +Katherine Shook b: 1764 in Hampshire Co., VA m: Abt. 1784 in Hampshire Co., VA d: 07 February 1838 in Lewis Co., VA Father: Hermanus SHOOK Mother: Anne SCHAUB ................ 4 Elizabeth Brake b: 22 February 1757 in Frederick, VA d: 22 March 1812 in Zanesville, Muskingum, OH .................... +George Jackson d: in Muskingum, OH Father: Mother: ................ 4 Isaac Brake b: 1760 d: Aft. 1818 in Union, OH ................ 4 Abraham Brake b: August 1763 d: 1830