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Benjamin Cooper 1697–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: About 1776

Death Location: Granville County, North Carolina

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Hester (Cooper)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kelly

Children(s): Judge Sr., Benjamin Cooper, Mary Cooper, Infant Cooper

Benjamin Cooper was born in 1697 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, the child of James Cooper Sr And Hester Burrowes Cooper. Benjamin Cooper married Elizabeth Kelly, and had children including Benjamin Cooper, Infant Cooper, John Cooper, Judge Fleet Cooper Sr, Mary Cooper, Thomas Cooper. Benjamin Cooper passed away in 1776 in Granville County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Cooper was born in 1697 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, the child of James Cooper Sr And Hester Burrowes Cooper.
  • Benjamin Cooper married Elizabeth Kelly, and had children including Benjamin Cooper, Infant Cooper, John Cooper, Judge Fleet Cooper Sr, Mary Cooper, Thomas Cooper.
  • Benjamin Cooper passed away in 1776 in Granville County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1661–1732
Birth Location: Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Hester (Cooper)
–1706
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kelly
1700–1780
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Judge Sr.
1721–1795
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Cooper
1722–
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Mary Cooper
1741–1785
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Infant Cooper
1725–
Birth Location: Wright County, Virginia
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Benjamin Cooper's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cooper
1697–1776
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Parents
James Cooper Sr.
1661–1732
Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Hester (Burrowes) (Cooper)
–1706
Grandparents
George (Ashley) Cooper
1621–1682
Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir. Cooper
–1630
Ann (Cooper)
–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooper
1552–1610
Martha\Margaret (Cooper)
1550–1610
Sir Baronet
1561–1628

Benjamin Cooper's Descendants

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Benjamin Cooper (1697–About 1776) m. Elizabeth Kelly (About 1700–About 1780)
  1. 1. Judge (Fleet Cooper) Sr. 1721–1795 m. Margurete (Coore) (Cooper) 1726–1795
    1. 1. Rev. (Fleet Cooper) Jr. 1750–1828 m. Sarah ("Sally" Scott) (Cooper) 1759–1826
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Cooper) (Pope) 1779–1848 m. Jonathan Pope 1776–1817
        1. 1. Rev. (Wiley Mobley) Pope 1803–1883
        2. 2. Dicey (Pope) (Pope) 1799–1879 m. John Pope 1789–1875
        3. 3. Frederick (K.) Pope 1810–1873 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Watts 1815–1842 m. Martha (C. Metts) (Pope) 1824–1892
        4. 4. Emily (Eady Pope) (Bush) 1801–1879 m. Josiah Bush 1800–1842
        5. 5. Fleet (Jonathan) Pope 1797–1824
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Pope) (Bush) 1795–1875 m. William (Lane) Bush 1791–1855
      2. 2. Jacob Cooper 1783–1826 m. Sally (Butler) (Cooper) 1773–1826
        1. 1. Dixon Cooper 1799–1887 m. Mary (Crumpler) (Cooper) 1809–1886
      3. 3. Daniel Cooper 1785–1851
      4. 4. Penelope Cooper 1797–1881
      5. 5. Wilson Cooper 1780–1857 m. Mary (Polly Smith) (Cooper) 1791–1878
        1. 1. John Cooper 1808–1890
        2. 2. Martha (Cooper) (Nichols) 1828–1911 m. Reeves (W.) Nichols 1826–
      6. 6. John Cooper 1782–1832
      7. 7. Mary Cooper 1783–1860
      8. 8. Rhoda (Scott) Cooper 1802–1862
    2. 2. Capt. (John) Cooper 1748–1793 m. Zylpha (Williams) (Cooper) 1764–1850
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cooper 1772–
      2. 2. Scott Cooper 1781–1821
      3. 3. Raphael Cooper 1784–1830
      4. 4. Jonathan Cooper 1785–1850
      5. 5. Hester Cooper 1788–1835
      6. 6. Betsy Cooper 1790–1836
      7. 7. Zylpha Cooper 1791–1850
      8. 8. Patience Cooper 1792–1840
    3. 3. Rev. (William) Cooper 1752–1821 m. Martha ("Pasty" Thamas (Cooper)) (Dyess) 1776–1856 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Scott 1756–
      1. 1. James (A.) Cooper 1813–1897 m. Celia Rasberry 1820–1878
        1. 1. Cpl. (Richard Corvin) Cooper 1842–1933 m. Harriett (Ann Edwards) (Cooper) 1842–1909
      2. 2. Johnathan Cooper 1785–1821
      3. 3. Joseph Cooper 1788–
      4. 4. Benjamin Cooper 1795–1850 m. Eleanor ("Nelly" Dickerson) (Cooper) 1810–1881
    4. 4. Coore Cooper 1754–1820
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Cooper) (Wiggins) 1759–1825 m. William Wiggins 1755–1819
      1. 1. 1st. (Lieut. Stephen) Wiggins 1778–1835
      2. 2. Willis (Anthony) Wiggins 1781–1863 m. Frances (Zilpha Carrol) (Wiggins) 1785–1849
        1. 1. Thomas Wiggins 1811–1882 m. Louisa (Jane Cobb) (Wiggins) 1821–1914
      3. 3. Elijah (Daniel Wiggins) Sr. 1784–1862
    6. 6. Grace (Cooper) (Holmes) 1761–1835
  2. 2. Benjamin Cooper 1722–
  3. 3. Mary Cooper 1741–1785
  4. 4. Infant Cooper 1725–

Benjamin Cooper's Timeline

3 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Benjamin Cooper in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1742
1742
Age 45
Benjamin Cooper resided here in Craven County, NC
Craven County, NC
1776
About 1776
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Cooper in Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 January 1720
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Craven County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1776
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina
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