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Captain Robert Thomas Cooper 1746–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746-12-25

Birth Location: Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland)

Death Date: 1798-05-15

Death Location: Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA

Father: Hugh Sr

Mother: Ellen Gill

Spouse(s): Jane Hamilton

Children(s): James Cooper

In 1746, Captain Robert Thomas Cooper entered the world in Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland), born to Hugh T Cooper Sr And Ellen Scottland Gill. Captain Robert Thomas Cooper married Jane Jannet Hamilton, and had children including James Hamilton Cooper. Captain Robert Thomas Cooper passed away in 1798 in Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1746, Captain Robert Thomas Cooper entered the world in Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland), born to Hugh T Cooper Sr And Ellen Scottland Gill.
  • Captain Robert Thomas Cooper married Jane Jannet Hamilton, and had children including James Hamilton Cooper.
  • Captain Robert Thomas Cooper passed away in 1798 in Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Sr
1720–1793
Birth Location: Ulster, Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Ellen Gill
1725–1767
Birth Location: Lurgan, Clanbrassil, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jane Hamilton
1752–1823
Birth Location: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL, USA
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Children(s)

James Cooper
1780–1860
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina, USA
JC

Captain Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Captain Cooper
1746–1798
Birth Place: Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland)
Parents
Hugh T. Cooper Sr
1720–1793
Ulster, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Ellen (Scottland) Gill
1725–1767
Lurgan, Clanbrassil, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew (Paul Cooper (Direct) )
1698–1793
Lifford, Donegal, Ireland
Margaret McKelvey
1698–1793
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
John Gill
1670–1727
Lurgan,Clanbrassil,Armagh,Ireland
Sarah (Duncan Ridgen) Gill
1674–1771
Lurgan,Clanbrassil,Armagh,Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel )
1667–1721
Susanna Colbraith
1671–1708
Peter Gillis
1635–1727
Mary Tull
1639–1736
Sarah Worth*
1656–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cooper
1640–1667
Frances Hollensted
1641–1696
Elizabeth Lambe
1645–1696
Isabel Gillis
1613–1711
Lionel Worth
1627–1667
Susannah Whipple
1622–1692

Captain Cooper's Descendants

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Captain (Robert Thomas) Cooper (1746-12-25–1798-05-15) m. Jane (Jannet) Hamilton (29 Nov 1752–29 Jan 1823)
  1. 1. James (Hamilton) Cooper 1780–1860
    1. 1. ROBERT COOPER 1815–1860 m. EMILY (LYDIA) ROSS 1822–1870
      1. 1. Rachael (Elizabeth) Cooper 1843–1886 m. John (Frances) Keeling 1838–1926
        1. 1. George (Davis) Keeling 1873–1957 m. Argent (Elizabeth) Denton 1877–1936

Captain Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746-12-25
Birth of Captain Robert Thomas Cooper in Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland)
Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland)
1798
1798-05-15
Age 52
Death of Captain Robert Thomas Cooper in Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA
Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746-12-25
    Event Place: Ulster, County Armagh, IRELAND (is located in Northern Ireland)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798-05-15
    Event Place: Fishing Creek,Chester,South Carolina,USA
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