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James Cooper 1729–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 1795

Death Location: Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Cooper

Mother: Mary Quaker

Spouse(s): Hannah Hibbs, Elizabeth Wager

Children(s): Judge 6GGF, Meshach Cooper, Letitia Ashton, Alpheus Cooper, Amelia Cooper, Amelia Cooper, Laodosia Cooper, Marmaduke Cooper, Naboth Cooper, Noah Cooper

James Cooper was born in 1729 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William H Cooper And Mary Groom Quaker. James Cooper married Elizabeth Wager, Hannah Hibbs, and had children including Alpheus Cooper, Amelia Cooper, Judge William Hibbs Cooper 6Ggf, Laodosia Cooper, Letitia Ashton, Marmaduke Cooper, Meshach Cooper, Naboth Cooper, Noah Cooper. James Cooper passed away in 1795 in Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Cooper was born in 1729 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William H Cooper And Mary Groom Quaker.
  • James Cooper married Elizabeth Wager, Hannah Hibbs, and had children including Alpheus Cooper, Amelia Cooper, Judge William Hibbs Cooper 6Ggf, Laodosia Cooper, Letitia Ashton, Marmaduke Cooper, Meshach Cooper, Naboth Cooper, Noah Cooper.
  • James Cooper passed away in 1795 in Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cooper
1700–1736
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Byberry, Bucks, Pennsylvania)
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Mary Quaker
1695–1772
Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MQ

Spouses(s)

Hannah Hibbs
1730–1777
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
HH
Elizabeth Wager
1749–1814
Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
EW

Children(s)

Judge 6GGF
1754–1809
Birth Location: Somerton, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Meshach Cooper
1782–1853
Birth Location: Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MC
Letitia Ashton
1756–1811
Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
LA
Alpheus Cooper
1789–1845
Birth Location: West Caln Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania, USA
AC
Amelia Cooper
1779–1866
Birth Location: PA, Pennsylvania, USA
AC
Amelia Cooper
1779–1806
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
AC
Laodosia Cooper
1784–1861
Birth Location: –
LC
Marmaduke Cooper
1781–1863
Birth Location: –
MC
Naboth Cooper
1785–1860
Birth Location: –
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Noah Cooper
1787–1817
Birth Location: Chester Co, Pennsylvania, USA
NC

James Cooper's Ancestors

Self
James Cooper
1729–1795
Birth Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William H Cooper
1700–1736
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Byberry, Bucks, Pennsylvania)
Mary (Groom) Quaker
1695–1772
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James Cooper
1661–1732
Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Hester) Burrows
1665–1706
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas Groome
1682–1736
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Buss
1687–
Bayberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lord (Couper)
1621–1683
Elizabeth Oldfield
1625–1679
Richard Frontier
1632–1671
Elizabeth Baker
1656–1728
Samuel Groom
1640–1730
Elizabeth Sewell
1640–1691
Elizabeth Graves
1660–1717
Thomas Scott
1660–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooper
1597–1631
Lady Ashley
1602–1628
Sir Oldfield
1599–1659
Lady Blythe
1600–1658
William Burrowes
1603–1676
Judith Smith
1610–1664
Richard Baker
1614–1689
Faith Withington
1616–1689
Samuell Sr
1620–1682
Mary Bartleson
1620–1670
Col. Willoughby
1601–1644
Alice\Anne WILLOUGHBY
1608–1644
Mary Honywood
1624–

James Cooper's Descendants

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James Cooper (1729–May 1795) m. Hannah Hibbs (6 June 1730–22 April 1777) m. Elizabeth Wager (22 Feb 1749–1814)
  1. 1. Judge (William Hibbs Cooper) 6GGF 1754–1809 m. Elizabeth (Fenimore) 6GGM 1752–1817
    1. 1. James (Fenimore Cooper, Esq. 5GGF. AUTHOR OF "THE LAST OF THE) MOHICANS" 1789–1851 m. Susannah (Susan Augusta DeLancey) 5GGM 1792–1852
      1. 1. Susan (Augusta Fenimore Cooper 4GGM. Author of "Rural Hours" A Nature Diary c.) 1855 1807–1903 m. John (Henry Harry O Birch\Burch 4GGF. 3rd Regiment US Infantry American Revolution) War 1793–1900 m. Albert (Gallatin Garrison Garrett Cooper Father of) 3GG-AUNT 1812–1855
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry M Burch Bench 3GGF. Occupation: Engineer Stations \ Construction:) Carpenter 1823–1905 m. Elizabeth (Ann M Van Lichtenberg Harinck) 3GGM 1828–1911
        2. 2. Emily (C.) Cooper 1836–1890
        3. 3. Elisabeth Cooper 1838–
        4. 4. James (Shadrack) Cooper 1842–
        5. 5. Smith Cooper 1845–1908 m. Arabella (Bell Boven Boden Praigg) Prague 1845–1915
        6. 6. Hannah (E) Copper 1848–1898
        7. 7. Ann (E) Copper 1839–
        8. 8. Henrietta (Cooper) 3GG-AUNT 1833–1889
      2. 2. Fenimore Cooper 1821–1823
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Cooper 1811–1813
      4. 4. Susan (Augusta Fenimore) Cooper 1813–1895
      5. 5. Infant Cooper 1800–1800
      6. 6. Amy (Clayton) Cooper 1817–
      7. 7. Baby (Boy) Cooper 1900–1900
      8. 8. Caroline (Martha) Cooper 1815–1892
      9. 9. Paul (Fenimore) Cooper 1824–1895
      10. 10. Anne (Charlotte Fenimore) Cooper 1817–1885
      11. 11. Maria (Frances) Cooper 1819–1898
    2. 2. James (Fenimore) Cooper 1789–1851
    3. 3. Hannah Cooper 1777–1800
    4. 4. Richard (Fenimore) Cooper 1775–1813
    5. 5. Samuel Cooper 1787–1819
    6. 6. Ann Cooper 1784–1870 m. George Pomeroy 1778–1861
      1. 1. Laura (Cornelia) Pomeroy 1823–1894 m. John (Augustus) Clark 1817–1870
        1. 1. Cornelia (Pomeroy) Clark 1859–1948 m. Wm (William Will) Finch 1853–1948
        2. 2. Jeannie (Averell Averil) Jones 1848–1892 m. Edward (H) Jones 1843–1889
        3. 3. Annie (Pomeroy) Clark 1849–1867
        4. 4. Olivia (Watson) Finch 1853–1933
        5. 5. George (Pomeroy) Clark 1857–1927
        6. 6. Nettie Clark 1860–
        7. 7. Paul (Fenimore) Clark 1861–1932
    7. 7. William Cooper 1785–1819
    8. 8. Isaac Cooper 1781–1818
  2. 2. Meshach Cooper 1782–1853
  3. 3. Letitia Ashton 1756–1811
  4. 4. Alpheus Cooper 1789–1845
  5. 5. Amelia Cooper 1779–1866
  6. 6. Amelia Cooper 1779–1806
  7. 7. Laodosia Cooper 1784–1861
  8. 8. Marmaduke Cooper 1781–1863
  9. 9. Naboth Cooper 1785–1860
  10. 10. Noah Cooper 1787–1817

James Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of James Cooper in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1795
May 1795
Age 66
Death of James Cooper in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1795
    Event Place: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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