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Major Richard Cooper 1758–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Jul 1839

Death Location: Uvalda, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Father: Mary Harrison

Mother: Rev. Cooper

Spouse(s): *Lucretia HOWARD

Children(s): Rachel Cooper

Major Richard Cooper was born in 1758 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, the child of Mary Polly Harrison And Rev William James Cooper. Major Richard Cooper married Lucretia Lurene Eurena 5Ggm Howard, and had children including Rachel Cooper. Major Richard Cooper passed away in 1839 in Uvalda, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Richard Cooper was born in 1758 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, the child of Mary Polly Harrison And Rev William James Cooper.
  • Major Richard Cooper married Lucretia Lurene Eurena 5Ggm Howard, and had children including Rachel Cooper.
  • Major Richard Cooper passed away in 1839 in Uvalda, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Harrison
1745–1805
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
MH
Rev. Cooper
1740–1807
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

*Lucretia HOWARD
1758–1815
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina Colony
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Children(s)

Rachel Cooper
1790–1838
Birth Location: Liberty, Georgia, United States
RC

Major Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Major Cooper
1758–1839
Birth Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Mary Polly Harrison
1745–1805
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Rev. (William James) Cooper
1740–1807
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (O Cooper (7GGF) link to Margaret White Cooper wagon train) west)
1701–1761
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cooper
1656–1732
Elizabeth Williamson
1676–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Cooper's Descendants

1.
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Major (Richard) Cooper (1758–3 Jul 1839) m. *Lucretia (Lurene (Eurena)(5GGM)) HOWARD (1758–1815)
  1. 1. Rachel Cooper 1790–1838 m. William (Irvan) Carter 1783–1855
    1. 1. George Carter 1816–1882 m. Sabra (W.) Robinson 1826–1889
      1. 1. David Carter 1859–
      2. 2. John (W) Carter 1849–
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) Carter 1846–
      4. 4. Martha Carter 1841–
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Carter 1845–
      6. 6. Murzelle Carter 1852–
      7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Carter 1854–
      8. 8. Wiley Carter 1838–
      9. 9. William Carter 1836–

Major Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Major Richard Cooper in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
1839
3 Jul 1839
Age 81
Death of Major Richard Cooper in Montgomery, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Montgomery, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1839
    Event Place: Montgomery, Chatham, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Uvalda, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA
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