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William Cowper 1649 – 1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1649

Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3 February 1709

Death Location: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Robert Cowper

Mother: Anne Savage

Spouse(s): Thomasine Porter

Children(s): Anne Cowper

William Cowper Jr was born in 1649 in North Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Cowper and Anne Savage. In 1609, William Cowper Jr resided in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. William Cowper Jr married Thomasine Porter, and had children including Anne Cowper. William Cowper Jr passed away in 1709 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Cowper Jr was born in 1649 in North Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Cowper and Anne Savage.
  • In 1609, William Cowper Jr resided in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Cowper Jr married Thomasine Porter, and had children including Anne Cowper.
  • William Cowper Jr passed away in 1709 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cowper's Ancestors

Self
William Cowper
1649 – 1709
Birth Place: North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Cowper
1629 –
England
Anne Savage
Grandparents
Ralph Cowper
William Savage
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cowper
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralphe Cooper
1582 – 1637
Dorothy Michaelborn

William Cowper's Descendants

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William Cowper (16 August 1649 – 3 February 1709) m. Thomasine Porter (1656 – 1699)
  1. 1. Anne Cowper (18 April 1681 – 11 November 1760) m. Lawrence Pearson (1677 – 17 March 1756)
    1. 1. Joseph Pearson (1705 – )
    2. 2. Anne Pearson (1706 – 1710)
    3. 3. Joseph Pearson (1706 – 1801) m. Elizabeth Lewis (20 Jul 1705 – 6 May 1820)
      1. 1. Lawrence Pearson (31 Dec 1736 – 1803) m. Elizabeth (C) Lewis (22 August 1731 – 12 October 1795)
        1. 1. Catharine Pearson (May 1747 – 14 April 1822) m. Jacob Sassaman (May 1746 – 28 April 1789)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pearson
    4. 4. Enoch Pearson (1707 – 1748)
    5. 5. Priscilla Pearson (1708 – 1760)
    6. 6. Mary Pearson (1709 – 1760)
    7. 7. Hannah Pearson (1709 – 1760)
    8. 8. Hannah Pearson (1710 – 3 August 1784)
    9. 9. Priscilla Pearson (1710 – 1760)
    10. 10. Mary Pearson (1710 – 1780)

William Cowper's Timeline

3 Records

1609
1609-1905
William Cowper Jr resided here in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1649
16 August 1649
Birth of William Cowper Jr in North Yorkshire, England
North Yorkshire, England
1709
3 February 1709
Age 60
Death of William Cowper Jr in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1649
    Event Place: North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 34
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1683-1685; Page Number: 442
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1609-1905
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1683-1685
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1683-1685; Page Number: 442

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1709
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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