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Wilson Cooper 1780–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1780

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina

Death Date: September 1857

Death Location: Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina

Father: Rev. Jr.

Mother: Sarah (Cooper)

Spouse(s): Mary (Cooper)

Children(s): John Cooper, Martha (Nichols)

The story of Wilson Cooper began in 1780 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Wilson Cooper married Mary Polly Smith Cooper, and had children including Columbus Cooper, Dilitha Cooper, John Cooper, Kittie Cooper, Martha Cooper Nichols, Sarah Cooper. Wilson Cooper passed away in 1857 in Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilson Cooper began in 1780 in Duplin County, North Carolina.
  • Wilson Cooper married Mary Polly Smith Cooper, and had children including Columbus Cooper, Dilitha Cooper, John Cooper, Kittie Cooper, Martha Cooper Nichols, Sarah Cooper.
  • Wilson Cooper passed away in 1857 in Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilson Cooper's Ancestors

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Wilson Cooper
1780–1857
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina
Parents
Rev. Fleet Cooper Jr.
1750–1828
Duplin County, North Carolina
Sarah ("Sally" Scott) (Cooper)
1759–1826
Duplin, North Carolina
Grandparents
Judge (Fleet Cooper) Sr.
1721–1795
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Margurete (Coore) (Cooper)
1726–1795
Northhampton County, North Carolina
Pvt. (Nehemiah) Scott
1734–
Duplin County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Atkinson) (Scott)
1735–1787
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cooper
1697–1776
Elizabeth Kelly
1700–1780
Thomas Coore
1699–1751
Lieut. Scott
1716–1761
Mary (Scott)
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1661–1732
Hester (Cooper)
–1706

Wilson Cooper's Descendants

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Wilson Cooper (About 1780–September 1857) m. Mary (Polly Smith) (Cooper) (About 1791–August 1878)
  1. 1. John Cooper 1808–1890
  2. 2. Martha (Cooper) (Nichols) 1828–1911 m. Reeves (W.) Nichols 1826–
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Nichols 1856–
    2. 2. Watson (C.) Nichols 1857–
    3. 3. Hugh (Lawson) Nichols 1860–1934
    4. 4. Martha (A. "Mattie") Nichols 1861–1905
    5. 5. Rum (M.) Nichols 1865–
    6. 6. Robert (B.) Nichols 1867–
    7. 7. Thomas (Lewis) Nichols 1853–1921 m. Ella (Avery) (Nichols) 1861–1951
      1. 1. Etna (Nichols) (Fletcher) 1888–1965 m. Charles (Irby) Fletcher 1889–1948

Wilson Cooper's Timeline

3 Records

1780
About 1780
Birth of Wilson Cooper in Duplin County, North Carolina
Duplin County, North Carolina
1857
12 September 1857
Age 77
Death of Wilson Cooper in Camden, Madison County, Mississippi
Camden, Madison County, Mississippi
1857
September 1857
Age 77
Burial of Wilson Cooper in Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina
Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1780
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Camden Madison County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1857
    Event Place: Camden, Madison County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: September 1857
    Event Place: Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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