William Cooper

M, #1208, b. 26 November 1660, d. between 28 March 1691 and 11 May 1691
Last Edited: 18 Feb 2011

Parents:

Father: Rev. William Cooper1 b. 1632, d. Mar 1710
Mother: Margaret (?)1 d. Mar 1699

Family:

Mary Bradway b. b 1677
  • Marriage*: 8 November 1682; Salem Mtg House, Salem Co., New Jersey; <8th day 9th mo 1682>
    Her 1st
    "COOPER 1682, 9, 8. Wm., s Wm., of Pine Point, West New Jersey, m. Mary Bradway, dt Edward, of Alloways, Creek, West New Jersey, at Salem MH"; Spouse:Mary Bradway3

Children:

John Cooper+ 6 b. 22 Nov 1683, d. 22 Nov 1730
Hannah Cooper+ 7 b. 7 Aug 1686, d. Mar 1737
Mary Cooper8 b. 27 Feb 1688/89
Sarah Cooper8 b. 15 Sep 1691

Notes

  • Note*: "7-11-1682 Cooper, William Jr and Mary Bradway 1st intentions"4
  • Note: "1691 28th d. 1st m. (March). Cooper, William, junior, of Salem, Blacksmith, will of. Wife Mary. Children - John, Hannah and Mary. Home lot of 16 acres, 100 a. on Allawayes Creek, Salem Co. given by father-in-law Edward Bradaway, 500 a. there, bought of John Test; personal estate. Executors - father William Cooper and father-in-law Edward Bradway. Witnesses - Sam'l Spicer and Henry Wood. Recorded December 23, 1692. Lib. A, p. 85"
    1691 May 11. Inventory £236.19.
    1691 Aug 20. Administration granted to widow Mary Cooper.5

Citations

  1. [S68] Clement, John, Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, West New Jersey (Reprint publ. by Camden Co. Hist. Soc., 1974, Camden. Originally printed by Chew, Camden NJ 1877., ), p. 85, Upperside Monthly Meeting, England.
  2. [S376] Plankenhorn, Louise, transcriber, Records From Family Bibles in the Gloucester County Historical Society (Glouc. Co. Hist. Soc., 2001), 'Mickle' bible, p. 135.   Plankenhorn--Bibles.pdf
  3. [S201] Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II (Pa. & N.J.), Vol III (N.Y.) (Originally published Ann Arbor, 1938. Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore 1969., ), Vol II, Salem MM, p. 62.
  4. [S234] John P Dornan, Notes. FHL microfilm 851,701. Section II Marraiges from the Minute Book, Burlington MM, declarations of intentions, p. 65, item 70.
  5. [S127] Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey. aka New Jersey Archives. 23:107-8.
  6. [S165] Gardner, Charles Carroll, "Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey: Cooper-Kenton Records", The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 24 (Oct 1949) No. 4: 85-86.   Gardner--Genealogical-Dictionary--Cooper-Keaton.pdf
  7. [S468] Society of Friends, Salem Monthly Meeting, NJ. Filmed at Dept of Friends Records, 302 Arch St, Phila. FHL microfilm 20,482. I Births & Deaths 1686-1798, p. 14.
  8. [S468] Salem MM, Children of William & Mary Cooper; I Births & Deaths 1686-1798, p. 14.