Biographical Sketch of the COOPER Family (1881); Chester County, PA

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from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881);

Cooper
James Cooper, of Lancaster, England moved to Mayfield, in the county of 
Stafford, about 1674, and in 1684, came to Pa, settling in Darby twp.  In the 
records of Darby Meeting we find the birth of Mary, 9-4-1699, and William 5-11-
1701, children of James and Hannah Cooper.  Mary married James Johnson, of New 
Garden, in 1721, at which time her father was living at "Muscle Cripple" 
plantation, in New Castle County.  In 1728, James Cooper was an attendant at 
Kennet Meeting, but nothing further is known of him.
the following may have been his children;

     William Cooper, of Kennet, married 8-18-1732, Mary Miller, dau of Samuel nd 
Margaret, of Sadsbury, by whom he had children - Wm, Calvin, Robert and perhaps 
others.  Robert was a justice of the Common Pleas prior to 1790.  Wm Jr, like 
his father was a fuller, and lived for a time in Coventry and Tredyffrin twps.

       Hanna Cooper, of Kennet, married 1-8-1738, John Clark, of West 
Marlborough, afterwards of Sadsbury, Lancaster Co.

        Cavin Cooper was a taxable in Birmingham in 1732, and in 1734 was one of 
the overseers of the poor for that twp.  About that time he purchased a tract of 
land on the Octarara, at or near the site of Christiana, where he erected a 
mill.  He was a fuller.  He died 9-1-1779.  HIs first wife was Phebe, dau of 
Samuel Hall, of Kennet....m 4-29-1732; she died 6-18-1757 and a y4ar later he 
married a widow, Elizabeth Jefferis.  His children were ;

 William  b  9-5-1734 d. 2-20-1821 m 12-5-1759 Elizabeth Pyle, dau John and 
Rachel, of Kennet.  They settled in West Bradford, at a fulling mill late 
belonging to Daniel Temple

George 2-28-1737 d. 1-14-1820 m 10-15-1761 Susanna, dau of Thomas and Ann Truman 
of Sadsbury - 2nd m 5-24-1787 to Hannah Dixson.

John b 12-9-1739 d 2-15-1811 , 10-24-1764 Rebecca Moore, dau of James and Ann, 
of Sadsbury.

Hannah b 10-3-1742 died young

Mary b 12-17-1744 d 9-18-1806 m 3-24-1773 to John Dixson, and 11-28-1781 to 
James Phillips of Hockessin

James b 2-14-1747 , m. 11-8-1775 Rachel, dau of Andrew and Rebecca Moore, of 
Sadsbury ...he married a second wife, Catharine P:owell, and moved to 
Northumberland Co, PA

Phebe b 6-6-1750 probably died young

Sarah b 12-12-1753 m to Thomas Dixson

       Calvin Cooper's residence was in Lancaster Co, of which he was a 
commissioner, Justice of the Common Pleas, and several times a representative in 
Assembly,  His descendants are very numerous in this and other adjoining cos. 
There were Coopers in Oxford and other twps, who are not supposed to be related 
to the above.