William Cooper

1632 - 1736  (104 years)

• Name	William Cooper  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1632	Stratford on Avon, , Warwickshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1678	New Jersey
  Death	1736	Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Notes	William Cooper Coopers of Coleshill 5 Dec 1678 , Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England William and Margaret Cooper of Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England came over to America in 1678 and settled at first within the town bounds of Burlington, New Jersey but afterwards removed to a place called Pyne Point, now called Coopers Point. They were Friends and were members of Upperside Monthly Meeting in Hertfordshire, England. They seem to have come to this country on account of religious persecution. He was a preacher of much eminence and in the new country became a man of mark and had much to do with the prosperity of the colony. The certificate of removal issued by the meeting in England to which he and his family belonged has been preserved and is as follows: Whereas Wm Cooper of Coleshill in ye parish of Amersham of ye County of Hertfordshire have signified unto us that he hath an intention if the Lord permit to transplant himself with his wife and children into ye plantation of New West Jersey and hath desired a testimonial from this meeting for ye satisfaction of Friends there and elsewhere unto whom he may be outwardly unknown. We therefore whose names are underwritten do certify all whom it may concern that the said Wm Cooper and Margaret his wife having lived in these parts for many years ever since ye first of their convincement have walked conscientiously honestly amongst us agreeably to ye profession and testimony of trust according to ye best of our observation and knowledge of them. In witness thereof we have herewith set our hands this fifth day of ye twelfth month 1678. From a monthly meeting at Coleshill aforesaid. The foregoing copy was written by and sent to Caroline Packer Sargent by Mrs. Annie Cooper Lippincott of Rivertown, New Jersey, January 28, 1894. NMSantos added this on 18 Mar 2010 PRoessloriginally submitted this to Roessl-Fricke Family Tree on 30 Jun 2009Reason for Coopers leaving England
  Person ID	I18891	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 May 2011

  
  

  Family	Margaret Harrison,   b. 1635, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 5 Jun 1696, Newton, Gloucester, New Jersey (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1658	Windsor, Berkshire, England   [2]
  Children	1. William Cooper,   b. 26 Sep 1660, Amersham, Hertfordshire, England d. 1691, Salem, Salem, New Jersey (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hannah Cooper,   b. 21 Sep 1662, Amersham, Hertfordshire, England d. 15 Jan 1725, Coopers Point, Gloucester, New Jersey (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joseph Cooper,   b. 22 Jul 1666, Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England d. 8 Jan 1731, Newton, Gloucester, New Jersey (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Cooper,   b. 10 Mar 1669, Amersham, Hertfordshire, England d. 1709 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Daniel Cooper,   b. 27 Jan 1672, Amersham, Hertfordshire, England d. 1715, Burlington, New Jersey (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F02069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S004879] Cooper Family Tree, www.ancestry.com. QUAY 3 [S009001] NC-IN-New England Connections, www.ancestry.com. QUAY 3 [S006229] Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, Vol. III, (Go to Section: Central New York Family Histories.).