Thomas COOPER

Abt 1626 - 1680  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas COOPER  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1626  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1C4403861D6F4C4598263703903E319E9B57
  Occupation	Farmer - Planter  [2, 3]
  Religion	Anglican  [3]
  Residence	Southampton Parish, Bermuda   [3]
  Death	17 Apr 1680	Southampton Parish, Bermuda   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I1117	MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | MOTYER branch
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2011

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. 1638   d. Aft 1718, Southampton Parish, Bermuda (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1658  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Thomas COOPER, Jr.,   b. 1658, Bermuda d. 2 Jun 1725, Bermuda (Age 67 years)   2. Mary COOPER,   b. Abt 1659   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William COOPER,   b. Abt 1661   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Peter COOPER,   b. Abt 1662   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ruth COOPER,   b. Abt 1668   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Francis COOPER,   b. Abt 1670   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Miriam COOPER,   b. Abt 1671, Southampton Parish, Bermuda d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2011

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Samuel COOPER (1871-1962) was intensely interested in family history, and used to recall that there is a record of a Thomas COOPER of Paget in 1662, who owned one of the original shares in Southampton of 24 acres, and four shares in Somerset of 88 acres.  That would match this Thomas COOPER, date-wise. [4] (Research):Unable to determine whether Thomas was born in Bermuda, and likewise unable to locate an account of his arrival. He may have had 2 brothers, George & Joseph, as records at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Southampton, Bermuda, reveal the burial of a George COOPER, on 18 August 1682. Mrs. Julia E. Mercer, an eminent genealogist, mentions the baptism of a Mary COOPER, the daughter of Joseph COOPER. Mrs. Julia E. Mercer also notes the will of a Mary COOPER, dated 18 April 1640, wherein Mary COOPER makes mention of her two children, Peter & Mary. Thomas was chosen to serve on the Southampton Vestry in 1650, along with Messrs. Charles MORGAN, Robert DICKINSON, Damon KNOWLES, John WILSON, Thomas WELLS and Marmaduke DAMOS.

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD, Research: Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD (Descendants of Thomas Cooper), 13 Mar 2006, p. Ahnentafel page 01 (Reliability: 3). [S42] Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD, Research: Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD (Descendants of Thomas Cooper), 13 Mar 2006, p. Narrative Report page 001 (Reliability: 3). [S42] Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD, Research: Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD (Descendants of Thomas Cooper), 13 Mar 2006, p. Narrative Report page 002 (Reliability: 3). [S42] Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD, Research: Richmond Harley "Dick" HAYWARD (Descendants of Thomas Cooper), 13 Mar 2006, p. Narrative Report page 106-107 (Reliability: 3).