Joseph Cooper 1782–1816
Catalog ID p.669 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/669/
Joseph Cooper was born on 21 Feb 1782 in Long Hill, Morris Co. NJ, the son of Daniel Cooper Jr. He married Elizabeth Houghton (1808). He died on 7 May 1816 in Fayette Co., KENTUCKY — PRIMARY-LOCKED by the family Bible. Six children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 21 Feb 1782 | Long Hill, Morris Co. NJ | certain | G.232 |
| death | 7 May 1816 | Fayette Co., KENTUCKY — PRIMARY-LOCKED by the family Bible | certain | F.227, A.116 |
Family
Parents
- Father Daniel Cooper Jr 1729–1787
Spouses
- Elizabeth (Houghton) Cooper 1786–1850married Mar 1808L.4 (cid12), G.232
Siblings
- Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow 1754–1783
- Lydia (Cooper) Annin 1758–1795
- Mary (Cooper) Crane 1759–1831
- Peter Cooper 1761–1847
- William Cooper 1763–1836
- John Cooper Sr 1765–1851
- Stephen Cooper 1767–1844
- Anna (Cooper) Richards 1770–1847
- Elizabeth (Cooper) Freeman 1773–1835
- Sarah (Cooper) Kirkpatrick 1776–1852
- Daniel Cooper 1779–1850
Children
- Sally Kirkpatrick Cooper 1808–1824
- Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Cooper 1808–1824
- Joseph Cooper Jr 1816–1829
- Washington Cooper 1812–1829
- Perry Cooper 1814–1815
- Reuben Houghton Cooper
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Joseph Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | A.116 estate and guardianship Estate and guardianship of Joseph Cooper of Fayette Co., Kentucky — dower to his widow Elizabeth (1817) and the 1820 guardianship that names his four minor chil… |
deceased as "Joseph Cooper" |
residence: Fayette Co., Kentucky death: before Jan 1817 |
1 further document not published (they may name living people).
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Burial not yet found.
Disproved claims
These sources link this person in a way the evidence has since disproved. The source is still transcribed as written.
- G.375: listed as deceased ("Joseph Cooper"); refuted.
Documents
- L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
- G.232 Find a Grave memorial 60140342 - John Houghton Cooper, The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- C.63 Marriage — JOSEPH COOPER × ELIZABETH HOUGHTON, 12 Mar 1808, Fayette Co., Kentucky (bondsman John Houghton). Primary-source-locks [p.669]'s marriage + puts Daniel Jr's son Joseph in KY by 1808. [verbatim]
- D.485 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I - District No. 1, Fayette County, Kentucky; page 371 (stamped 189); enumerated 21 September 1850.
- A.116 Estate and guardianship of Joseph Cooper of Fayette Co., Kentucky — dower to his widow Elizabeth (1817) and the 1820 guardianship that names his four minor children.
- I.195 Perrin (ed.), History of Fayette County, Kentucky (1882), 'Personal Histories' — the JOHN H. COOPER [p.668] biography: his parents were 'Joseph Cooper and Elizabeth Houghten'; the family 'trace their ancestry to one Daniel Cooper, who came to America from Holland about two hundred years ago,' arriving in Kentucky ~1800 as 'Joseph Cooper and his two brothers, William and Daniel, who settled on the Iron Works road.' = an INDEPENDENT KENTUCKY attestation of the Holland / Daniel-Cooper-Sr origin tradition ([pr.2]).
- G.375 Find a Grave memorial 28936605 - Joseph Cooper, Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky