Elizabeth (Cooper) Gaines 1813–1878
Catalog ID p.850 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/850/
Elizabeth (Cooper) Gaines was born in Mar 1813, the daughter of Daniel Cooper. She died in 1878 in Scott Co., KY.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | Mar 1813 | certain | L.4 (cid 64) | |
| death | 1878 | Scott Co., KY | certain | A.106, A.110, K.59 |
Family
Parents
- Father Daniel Cooper 1779–1850
Spouses
None recorded.
Siblings
- Steven Cooper 1806–1825
- Nancy (Cooper) Sutton 1807–1841
- Mary (Ann) Cooper 1809–1843
- Reuben H Cooper 1814
- Letitia Cooper 1824–1841
- Rachel A (Cooper) Downing 1826–1877
- Janette Maria Cooper 1828–1829
- Sally Ann Woodruff Cooper ?–1836
Children
None recorded.
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 Elizabeth (Cooper) Gaines, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846-12 | A.112 will register copy Will of Daniel Cooper and his estate record, Scott County Court, Georgetown, Kentucky, Will Book "L" pp. 252-454 (1850-1851) |
child as "Elizabeth Cooper" |
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| 16 Sep 1850 | A.111 court order series Scott Co., Kentucky County Court Order Books F and G — the court's side of Daniel Cooper III's estate: will proved 16 September 1850, appraisement and sale bill… |
mentioned as "[Elizabeth (Cooper) Gaines]" |
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| 1 Jan 1878 | A.106 will register copy Will of Elizabeth Gaines of Scott Co., Kentucky, dated 1 January 1878 — Scott Co. Will Book pp. 54–55. Leaves “all the land which I inherited from my father” to… |
testator as "Elizabeth Gaines" |
residence: Scott Co., Kentucky death: 1878 |
| 1 Jan 1878 | A.110 will register copy Will of Elizabeth Gaines of Scott Co., Kentucky, dated 1 January 1878 — Will Book Vol. R–S (1874–1896), pp. 54–55. The same document as [A.106], catalogued twic… |
testator as "Elizabeth Gaines" |
residence: Scott Co., Kentucky |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Birthplace not established.
- Burial not yet found.
Documents
- L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
- C.65 Marriage — WILLIAM B. GAINES × ELIZABETH COOPER, Scott Co., KY, 24 Feb 1853 (at the residence of George Downing; witnesses incl. John Cooper). Corroborates [p.850] + ties her to the Daniel-III Scott-Co. family cluster. [verbatim]
- A.106 Will of Elizabeth Gaines of Scott Co., Kentucky, dated 1 January 1878 — Scott Co. Will Book pp. 54–55. Leaves “all the land which I inherited from my father” to her husband for life, then to her own relatives.
- A.110 Will of Elizabeth Gaines of Scott Co., Kentucky, dated 1 January 1878 — Will Book Vol. R–S (1874–1896), pp. 54–55. The same document as [A.106], catalogued twice.
- A.111 Scott Co., Kentucky County Court Order Books F and G — the court's side of Daniel Cooper III's estate: will proved 16 September 1850, appraisement and sale bill January 1851, settlement November 1851.
- A.112 Will of Daniel Cooper and his estate record, Scott County Court, Georgetown, Kentucky, Will Book "L" pp. 252-454 (1850-1851)
- K.58 Scott Co. KY Deed Book 16, p.345 (16 Nov 1878) — Power of Attorney: Stephen Cooper & Julia V. (Madden) Emison [p.1047] of Saline Co. MO appoint William Quarles Emison to collect land + legacies from the Estates of Daniel Cooper, Decd. [p.737?] & Mrs. Elizabeth Gaines, Decd., in Scott + Fayette Counties, KY. [not yet uploaded — abstract only, via I.188]
- K.59 Scott Co. KY Deed Book 16, pp.316-317 (deed dated 6 Nov 1878, ack. 25 Nov 1878) — the Cooper + Emison HEIRS of Elizabeth Gaines dec'd 'formerly Cooper' sell her 57-acre Cane Run tract (allotted to her in 'the division of her father's estate, the late Daniel Cooper dec'd') to William B. Gaines for $4000. Names Reuben Cooper's 4 sons + wives + the 2 Emison heirs.
- K.62 Scott Co. KY Deed Book (1845), img 100-101 — two companion commissioner's deeds (8 Sep 1845, rec. 18-19 Sep 1845): Wm J. Steele & Virgle Paine, Commissioners in the Vandergraff-heirs partition (chancery suit Fleming v. Vandergraff), convey to 'Daniel Cooper of Scott County' (prob. Daniel III [p.737]) Lot 3 (58ac) + a 15ac portion, with James Gaines buying the adjoining 41ac. Cooper & Gaines land-neighbors.
- K.63 Scott Co. KY Deed Book 2, pp.106-108 (deed 24 Nov 1856) — William D. Emison & Lucy Jane → William B. Gaines & Elizabeth Gaines: sells ½ of Lot No. 3 of 'the division of said Daniel Cooper['s] estate' (recorded in the Scott Co. Court office). First record naming a LOT of Daniel III's estate division.