Col. John Cooper1

#11395, (1669 - 27 February 1736/37)

Family

Phoebe Ward b. 1669
Marriage*He married Phoebe Ward, daughter of Sgt. John Ward Sr. and Sarah Hill.1 
Birth*1669He was born in 1669.1 
2 November 1694He witnessed the will of Thomas Johnson Jr. on 2 November 1694 at Newark, East Jersey.2 
17 May 1726He witnessed the will of Benjamin Baldwin on 17 May 1726 at Essex Co., East JerseyG.3,4 
Death*27 February 1736/37He died on 27 February 1736/37.1 

Citations

  1. [S1088] Richard W. Cook, "John Warde and John Warde of Newark", Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 57 (1982): 60.
  2. [S1075] A. van Doren Honeyman, William Whitehead and others, editors, Documents Relating to the Colonial and Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey (Newark, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1880–1949), XXIII:265. Will of Thomas Johnson, of Newark, age 64. Names youngest son Eliphalet principal heir and executor; legacies to other sons Joseph, John and Thomas; witn. John Prudden and John Curtis. Proved 21 Nov 1694, N.J. Archives, XXI, p. 215, and Essex Wills. Inventory 3 Dec 1694, by John Curtis and John Cooper, £174.11.6. Hereinafter cited as Documents Relating to the History of the New Jersey.
  3. [S1075] A. van Doren Honeyman, William Whitehead and others, Documents Relating to the History of the New Jersey, p. 24. Will of Benjamin Baldwin/Bauldwin of Newark, Essex Co., weaver, 17 May 1726. Children: Susanah, wid. of son John, who had Bethya, Hannah, Susanah and Sarah; Sarah Young; Joseph; Benjamin. Included real and personal estate. Executors Robert Young, son-in-law, and Benjamin Baauldwin, son. Witn. John Cooper, Thomas Huntington and Eliphelet Johnson. Proved 19 Jun 1729, Lib. B, p. 143.
  4. [S1154] Samuel H. Congar, "Genealogical Notices of the First Settlers of Newark", Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society VI: Supplement (1866): 108 "his w[ill]. 1726, n[amed]. ch. Benjamin youngest, Joseph, Jonathan, dec[eased], and Sarah Young; s. in l. [son-in-law] Robert Young."