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Christopher Cooper
b.Abt 1753
d.29 May 1830
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Records in Virginia
- 1790: Montgomery County Tax List: A list of taxable property in the district of John Robinson, commissioner, formerly the upper district of Botetourt County and now the lower district of Montgomery. May 25, Little River and Brush Creek; Christopher Cooper.
- 1798 Montgomery County Tax Lists: April 21, David Brown; April 21, Sylvanus Brown; April 21, John Brown; April 21, Christopher Cooper; April 21, John Willis.
- 28 April 1798, Montgomery County, VA Deeds: Deed from Christopher Cooper to Joshua Wilson Jr.
- This indenture made this twenty-eighth day of April one thousand seven hundred ninety-eight between Christopher Cooper and Jane his wife of the county of Montgomery and State of Virginia of the one part and Joshua Wilson Jun. of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds to the above said Christopher Cooper and Jane his wife in hand paid the receipt whereof the said Christopher Cooper and Jane his wife doth hereby acknowledge hath granted, bargained, and sold and by this presents doth grant bargain and sell … the above said Joshua Wilson Jun. one certain parcel or tract of land situated, lying, and being in the county of Montgomery and State of Virginia on Brush Creek water of Little River it being part of the tract of land said Cooper now lives on and being on said Brush Creek where William Terry’s line crosses said creek then up said creek to the mouth of a small branch where the path crosses from Wilson’s to Cooper thence up said branch to a small ash sapling at the fork ….near a west course to William Terry’s line ….
- Witnesses Present: Isaac Renfro, Lydia Brown, her mark
- Signed: Christopher Cooper, Jane Cooper, her mark.
- 16 May 1800: Montgomery County, VA Deeds: Deed made between the Jotham Brown heirs and Benjamin Craig.
- For the sum of two hundred dollars, the Jotham Brown heirs sell to Benjamin Craig a parcel of land containing one hundred four acres being part of a greater tract containing two hundred acres granted by patton [patent] issued by Robert Brooks, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on the twelfth of July one thousand seven hundred ninety six unto Jotham Brown, lying and being in the County of Montgomery on the head of Terry’s Creek a branch of Little River. Witnessed by William Terry, David Craig, David Brown, John Peden
- Signed by: Phebe Brown, Christopher Cooper. Salvanes Brown, John Willis, David Brown, John Brown, Lydia Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Mary Brown
- Deed ordered to be recorded in Montgomery December Court 1800. [Note: Jotham Brown was the father-in-law of Christopher Cooper]
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension Application of Christopher Cooper R2298 Jane Cooper VA
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of Tennessee } SS
Green [sic: Greene] County }
On this 20th day of March 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace Mrs Jane Cooper a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows That she is the widow of Christopher Cooper who was a soldier in the Regular service in the state of Virginia in the war of the Revolution for particulars she refers to a declaration made by her husband the aforesaid Christopher Cooper in the year 1830 [not found] She further declares that she was married to the said Christopher Cooper on the 20th day of October seventeen hundred and eighty six That her husband the aforesaid Christopher Cooper died on the 29th May 1830 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the services but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninty four viz at the time above stated and she is still a widow
[Signed] Jane [her "X" mark] Cooper
State of Tennessee } SS.
Green County }
On this 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty two I John Kidwell Sr. an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, attended at the residence of Jane Cooper aged eighty four years a resident of Green County and state of Tennessee, she being unable from bodily infirmity to attend court for the purpose of making her declaration: who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benifit of the provision made by acts of Congress passed June 7th 1832, July 4th 1836, and July 7th 1838, To Wit: That she is the widow of Christopher Cooper who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution in a company commanded by Capt [blank] in the Brigade commanded by General Stephens [sic: Edward Stevens], he volunteered in the County of Bottetourt [sic: Botetourt] & State of Virginia, and served during the last five years of the war of the Revolution and was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia [19 Oct 1781], she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, and she states to the best of her recollection the traditionary evidence given her by her husband in his life time – She has often heard her husband tell over the names of his officers and incidents of the war, but from old age and consequent loss of memory has forgotten them. Further states that in 1829 her husband commenced having his claim prepared, but died on the 29th day of May 1830 aged seventy seven years when he died, proceedings then stoped till the present time. Declarant states that she was married to the said Christopher Cooper in the County of Bottetourt and State of Virginia on or about 20th day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty six and remained his widow ever since his death. She state that Zaffa Johnston [sic: Zopher Johnson, pension application S1840] whose affidavit is hereto annexed was a Revolutionary Pensioner and is now dead, and does not know of any living witness by whom she can prove the services of her said husband and must depend upon his general reputation and such other evidence as she may be able to procure. She was married after the year 1783 and before the year 1794 as stated in the foregoing declaration She further states that she has heard her husband state that he acted as commissary in the company in which he belonged.
[Signed] Jane Cooper
State of tenessee} This day persanly Appear Zopher Johnston aged about 68 years
Green County } before me John Hardin one of the acting justices of the peace in & for the said County and makes oath in due form of law that Christopher Cooper Seignor was a Solger in the old revolution war under the command of General Stephens
Swarn to and subscribed before me this 19 day of September 1829
[signed] Zopher [his "X" mark] Johnston
State of Tennessee } ss
Green County }
Be it known that on this 16th day of march 1852 Personally appeared before me James McCollum an acting Justice of the peace in and and for the county and state aforesaid Ephraim Doty aged fifty six years a resident of Green county and state of Tennessee, a witness with whom I am well acquainted and whose evidence is entittled to full faith and credit, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and state as follows
To Wit: That, he has been well acquainted with Christopher Cooper for sixteen years previous to his death which took place on the 29th day of May 1830, and the said Cooper and Jane his wife who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration lived together in all honorable relations of man and and wife; witness states that he has often heard the said Cooper tell over the incidents of his services in the war of the Revolution; that the said Cooper was generally believed and understood in the neighborhood where he lived, to have been a Revolutionary soldier, said Cooper has often told witness that he was never drafted nor enlisted, but whenever a call for soldiers he volunteered and served the United States from Bottetourt County in Virginia in five different campaigns against the Brittish and Tories, and that he was in the service at Yorktown in Virginia when Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington. Witness also states that he has heard the said Cooper say he was at one time under the Command of Charles Lucas he believes a Capt of a company of Cavelry, sent in pursuit of a Tory Maj Gray either in north or South Carolina, Witness states that he always understood from said Cooper, that a part of his services was in the Cavelry, but does not remember the names of the officers under whom he served he believes that some efforts were commenced by said Cooper to prepare his claim previous to his death. Further this deponent saith not
[Signed] Ephraim Doty
State of Tennessee }
Green County }
On this 4th day of October 1852 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of Green County now sitting, Jane Cooper aged eighty five years, a resident citizen of the county and state aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration (supplementary to a former declaration now on file) in order to obtain the benifit of the provision made by acts of Congress, passed on the 7th day of June 1832, and subsequent acts, for the benifit of widows of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers –
That she is the widow of Christopher Cooper who was an orderly or first Sergent in the Army of the Revolution from the County of Bottetourt and State of Virginia, and served (as she was informed by her husband in his life time) during the last five years of the war of the Revolution, and was at the taking Cornwallis at the seige of Yorktown on the [blank] day of [blank] in the state of Virginia. She further declares that she has no documentary evidence of the services of the said Cooper, but having made application to the Auditor of the state of Va. for that purpose, which will be produced if to be found in that office. She has often heared her husband say that he was always a volunteer or substitute, that he never enlisted or was drafted, but being a young man was, always ready to serve whenever there was a call for men, either as a volunteer or substitute, have heard him speak of Col Russell, Captains Lewis, Gilmer, Crocket, Wallace, Cartmell and Paxten [see endnote], and perhaps others which she does not remember, all of which she offers, as traditionary evidence as handed down to her by said Cooper in his life time, does not now remember the Officers of different services performed by him, and further she knows not of the service She further declares that she was married to the said Cooper on the 20th day of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty six in the County of Bottetout & State of Virginia and have had diligent search made of records of said County for record evidence of her marriage and failed to obtain the same, and must depend upon general reputation to establish that fact for want of Record evidence, and that she has remained the widow of the said Christopher Cooper ever since that period, which will more fully appear from the proof annexed She further declares that the said Cooper departed this life on the 29th day of May 1830 at the age of seventy six years.
[Signed] Jane [her "X" mark] Cooper
[Certified by John Malony, Chairman of the County Court of Green County.]
NOTES:
Capt. John Lewis, Capt. Gilmore, Maj. Hugh Crockett, Capt. Cartmell, and Capt. John Paxton were all officers in the Botetourt County Militia.
On 5 Oct 1852 Catharine Malony stated that she was the eldest daughter of Christopher and Jane Cooper, and that she had been told by her parents that she was born on 2 March 1788, that she married Robert Maloney on 9 May 1805, that her oldest child was born on 1 April 1807, and that her husband made the family record transcribed below. She also stated that a book containing the original family record “was left in the possession of the only son of said Christopher who took it with him to the state of Misouri when he left this state about one year since.”
Christopher Cooper His Book
Christopher Cooper and Jane Brown was maried October the 20th 1786
Catharine Cooper was Born March the 2 1789
Phebe Cooper was Born Aprile the 3rd 1791
Elisabeth Cooper was Born July the 8th 1793
Christopher Cooper was Born September the 25th 1795 [or 1798]
https://revwarapps.org/r2298.pdf
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