James* Cooper 
James* was born in 1661 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.1 James*'s father was George* Ashley, Earl of Shaftsbury Cooper and his mother was Elizabeth* Oldfield. His paternal grandparents were John* of Rockburne Cooper and Anne* Elizabeth Ashley; his maternal grandparents were John* Oldfield and Mary* Blythe. He was an only child. He died at the age of 71 on December 4th, 1732 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 General Notes
Name: James COOPER
Sex: M
Birth: 16 MAY 1661 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Death: 4 DEC 1732 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Father: George Ashley COOPER , Earl of Shaftsbury b: 22 JUL 1621 in
Wimborne, St. Giles, Dorsetshire, England
Mother: Elizabeth OLDFIELD b: 16 JUL 1625 in London, England
Marriage 1 Hester UNKNOWN b: 1663 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Married: ABT. 1686 in Philadelphia, PA.
Children
Esther COOPER b: 1687
James COOPER b: 1689 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Joseph COOPER b: 1691 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Samuel COOPER b: 1693 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Isaac COOPER b: 1694 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
William COOPER b: 1695 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Benjamin COOPER b: 1697 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Rebecca COOPER b: 1701 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Marriage 2 Mary BURROWS b: ABT. 1669
Married: ABT. 1722[galeroberts.ged]
In 1683 he purchased a lot on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. October 20,
1685 he sold the jersey land he purchased in 1682 and settled in
Philadelphia. For thirty years he was a storekeeper at the northwest
corner of Arch Street and Second Stree in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1495 in England
- b.Bef 8 Jan 1537/38 in Stedham, England
- b.1558 in Rudgwick, England d.1610
- b.1598 in Wimborne, Dorsetshire, England d.23 Mar 1630/31 in Rockburne, Sham, Dorsetshire, England
- b.22 Jul 1621 in Wimborne, St. Giles, Dorsetshire, England d.28 Jun 1682
- b.22 Jul 1561 in Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset, England
- b.1602 in Wimborne, Dorsetshire, England d.20 Jul 1628 in ,,England
- b.1527 in Okeover, Stafford, England
- b.~ 1574 in Okeover, Stafford, England
- b.~ 1490 in Sagebury, Worchestershire
- b.~ 1543 in Sagebury, Worchestershire, England
- b.1527 in Okeover, Stafford, England
- b.1661 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England d.04 Dec 1732 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- b.1545
- b.1571
- b.1549
- b.1598 in Warwickshire, England
- b.1575
- b.16 Jul 1625 in London, England
- b.1600
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James* and UNKNOWN were married in a religious ceremony in 1686 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.. They had seven sons and two daughters, named Benjamin*, Samuel, Joseph, William-, Benjamin, James, Jr., Isaac, Esther and Rebecca.
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Children
Benjamin* Cooper
Benjamin* was born in 1697 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He died at the age of 79 in 1776 in Granville, North Carolina.
Samuel Cooper
Samuel was born about 1698.1 He died on November 24th, 1750 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1
James* and Mary Borrows were married in a religious ceremony in 1722.1
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