• General Notes

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  <a href=
  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~powell/>Benjamin
  Cooper Private in Capt. Wilson Maples Co. Tn Militia </a>
  Commanded by Col. Booth Enlisted on or about Nov 8 1814 at
  Knoxville "from Knoxville they marched to Mobile by the way
  of Fort Smother?, Fort Jackson and Fort Clairbourn.
  Benjamin Cooper was taken sick at Mobile and we left him
  there sick believing that he would die when the rest of the
  troops started to return home form that place about the
  30th of March 1815, as near as he recollects after the got
  home Benjamin Cooper returned" 17 June 1850 John Craig Sr
  age about 70 years file states Benjamin Cooper enlisted Nov
  13 1814: Discharged April 9 1815
  
  Residence of Soldier 1851 White Co. Tn, 1855 Carroll Co. AR
  Residence of Widow 1878 Carroll Co. AR (PO Green Forest)
  1879 Green Forest Carroll Co AR Nancy _______? first mar.
  Jennings A. J. Sims swears that he was present at death of
  Benjamin Cooper, died White Co. Tn Feb 15 1856
  
  1812 Widow App. No. 20.285 Awarded $8 per month commencing
  March 9 1875
  
  Wills Carroll Co. Tn Christopher Cooper Will, 11 Oct 1832
  Heirs: Permelia Cooper; eldest daughter Sarah Cooper:
  daughters Fanny Bryson, Mary Alexander, Elizabeth Summers,
  and Nancy Francis: youngest sons Francis and Benjamin B.
  Cooper: other sons Abraham, John, and Stephen Cooper.
  Witnesses: Abraham Cooper. John W. Summars, James Thomas,
  and Jehu McMinn. Recorded 16 Jan 1834 (pg. 310-313) Note:
  this is NOT our Benjamin.  In 1850 BB Cooper is in Carroll
  Co., our Benjamin is in White Co. Tn
  
  Benjamin Cooper Will White Co. TnWill Book 1855 page
  274-275 March 3 1859
  
  To Wife Nancy Cooper all real estate consisting of 50 acres
  of land on which I now live, all personal property Executor
  T. J Hutchings Wit: Eli P. Sims A P. ?? Benjamin Cooper X
  his mark Proved 2 May 1859 by Eli P. Sims and Alexander J.
  ??
  
  White Co. Tn Deed Book R page 133 Benjamin Cooper To
  William McGun? Date:     3 Sept 1852 Amt: $120 120 Acres
  part of 156 acre tract to John Pirtle 22 Dec 1824 by no. of
  grant 628 Wit: J. H. Bennet Anderson Floyd Benjamin Cooper
  X his  mark
  
  Rhea Co. TN marriages Benjamin Cooper mar. to Nancy
  Jennings April 30 1834; Minister, John Pardee; Bm. Randolph
  Cozby This would be second wife. Benjamin had children born
  before 1834. Margaret Cooper to Dickerson Jennings April 14
  1834 Margaret is very likely Benjamin Cooper's daughter.
  Benj. F. Jennings to Mary D. Black January 26 1841 Benjamin
  is son of above Nancy Jennings. Other Cooper marriages in
  Rhea Co. Charles Cooper to Ann Berry Nov. 11 1838 Elbert E.
  Cooper to Nancy Wann Aug. 5 1833; MG, Daine Birggs, Bm.
  William Wann Richard Cooper to Phillis Davis Oct. 8 1829;
  JP, Jesse Thompson; Bm. William Pollard Richard Cooper was
  Rev. War Pensioner, 1835 list; in 1829 he was 72, Phillis
  was 69 Robert Cooper to Mary English Mar 2 1819; Bm.
  Micajah Howerton Robert Cooper Bm. for Edward Kitchen, 1820
  Cinthia Cooper to William Thompson May 6 1833 Myram Cooper
  to John Ferguson Dec 24 1828 Sally Cooper to Edward Kitchen
  Sept 5 1820
  
  
  1830 Tn census Anderson Co. page 185 Jessee Jennings
  11001-10001 Samuel Cooper 12111001-001101 page 186 Benj.
  Cooper 1120101-0001001 Nicholus Keller 000000001-000000001
  Charles Cooper 10001-00001
  
  1840 Anderson Co. Tn census Page 19 Elizabeth Reagin 0 -
  00000001 Joseph Morris 0023001 - 0011001 Jemimah Riley
  00001 - 0000001 Polly Ann Warwick 02 - 0001 (free colored)
  John Roop 01011001 - 00210001 Isaac Coward 0122001 - 201011
  James Phibbs 00001 - 10001 William York 010001 - 0010001
  Jesse Shelton 200001 - 02001 Henry York 0000000001 -
  0000200001 David Hall 111001 - 0100011 John Chiles 00001001
  - 000000001 Wiley Young 000000001 - 000000001 William
  Norman 1011101 - 02010001 Francis Keeslin 102 - 11120001
  John Marley 010001 - 11001 John Norwood 0021001 - 223001
  Samuel Chapman 0000100001 - 000010001 Samuel Cooper 010001
  - 10001 William Hicks 311001 - 011001 Thomas Ingram 100101
  - 212001 THomas Norman 00001 - 00001 Synthy Phips 1 -
  001001 Aaron Norman 00112001 - 00000101 Stephen Wring 00002
  - 110101 James Carter 1 (36 - 55)- 1(55 - 100) (free
  colored) Mark Marshall 00110001 - 0100001 John O Neal
  2011001 - 001001 James Hall 300101 - 2001
  
  
  
  1840 Rhea Co Tn Pg 33 Dickerson Jenings 11001-11001 page 34
  John Jennings 0000001-0010001
  
  
  1850 White Co. Tn # 747-11 Cooper, Benjamin 65 VA Nancy 55
  NC T. J. Hutchins 24 Sarah  22 Susan Rolston 16
  
  # 740-114 Benj. F. Jennins 32 TN Mary 24 TN Virginia C.
  Black 12 James O. Jennins 8 George W. 6 Lucinda Ann 3 Gwin
  D. 6/12
  
  # 743-114 Dickerson Jennins 35 Tn Margaret 35 TN (born
  1815) Mary 18 Benj. 18 Nancy Jane 13 John 12 Vander 10
  Margaret 8 Emaline 2 Richard 1
  
  
  1860 Carroll Co. AR census Prairie Twp. 21 Aug 1860 #
  863-838 Benj. F. Jennings 41 TN $500/670 Mary D. 36 TN
  James A 17 TN George W. 15 TN Lucinda A. 13 TN Green D. 10
  Tn William B. 8 AR Martha J. 6 AR Columbia J. 3 AR
  
  1870 Census Carroll Co. Ark.  Long Creek Twp. Page 4
  Dwelling # 25 is T. J. Hutchins & wife Sarah Jane Cooper #
  25 T J Hutchins 55 farmer Sarah 38 TN Mary Jane 14 TN James
  M 12 TN John Wesley 9 AR Barthenia 8 MO William Del 19 AR
  
  # 26 Isaac A. Wiatt 23 farmer GA Nancy E. 18 TN John Elx
  3/12 TN
  
  Page 37 # 262-263 Prairie TWP Benjamin Jennings 51 Farmer
  White TN Nancy Jane 32 Keeping house White NC William B. 18
  AR Martha Jane 16 AR Columbia J. 13 AR Benjamin F. 9 AR
  Mary Alice 6 AR Joseph A. 2 AR Nancy Cooper Jennings 70
  white TN (this is the way her name is listed on this record)
  
  1880 Census Carroll Co AR Piney TWP # 66 Jinnings, B. F.
  male 61 farmer TN, TN, TN Nancy J. female 42 wife NC, NC,
  NC Joseph A. male 12 son AR, TN TN Charles A. male 10 son
  same Sarah L. female 8 daughter same Thomas L. male 6 sone
  same Julie M. female 5 daughter same Malina female 3
  daughter same Perry S. male 1 son smae Cooper, Nancy female
  73 mo-in-law Ala, PA, NJ above Nancy Cooper is actually
  mother of Benjamin Jennings as proven by his own sworn
  statement in her pension application.  Nancy would be the
  mother-in-law of the above named wife of B.F. Jennings.
  
  
  http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/e/i/Marilyn-J-Meisenh
  eimer/GENE6-00 01.html 1. ABRAHAM1 COOPER , SR. was born
  1725 in England, and died 1779 in Cowan's Fort, Russel,
  Culpepper County, Virginia. He married FRANCES SCOTT,
  daughter of ANTHONY SCOTT.
  
         Children of ABRAHAM COOPER and FRANCES SCOTT are:
  
  2. i.   ABRAHAM2 COOPER , JR., b. Abt. 1750, Culpepper
  County, Virginia; d. Bedford County, Tennessee.
  http://home.att.net/~captnerdo/genealog.htm for Abraham
  Cooper, Jr.  ii.   CALEB COOPER.
  
  iii.   BENJAMIN A. COOPER.
  
  3. iv.   CHRISTOPHER COOPER, b. May 12, 1750, Culpepper
  County, Virginia.

Details of Benjamin's family with Nancy Jennings