Samuel Cooper

1791 - 1839  (47 years)

• Name	Samuel Cooper
  Birth	19 Sep 1791	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 1839	Burton, Adams, Illinois, United States
  Burial	Burton Cemetery, Burton Township, Adams, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I3302	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Cooper,   b. 6 Apr 1752, Octavia, York, Pennsylvania, United States d. 13 Sep 1832, White Creek, Washington, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lydia Almy,   b. 14 Feb 1752, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Dec 1841, White Creek, Washington, New York, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1780	Dutch Reformed Church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
  Family ID	F1767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wealthy Ann Wells,   b. 25 Jan 1794, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States d. 23 Mar 1865, Buckeye, Yolo, California, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1815	Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
  Children	1. Henry Cooper,   b. 4 Mar 1816, , Chautauqua, New York, United States d. 7 Dec 1901, Winters, Yolo, California, United States (Age 85 years)   2. Jane Wells Cooper,   b. 4 Oct 1817, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States d. 27 Mar 1896, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States (Age 78 years)   3. Samuel E. Cooper,   b. 17 May 1819, , Chautauqua, New York, United States d. 13 Dec 1905, Oregon, Holt, Missouri, United States (Age 86 years)   4. Mary Ann Cooper,   b. 5 Nov 1821, of, Chautauqua, New York, United States   5. Wendell Berry Cooper,   b. 21 Jan 1823, of, Chautauqua, New York, United States
  Family ID	F692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Washington County, New York: 1788-1825," by Gertrude A. Barber: "Samuel Almy of Cambridge, dated 21 Mar 1803, probated 21 Dec 1805. Mentions: Sons: John, Thomas Grandsons: Samuel (s. of Thomas Almy), Samuel Cooper (s. of my daughter Lydia Cooper) Daughters: Lydia (w. of John Cooper), Anna (w. of Joseph Cornell), Elizabeth (w. of Covert Cornell) Granddaughters: Elizabeth, Abigail, children of my son John. Executor: son Thomas. Witnesses: Joseph Almy, Asahel Morris, Josiah Lesters. 2. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico)." [Note that White Creek is now a separate township within Washington County, New York, and it adjoins Cambridge township on the east. It was a part of Cambridge Twp. at one time.] 3. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email offers the following as children of this individual: "There is a New York Scotch-Irish Cooper & Allied Families' Histories. Address is Russ Cooper 1755 Derbyshire Rd., Cleveland, Oh 44106... He goes on to say that about 20 Cooper families were in the Sterling, Cayuga, NY area for a long time..." She also says according to the same book: "Welthy Ann (Edmund's sister) married Samuel Cooper, son of John of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Creek, NY and that Samuel's wife Wealthy Ann Wells' brother Edmunds's second wife was Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John Cooper and that he married her 27 Sep 1814 at the Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. Edmund's first wife was Jane Cooper." [Are Jane, Ann, and Samuel siblings?] 4. Database entries of Jane's ancestors, siblings, and their families by database from Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact . Email of 13 Apr 2002 from Bill Cooper states that his resources for the database came mainly from the family bible which is in the possession of Patricia Powell who is a descendant of Henry Cooper, bro. of Jane Wells Cooper. He used a lot of published trees from Genealogy.com and State records and public records to then verify the data. He has hit a stonewall on the parents of Samuel Cooper, Jane's father, and he's got the family traced back to PA but can't verify between his uncles and his father. MARRIAGE: 1. Performed by Rev. John L. Dunlap. DEATH: 1. Age at time of death was 47 yrs., 6 mon., and 8 days. BURIAL: 1. Photo of tombstone on file. Dates are unclear due to grass growth covering stone except for a birth date which reads Sept. 19, 179?. Photo received from Christian Leonard Cooper . He indicates it is located at "Burton cemetery, about 3 miles east of Burton, off the main road." SOURCES_MISC: 1. The Book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," p. 131, author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. ACTION: 1. Check censuses. 2. Find and review "New York Scotch-Irish Cooper and Allied Families' Histories" by Russ Cooper, 1755 Derbyshire Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106. Look for parentage of Samuel Cooper.