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1. The book "A History of Phineas Whiteside and His Family," comp. by Ida Whiteside, copy in the Cambridge public library, pp. 72-73: "The family of Ann Cooper, wife of Phineas Whiteside:
The first Cooper of whom there is a record is John of Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who died in 1769. In his will he mentions Ann, his wife, and leaves her a home for life in his house, the furniture, two-thirds of the crop unharvested at that time, and 200 pounds in lieu of her dower. To his son, James, he left his real estate, liable to his wife's residence as aforesaid. To his son, William, he left 100 pounds; to David, 300; to his daughter, Jean, and her two daughters, 10 pounds each. To his daughter, Ann, wife of Phineas Whiteside, he gave 200 pounds; the 340 pounds remaining to be divided among the children as his wife thought right. James and David were executors.
There are two letters from James Cooper to Phineas and John Whiteside dated April 7th, and May 1st, 1793. The first, to Phineas, inquires about his family and gives news of those at their home and elsewhere. Two men had come from North Carolina who lived next to David's farm and brought word that all were well. David, however, died the next December leaving four sons and daughter. He had bought 600 acres of land and it was nearly free from debt. John and his family and Samuel and his were all well a few weeks before. James and his wife, Jean, had been to visit his sister Jean and her husband the fall before and found them well and, 'living very comfortably.' They want news of William's family and the Anderson family who are not writing. Mrs. Anderson was their sister, Martha.
The second letter, dated May 1st, was written to John Whiteside after they heard of Phineas' death a month before. After condolences, it urges them to continue the correspondence as in the past.
From all this and from the markers in the Whiteside cemetery, the following partial genealogy can be deduced:
1. John Cooper, d. 1769, m. Ann ___.
2. James Cooper m. Jean ___.
2. William Cooper I, 1722-1805, m. Jane E. ___, 1730-1820.
3. William Cooper II, 1758-1849, m. Densite ___, 1764-1830.
4. Mary Cooper 1796-1831, m. Dairus Barker of Easton. Moved later to Homer, NY.
4. William Cooper III, d. 1886, m. Ruth Barker, sister of Darius.
5. William C. Barker.
3. John Cooper 1752-1832, m. Lydia Almey, b. 1752.
3. Mary Cooper, 1760-1831, unmarried.
2. Samuel Cooper. Probably went to North Carolina.
2. David Cooper. Moved to North Carolina. Had four sons and a daughter.
3. Jean Cooper. Married and had two daughters.
4. Martha Cooper m. William Anderson. Went to Cambridge. Had two daughters.
3. Ann Cooper 1731-1800, m. Phineas Whiteside 1716-1793. Went to Cambridge. Had six sons and one daughter.
Note: (3) William Cooper II and his brother, John, were in the Albany Militia during the Revolution, in the 16th Regiment, the same one in which the Whiteside brothers served. (Taken from "New York in the Revolution, " Col. I, pp. 130-131). In 1777, William Cooper was elected road commissioner. He was one of those disturbed in the Revolution and therefore, exempted from taxes.
(3) John must have moved to Cambridge.
Much of this information, and the wills of John and William Cooper were obtained from a great grandson of Darius and (4) Mary Cooper Barker, Lisle Cottrell, Homer, R.D. 2, N.Y."
2. Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Washington County, New York: 1788-1825," by Gertrude A. Barber: "William Cooper of Cambridge, dated 21 Mar 1803, probated 21 Dec 1805. Mentions:
Wife: Jean
Sons: William and John.
Daughter: Mary
Executors: John Dunlap, Peter Whiteside, John Whiteside.
Witnesses: John Whiteside, Henry Potter, Phineas Whiteside."
3. Mentioned in the Rev. War pension papers of the 1830s of his brother John Cooper. Lived at that time in near proximity of John Cooper's residence of White Creek (formerly Cambridge).
BURIAL:
1. From the book "Cemetery Records of the Town of Cambridge, Washington County, NY," 2003, indexed and compiled by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glens Falls, NY 12804, www.hdsgenealogy.com, copy in public library of Cambridge, NY:
From Whiteside Church Cemetery, located on the North side of Center Cambridge Rd., west of West Cambridge. Next to Whiteside Church. In good condition GPS N42.59.167 W073.29.198. All of the Coopers (all are buried in Lot 2, Sec B):
"Cooper, Denshe: d. 13 Oct 1830, in her 66th y, wife of William Jr.
Cooper, Jane, d. 6 Jun 1820, in her 96th y, wife of William.
Cooper, John, d. 13 Sep 1832, in his 81st y, Vet. Rev. War.
Cooper, Lydia, d. 3 Dec 1841, in her 90th y, wife of John.
Cooper, Mary, d. 29 Mar 1831, in her 65th y.
Cooper, William II, d. 11 Mar 1849, in his 92nd y. vet. Rev. War.
Cooper, William Sr., d. 17 Nov 1805, ae 83y m. Jane ___."
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