John Cooper merchant of London

[kiterunner]

I don't seem to have done a thread about this one before - trying to trace John Cooper's family back. Any help gratefully received!

The LMA Catalogue has an entry for the marriage settlement of Jn Cooper of Stepney, mercht, and Sarah Parricke of Limehouse, widow, with Abraham Graves of Stepney, shipwright (Sarah's father) and Jn Harris of London, mercht, as parties of the third part. Date is 8 Feb 1675/6. I haven't managed to find a record of their marriage, apart from this, but assume they married around then. (Edit - I have now come across mentions of John Harris being in business with John Cooper.)

The will of John Cooper, merchant, of London, was written on the 25th Jul 1713 and proved at the PCC 3 May 1716.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...26/edit/record

My daughter Rebecca, now wife of Joseph Heaton
my son in law Henry Dry of Lincoln's Inne Esquire
my loving friend Richard Taylor of London, Gent (husband of Sarah's sister Mary)
my daughter Mary Bagwell widow of Peter Bagwell deceased
my daughter Elizabeth Cooper
my daughter Abigail Dry now wife of the said Henry Dry
my grandchildren Sarah Bagwell Mary Bagwell John Bagwell Martha Bagwell and Katherine Bagwell
my grandchildren Rebecca Heaton John Heaton and Sarah Heaton
my grandson William Adams (his mother Sarah nee Cooper had died in 1699)
my late wife Sarah Cooper
My sister in law Mary Cooper, widow of my late Brother Benjamin Cooper deceased
my Cousin Elizabeth Cooper


The will of Sarah Cooper, wife of John Cooper of London, merchant, written 7 Jul 1697 and proved at the PCC 15 Oct 1707 (very long document)
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...1_310719-00336
my late honoured Father Mr Abraham Graves deceased
my late honoured Mother Mrs Sarah Graves
Mr Michaell Perry and Mr Thomas Lane of London Merchants (holding money in trust for her)
Mrs Anna Cousins of the Royal Exchange London (also holding money in trust for her)
my late sister Rebecca Greaves
my Eldest Daughter Sarah the wife of William Adams of London Silkman
my Sister Mary Taylor wife of Richard Taylor minister or preacher of the gospell
my four daughters Mary Rebecca Elizabeth and Abigaill
my cousin Mary Martin
Richard Taylor's three children Abraham Mary and Sarah
my aunt Mary Andrews
my cousin Rebecca Mills
Mrs Mary Hayes (her will of 1713 left an annuity to Abigail)
my son in law James Cooper ... son of my husband John Cooper


Burial records of St Margaret Pattens, London
22 Jan 1697/8 James the sonne of John Cooper was buried... on Rebecah Graves
16 Feb 1699 Sarah the wife of William Adams was buried in the North Ile on her brother James Cooper.

I have sorted out the daughters, apart from what happened to Elizabeth, and sorted out Sarah's side of the family, but I am stuck with John Cooper's side. Not managed to find his first marriage, nor James's baptism.

Any ideas?

[Merry]

Is James the only child you are aware of from John's first/previous marriage, or are any of the others listed not Sarah's children?

[kiterunner]

James is the only one I know of.

[kiterunner]

Just found this in the St Margaret Pattens burial records:
Cooper John Deputy was Buryed in ye Church April 24 1716.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/16...nSearchResults
It would fit nicely with the date that my John's will was proved (3 May 1716). But what did Deputy mean at that time? Could it be my John?

Ooh, and I never saw this before because it is so badly mistranscribed:
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/16...nSearchResults
Fourth entry on the left-hand page.
Saray ye wife of John Cooper marchant was buried in her daughters grave July ye 9... 1707.
What does that bit after July ye 9 say? Any ideas?

[Phoenix]

In(y?) ye church

[kiterunner]

Thanks, Phoenix.

[kiterunner]

This is the will of Mary Hayes' husband William:
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...cklabel=Return

William Hayes of the parish of St Katherine Coleman in London Merchant...my loveing wife Mary Hayes...my loving freinds Mr Thomas Lane, Merchant of Bednall Greene in the parish of Stepney and Mr John Cooper Merchant in Fenchurch Streete...my loving freinds Mr John Chambers Mr Arthur North Mr John Carew Mr Francis Lee Mr Richard Bark Mr Thomas East Mr Micajah Perry Senr Mr William Fownes Mr Thomas Ellice Capt John Browne Capt Thomas Haiscee(?) Mr Thomas Wych ... my loveing freinds Mrs Mary Lane Mrs Sarah Cooper and Mrs Anne Perry...
Mr Thomas Lane and Mr John Cooper appointed Overseers, Mary Hayes appointed Executrix.
Signed 8 Mar 1691, proved 28 Jul 1692

I don't know of a connection with Sarah's side of the family, though of course there could be one I haven't found yet, or it could be that he wasn't actually related to John and Sarah at all, but just possibly, he or Mary could be a relative of John's. Mary's will (signed 30 Nov 1710, proved 24 Jun 1713) mentions "my sister Hanna Selfe's children Thomas Mary and Katherine Selfe", plus Mrs Mary Baggwell, Mrs Rebecca Eaton and Mrs Elizabeth Cooper all three daughters of Mr John Cooper of Fenchurch Street London Merchant" and "my loving friend Mr John Cooper... his daughter Mrs Abigal Cooper"
Mr John Cooper and Mr Ralph Smith (whose wife was called Anna Maria Lane) appointed Overseers and Mr George Sendall and Mr Thomas Wych appointed Executors. It's one of those wills which goes on forever and names loads of people, so it still doesn't tell us whether she or her husband was actually related to John or Sarah.

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...cklabel=Return

[kiterunner]

This is Thomas Lane's will but it doesn't mention the Coopers:
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/51...1_310734-00323

[kiterunner]

Just so I don't forget, there is a John Cooper / Mary Lanes marriage 18 Aug 1665 at St Katherine by the Tower, London, but the marriage record doesn't have any more information about them (just thinking his first wife could have been a Lane because of Thomas Lane.) So no idea whether it's the right John Cooper or not.

Another very tenuous possibility:
26 Mar 1674/5 burial at Stepney - Barbary wife of John Cooper of Ratliff tobacconist
19 Aug 1666 baptism at Stepney - James sonne of John Cooper of Ratcliff mariner & Barbara (born 6th Aug).
Tobacconist could = merchant, but is this the same couple in both cases with his occupation changing from mariner to tobacconist? I can't find the marriage to see what Barbara's maiden name was.

[kiterunner]

Aha, but I've just found this, thanks to FamilySearch as it was mistranscribed on ancestry:
Baptism at Stepney 31 Mar 1672, John sonne of John Cooper of Ratcliff, merchant, & Barbara.

Off to have another look for John and Barbara's marriage...