Hannah Hibbs

1729 - 1777  (48 years)

• Name	Hannah Hibbs
  Birth	1729	Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Apr 1777	Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA
  DAR.org	27 Aug 2019
  	See Notes -- #A025745 -- James Cooper, Jr - son - for lineage only
  Findagrave.com	24 Jan 2026
  	See Notes
  Person ID	I1835	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Howell Hibbs, Sr,   b. 1687, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA d. 22 Mar 1762, Plumstead Township, Bucks Co, PA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachell Waring,   b. 1692, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA d. 1748, Plumstead Township, Bucks Co, PA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1711	Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Cooper-xx,   b. 1729, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA d. 1795, PA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1750	Philadelphia Co, PA   [1]
  Notes	Children: dau Susannah Cooper 1751 Philadelphia Co, PA - on 12/15/1771 in Bucks Co, PA married John Breese son James Cooper Jr 3/6/1753 - 5/2/1849 Oswego, NY - married Naomi Nelson - in 1792 married Sarah Comly 8/17/1768 - 1827 - was executor of his father's will - Rev War Vet - Navy - #A025745 - friend of George Washington son William Cooper 12/2/1754 Bucks Co, PA - 12/22/1809 NY - on 11/12/1774 married Elizabeth Fenimore 1751 NJ - 9/15/1817 NY - was a Rep. in Congress 1795-1797 & 1799-1801 son James Fenimore Cooper dau Laetitia 1756 Bucks Co, PA - on 1/1/1775 married Joseph Ashton - married ??? Woodruff son Levi Cooper 1758 Bucks Co, PA - d. in western NY - married ??? Rich - married 2nd ??? in western NY dau Ann Cooper 1762 Bucks Co, PA - married ??? Kelley - married ??? Hubbell son Benjamin Cooper 6/6/1766 Bucks Co, PA - 7/9/1834 in New Hope? - married 1st cousin Mary Cooper 1765 - 1831 - dau of Thomas Cooper and Phoebe Hibbs dau Hannah Cooper 1771 - 01853 - in 1792 married Samuel Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PQT4 Name: James Cooper **** Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Sep 1750 Event Place: Christ Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Hannah Hibbs **** Spouse's Gender: Female GS Film Number: 000823996 Digital Folder Number: 004034497 Image Number: 00040 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PQT4 : accessed 26 August 2019), James Cooper and Hannah Hibbs, 18 Sep 1750; citing Christ Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1729 - Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA Marriage - 18 Sep 1750 - Philadelphia Co, PA Death - 22 Apr 1777 - Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - (Possibly) - Grandmother of American author James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) - sister Phoebe Hibbs married James Cooper's brother Thomas Cooper --** or possibly could have been Hannah Hibbs dau of William Hibbs III -- but unlikely ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 1/24/2026 Hannah Hibbs Smith ???? Smith? Birth: Nov 1736 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1785 (aged 48-49) Union County, South Carolina, USA ???? SC? Burial: Quaker Cemetery, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina, USA ???? SC? Memorial #: 158313622 Bio: Her mother probably died in childbirth, for Hannah was taken by her Aunt Sarah (Hibbs) Cooper at the age of 7 months and Orphan's Court petition mentions that her grandmother had been contributing towards her support (although the child had an estate of her own). In 1742, at the time of her grandmother's death, she was still a minor. Copy of petition, "Ancestors and Descendants of John Smith Esquire, by Mittie Owen McDavid, 1918, page 15. Proved by petition in Orphan's Court, Bucks County, Pennsylvania of Johnathan and Sarah Hibbs Cooper who reared Hannah from the time she was 7 mos. old, which mentions estate left Hannah Jones by her father John Jones, and now descended to Hannah Hibbs, minor dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah Hibbs. It also mentions her grandmother, Margaret Bolton. Guardian appt'd. Married at Dutch Reformed church of North and South Hampton, at what is now Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Hannah agreed to become a Quaker after the marriage. Family Members Spouses David Smith Sr 1735-1801 ???? while James still alive? James Cooper 1729-1795 Children David Smith Jr 1771-1806 Rev George Smith 1777-1857 Created by: David Roberds (47162555) Added: 2016-02-18T12:21:02.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158313622/hannah-smith Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158313622/hannah-smith: accessed January 24, 2026), memorial page for Hannah Hibbs Smith (Nov 1736-1785), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158313622, citing Quaker Cemetery, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by David Roberds (contributor 47162555). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at DAR,org on 8/27/2019 COOPER, JAMES Ancestor #: A025745 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 3-6-1753 BUCKINGHAM PENNSYLVANIA Death: 5-3-1849 OSWEGO NEW YORK Service Description: 1) CAPTS.DUNNING,BENNETT,WHITE,COLS.COATES, 2) MCVAUGH,REED,VESSELS,REV.BLACK SNAKE Spouse Number Name 1) SARAH COMLY Hint: Click on the member number to see more. Associated Applications and Supplementals Nat’l Add Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse Num Vol. 117796 COURTLAND C. [2] CLARISSA DICKINSON Purchase 117797 COURTLAND C. [2] CLARISSA DICKINSON Purchase 186928 COURTLAND C. [2] CLARISSA DICKINSON Purchase = Supporting documentation available = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes.