James Cooper-xx

1729 - 1795  (66 years)

• Name	James Cooper-xx
  Birth	1729	Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1795	PA   [1]
  Findagrave.com	24 Jan 2026
  	See Notes
  Burial	Wagontown, Chester Co, PA   [1]
  	West Caln Friends Burial Ground
  Person ID	I3959	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Hannah Hibbs,   b. 1729, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA d. 22 Apr 1777, Byberry Township, Bucks Co, PA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1750	Philadelphia Co, PA   [2]
  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, Philadelphia Co, PA Marriage - 18 Sep 1750 - Philadelphia Co, PA Death - 1795 - PA Burial - - Wagontown, Chester Co, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Hannah Hibbs's notes ** - son of William Cooper and Mary Groom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 1/24/2026 James Cooper Birth: 1729 Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1795 (aged 65-66) Pennsylvania, USA Burial: West Caln Friends Burial Ground, Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 186847150 Bio: JAMES COOPER, son of William and Mary (Groom) Cooper, born 1729 in Byberry, PA - died Spring 1795, will recorded at West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Married 1st on Sept. 18, 1750 at Christ Church, Philadelphia to Hannah Hibbs Married 2nd in 1778 to Elizabeth Wager James Cooper owned land at Buckingham, Bucks County. He was recorded as a resident of Moreland Township, now Montgomery County, Pa. He later returned to Byberry. After his marriage to his second wife, he moved to Chester County, Pa. and bought 260 acres of land in West Cain and Honeybrook townships (two miles northeast of Compassville). He and his wife Elizabeth are buried in Friends Meeting ground near Wagontown, about four miles southeast of his dwelling. Family Members Spouses Hannah Hibbs Smith 1736-1785 ???? Smith? - mar Smith while James Cooper still alive? - 1785? Elizabeth Wager Cooper 1749-1814 ???? Mar in 1778? - while Hannah still alive? Children William Cooper 1754-1809 Letitia Cooper Ashton 1756-1811 Meshach Cooper 1782-1853 Created by: Joshua McCown (47423347) Added: 2018-01-24T07:57:15.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186847150/james-cooper Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186847150/james-cooper: accessed January 24, 2026), memorial page for James Cooper (1729-1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186847150, citing West Caln Friends Burial Ground, Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Joshua McCown (contributor 47423347). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes.