Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Cooper 
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William was mentioned in the 10 October 1690 will of his father-in-law, Thomas St. John, proved on 10 September 1698. “Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Coopar ye benefit of Land to worke upon whare hur Husband Wm: Cooper is now abilding dureing her life time & to have as much priveleg for Tiber or aney thing eless as tho the land ware hur one duaring her life time”. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 9, page 225.]
On 9 September 1699, Mary St. Johns of Southfarnham parish in ye County of Essex, widow, for love good will & affection wth: I have & bear unto my two Dear & Loveing Sons Tho: St: Johns & Wm St Johns both of Southfarnham parish & County of Essex, give all that plantation and Land wch: I now Live upon wch: my Late Husband Tho: St: Johns since deced formerly bought of Coll: Wm: Claibourn lying in Southfarnham parish as Also that tract wch ye sd: Mary St. John Lately bought of Mr Richard Covington all wch: sd: plantation & Land doth Contain by Estimation two hundred and fifty Acres more or Less., to be Equally divided betwen ye sd Tho: St: Johns & Wm: St: Johns, and that ye sd Tho: St: Johns Shall Enjoy one halfe of ye Orchard belonging to ye Sd: plantation after ye sd: Mary St: Johns decease and further yt: my Daughter Eliz Cooper ye now wife of Wm: Cooper Shall have free Liberty her & her Husband dureing her Naturall life to remaine abide & be upon ye sd plantation where they are now Seated, but if in Case ye Surviver be Sd. Husband Wm: Cooper to have ye Same priviledg upon ye Sd plantaton during her [sic] Naturall life According to a Lease Instrument or writing Signed Sealed & Delivered unto ye sd Wm. Cooper & his wife by Tho St: Johns my Late Husband, & further yt my two Sons Tho St: Johns & Wm: St: Johns Shall have free priviledg & Liberty to Seat upon ye Land when Each of them Shall Attaine unto ye age of Eighteen yeares. Signed Mary her H mark St: Johns. Witnesses: Edward Danelane, Jno: Prosser. On 10 September 1699 ordered to be recorded. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, page 36.]
On 10 September 1700, Mary Billington, Wm Cooper, and Henry Perkins were bound £400 sterling for Mary Billington’s administration of the estate of Jno Billington, deceased. Signed Mary her H mark Billington, Wm his C mark Cooper, Hen his HP mark Perkins. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, pages 48–49.]
On 9 September 1699, Mary St. Johns of Southfarnham parish in ye County of Essex, widow, for love good will & affection wth: I have & bear unto my two Dear & Loveing Sons Tho: St: Johns & Wm St Johns both of Southfarnham parish & County of Essex, give all that plantation and Land wch: I now Live upon wch: my Late Husband Tho: St: Johns since deced formerly bought of Coll: Wm: Claibourn lying in Southfarnham parish as Also that tract wch ye sd: Mary St. John Lately bought of Mr Richard Covington all wch: sd: plantation & Land doth Contain by Estimation two hundred and fifty Acres more or Less., to be Equally divided betwen ye sd Tho: St: Johns & Wm: St: Johns, and that ye sd Tho: St: Johns Shall Enjoy one halfe of ye Orchard belonging to ye Sd: plantation after ye sd: Mary St: Johns decease and further yt: my Daughter Eliz Cooper ye now wife of Wm: Cooper Shall have free Liberty her & her Husband dureing her Naturall life to remaine abide & be upon ye sd plantation where they are now Seated, but if in Case ye Surviver be Sd. Husband Wm: Cooper to have ye Same priviledg upon ye Sd plantaton during her [sic] Naturall life According to a Lease Instrument or writing Signed Sealed & Delivered unto ye sd Wm. Cooper & his wife by Tho St: Johns my Late Husband, & further yt my two Sons Tho St: Johns & Wm: St: Johns Shall have free priviledg & Liberty to Seat upon ye Land when Each of them Shall Attaine unto ye age of Eighteen yeares. Signed Mary her H mark St: Johns. Witnesses: Edward Danelane, Jno: Prosser. On 10 September 1699 ordered to be recorded. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, page 36.]
On 10 September 1700, Mary Billington, Wm Cooper, and Henry Perkins were bound £400 sterling for Mary Billington’s administration of the estate of Jno Billington, deceased. Signed Mary her H mark Billington, Wm his C mark Cooper, Hen his HP mark Perkins. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, pages 48–49.]