Mary (Cooper) Thackera (1688 - aft. 1727)

Born 27 Dec 1688 in Salem, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Thackara — married after 11 Jul 1701 (to 1727) in Haddonfield, Gloucester County, Province of West Jersey

Descendants

Died after 1727 after age 38 in Haddonfield, Province of New Jersey [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Cooper was born on 27 Dec 1688 in Salem, New Jersey to parents William Cooper Jr. and Mary Bradway.^[1]

Mary Cooper and Benjamin Thackery made their marriage intentions at Haddonfideld Monthly Meeting on 14 Jun 1707 and again on 11 July 1707, when they were approved.^[2][3]

Her three underage children were named in her husband's 4 Apr 1727 will; she was executrix.^[4]

Children:

1. Joseph Thackera b. bef Apr 1727
2. Mary Thackera b. bef Apr 1727
3. Hannah Thackera b. bef Apr 1727

She died after 1727 in New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I-VI, 1607-1943 Mary Cooper, birth 27 Dec 1688, Salem Monthly Meeting; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2013.
2. ↑ "Cooper, Mary for marriage with Benjamin Thackery 6/14/1707." "An Abstract of the Women's Minutes of Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. 7/15/1705 - 7/15/1710. Available via U.S. Quaker Meeting Records.
3. ↑ "Thackery, Benjamin for marriage with Mary Cooper--Intentions 6/14/1707 & 7/11/1707" "An Abstract of the Women's Minutes of Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. 7/15/1705 - 7/15/1710. Available via U.S. Quaker Meeting Records.
4. ↑ Benjamin Thackera. Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. 1670-1730. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. (Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey), volume 23, page 457

See also:

• Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969) , Volume 2, Page 25