Zacheus Cooper (1779 - abt. 1836)

Born 1779 in North Carolina, United States

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Died about 1836 at about age 57 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Zach Cooper's family came to America from England by his father Samuel Cooper. Some sources state his name as Zachaeus, and some state it as Zachariah. It is shortened to Zach, to keep the peace. Several of his children married Dixon's. According to Owen Dixon's genealogy book of 1940, Zach was a school teacher and a fiddle player. His fiddle that came from England was passed on to his son Peyton, then to his son, Jim, and on to his son Frank, then to Billy and lastly recorded, to Norton Cooper. Zach's wife may have been Susan. They are believed to have lived in middle Tennessee, where thy raised their family. May Zach rest in peace.

He was also the father of William Monroe Cooper, and Polly Cooper Dixon, wife of Harry Dixon, Izard Co., Tn.

Siblings

1. Revel Dean Cooper (1916-1977)
2. Sherman Herbert Cooper (1892-1942)
3. William Monroe Cooper (1867-1935)
4. Thomas Jefferson Cooper (1845-1915) served in Co.F, 8th AR.Inf. He enlisted 23 Sep 1861 in Pocahontas, AR at age 16. Re-enlisted 1862 and 1863. Discharged near Chicamanga, Aug 15, 1863. While he was still in AL, he married Martha Dowdle,1865/1866. He came back to Izard Co., with his new family and is listed in the 1870 Izard Co., census.
5. William Monroe Cooper (1826-1864)
6. Zacheus Cooper (1779-1836)
7. Samuel Cooper (1750-?) is mentioned in his father, John Cooper's Will as first son. His approximate year of birth can be established by the Will of James Simmons of Currituck Co., NC.?From Original Wills in NC Archives, Written 15 Aug1752-recorded March 1755(from Linda Noble) James Simmons of Currituck Co., NC leaves all his estate to be applied to the use of son Isles Simmons, to keep him in decent manner at discretion of his executors, to provide learning according to his abilities and desires, and when he is of the age to apprentice, to be bound out. If he should die without issue, the items passed to James by bill of sale from Isles Cooper to be divided between William Ferebee's children and John Cooper's child Samuel Cooper. Remainder of estate to be divided between brothers Samuel Simmons children and John Simmon's children. Isles Simmons to continue under care of William Ferebee. William Ferebee and "my beloved friend Isles Cooper" executor.
8. John Cooper (1730-1794)
9. Isles Cooper (1696-1763) of Currituck Co. NC, planter, leaves to son John Cooper one young cow worth 20 shillings; to daughter Elizabeth Ferebee, one young cow valued at 20 shillings; to granddaughter Ann Ferebee, 1 young cow called....and her heifer and her increase: to William Brock Wilson, one feather bed and furniture and one cow called...to him and his heirs forever: to dearly beloved wife Sarah Cooper, all the...her part of my moveable part of the estate. WifeSarah Cooper to be executrix and son-in-law William Ferebee and son John Cooper, executors. Dated July 1762, witnessed by ....Stanley and Samuel Halstead. Proven Aug 25, 1763.?The English line of the Ferebee family, copy of page40, in sec 3 sent by James Vincent of Huntington Beach, CA gives 1745 marriage of William Ferebee, only son of Thomas Ferebee to Elizabeth Cooper, of Brunswick Co., daughter of Isles Cooper, who was a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina under the Colonial Government from Currituck County. (JG Note-Brunswick did not become county until 1764, formed from New Hanover/Bath, Bath involved Beaufort County beginning 1712)
10. Samuel Cooper (1647-1720) In will dated 8 Oct 1719, Samuel Cooper of York Hampton, York County , Va. gave " son, Isles Cooper one shilling; daughter, Sarah (Cooper) Bellomey, one shilling. And all the rest to his wife , Ann Cooper. If a child was born of that marriage , the house and lot in York would go to that child after Ann's decease. If she should die without disposing of the house and lot by will, then they would go to benefit John Mattoche and his heirs. No other part of the estate was to be given or sold to his son Isles Cooper or any of Isles' heirs. Ann was executor: Witness were John Cooke, Mary Cooke and Josias Cooke? Will proven 16 May 1720. So Samuel would have died between Oct , 1719 and May, 1720.
11. Sampson Cooper (1592-1659), who was Samuel's father was the son of Alexander Cooper who was from Yorkshire England, This Sampson was the son of Alexander Cooper, who was born in the 1500. L__ A__ Cooper and I have traced this line back to Ripon England. Church records confirm the dates. So this Alexander was too early to be Samuel's father, he was his grandfather. I don't thing there is a later Alexander, not one that we have connected to our line. When we get enough DNA test back to sort this all out, I plan on getting this all in print for everyone.
12. Alexander Cooper (?)

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Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 4, 2016), "Record of John Cooper", Ancestor # A025759.
• Cooper DNA Project

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.