Martha (Cooper) McMillian (1774 - 1855)

I believe that David Cooper who married Peggy McMillan is Martha Cooper's brother. His marriage record is actually on the same page as James McMillan's and Martha Cooper's marriage record in Harrison County, KY, directly below it. Seemingly they were married about 1 month apart. I have in my notes, that the marriage bond was Number 57 in Harrison County, KY and that William McMillan was the bondsman.

These are other notes that I have about David Cooper who definitely states that he was the son of James Cooper in the first deposition: Depositions taken in Chancery Suit

To settle disputes between Thos. Respess, John Haggin and John Breckenridge, complainants, vs. Thos. McClanahan, defendant, filed Oct., 1799. Deposition of James Brown, of full age, deposeth: he has been acquainted with Cooper's Run since Dec., 1784, and branch on which he lives has been known as West fork. Henry Wilson, Jr., deposeth: he has been acquainted with said run since fall of '80, having traveled down said run with Capt. Chas. Gatliff and co. to Martin's and Ruddle's Stations after they were taken by Col. Byrd and the savages. Thos. Herndon deposeth: he was acquainted with said fork since 1783. Jas. Garrard deposeth in same, also Patrick Jordan and Thos. Whitledge. Gen. Finley deposeth: he saw Mary Cooper, widow of James Cooper, who was killed by the Indians in Ky., in the State of Penn., with her child, David Cooper, in 1776, and continued there in Penn. until 1785 when they moved to Ky. Zachariah Benson and Lewis Marshall, Joseph Case, John Morris depose in same. Augustine Eastin states in 1783 Jas. Forbush was pilot for himself and others to survey lands, that he understood said Forbush had settled in this country 1776, and believes he was with the first settlers at Bryant's Station. David Cooper, 28 yrs. of age next July, states in the summer of '82 he was hunting on Cooper's Run in company with Joshua Mounce and came to a spring where he believes Mr. Elkin (Samuel) now lives, and he told deponant that was the head of the N. fork of that run that was named for his father, James Cooper.

David first appears in Pendleton county in 1799.

Pendleton County, KY Order Book A page 178 (I did not get the date but it would have been the court session prior to that of 13 June 1803 as that is started on page 179.)

Henry Hawkins is appointed road surveyor on the lands of William Luckett, Thomas Hawkins, Robert Taylor, Thomas Hawkins jr, Zedick Hawkins, James McMillan, Robert McMillan, David Cooper.

13 September 1803 page 196 David Cooper, administrator the estate of William McMullin, deceased, failed to file an estate inventory.

page 243 Henry Hawkins resigned as Road Surveyor; William Luket is apppointed in his place involving the lands of Henry Hawkins, Thomas Hawkins jr, Thomas Hawkins sr, Robert Taylor, Zedeck Hawkins, James McMillin, David Cooper

David Cooper, born 1771, who first appeared on the Pendleton County tax list in 1799, married April 1, 1795 Margaret/Peggy McMillian, daughter of William McMillian. In 1819 David Cooper was taxed on 50 acres drained by the waters of Grassy Creek and Eagle Creek (straddling the crest of the dry ridge-drained by Grassy Creek east to the Licking River and drained on the west by a tributary of Eagle Creek to the Kentucky River;

Wisley, William Cooper, David Power of Attorney C-688 22 Feb 1796 Witnesses, Wm. and Jas. McMillan Because Wisley is about to leave the settlement, he gives David Cooper the POA to forward his claim on 1,400 acres on Hinkstons fork of Licking he claims to have purchased of James Cooper, heir to James Cooper, deceased

The above POA note seemingly says that perhaps there was another son of James Cooper named James as well.