William Cooper Lippincott (1814 - 1885)

Born 4 Mar 1814 in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah C. (Evans) Lippincott — married 15 Apr 1841 in Cropwell Mtg. Care Of Upper Evesham Monthly Meeting (MM), Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1885 at age 71 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

Cooper Lippincott^[1]

William Cooper Lippincott was born on 4 March 1814 in Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. ^[2][3][4] to Samuel Lippincott and Anner Haines. ^[5][6][7]

William married Deborah C. Evans, daughter of John Evans and Rebecca Cowperthwaite, on 15 April 1841 at the Cropwell Meeting, Burlington County, Under The Care Of Upper Evesham Monthly Meeting, New Jersey.^{[8][9] [10]}

William and Deborah had a son:

1. Henry Clay Lippincott b. Aug 24, 1844 New Jersey

On 18 December 1846, William C. Lippincott was on the board of directors of the Milford Glass Company. He and the other directors: Nathan M. Lippincott, William C. Lippincott, Freedom W. Lippincott, Mathias L. Pimmerman (?) and William Wisham bought a piece of property from David and Jemina Ann Walton in Waterford, Camden, New Jersey.^[11]

A side note: The Milford Glass Company was one of the glass companies that produced the The Jenny Lind Calabash Flasks, from circa 1845 to 1865. This flask, commemorated Jenny Lind, a Swedish soprano, who embarked on a nationwide tour with P.T. Barnum in September 1850. Jenny sold out every concert in America well ahead of each scheduled event in each major United States city in her whirlwind tour.^[12]

On 15 October 1850, William , Deborah and Henry were living in Marlton, Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.^[13]

In 1860, William, Deborah and Henry were living in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.^[14]

William served as the sheriff of Burlington County, New Jersey from 1863-1866, ^{[15] [16]}

In 1870, William and Deborah were living in Northampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.^[17]

In 1880, William and Deborah are living in Marlton, Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA.^[18]

In 1885, William and Deborah are living with William and Mary Ann Mason in the village of Marlton, Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. ^[19]

William passed away at the age of 72 years, 9 months, 19 days on 23 December 1885 in Marlton, Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA ^[20][21]

William's death certificate lists his death date as 22 December 1885, Evesham, Burlington County, New Jersey. ^[22]

William is buried at Cropwell Friends' Burying Ground, Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey ^[23][24]

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1. ↑ Henry C. LIppincott Death Certificate
2. ↑ John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and his descendants; a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey, since 1642 (Boyce, Va., Printed by Carr Publishing Inc. 1961). Volume 1, page 257.
3. ↑ Charlotte D. Meldrum, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, Volume 3 (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, INC, 2003), Volume 3, page 76.
4. ↑ Headstone photo - Find a Grave Cropwell Friends Burying Ground
5. ↑ Judith M. Olsen, Lippincott The Sixth Generation of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott (The Gloucester County Historical Society). page 306.
6. ↑ William Cooper Lippincott Death Certificate
7. ↑ Upper Evesham Monthly Meeting Records of Members, Births, and Deaths. Ancestry. Subscription. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; , 1693-1872; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:660 Note- this record set is mislabeled as Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meetings by Ancestry.
8. ↑ John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and his descendants; a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey, since 1642 (Boyce, Va., Printed by Carr Publishing Inc. 1961). Volume 1, page 257.
9. ↑ Upper Evesham Marriages, Ancestry.com. U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 original page 101 Subscription Image  ; Free Ancestry Image
10. ↑ Judith M. Olsen, Lippincott The Sixth Generation of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott (The Gloucester County Historical Society). page 351.
11. ↑ Property transfer from David and Jemina Walton to William C. Lippincott, et. al
12. ↑ Historical American Glass accessed 17 April 2020
13. ↑ Family Search. United States Census - 1850, William C Lippincott, Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, United States; citing family 380, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1860
15. ↑ Sheriff's History, Burlington County, New Jersey (accessed 16 September 2017).
16. ↑ John Wesley Haines, Richard Haines and his descendants; a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey, since 1642 (Boyce, Va., Printed by Carr Publishing Inc. 1961). Volume 1, page 257.
17. ↑ Family Search. United States Census,1870 citing p. 92, family 755, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,356.
18. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1880 citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 269A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0772; FHL microfilm 1,254,772.
19. ↑ Family Search. New Jersey State Census, 1885 William C Lippincott in household of William Mason, Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey; citing p. 9, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,601.
20. ↑ Headstone photo, Carrie - Find a Grave Cropwell Friends Burying Ground
21. ↑ Death records Henry C & Emily Lippincott Family Passed down in the Lippincott family.
22. ↑ William Cooper Lippincott Death Certificate State of New Jersey Searchable Databases & Records Request Form (accessed August 2017), William C. Lippincott Death Record, Citation # 1885-86. 10 - L52.
23. ↑ Carrie Lippincott. Find A Grave Memorial for William Cooper Lippincott # 167901485
24. ↑ William Cooper Lippincott Death Certificate