Mary (Sample) Kooser (1758 - 1820)

Born 1758 in England

Wife of Jacob Kooser — married 1785 in Colebrookdale, Berks Co PA

Descendants

Died 1820 at about age 62 in Lavansville, Somerset Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Katherine Patterson [send private message]

Biography

Mary Sample

1810 prob Somerset Co PA, p 369, Conrad Shultz: 11010/21201

1800 Somerset Co PA, Somerset Twp. Polly Kyser: 11001/11010/00

1790 Bedford Co PA, p 24. Jacob Kiser: 1/0/1

There was a John Sample in the same section of Bedford Co PA in 1790, and a George Sample in Milford Twp, Somerset Co in 1800. Three "Semple" men also witnessed her husband's will.

Thomas M Koser writes: "Since three men by the name of Semple or Sample witnessed the will of Jacob Kooser, it is understandable why descendants are of the opinion that Jacob's wife was a born Semple. However, there is some evidence pointing to the fact she may have been the daughter of Joseph Anthony, a merchant of Philadelphia. (This could be cleared by checking the Will of Joseph Anthony in Philadelphia Courthouse)."

Not so. I obtained Joseph Anthony's estate and no reference is made to any relatives or to land in Somerset Co. (Note that for $28, which was a large genealogy expense for me at the time, the courthouse said they would send the will, but they sent the estate papers, not a will.) The Lee Co IL History, p 352-353, biography of Joseph Shultz states that his grandmother was Mary Sample, that she came from England to Delaware to PA, and that she lived to the age of 83, that is, ca 1844, given a possible birthdate a few years younger than her husband, and within the adult memory of Joseph Shultz.

Somerset Co genweb site has this: Copied from The History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania, 1884. 1796 Tax List Milford Township: Mary Kooser.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Samuel's Churchyard, Lavansville PA

Note: Findagrave.com, gives year of death Find A Grave: Memorial #5094044

Findagrave.com lists her burial as in Berks Co PA.

Sources

• Charles Ross Shultz, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Michael Shultz. Privately published, 1943. In possession of Kathy Patterson.
• Letter from Eber Cockley (Meyersdale PA), to Kathy Alvis, 20 Dec 1966.

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.