Mary (Walker) Cooper (abt. 1800 - abt. 1865)

Born about 24 Sep 1800 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Willoughby Cooper — married 28 Jan 1817 in Wayne County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1865 at about age 64 in Putnam County, Florida, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Terri Oguz [send private message]

Biography

Note, there is some descepancy as to whether Mary Polly Walker Cooper was the daughter or Littleberry Walker and Elizabeth Johns Walker or the daughter of Isham Walker and Civility Jones Walker.

Mary Walker was married in Wayne County, GA on 1/28/1817 to Willoughby Cooper, b. 1795 in Pitt Co., NC. They moved to Florida in 1840s. The marriage license application references her name as "Poly" Walker. Mary's husband Willoughby Cooper served as administrator of Isham's Walker's estate, who died in 1831.

Deed of Gift from Littleberry Walker to his children: Susannah, Mary, Kesiah, Drusilla, Littleberry (Jr), Isham, Elias, and Jeremiah, in consideration of his "marring", (but wife not named). He names his brother in law, John Johnston of Wayne County and Isaac Johns of Camden County, Trustees for the children.

In 1830 Littleberry conveys by deed of Gift to his children Ansell, David, Andrew, Elisha, Westberry and Elizabeth, slaves, cattle, horses hogs etc. to be equally divided and if his wife Elizabeth lives longer than he does she was to get 1/3 of the property during her widowhood and immediately after to be equally divided among the named children. He also states that he had heretofore given all my children excepting those named their portion of his estate.

Research Notes

"Williby Cooper obtained license to marry Miss Polie Walker on 1/21/1817, issued by John Fort, J.P. Wayne County, GA "

There are descrepancies between published sketches in Huxford's, Pioneers of Wiregrass and its latest publication called Huxford's Pioneers of the Wiregrass, as to the parentage of Willoughby Cooper's wife Mary Walker Cooper, as folllows:

1, Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol, II (copyright 1954) page 283, Sketch of Isham Walker (1780-11831), son of LIttleberry Walker "by his first marriage," says Isham and his wife Sibbie Walker had 6 children and lists the 2d daughter as : " Pollie Walker, ib. 1800 m. Willoughby Cooper, 1/28/1817.

2. Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. VII, (copyright 1975), pgs. 94-95. Sketch of Willoughby Cooper also states that he married "Mary (or Pollie) Walker, born 1800 in Glynn County, daughter of Isham Walker (Vol. ii).

Compare with

3. Huxford, Pioneer of the Wiregrass, Vol. I, (copyright 2009), pgs. 351-356, Sketch of Littleberry Walker (1767-185?), Mary Walker b. abt. 179? m. Willoughby Cooper 1/28/1817, Wayne County, GA, b. 1795 N.C. d. abt. 1865, 7, son of George Cooper, Mary and Willoughby died Putnam Co., FL.

Sources

• Wayne County Marriage Records 1809-1869, Georgia Archives, Microfilm, RHS 1060, accessible online via Georgia Virtual Vault.
• Wayne County Marriage Book A, p. 13, accessible online via Gerogia State Archives, Virtual Vault.

• Copy of Transcripts of Deeds of Gift from Littleberry Walker, filed in Camden County, on 4/30/1808; and Deed of Gift from Littleberry Walker filed in Wayne County, GA Sept. 18, 1830. Deed BK C p. 84, obtained from Huxford's Genealogical Society Library, Homersville, GA.

• Folks Huxford's Handwritten Notes, obtained from Huxford's Genealogical Society Library, Homersville, GA.

• Huxford's Genealgoical Society, Pioneers of the Wiregrass, Vol. 1. (Copyright 2009), pgs. 351-356
• Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 2, page 283;
• Huxford's, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vols V.
• Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 7, pages 94-95.