Mary (Wyne) Cooper (abt. 1544 - bef. 1598)

Born about 1544 in Bedfordshire, England [uncertain]

Wife of Edmund Cooper — married 14 Aug 1564 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died before 22 May 1598 before about age 54 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

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Biography

This is the profile for Mary Wyne, who married Edmond Coper at Arlesey, Bedfordshire on 14 Aug 1564.

Date of Birth

Mary's date of birth is uncertain. Based on her date of marriage (1564) and her husband's date of baptism (December 1642) , Mary was probably born sometime in 1542-1546, with about 1544 being a reasonable midpoint estimate.

Parentage

Mary's parentage is unknown.

Some online genealogy pages claim that Mary Wyne was the daughter of Maurice Wynne and Sîan (Jane) Bulkeley of Carnarvon, Wales. The evidence suggests, however, that that proposition is extremely unlikely. The proposition is weakly supported by (1) the fact that Mary's last name, as spelled in the record of her marriage, is similar to that of Maurice Wynne's and (2) the fact that her estimated date of birth makes it possible that she could have been a daughter of Maurice Wynne. A number of other facts, however, combine to strongly suggest that she was not the daughter of Maurice Wynne, including (1) the fact that, as indicated in Maurice Wynne's profile, no reliable source suggests that he had a daughter named Mary, (2) the fact that Maurice Wynne was a prominent Welsh aristocrat, while Edmond Cooper was a younger son of a Bedfordshire yeoman^[1] and thus clearly not an appropriate match for one of Maurice's daughters, (3) the fact that Maurice Wynne lived in Carnarvon, Wales, while Mary's marriage occurred in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, about 230 miles away and almost on the other side of the island of Great Britain, (4) the fact that as indicated in Maurice Wynne's profile, his eldest son was born about 1553, suggesting that it is unlikely that Maurice had a daughter who was born about 1544, and (5) the fact that there is no evidence whatsoever connecting Mary Wyne to Maurice Wynne.

Vastly more likely is that Mary was related to the families in Baldock, Hertfordshire (just 5 miles southeast of Arlesey) and Kelshall, Hertfordshire (just 11 miles east of Arlesey) whose surnames were variously spelled in records in 1540-1580 as Wynn, Wynne or Wynd.

Place of Birth

Based on the fact that Mary was married in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, she was probably born within a dozen or so miles of Arlesey.

Marriage

Mary married Edmond Coper at Arlesey, Bedfordshire on 14 Aug 1564.^[2][3][4]

Residency in Henlow

Mary's husband Edmond Cooper had been bequeathed land in Henlow, Bedfordshire in his father's will proved in 1556,^[1] so it is likely that Edmond was already living there at the time of his marriage and that the couple settled there after their marriage. Records in the Henlow parish register generally spell the family surname as "Cowper."

Children

Edmund and Mary had the following children, all baptized at Henlow:

1. Elizabeth, bpt. 9 Sept 1565 Henlow^[5][4]
2. Joan, bpt. 2 Aug 1567,^[5][4] bur. 25 Aug 1567 at Henlow^[6][4]
3. Michael, bpt. 9 Dec 1571,^[7][4] m. 1st 3 Dec 1593 Alice Squier at Henlow,^[8][4] m. 2d 15 Aug 1596 Elizabeth Moorton at Henlow.^[8][4] No children recorded at Henlow.^[4]
4. Benjamin, bpt. 28 Aug 1575,^[7][4] m. 22 Nov 1615 Rose Haggysse at Henlow,^[9] bur. 25 May 1657 at Henlow^[10][4]
5. Martha, bpt. 15 Mar 1577/8,^[7][4] m. 20 May 1599 James Sampson at Henlow,^[8][4] bur. 17 Aug 1654 at Henlow ("Widow Sampson")^[4][10]
6. John, bpt. 29 Jun 1580.^[7][4] Perhaps the Mr. John Cooper of London who, with wife Mary, had a daughter Elizabeth baptized at Henlow on 23 Aug 1607.^[11][4]
7. Thomas, bpt. 20 May 1583^[12][4]
8. Agnes, bpt. 7 Nov 1585,^[12][4] m. 20 Jun 1614 Edward Tillie at Henlow^[8][4]
9. Mary, bpt. 12 May 1588,^[12][4] bur. 15 Jan 1589/90^[13][4]
10. Robert, bpt. 24 Jan 1590/1,^[12][4] m. 21 Jun 1614 Joan Gresham.^[8][4] No children recorded at Henlow.^[4]

Death; Burial

Mary Cooper was buried at Henlow, Bedfordshire, on 22 May 1598.^[13][4]

^{[4] [1] [2] [3] [10] [13] [6] [9] [8] [11] [12] [7] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} See the Will of Michael Cooper, as set forth in his profile.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2S5-BZ8 : 10 February 2018), Edmond Coper and Marye Wyne, 14 Aug 1564; citing Arlesey, Bedford, England, reference, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 826,449.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find My Past : England Marriages 1538-1973 Marye Wyne and Edmond Coper : accessed 6 Apr 2019, subscription site$
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24} Ward, Robert Leigh. "English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper." The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1976) Vol. 52. p. 206. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A1. Link to page at archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A39. Link to page at archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A2. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A26. Link to page at archive.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A27. Link to page at archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A43. Link to page at archive.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A5. Link to page at archive.org.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A3. Link to page at archive.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Volume XVII. F.G. Emmison, ed. 1942. p. A40. Link to page at archive.org.