John Cooper (abt. 1667 - bef. 1758)

Born about 1667 in York, Maine

Husband of Sarah (Lord) Cooper — married 18 Dec 1692 in Kittery, Maine

Descendants

Died before 18 Apr 1758 before about age 91 in Berwick, York, Maine

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Biography

John Cooper married Sarah Lord on 18 December 1692 in Kittery, Maine. ^{[1] [2]}

John was on the jury in 1693 and on the grand jury in 1693 & 1694. He was a constable in 1694-5 and 1696.

John administered the estate of John Drisco in 1697 who may have been his mother’s relative. ^[3]

After his father-in-law's death he and all Nathan's sons and daughters gave the property to their mother Martha Lord 1 Feb. 1703/4. The deed was signed by John Cooper, Abraham Lord, William Frost, Thomas Downs, Tobias Hanson and Moses Littlefield and witnessed by Benjamin Nason, James Emery, James Warren, Jonathan Littlefield and Abigail Littlefield. ^[4]

"Wee Martha Lord & Nathan Lord Senr Benjamin Lord John Cooper of ye Town of Kittery… & Moses Littlefield of ye Town of Wells… & Thomas Downs William ffrost Tobias Hanson of ye Town of Dover… for a Valluable Sum… paid by William Lord of… Kittery… ye Son of Abraham Lord… wee Acknowledge our Selves to be fully Satisfyed for a… parcel of land with a house & barn… & for one Yoke of Oxen one Cow Two hiefers Two Calves & five pounds worth of cloathing & for ye one halfe of a grindstone all which Lands goods & Cattle was our brother Samuel Lords Son of ye aforesd Marha Lord That Lot… he bought of Henry Child being forty Acres… in… Kittery… Adjoyning to ye East Side of sd William Lords land… this Twenty Second day of March… one Thousand Seven hundred Six Seven…
Martha Lord her M mark
Nathan Lord his X mark
John Cooper
Tobis Hanson
William ffrost
Benjamin Lord
Moses Littlefield
In ye psence of us
Humphrey Chadbourne
James Warren
Moses Littlefield signed
In ye psence of
Samuel ffrench
Joshua Finney"^[5]

Daniel Grant of Kittery sold to John Cooper of Kittery his 50 acre grant in Kittery 7 Feb. 1709/10. The deed was witnessed by Benjamin and William Lord and James Warren. ^[6]

Martha Lord of Kittery, widow of Nathan Lord sold to her sons-in-law Moses Littlefied, Tobias Hanson and John Cooper the 67 acres which had been granted to Nathan by the town of Kittery in 1652:

"I Martha Lord of ye Town of Kittery…. Widdow and Relict of Nathan Lord late of Kittery decd… for… that Natural love & Affection I bear unto my three Sons in law Moses Littlefield Tobias Hanson & John Cooper have granted… a Certain tract… of land… which land was granted to my late husband… Decembr ye 18th 1652 & Seven Acres of sd Tract was granted unto Abraham Conley… ye whole Tract Containing Sixty Seven Acres… in ye heathy Marsh… toward Sturgeon Creek Marsh… this thirtieth day of March… one Thousand Seven hundred & Thirteen…
Martha Lord her M mark
In ye Psence of us
Baker X Nason his X Mark
Benja Lord
James Warren"^[7]

On 15 May 1718 John testified concerning an action brought against him by John Bridges for cutting logs in Berwick in 1714/5.(4) On 14 July 1718 Elisha Plaisted deputy surveyor testified concerning the seizure of the logs cut by John Cooper and James Grant at Berwick..^[8]

"I John Cooper of… Berwick… yeoman & Sarah his wife… in Consideration of… fifty pounds… paid… by Hatevill Robards Samuel Robards & Joshua Robards Daniel Goodin & Thomas Robards Junr and Nathl Robards all of ye town of Dover… do… sell… thirty Acres lying… in… Berwick… at ye Mouth of ye Little brook that runs into ye South branch of ye Little River that runs into ye Greatworks river… this Eighteenth day of July… One thousand Seven hundred & Eighteen…
John Cooper
Sarah Cooper her X mark
In ye presence of us
Martha Lord her X Mark
Margaret Warren
James Warren"^[9]

" Aaron Littlefield of Moriel in Canada Son of Moses Littlefield late of Wells... Decd. Do hereby Assign constitute and Ordain and in my Stead aplace put my Trusty and well beloved Friend John Cooper Senr of Berwick... to be my true Sufficient and Lawful Attorney for me... To Ask Demand Sue for Levy require recover and recieve And to take into his Possession & Custody All & Singular Such Estate... I my self having any lawful Right to... as I am Administrator on the Estate of my Father Moses Littlefield... to manage... the same for my best Advantage & Profit." 15 Sept. 1727. Witnessed by Bridget Gerrish and William Gerrish.^[10]

John Cooper aged about sixty three years testifieth & saith that he very well knew John Nason late of Berwick deceasd Brother of Jonathan Nason of Kittery Deceasd & that he the Deponent above Forty Years ago he saw an Ox & a Mare which the sd John Nason had which he said he had of his Brother Jonathan upon ye Account of his the sd Johns Part of the Land where the said Jonathan lived & further saith that the sd John Nason lived always after yt in Berwick till he died & the deponent never knew that the sd John lived anywhere but in the Now Township of Berwick… Janry 2d 1729…"^[11]

"The Deposition of Gilbert Warren aged Seventy Six & John Cooper aged Sixty Four testifieth… that William Spencer of Berwick Decd was in the Possession of a Parcel of Land in… Berwick… by Improving the same with Great Works River on the North & Tom Tinkers Swamp on the West Ministry Land on the South & the Land that was John Wincolls on the East & since sd William Decd has been in the quiet Possession of Humphrey Spencer Decd & now in the Possession of William Spencer of Berwick which is upward of Forty Three Years… June ye 14th 1730."^[12]

"Martha Lord of Berwick… Widow & Benjamin Lord of Berwick… Housewright Son of the sd Martha Lord… in Consideration of the Sum of Forty Five Pounds… paid… by John Cooper of Berwick… Yeoman… do… sell… Fifteen Acres… with an Orchard… bounded… by Land… We… formerly sold to Nathan Lord &… by… John Coopers Land… the First day of December… 1730…
Martha Lord X her Mark
Benjamin Lord
Patience Lord her Mark X
In Presence of us
Benjamin Nason
Humph: Chadbourn
Noah Emery"^[13]

"I Nathan Lord of Berwick… in consideration of the Sum of One Hundred Pounds…. Paid… by John Cooper of the same Berwick Yeoman… do… sell… Fifteen Acres… on the Northern Side of Lands of Baker Nason Decd & on ye Southern Side by Lands of the sd John Cooper and at the Western End by Newechewannick River…the Tenth Day of June… One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Two…
Nathan Lord his X mark
In Presence of
Martha Page her X Mark
Uriah Page
Noah Emery"^[14]

"We John Cooper of Berwick… and Sarah his Wife for… the Sum of Fifteen Pounds… paid by Nicholas Shapleigh of Kittery… Gentleman… do… sell… The Third Part of a Tract of Land… in… Kittery… which descended to her the said Sarah Cooper from her Mother Martha Lord of Berwick… which sd Tract of Land Contains Sixty Seven Acres and which was granted to Nathan Lord Deceased by the Town of Kittery… Decembr 18, 1652 & seven Acres thereof was granted to Abraham Conley being Part of Grant Granted him by sd Town of Kittery septr 28, 1653… in the Heathy Marsh… towards Sturgeon Creek Marsh… the First Day of April… 1734…
John Cooper
Sarah Cooper her X mark
In Presence of us
John Hill
Sarah Cooper Jr
Mary Nason her X Mark"^[15]

"We… John Cooper & Sarah Cooper for… the Sum of two hundred & Sixty Pounds… paid… by Elisha Hill of Berwick… Yeoman… do… sell… Thirty Acres of Land… in Berwick… Part of the Estate formerly of Wm Lord Decd & that Part of the same which was lately Divided & set off to the said John Cooper & Sarah Cooper as her fifth Part of the Estate of the said William Lord… by the Great Works River… the twenty fifth Day of March… One Thousand Seven Hundred & thirty Six…
John Coopper
Sarah Coopper her X mark
In Presence of
Wm Leighton
John Hill
Judeth Wood Her X Mark"^[16]

On 7 Mar. 1736/7 John Roberts of Falmouth, mariner, and Robert Morrell of Kittery, yeoman, sold for £30 to John Cooper of Berwick, 2 1/4 acres of marsh at Fowling Marsh bounded by Philip Mubart deceased, John Hooper, Thomas Goodwin, and Thomas Keney. The deed was signed by John and Mary Roberts, Robert and Sarah Morrell, and Nathaniel and Abigail Perkins. It was witnessed by Simon Lord, John Janvarin, John Lord, [ ] Motley, and John Motley.^[17]

"This Indenture made the Twenty Second Day of September... One Thousand Seven Hundred & Forty By and Between John Cooper of Berwick... as he is Attorney to Aaron Littlefield of Montreal in Canada... son of Moses Littlefield late of Wells... Decd... And Benjamin Lord & William Lord junr both of Berwick... Whereas the said Aaron Lottlefield... Recovered Judgment against the sd. Benjamin Lord & William Lord & the sd William Lord junr for Partition to be made of & in a Certain Tract... of Land with the Edifices... Situate in Berwick aforesd. Containing One Hundred & twenty Nine Acres... Bounded... by Lands of Humphrey Chadbourne Esqr... by Lands formerly belonging to John Plaisted Esqr... by the great Works River... by Lands of William Lord... Excepting... One Seventh part of the Same... which was before that Time set off to John Cooper & Sarah his wife in her Right..." The division was witnessed by Peter Staple, David Clark, Noah Emery and signed by Benjamin Lord, William Lord junr and John Cooper.^[18]

As Aaron's attorney, John sold 17 acres and 68 poles of the above division to his son John Cooper Jr. on 28 Nov. 1741 "from the Day of the Date of these Presents for and During the full Time & Term of Nine Hundred & Ninety Years... paying to the said John Cooper... the full Value of One Hundred and Sixty Four Pounds and Five Shillings in English Goods... within One Month... And Also... paying... One Ear of Indian Corn or the value thereof Yearly & every Year During the said Term..."^[19]

John Sr. and Jr. filed their dissent at a town meeting 2 May 1748.^[20] Both of them signed a Berwick petition 5 Sept. 1748 ^[21] and are listed as inhabitants of Berwick 24 Dec. 1748.^[22]

John Cooper of Berwick sold to his son John Cooper Jr. of Berwick for £40, seven acres of land next to Marsh Brook by the Great Works River "which was laid out to me 10 Feb. 1709 by virtue of a grant given to Daniel Grant by the town of Kittery 10 May 1703... also 13 acres laid out to me 18 Feb. 1709 by Daniel Grant..." 3 Apr. 1757. The deed was signed by John Cooper and witnessed by Jonathan Abbot Jr. and John Sullivan.^[23]

“To the Honble Jeremiah Moulton, Esqr, Judge of the probate of wills… Humbly sheweth- Noah Emery of Kittery… that in the year 1758 he did for himself & wife & son John take a Letter of administration on the goods & estate of John Cooper late of Berwick deceased, intestate. Notwithstanding which Lettr of Admintn John Cooper ye son of said deceased hath taken & kept & still keeps the goods of said deceased which ought to be administered upon not disposed of by the deceased in his life time for which ye administrator commenced and prosecuted a suit in law, but ye verdict & judgment were against them and the administration recovered nothing to give in as Inventory of said deceased estate and your memorialist who acts for himself & wife and son- hereby declare that he never has received directly nor indirectly any of said deceased good or estate to inventory- to the value of six pence which he is ready to make oath unto if required- this fifth Novemr 1759
Noah Emery”^[24]

Children

all children born in Kittery, ME

• I. Alexander- b. 28 Dec. 1697, d.s.p.

• II. John- b. 7 Oct. 1702, m. Mary Goodwin (m.1. 1729 Richard Lord (b. 23 Nov. 1708, d.c.1735)), d. Apr. 1792 Berwick

• III. Sarah- b. 29 Jan. 1703/4, m. 30 Oct. 1740 Kittery, Noah Emery (b. 11 Dec. 1699 Kittery, m.1. 22 Jan. 1721/2 Kittery, Elizabeth Chick (d. 30 Dec. 1739 Kittery), will 1 Jan.-12 Dec. 1761)

• IV. Eleanor- bpt. 3 May 1707/8, m. John Horne Jr. of Dover (m.2. Mary ______)

Sources

1. ↑ Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 1226.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JGP
3. ↑ York County Probate- Vol. I, fol. 40
4. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, fol.70
5. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 54
6. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, fol.146
7. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, fol.256
8. ↑ Mass. Archives- Vol. I, p. 84
9. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. IX, fol. 68
10. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XXI, fol.264
11. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XIII, fol. 160
12. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XIV, fol. 159
13. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XIV, fol. 72
14. ↑ York County Deeds- Vol. XVI, fol. 44
15. ↑ York County Deeds- Vol. XVI, fol. 188
16. ↑ York County Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 35
17. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XX, fol.25
18. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XXI, fol.265
19. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XXIII, fol.16
20. ↑ Mass. Archives- Vol.115, p.381
21. ↑ Mass. Archives- Vol.115, pp. 373, 378, 386
22. ↑ Mass. Archives- Vol.115, pp. 397, 402
23. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XXXV, fol.2
24. ↑ York County Probate- Docket No. 3548

• Berwick V.R.
• Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire-p.162
• The Descendants of Nathan Lord of Kittery and Berwick- Priscilla Eaton, The Maine Genealogist, Maine Genealogical Society- Vol. 33, pp. 82-4 (May 2011)
• 1830; Census Place: South Berwick, York, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 52; Page: 372; Family History Library Film: 0497948
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