Henderson was born in 1818. He is the son of John Cope.
Henderson A Cope mentioned in the record of Henderson A Cope and Sarah Smith Name Henderson A Cope Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Aug 1843 Event Place Wake, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Sarah Smith Spouse's Gender Female Citing this Record "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-XHJB : 22 December 2016), Henderson A Cope and Sarah Smith, 31 Aug 1843; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 2,242,683.
Henderson A Cope
United States Census, 1850
Name Henderson A Cope
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Wake county, part of, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 32
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1818
Birthplace North Carolina
House Number 862
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Henderson A Cope M 32 North Carolina
Sarah Cope F 32 North Carolina
John Cope M 5 North Carolina
Sihon Cope M 4 North Carolina
Sidney Cope M 4 North Carolina
Rachel Cope F 1 North Carolina
Eli Hill M 24 North Carolina
Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B2-C83 : 9 November 2014), Henderson A Cope, Wake county, part of, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing family 862, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
John Cope, b: 1797, of Wake Co., N.C., son of Thomas Cope; married 8 Oct. 1816, Wake County to Francis "Fanny" Parish, b: 1797, of Wake County. Children of John and Fanny:
1) Henderson A. Cope, b: 1818, marr: Sarah Smith, 31 Aug. 1843.
2) Mary Ann Cope, b: abt 1820, marr: Andrew Green Hill.
3) Randal Cope, b: 1823.
4) Candice Cope, b: 1828.
5) John Cope, b: 1829.
6) Thomas Cope, b: 1832.
7) Sally Cope, b: 1833.
8) Isaiah Cope, b: 1834.
9) William Cope, b: 1836.
10) Fanny Cope, b: 1841.
My notes say that John Cope's father (Thomas) not verified yet.
Hope this gives you some direction. Sincerely, Ron Burdett
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