 Abt 1617 - 1675 (58 years)
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| Name |
Cooper, Thomas |
| Birth |
Abt 1617 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Oct 1675 |
Springfield,Hampden,MA |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Thomas was aged 18 yrs on 16 Mar 1634/5 when he embarked on the ship "Christian" from London. He was indentured to Francis Stiles, also on the "Christian," formerly of Co. Bedford but lately of London. Hence, Cooper was probably from the London area. For further discussion, see Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, HALE, HOUSE AND RELATED FAMILIES (Hartford, 1952), 497 (FHL #929.273 H15j). Another theory is that he was baptized on 29 Aug 1619 at Stratford-on-Avon, Warws. For arguments in favor of this theory, see Agnes Thomson Cooper and John Bradley Cooper, BEGINNINGS: THOMAS COOPER OF SPRINGFIELD (Baltimore, 1987), 225 (FHL #929.273 C788c).
MAR: No mar rec found. The widow Sarah Cooper administered the estate of Thomas Cooper of Springfield, 29 Mar 1676, below. The will of Capt. Robert Slye of St. Mary's Co., Maryland, 18 Jan 1670, proved 13 Mar 1670, mentions "nephews" Timothy and Thomas Cooper of Springfield, known children of Thomas and Sarah Cooper (Maryland Provincial Wills, 1:422 [FHL #012841]). Hence, Sarah appears to be the sister of Robert Slye. For additional information, see Clarence A. Torrey, "Cooper-Slye and Cooper-Glover Problems," TAG 23(1946):95-97 (FHL #973 D25aga), and George Ely Russell, "Slye-Cooper-Russell Connections," TAG, 7(1981):92-94.
DEATH: Springfield Vital Records, 1:49 (FHL #185414). Also see the adm of estate of Thomas Cooper of Springfield, 29 Mar 1676, Hampshire Co. Probate, 1:167, settlement 30 Sep 1679 (Ibid, 1:204), petition 28 Sep 1680 (Ibid, 1:210), agreement of heirs 18 Jan 1698 (Ibid, 3:50 [FHL #879184]). Thomas Cooper was killed by the Indians in the attack on Springfield, 5 Oct 1675. Contemporary accounts of his death are found in a letter from John Pynchon to Gov. John Leverett, 8 Oct 1675, "The Pynchon Papers," PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1(1982):160-62 (BYU #F61.C71); also Samuel G. Drake, ed, THE HISTORY OF THE INDIAN WARS IN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE ORIGINAL WORK BY THE REV. WILLIAM HUBBARD, 2 vols. (Roxbury, MA, 1865; repr 2 vols. in 1, New York, 1969), 1:107, 121 (FHL #974 H2h). There are numerous accounts of his death in modern publications.
OCC: Carpenter, Lt. in Springfield Train Band, interpreter, Springfield town clerk, trader, "surgeon."
~LDS ORDINANCES
BES: IGI
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| Person ID |
I5815 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2003 |
| Family |
Slye, Sarah, c. 29 Oct 1615, Lapworth,Warws,Eng d. 8 May 1688, Northampton,Hampshire,MA (Age ~ 72 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1641 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Cooper, Sarah, b. Abt 1642, Windsor,Hartford,CT d. 21 Nov 1726, Springfield,Hampden,MA (Age 84 years) |
| | 2. Cooper, Timothy, b. 26 Apr 1644, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 1679 (Age 34 years) |
| | 3. Cooper, Thomas, b. 3 Jul 1646, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 11 Sep 1722, Middletown,Middlesex,CT (Age 76 years) |
| | 4. Cooper, Elizabeth, b. 23 Feb 1648/1649, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. Aft 30 Sep 1679 |
| | 5. Cooper, Mary, b. 15 Oct 1651, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 29 Aug 1742, Springfield,Hampden,MA (Age 90 years) |
| | 6. Cooper, John, b. 12 Apr 1654, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 7 May 1656, Springfield,Hampden,MA (Age 2 years) |
| | 7. Cooper, (unnamed), b. 17 Apr 1656, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 17 Apr 1656, Springfield,Hampden,MA (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Cooper, Rebecca, b. 15 May 1657, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 8 May 1678, Northampton,Hampshire,MA (Age 20 years) |
| | 9. Cooper, John, b. 19 May 1659, Springfield,Hampden,MA d. 19 Sep 1677, Hatfield,Hampshire,MA (Age 18 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1988 |
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