Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
Materials catalogued separately
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1834-1921
Ser. 2. Genealogy
Ser. 3. Wills, 1780-1885
Ser. 4. Manuscript material, 1987-1921
Ser. 5. Newspaper clippings, 1921
Ser. 6. Memorabilia, 1829-1934
Ser. 7. Pictures, late 1800s-1924
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An Inventory of the Cooper Family Papers, 1780-1926
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Before 1967
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Creator
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Cooper Family |
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Papers, |
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Dates:
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1780-1926 |
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Abstract:
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William Cooper, a New Jersey Quaker and Elder of Woodbury Monthly Meeting, married Sarah Morgan in 1806. They had six children and resided at “Greenfield” in Woodbury. This collection contains family correspondence, wills and marriage certificates, other manuscript and printed materials, memorabilia, and photographs of the ancestors and descendents of William and Sarah Morgan Cooper. Includes historical writings of Howard Mickle Cooper and the genealogical notes of Lucy Smyth.
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Extent:
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3 boxes; 1.5 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/031 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Location:
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William Cooper, a New Jersey Quaker and Elder of Woodbury Monthly Meeting, married Sarah Morgan in 1806. They had six children and resided at “Greenfield” in Woodbury.
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Family correspondence, wills and marriage certificates, other manuscript and printed materials, memorabilia, and photographs of the ancestors and descendents of William and Sarah Morgan Cooper. Includes historical writings of Howard Mickle Cooper and the genealogical notes of Lucy Smyth
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:
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The collection is divided into seven series:
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Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1834-1921
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William Cooper to John Cooper, Greenfield
3/31/1834 copy
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Mary [Cooper?] to Ann [Cooper?], Byberry
8/23/1857
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[Elizabeth M. Cooper?] to Anna Richardson, Phila.
9/3/1890
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Lydia Griscom to?, Greenfields
8/14/1909
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Lydia Griscom to cousin Howard Cooper, Greenfields
11/15/1909
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Lydia Biddle to Howard [Cooper?], Lansdowne, Pa.
2/13/1910
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Wm. A. Cooper to Howard [Cooper?], Conshohocken
5/15/1921
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Ser. 2. Genealogy
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Lucy Smyth Cooper Genealogical notes:
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Betts Family notes 2 volumes
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Canby Family notes 1 volume
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Seal Family notes 1 volume
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Smyth Family notes 4 volumes
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Ancestral Tablets 1 volume
Includes Canby, Gilpin, Gregg, Paxson, Richards, Shipley and many others.
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Miscellaneous notes: small notebooks, letters, and loose notes of different sizes. 3 packets
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Ser. 3. Wills, 1780-1885
Also includes papers connected with the wills.
Ser. 4. Manuscript material, 1987-1921
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“Newton Meeting--A Retrospect," by Howard M. Cooper
1876 1mo 14
Read before the Friends' Lyceum, Camden, N.J. Received 11/28/1962.
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Printed materials, 1896-1921:
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Cooper, Howard M.: William Cooper of “Greenfield” Woodbury, N.J. and his Cooper ancestry.
1896
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Cooper Re-union at Greenfields, N.J.
9mo. 18, 1909
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McGeorge, Isabella Crater: Ann Whitall's Duty
September, 1901
Printed in The American Monthly Magazine.
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Bicentennial Celebration of Erection of Friends Meeting House, Woodbury Comfort, William Wistar
1921 5mo
William Cooper and the Friends in England and America, Part II (in Bulletin of Friends Historical Society of Philadelphia.
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Ser. 5. Newspaper clippings, 1921
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John Cooper, Patriot, by Isabella Crater McGeorge
April 22, 1921
Looking Backward (Philadelphia Evening Bulletin). Obituaries, etc.
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Ser. 6. Memorabilia, 1829-1934
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Birth Announcement, Sarah Cooper Griest,
1922
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Birthdays of family & Friends
1889
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Medical certificates: Anna Richardson
1899-1902
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Speech by Lucy Cooper Walker at Cooper family reunion at Greenfields
Nov. 1934
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Testimonies for, 1910-1926:
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Annie Cooper Lippincott
1910
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Invitation to funeral of Sarah Kaighn
1842 11mo 9
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Invitation to hear Grattan Guiness
1860 4mo 11
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Disownment of Mary Kaighn, Haddonfield Meeting
1837 8mo 14
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Disownment of John Cooper, Woodbury Meeting.
1836 3mo 1
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Disownment of Joseph Kaighn, and wife Sarah, Haddonfield Meeting
1829 6mo 8
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Ser. 7. Pictures, late 1800s-1924
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William J. Cooper (1849-1925)
c. 1924
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Group: Caroline M. Cooper, Sarah Bancroft Clark, Emma C. Bancroft, William P. Bancroft
c.1899
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Cooper family reunion pictures, 1909-1910
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Group: William J. Cooper, George K. Johnson, Emma McIlvain Cooper, Sallie K. Johnson, Lucy Smyth Cooper, Howard M. Cooper, Mary Cooper Johnson (Griest), Emily Cooper (Johnson). At Cooper Reunion, Woodbury, N.J.
1909
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Group: Anne T. Hilles, Sarah Tatum Hilles, Joseph T. Hilles. At Cooper Reunion, Woodbury N.J.
1909
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Group: Emily Kaighn Smith, Robert Kaighn, Anna K. Smith, Mary M. Kaighn, Sarah C. Kaighn. Cooper Reunion
1909
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Group: Mary M. Kaighn, Lucy Cooper Walker, Sallie Kaighn, Emma C. Bancroft, Howard M. Cooper, Caroline M. Cooper, William A. Cooper, Anna Kaighn Smith, Robert Kaighn, Sarah Tatum Hilles, Annie Cooper Lippincott, Lydia C. Biddle, Sallie K. Johnson, Mary K. Richardson, William G. Cooper. Cooper Reunion
1909
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Group: Anna Richardson, Wm. Cooper Wilker, Lucy C. Walker, Wm. A. Cooper, Mary Kaighn Richardson (?), Mary Bagg Cooper, Annie Cooper Lippincott, Nathaniel Richardson, Elizabeth C. Richardson, Elisha H. Walker. Cooper Reunion
1909
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Group: Mary W. Griscom, Howard M. Cooper, Mary Biddle (Fink), Lydia C. Lewis, (Rickman), Lydia Biddle, Mary B. Cooper, Caroline Biddle Lippincott, Robert Biddle, Caroline M. Cooper, Nathaniel Richardson, Lydia Griscom, Helen Conrad Biddle, Elizabeth D. Richardson, Emma McI. Cooper, J. Lawrence Lippincott, Lydia C. Biddle, Emma C. Bancroft, Wm. P. Bancroft, Lucy Biddle Lewis, Wm. J. Cooper, Caroline Biddle (Malin), Lucy Lippincott (Maris), Caroline Lippincott (Forman), Elizabeth Biddle Ayars, Helen Biddle (Porter). Cooper Reunion
1910
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Group: Deborah Ferris, Anna Ferris, Martha Ferris
late 1800s
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Group: Anna and Patty (Martha) Ferris
late 1880s
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Group: Deborah and Anna Ferris
late 1800s
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Mount Holly, N.J., Meeting house
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Stony Brook, N.J., Meeting house
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Wilmington, Del., meeting
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Woodbury meeting house
9/1/1909
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