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Cooper of Sampson County, North Carolina

Fleet Cooper was born 1722 in Philadelphia and died 1795 in Sampson County, North Carolina, having been brought to Philadelphia by his parents. He later removed to Isle of Wight County, Virginia, then to Loudoun county. He left there to go to Dobbs County, North Carolina where a deed shows that he was in the Upper Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia in 1743 and 1750. Dobbs County adjoins Nansemond County and Nansemond-Dobbs Counties peoples networked. In 1757 he was the recipient of land patented in North Carolina, being granted 1276 acres on the west side of the Great Cohara. A Duplin County, North Carolina deed describes Fleet Cooper Sr. as Hatter. He was exempted from taxation in 1796 in North Carolina in recognition of a special service rendered to the State of North Carolina. He was one of the signers of the Oath oof Allegiance and Abjuration passed at New Bern, North Carolina in 1777. He was married about 1747 to Margaret Coor or core, daughter of Thomas Coor who came from England about 17714. The last will and testament of Fleet Cooper Sr. in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Rev. Fleet Cooper, son of Fleet Cooper was born in Virginia and died 1828 in Sampson County. He was a baptist minister who traveled to churches in Sampson and Duplin Counties. Great Cohara, now in Rown County, was in Sampson County and under the care of Elder Fleet Cooper. He was married in 1777 to Sarah Scott (1759-1825), the daughter of Nehemiah Scott. According the last will and testament of Nehemiah Scott, Sr. (1781) Fleet Cooper owned 950 acres of land and also operated a mill. Issue:

• John Cooper married Rebecca Taylor, went to Mississippi.
• Daniel Cooper, born 1785, married Zulpha Steve.
• Elizabeth Cooper married Jonathan Pope.
• Jacob Cooper married Sallie Butler in 1798.
• William Cooper.
• Lawrence O. Cooper married Mary Smith.
• Mary Cooper married Mr. Butler.
• Sarah Cooper married Mr. Port.
• Nancy Cooper married Mr. Blackburn.
• Dicey Cooper married Mr. Howard in Sampson County.
• Rhoda Cooper married Hary Brewer, went to Mississippi.

Sources: History of Ware County, Georgia; Dobbs County, North Crolina eeeds; Wheeler's History of North Carolina;Isle of Wight County, Virginia Land Patents; last will and testament of John Cooper (1791) Sampson County named John, Scott, Jonathan, Raphael, Hester, Betsey, Zylphia, Patience and Elizabeth.