'Cooper02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cooper of Cooper's Hill (co. Sligo), Cooper of Markree

BLG1886 reported that the following Edward was a Cornet in the regiment of his cousin, Richard, Lord Colooney. Edward settled in Ireland.
Edward Cooper (d 12.1679-01.1680)
m. Margaret Mahon (dau of Nicholas Mahon of Ballinamulty)
1. Edward Cooper (dsp)
2. Arthur Cooper of Markree, co. Sligo
  m. (mcrt 05.1693) Mary Allen (dau of Sir Joshua Allen)
A. Joshua Cooper of Markree (d befoer 17.01.1758)
  m. (mcrt 05.1729) Mary Bingham (dau of Richard Bingham of Newbrook)
  i. Joshua Cooper of Markree (MP)
  m. (mcrt 05.1758) Alicia Synge (dau/heir of Edward Synge, Bishop of Elphin)
  a. Joshua Cooper of Markree (dsp 1827)
  m. Elizabeth Lindsay (dau of Robert Lindsay)
b. Edward Synge Cooper (d 1830)
  m. Anne Verelst (dau of Harry Verelst, Governor of Bengal)
  (1) Edward Joshua Cooper of Markree (d 23.04.1863) had issue
  m1. Sophia L'Estrange (dsp, dau of Henry Peisley L'Estrange of Moystown)
  m2. Sarah Frances Wynne (dau of Owen Wynne of Haslewood)
  (2) Joshua Harry Cooper (dsp)
  (3) Richard Wordsworth Cooper (b 1801, d 03.1850) had issue
  m. (1826) Emilia Eleanor de Montmorency (dau of Lodge Evans, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency)
  c.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), Jane (d unm)
  ii. Richard Cooper of Bath (dsp)
  m. _ Leigh
  B. Mary Cooper
  m. Robert Folliott of Hollybrook
  C. Anne Cooper
  m. (17.10.1722) John Percival
  D.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), Elizabeth, Eleanor (d unm), Margaret
3. Richard Cooper in Limerick & Kerry
4. Mary Cooper
  m. George Ormsby of Lough Mask
5. Margaret Cooper
  m. Gustavus Hamilton

 

 

A "descendant of the same family as "Cooper of Markree." " was ...
William Cooper of Cooper's Hill, co. Sligo
m. Jane Cunningham
1. Arthur Cooper of Cooper's Hill 'of Tansie Fort'
  m. Sarah Carleton (dau of Guy Carleton of Rossfad)
  A. Arhur Brooke Cooper of Cooper's Hill (d 04.12.1854) had issue
  m. (1810) Jane Frances O'Hara (b 1783-4, d 21.07.1874, dau/heir of Charles O'Hara of Annaghmore)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1886 (Cooper of Markree Castle)
(2) For lower section : BLG1886 (O'Hara of Annaghmore)
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