COOPER,GEORGE	1765-1819 	WAYNE

George Cooper, a Revolutionary Soldier in North Carolina, was an early 
settler of Wayne County, moving from Pitt County, N. C., where he was in 
the time of the 1790 census. His wife was named Alice, born in N. C., about 
1770, but her maiden name is unknown. They had the following children:

1. Lothey	b. 1792,	m. James Causey (2nd wife).
2. Willoughby	b. 1795,	m. Pollie Walker, Jan. 1817, dau. of Isham.
3. Robson	b. 1799,	m. Martha Ammon. dau. of John
4. Mary	b. 1802,	m. Thomas Vickery, Apr. 20,1821.
5. Elizabeth	b. 1806,	m. Samuel Pierce, Dec. 14,1823.
6. John	b. 1812,	m. Nancy Manning, July 5, 1832, dau. of Moses (Vol. I11.).
7. Nancy	b. 1818,	m. James Wainwright (2nd wife).

George Cooper was a Revolutionary Soldier in North Carolina but details of 
his service are not known. He registered as a Revolutionary Soldier in 1819 
to participate in the next Georgia land lottery, which was held a few 
months later in 1820, but was dead when the lottery took place; he was 
listed as one of the fortunate drawers (see page 348, Knight's "Georgia's 
Roster of the Revolution"). At the time he was a resident of Wayne County. 
The 1820 census of -Wayne shows his widow Alice as head of the home.
On Aug. 28, 1842, in Wayne County and just before her death the widow, Mrs. 
Alice Cooper, made a deed of gift, in the nature of a will, of her property 
to the son, Robson Cooper and specified in the instrument that he was to 
own the property for his lifetime and if he married and left children at 
his death then it was to descend to them, otherwise to his brothers and 
sisters, her other children, as named above.


COOPER, WILLOUGHBY	1795-1970 	WAYNE

Willoughby Cooper was born in Pitt Co., N. C., in 1795, son of George 
Cooper, R. S. In his youth he was brought by his parents to Wayne County, 
Ga., when they moved there. He was married in Wayne County in January, 
1817, to Mary (or Pollie) Walker, born 1800 in Glynn County, daughter of 
Isham Walker (Vol. II). They had only three children:

1. Lydia	b. 1818,	m. Ezekiel Dyess (Vol. VI).
2. John	b. 1819,	m. Louisa Wainwright, Dec. 19, 1839, dau. of Joseph.
3. Robson (Robeson)	b. 1834,	m. (unknown). At home 1850.

Willoughby Cooper served as Justice of Peace in 335th district, Wayne 
County, 1822-1823 and again 1833-1837. He was 1st lieutenant in the militia 
in same district, 1836-1838. In the Indian War he and his son John were 
privates in Capt. James Walker's company of Ware County militia in 1838; he 
was a private in Capt. E.D. Tracy's company of Camden County militia Aug. 
23, 1840, to Sept. 23, 1840. Also in Capt. James Jones'company of Ware 
County militia Aug. 26th to Sept. 15,1840 (note this service overlaps the 
one under Capt. Tracy; this cannot now be explained).
Mr. Cooper and his wife Mary were members. of High Bluff Primitive Baptist 
Church in present Brantley County-, they were received into it by letter 
June 11, 1825, and he was expelled for drunkenness and swearing, Jan. 9, 
1826. She continued a member. He was the administrator on the estate of his 
father-in-law, 1831-1834.
The family lived in Wayne (now Brantley) County until about 1827-28 when 
they moved over into Ware County but by 1840 were back in their former home 
county. A few years later, in the 1840s, they removed to Putnam County, 
Fla., where he and his wife died about 1865-1870.
The daughter Mrs. Dyess and  family, moved to present Baker Co., Fla., 
where they died. The son, Robeson, moved with his parents to Putnam Co., 
Fla., and probably married and died there; the son, John, remained in lower 
Wayne (now Brantley) County later moving over into Charlton County after 
1860.


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