934Thomas Cooper, Sr. is listed as a resident of Tuckahoe Hundred, Caroline County, Maryland in a census that was taken on the 3rd Tuesday of March 1778.1

1778: 934Thomas lived in Caroline County, Maryland. Full page.1

Although written long after 934Thomas' death and published even later, a brief autobiographical letter written by his son Thomas offers some interesting information. Two excerpts are copied below.2

The only other record I've found of 934Thomas is his will, dated 20 August 1789 and proved 20 October 1789 in Caroline County, Maryland. It names his wife Tahpenes; children Thomas, Margrett, Samuel, Risdon, Betsey, John, 467Lovey White; and a slave named Sampson. A few excerpts are below, or see the full record copy or a transcription.3

Some excerpts from 934Thomas Cooper's will. Full page.3

Sources Cited:

1: Caroline County, Maryland. Land records liber A, page 267. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKH-4PV2?i=161&cat=430245> (image 162 of 780) and <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKH-4PF7?i=162&cat=430245> (image 163 of 780), accessed 12 December 2021. FamilySearch restricts access to these images, so see copies here: 162, 163.

2: "Rev. Thomas Cooper, 1780-1829," North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, North Carolina), 9 March 1904, page 3, columns 1-2. Newspapers.com, <https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10371119/rev-thomas-cooper-1780-1829>, accessed 28 March 2021.

3: Caroline County, Maryland. Wills book B (1784-1803), pages 133-134. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMC-F3?i=76&wc=SNYZ-C6X%3A146535101%2C146870501&cc=1803986>, accessed 14 March 2021.