Mary Pierce – – The Shemwell Family

Mary Pierce–

Name: Mary Pierce

Given names: Mary

Surname: Pierce

Married name: Mary Phillaw

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Historical Event	The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Birth of a daughter #1	Jinnett Phillaw before 1778 Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Marriage of a child	Edmund Blount Cooper Sr. — Jinnett Phillaw — View this family July 27, 1799 Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a grandson #1	Whitmel H Cooper 1800
Birth of a granddaughter #2	Sarah Alston Cooper February 15, 1802 Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Birth of a grandson #3	Bennett Cooper 1805
Birth of a granddaughter #4	Mary “Polly” Cooper 1809
Birth of a granddaughter #5	Jane Elenor Cooper 1809
Birth of a grandson #6	Edmund Blount Cooper Jr about 1812 North Carolina, United States
Birth of a grandson #7	Jesse Christmas Cooper December 25, 1813 North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a grandson #8	John William Cooper 1818 North Carolina, United States
Death of a grandson	Bennett Cooper 1830
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 Texas, USA Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Death of a granddaughter	Sarah Alston Cooper June 9, 1837 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Burial of a granddaughter	Sarah Alston Cooper 1837 Tharpe Family Cemetery, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tharpe Family Cemetery
Death of a daughter	Jinnett Phillaw before 1839 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death of a granddaughter	Jane Elenor Cooper 1843
Death of a grandson	Whitmel H Cooper 1845
Death of a granddaughter	Mary “Polly” Cooper 1845
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death	unknown Note: 14 February 1809 14 February 1809 In her will, witnessed by her daughter Jinnett Phillaw Cooper, Mary Pierce states that she has "deposited in the hands of Blunt Cooper of County and state aforesaid ~ Four Hundred and twenty dollars whic I woulod have put on interest until Whitmel Cooper my grandson arrives to the age of twenty one years. Then for the whole of the monel to be equally divided between my four grandchildren, that is to say, Whitmel, Sally (Sarah Alston), Bennet & Polly (Mary) Cooper." This seems to establish that as of 14 February 1809 Blount and Jinnett had these four children. I also conjecture that her will mentions them in the order of their ages. This same order Whitmel to Mary is followed in Blount's listing in his 1845 will. This Bennet is found by name no where else. Comparing census records I surmise that he died sometime between 1830 - 1840. His younger brother, Jesse C. Cooper and his wife named a child born in January 1854, "Bennet," perhaps in his deceased brother's memory. At the North C WillCooper51 WillCooper51 originally shared this on 17 Aug 2012

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Jinnett Phillaw

Birth: before 1778 — Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Death: before 1839 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States

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14 February 1809

In her will, witnessed by her daughter Jinnett Phillaw Cooper, Mary Pierce states that she has "deposited in the hands of Blunt Cooper of County and state aforesaid ~ Four Hundred and twenty dollars whic I woulod have put on interest until Whitmel Cooper my grandson arrives to the age of twenty one years. Then for the whole of the monel to be equally divided between my four grandchildren, that is to say, Whitmel, Sally (Sarah Alston), Bennet & Polly (Mary) Cooper." This seems to establish that as of 14 February 1809 Blount and Jinnett had these four children. I also conjecture that her will mentions them in the order of their ages. This same order Whitmel to Mary is followed in Blount's listing in his 1845 will. This Bennet is found by name no where else. Comparing census records I surmise that he died sometime between 1830 - 1840. His younger brother, Jesse C. Cooper and his wife named a child born in January 1854, "Bennet," perhaps in his deceased brother's memory. At the North C
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WillCooper51 originally shared this on 17 Aug 2012

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herself Parents (unknown)	Mary Pierce –
daughter Family Edmund Blount Cooper Sr. Whitmel H Cooper Sarah Alston Cooper Bennett Cooper Mary “Polly” Cooper Jane Elenor Cooper Edmund Blount Cooper Jr Jesse Christmas Cooper John William Cooper	Jinnett Phillaw 1778–1839

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