Baptised in Derby, St Peter's.1

From the Parish Register :-
"Samuel fillius David & Maria Cooper Bap. 26th die June"

Birth of son Samuel COOPER in Derby, St Michael.16

Birth of daughter Sarah COOPER in Derby, St Michael.17

Birth of son Francis COOPER in Derby, St Michael.18

Birth of daughter Jane COOPER in Derby, St Michael.19

Mentioned in Will.2

of his father David Cooper
Described as :-
"my son Samuel Cooper"

Mayor in Derby.3

From :-
Robert Simpson (1826), “A collection of fragments illustrative of the history and antiquities of Derby, compiled from authentic sources. In two volumes". Derby, G. Wilkins & Son
"Mayors
... ...
1725 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1735 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1744 Samuel Cooper"

Death of daughter Elizabeth COOPER in Matlock.20

Death of son Samuel COOPER in Derby, St Michael.15

Mayor in Derby.3

From :-
Robert Simpson (1826), “A collection of fragments illustrative of the history and antiquities of Derby, compiled from authentic sources. In two volumes". Derby, G. Wilkins & Son
"Mayors
... ...
1725 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1735 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1744 Samuel Cooper"

Advertisment in Derby.5

From the Derby Mercury :-
"TO BE SOLD
A New built Brick House, with a good Butcher's Shop under it, standing abut the Middle of the Shambles in DERBY; the Shop is now in the possession of Thomas Morley, Butcher. Enquiries of SAMUEL COOPER, Esq; Mayor, for further Particulars"

Mentioned in Will.4

of Francis Cooper
Described as :- "my brothers Samuel Cooper and David Cooper"

Alderman in Derby.3

In Derby Aldermen were appointed for life.

Wrote will.6

"In the name of God Amen I Samuel Cooper of the Burrough of Derby ... ..."

Some names mentioned :-
1. my son Francis Cooper
2. the two sons of my said son Francis Cooper
3. my grandson Samuel Cooper son of my late son Samuel Cooper deceased
4. my daughter Sarah Baylie of Sheffield in the County of York widow
5. ?? Baylie filesmith deceased late husband of my said daughter Sarah Baylie
6. Joshua Bridges late of Sheffield Tanner deceased my late son-in-law
7. my two grand-daughters Mary Bridges and Elizabeth Bridges
8. my daughter Jane Cooper
9. my daughter-in-law Constance Cooper widow
10. my three grand-daughters Elizabeth Cooper, Constance Cooper and Jane Cooper the daughters of my late son Samuel Cooper deceased
11. my three grand-children Samuel Mary and Elizabeth Hayward the son and daughters of my later daughter Elizabeth Hayward deceased
12. my son-in-law Wigley Hayward

Mayor in Derby.7,3

From an Old hand-written pedigree of the Cooper family :-
"In the year 1744 one of the Ancestors of the Cooper family was Mayor of Derby"

From :-
Robert Simpson (1826), “A collection of fragments illustrative of the history and antiquities of Derby, compiled from authentic sources. In two volumes". Derby, G. Wilkins & Son
"Mayors
... ...
1725 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1735 Samuel Cooper
... ...
1744 Samuel Cooper"

Buried in Derby, St Michael.10,11,12,13

From the Parish Register :-
"Feb 20th Buryed Samuel Cooper Alderman"

From the True Patriot: and History of Our Own Times :-
"Dead. ... ... Mr. Cooper, of Derby, who was very ill used by the Rebels"

From the Derby Mercury :-
"Last Monday in the Afternoon dy'd in an advanc'd Age, at the Talbot Inn in this Town, Mr. Alderman Cooper, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this Borough. He had serv'd the Office of Mayor for the same three Times, viz. in the Years, 1725, 1735, and 1745; and was a Gentleman of good character"

From St. James's Evening Post :-
"Last Monday died near Derby, - Cooper, Esq; a Gentleman possess'd of a considerable Estate in that County. He infortunately fell into the Hands of the Rebels when they came to that Town, who used him unmercifully, for not giving them 200 l. on demand."

Alderman in Derby.14

Fm the Derby Mercury :-
"Derby, March 6. On Monday last, M. John Bingham, and eminent Mercer in this Town, was elected an Alderman of this Borough, in the room of Mr. Alderman Cooper, lately deceased."

The Young Pretenders Rebellion in Derby.3

Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Young Pretender) & his army spent two nights in Derby before retreating north.

From :-
Robert Simpson (1826), “A collection of fragments illustrative of the history and antiquities of Derby, compiled from authentic sources. In two volumes". Derby, G. Wilkins & Son
"Rebel Army entered Derby with the Pretender’s Son at their head, December 4th, and after committing various Depredations, left it with great Precipitation Friday December 6th."

The Young Pretenders Rebellion in Derby.8

From :-
Jacqueline Riding (2015), "Jacobites : a new history of the '45 rebellion".
"While the bells rang and the bonfires added a welcome glow and warmth to the dwindling daylight, Charles and his father were publicly proclaimed before the Town Hall on Market Place, now overwhelmed by the occupying army. As no magistrate was available, the common town crier did the honours, according to the Derby Mercury. However, Hugh Bateman recorded that the Jacobite officers had 'seized upon Alderman Cooper, too lame to run away, and obliged him to proclaim the Prince'."

Probate in Diocese of Litchfield & Coventry Consistory Court.6

"Derby 15th April 1746
Let a Probate of this will be granted to Jane Cooper Spinster & Wigley Hayward the Executors named herein"

Married Sarah

Research Note.9

From :- "The Illustrated History of Derby's Pubs"
"(Old) Talbot
23 Iron Gate timber-framed and jettied building
by 1676-1876
A notable inn, in the 16th-century building which survived, albeit covered in stucco until 1876, when the inn was demolished to make way for Messrs. Cromton & Evans new bank, now the 'Standing Order'. In the late 17th  century, it was a meeting place of the Derby Mercers' Company, but by the 1730s it was owned by Alderman Samuel Cooper, Mayor of Derby 1725, 1835, 1744, and who died there in February 1746."

Birth of daughter Mary COOPER

Birth of daughter Elizabeth COOPER