Baptised in Hackney, St John at Hackney.1

Father - Francis Cooper
Mother - Mary

Apprenticeship in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.2,3,4,5,6

"This Indenture witnesseth that David Cooper son of Francis Cooper Citizen and Cooper of London doth put himself Apprentice to William Alexander Citizen and Tallow Chandler of London ... ... ..."

Also Page 232 in the Tallow Chandlers Apprentice Binding Books 1685-1740 :-
"David Cooper fis Francis Cooper Civis et Cooper, London, apprentice Willm Alexander Civis et Tallow Chandler, London 27 ... 1731."

Fee - GBP 73 and 10 shillings.

Mentioned in Will.7

Of Francis Cooper (died 1747)
Annotated as "my three sons Francis David and Philip"

Freedom of the City of London.10,3

Admitted

From the Alphabets of Freedoms of the City of London :-
"Cooper, David - Tallow Chandlers - S"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.8,9

Admitted to the Freedom by Servitude

From the Tallow Chandlers Freedom Registers, Page 96 :-
"David Cooper, son of Francis, app. to William Alexander.
Cannon Street, Ironmonger"

From the Tallow Chandler's Court Minutes, 1718-1747. Page 421 :-
"David Cooper apprentice to William Alexander Citizen and Tallow Chandler of London. Made oath and paid."

Occupation Iron-monger.8

Occupation Iron-monger.11

Licence obtained for marriage to Mary EDEN.11

"May 26 1741
Which day appeared personally David Cooper of the Parish of St Bridget (?) Brides London Iron Monger and Elizabeth Bellis wife of (?) Bellis of the Parish of St John Hackney in the County of Middlesex and being sworn today as the truth made Oath (?) the said David Cooper for himself deposed that he is a Bachelor of the age of Twenty five Years and that he intends to marry with Mary Eden of the Parish of St John Hackney aforesaid Spinster a Minor of the age of Eighteen years and upwards by and with the consent of Elizabeth Bellis above mentioned her natural and lawful Mother she having no testamentary Guardian -
-
not knowing or believing any just Impediment by reason of any Pre-Contract, Consanguinity, Affinity or any other lawful Means whatsoever to hinder the said intended marriage of the truth of which he made Oath and prayed Licence for them to be married in the Parish Church of All Hallows on the Wall London.
Then the said Elizabeth Bellis made Oath that she is the natural and lawful Mother of the said Minor, and one of the Executors of her late husband William and that the said Minor hath not any testamentary Guardian appointed by her Father in his late Will and that she is consenting to the above intended Marriage.
(Signed)
David Cooper
Her mark
Eliz # Bellis"

Married Mary EDEN in City of London, All Hallows London Wall.43,44

Groom - David Cooper
Bride - Mary Eden

Birth of daughter Elizabeth COOPER in Hackney, St John at Hackney.42

Death of daughter Elizabeth COOPER in Hackney, St John at Hackney.41

Licence obtained for marriage to Rebecca WRIGHT.12

"The twenty sixth Day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and forty three which Day appeared personally David Cooper of the Parish of Saint Dunstan in the County of Middlesex aged above twenty six Years and a Widower and alleged that he intendeth to marry with Rebecca Wright of the parish of Sheffield in the County of York aged above twenty and a Spinster with consent of Thomas Wright of the parish of Sheffield aforesaid the natural and lawful father of the said Rebecca Wright not knowing or believing and Impediment, by Reason of any Precontract, Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other lawful means whatsoever, to hinder the said intended Marriage : Of the truth of which he made Oath, and prayed Licence for them to be married in the chapel of Attercliff within the parish of Sheffield aforesaid. (signed) David Cooper.
Sworn before me (signed) John Dossie Surrogate"

Marriage Bond.12

"Know all Men by these Present that We David Cooper of Fleet Street in the parish of Saint Dunstan in the county of Middlesex Iron-monger and Samuel Cooper of Sheffield in the county of York Gentleman are Bound, and firmly Obliged to the Right Worshipful John Audley Doctor of Laws, Vicar General, and Official Principal of the most Reverend Father in GOD Thomas by Divine Providence, Lord Arch Bishop of York, Primate of England, and Metropolitan, lawfully Authorised, in the Sum of two Hundred Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be paid to him the said John Audley his Executors, Administrators, Successors and Assignees; for the Payment whereof well and truly to be made we oblige ourselves and each of us by our selves; for the Whole, and the Full, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, firmly by these Presents, sealed with our Seals, Given the twenty sixth Day of the Month of October in the Year of our LORD GOD, One thousand Seven Hundred and forty three.

The Condition of this obligation is such, That if the above-bounded David Cooper and Rebecca Wright now Licensed to be married together be neither of Consanguinity, or Affinity the one to the other, within the Degree prohibited for Marriage : If also there be no Precontract of Matrimony betwixt either of the said Parties, and any other Person or Persons whatsoever, but that they may be lawfully Married together, both by the Laws of God, and this Land : Moreover, If the Parents of both the said Parties (if they be living) or otherwise their Tutors and Guardians (if they have any) be thereunto agreeing : And lastly, if the said Marriage be done and Solemnized in such manner, as in the licence to them granted is Limited : Then this Obligation to be void, or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.
Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of :-
(signed) Thos. Wright           David Cooper
            John Dossie        Samuel Cooper

Occupation Iron-monger.12

Married Rebecca WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.57,58,59

From the Bishop's Transcripts :-
"David Cooper of the Parish of Dunstan Ironmonger & Rebeckah Wright of the Parish of Sheffield by Licence granted & married (rest illegible)"

From a Pedigree in the Sheffield Archives :-
"Rebecca wife of David Cooper of London (St Dunstan) ironmonger. Marr'd at Attercliffe 26 Oct 1743"

Court Case in City of London Sessions.13

From the City of London Sessions : Sessions Papers - Justices' Working Papers :-
"David Cooper of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West Iron Monger and William Smith of the parish of Saint Andrew in the county of Middlesex Bookseller Do Jointly Make oath and say that at the Last Assizes held at Kingston upon Thames in and for the County of Surry John Banfield then and Now a prisoner in Wood Street Compter London was Removed by Virtue of a Writt of Have(..) Corpus to testify and Give Evidence of the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the king against the said defender John Farmer to the then Grand Inquest at the said Assizes on the finding of the three Several bills of Indictment Mentioned in the Severall Certificated hereunto Annexed and the said (...) Dept. Say that the several bills of Indictment Could not have found as aforesaid agt. the said Defendant without the benefit of the Testimony of the said John Banfield (...) and these Depts. further Say that the said Deft. John Farmer for Some time last past hath been and Now is a prisoner in the Custody of the Marshall of the Kings Bench prison In Southwark as these Depts. one Informed and Verily believe to be true and that the said Deft. is to be tried on the said Severall Indictments at the Next Ensuing Assisse to be holden in and for the said County of Surry and these depts. Say that the said John Banfield is a Material Witness for (...) our said Lord the King against the said Defd. John farmer upon the said Indictmentd and that without the benefitt of the Testimony of the said John Banfield at he said tryalls the said Deft. John Farmer Cannot as these Depts. and Advised and believe be convicted upon the said Indictments or Either of them and these Depts. further Say that they

Court Case in City of London Sessions.13

From the City of London Sessions : Sessions Papers - Justices Working Documents :-
""These are to Certify That at the Sessions of Oyer & Terminer and General Goal Delivery holden at Kingston upon Thames in and for the County of Surry on Thursday the Fifteenth day of this Instant August John Farmer late of the Parish of St George Southwark in the said County of Surrey Labourer was and Stands indicted for that he was on the Twentieth day of July now last past feloniously did falsly make forge and Counterfeit a certain Bill of Exchange purporting to be signed by One Mary Williams and for felonously uttering and publishing the same as a true Bill of Exchange then knowing the same to have been false forged and counterfeited with an intent to defraud Thomas Wayte and David Cooper of the sum of Eighteen Pounds and Eighteen shillings against the Statute in Such case made and provided To which said Indictment He the said John Farmer hath not as yet pleaded Nor been arraigned thereupon Dated this Nineteenth day of August in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the second 1745"

Court Case in City of London Sessions.13

From the City of London Sessions : Sessions Papers - Justices' Working Papers :-
"have this Eleventh day of September been with the said John Banfield in Wood Street Compter aforesaid When and Where he Declared to these Depts. that he Consented and Was Very Ready and Willing to Remain a Prisoner in the Same prison until the next Ensuing Assizes to be holden in and for the Said County of Surry in order then and there to Give Evidence upon the said Severall bill of Indictments against the said Defendant
Sworn at the Justice Hall
In the Old Bailey the
11th Septr. 1745
By the Court
David Cooper
Wm. Smith"

Death of daughter Ann COOPER in Sheffield, St Peter

Birth of daughter Ann COOPER in City of London.45

Birth of daughter Rebecca COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.47

Birth of daughter Catharine COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.49

Birth of son David COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.50,51

Death of daughter Rebecca COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.46

Birth of son Philip COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.52,53,54

Birth of daughter Rebecca COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.55

Birth of son James COOPER in Finsbury, St Luke.56

Mentioned in Will.14

Of Mary Cooper (died 1766)
Described as "my son David Cooper"

Death of daughter Catharine COOPER in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.48

Death of daughter Rebecca COOPER in Sheffield, St Peter

Executor.14

of the will of Mary Cooper
Joint executor with Robert Cooper
Described as "Robert Cooper and David Cooper the sons"

Apprenticed his son.15,16

David to Richard Preston, Mercer, Holywell Street.
Fee - GBP 100.

Apprenticed his son.17,18

Philip to William Prater, Charing Cross, Draper.
Fee - GBP 50.

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Appointed Assistant to the Master and the Wardens

From the Court Minutes :-
Page 285
"Mr.  David Cooper sworn as Assistant.
Mr. David Cooper who was chosen an Assistant to the Master and Wardens of this Company attended and took the Accustomed Oath and his Seat in Court accordingly."

Research Note.20

One of the six signatures on the Freedom of the City of London for Francis Cooper, his nephew.

Freedom by Patrimony - Francis Cooper
Father - Robert Cooper, Citizen and Cooper
Father admitted to the Freedom - 1734
Francis born - 1748
Presented by - Robert Cooper - Warden
Six signatures :-
Wm Whipham, Cooper
David Cooper, Tallow Chandler
Chas. Wright, Goldsmith
Davd. Hennell, Goldsmith
Rob. Hennell, Goldsmith
Henry Hall. Fishmonger

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - Page 298

Present "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the 30th Day of April 1771"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - Page 315

Present "at a Court of Assistants holden for this
Company on Tuesday July 21st 1772, being Election Day"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes
Page 344

Present at a meeting of the Court - "View Day"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19,21

Appointed Renter Warden

From the Court Minutes :-
Page 349 :-
Present "at s Court of Assistants holden for the Company on Wednesday July 21sr, 1773. Election Day"
Page 353 :-
"Mr. David Cooper appointed Renter Warden.
And the said Mr. David Cooper is by this Court appointed Renter Warden and shall have a Roll delivered unto him of all the Rents and Revenues of this company and hath full power and authority to collect and receive and to pay and disburse all moneys belonging to this Company for One whole Year."

From the Middlesex Journal or Universal Evening Post :-
"Yesterday the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers met at their Hall on Dowgate-Hill, and chose the following Gentlemen for Masters : Mr. Herbert Homan, Master ; Ralph Bigland Esq: Deputy Master ; Mr. Thomas Sawtell, John Weston, Esq; Mr. David Cooper, and Mr. John Tomkins, Wardens."

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 355

Attended "at a Court of Assistants for this company on Tuesday this 10th Day of August 1773."
David cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - Page 360

Attended "at a Court of Assistants, holden for this company on Wednesday the 22nd Day of September 1773"
Mr. David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - Page 364

Attended a meeting
Mr. David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 366

Mr. David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 377

Attended a meeting

David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

From the Court Minutes
Page 378
Present at a meeting - David Cooper, Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 379

Attended at a court of Assistants holdon for this Company on Wednesday the 27th Day of April 1774

Mr. David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 384

Attended a meeting

David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes
Page 386

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 386

Attended at a Court of the Assistants holdon for this Company on Tuesday July 19th 1774 - Election Day Mr. David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

From the Court Minutes :-
Page 387 :-
Attending a meeting "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday July 19th 1774. Election Day"

Page 391 :-
1) "... and they or any three of them are to examin (illeg) and allow the Accompt of Mr. David Cooper late Renter Warden of this Company and that this Accompt be prepared and audited on the 27th of September next.

2) "Mr. David Cooper Second Warden"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 393

Attended a meeting

David Cooper - Warden

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 396

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 396

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 397

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 397

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 401

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 401

Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the 7th Day of February 1775

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 404

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 405

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 406

Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the 2nd Day of May 1775

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 409

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 409

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Appointed Upper Warden

From the Court Minutes .-
Page 412 :-
"Mr. David Cooper  Upper Warden"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 410

Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday July 4th 1775 - Election Day

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 415

Attended at a  Court of Assistants holden for this company on Tuesday October 3rd 1775 - Audit Day

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 417

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 419

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 419

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 420

Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this company on Tuesday the Second Day of January 1776

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 425

Attended at a Court of Assistants for this Company on Tuesday the 2nd Day of April 1776

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 427

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 428

Attended a meeting

Mentioned in Will.22

of Robert Cooper

Described as :-
"my dear brother David Cooper"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court Minutes - page 432

Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.23,19

Elected Master

From the Court Minutes - page 433
Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the 9th Day of July 1776  Election Day

From the Court Minutes - page 436
"The names of several Persons being presented to this court out of which to choose a Master and Four Wardens and this Court proceeding to a Choice have unamimously chosen for master and Wardens for the year Ensuing the following persons
viz
Mr. David Cooper - Master"

From the Court Minutes :-
Page 437 :-
"And the said David Cooper took the accustomed Oath as Master"

Research Note :-
During his year as Master, his two sons, Philip Cooper and David Cooper, were admitted to the Freedom of the Company by Patrimony.

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

From the Court Minute
Page 437
Attended a meeting
Mr. David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

From the Court Minutes
Page 439
Attended at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the first day of October 1776
Mr. David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants

Court minutes - page 441

"Present
Mr. David Cooper - Master
Mr. John Tomkins - Warden
Mr. Joseph Meyers - Warden

David Cooper son of David Cooper Citizen & Tallow Chandler of London was made Free by Patrimony
Sworn & Paid 0-3-4
Free Gift 1-1-0

At Mssrs Palmers Ludgate Hill Mercer

Also

Philip Cooper son of the aforesaid David Cooper was made free by Patrimony Sworn & Paid 0-3-4
Free Gift 1-1-0

Both supported by
John Tomkins Tallow Chandler
Joseph Meyers Tallow Chandler

No. 85 Cheapside Linnen Draper"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 442

Attended a meeting
David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

Court minutes - page 442

Attended a meeting as Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

From the Court minutes - page 442
Attended a meeting

David Warden - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

From the Court minutes
Page 443

Attended a meeting as Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 446
Chaired a meeting
David cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

From the Court minutes - page 448
Chaired a meeting
David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 448
Chaired a meeting
David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 449
Chaired a meeting
David Cooer - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 451
Chaired a meeting
David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 451
Chaired a meeting
David cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

court Minutes - page 452
Chaired a meeting
David Cooper - Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, Court of Assistants.19

From the Court Minutes :-
Page 453 :-
In the chair "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Tuesday July 8th 1777. Election Day"
Page 455 :-
"And moreover at the request of Mr. John Tomkins the now Master It is Ordered that Mr. David Cooper shall and may preside and sit in any Court Committee or Assembly of this Company from time to time as Deputy Master in the absence of the. Mr. John Tomkins"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 456
Attended a meeting
David Cooper Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 458
Attended "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday the 14th Day of 1777"
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 461
Attended a meeting
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 461
Attended a meeting
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 462
Attended "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company on Tuesday Jan 13th 1778"
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 464
Attended "at a Court of Assistants holden for this Company Tuesday he 7th April 1778"
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - Page 465
Attended a meeting
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 466
Attended "at a Court of Assistants holden or the Company Tuesday the second day of June 1778"
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 472
Attended "at a Court of Manuscripts holden for this Company on Tuesday the 16th day of June 1778"
David cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 473
Attended a meeting
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 474
Attended "at a Court of Assistants holden for this company on Wednesday the 8th day of July 1778"
David Cooper - Dep. Master

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 480
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - Page 481
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 481
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 483
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 484
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 485
Attended a meeting

New River Company.25,26,27,28,29,30

Collector for the Company

Research Note :-
It cannot be ascertained with any certainty at what date David Cooper became a Collector for the New River Company as nearly all the Company's records were lost in a fire in 1769.

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 486
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 488
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 488
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 490
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court minutes - page 494
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court minutes - page 155
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court minutes - page 163
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 167
Attended a Court of Assistants

New River Company.25

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper and William Heathcote Collectors on their request have leave of absence till Thursday the 5th October next on their private affairs."

Mentioned in Will.31

of Thomas Wright
Described as "Mr David Cooper my now or late son in law"

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 174
Attended a meeting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 175
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 178
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 181
Attended a Court of Assistants

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.19

Court Minutes - page 185
Attended a Court of Assistants

New River Company.26

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"Ordered that David Cooper the Collector on his request hath leave of absence on his private affairs for two Thursdays."

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 192
Attended a meting

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 201
Attended a Court of Assistants

New River Company.26

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper the Collector on his request hath leave of absence for a fortnight on his private affairs."

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court minutes - page 216
Attended a meeting

New River Company.27

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper the Collector on his request hath leave of absence on his private affairs for two Thursdays."

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers.24

Court Minutes - page 221
Attended a Court of Assistants

New River Company.27

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper the Collector on his request hath leave of absence on his private affairs for two Thursdays."

New River Company.28

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"Mr Cooper the Collector proposed Robert Harris Cooper and Francis Cooper Wine Merchants of Philpot Lane Fenchurch Street as his Sureties to the Company in the room of his former Sureties deceased and the Clerk was directed to prepare a Bond accordingly."

New River Company.28

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"Edward Harris David Cooper John Amos and Thomas Ware Collectors not having observed a strict obedience to the 24th Article of Rules and Orders were severally called in and told that the Board will on no account dispense with their living out of their district. and Mr Amos was ordered to give up his business of Coal Dealer, the Board expecting a strict observance of Article 24."

New River Company.32

"Ordered that the Collectors do not on any pretence change their Coffee House or places of Attendance nor the times of Attendance from what they are not without leave from the Board."

New River Company.29

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper the Collector on his request hath leave of absence on his private affairs for one Thursday."

Wrote will.33

1) In the Name of God Amen
2)  I David Cooper of Swithins Lane Cannon Street in
3) the parish of St Swithins London being in good health
4) of body and sound and disposing mind and memory
5) and considering the uncertainty of this life do make and
6) appoint this my last will in manner following that
7) is to say I devise that my body may be decently
8) buried in the parish of St Bassinshaw London and that
9) as little expense be laid out thereon as (?)
10) may be (?) I direct that my just debts funeral (?)
11) expenses of proving my will be paid and satisfied.
12) Ten I give and devise my (?) moiety of
13) freehold estate situated in Cooper Court Portpool Lane
14) in the parish of St Andrew Holborn in the
15) county of Middlesex unto and amongst my three sons
16) David Cooper Philip Cooper and James Cooper and to
17) their heirs and assignees forever equally between
18) them share and share alike the rest and residue
19) of my estate goods and chattels whatsoever or wheresoever
20) I give and bequeath unto my said three children
21) David Philip and James Cooper and I do hereby constitute
22) and appoint my said three sons above mentioned
23) Executors of this my will hereby revoking all former
24) will by me made and do declare this only to be
25) my last will and testament (?) whereas I
26) the said David Cooper the Testator have to this my
27) will set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of
28) March in the year of Our Lord one thousand
29) seven hundred and ninety - David Cooper

New River Company.30

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"David Cooper, No. 20 St Swithins Lane, Moorgate Coffee House."

Research Note :-
The address of St Swithins Lane is struck through and the name Moorgate Coffee House is written alongside.

Advertisment.34,35

From :-
1) The Times :-
2) World (1787) :-
"NEW RIVER OFFICE
Dorset-garden, Salisbury Court, March 10, 1791
THE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the NEW RIVER WATER WORKS earnestly request that in the case of any accident happening to any of their Works, either by the ouzing of their Pipes or otherwise, immediate notice in writing may be given to the Company's Clerk, at their Office in Dorset Garden ; or to their Surveyor, at the New River Head, at Islington ; or to any of the undermentioned Collectors, who happen to reside nearest the spot, where the defect may arise, viz.
... ... ...
David Cooper, Moorgate Coffee-house."

New River Company.30

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"Mr Cooper the Collector made a Report that he this morning attended the Commissioner of the Land Tax for the City of London and that the Company are assessed as last year."

New River Company.30

From the Minutes of the Company :-
"The vacancy of a Collector was this day declared by the resignation of Mr David Cooper who on Friday last had the misfortune to fall down and fracture his leg in two place."

Signature on Will attested to in Prerogative Court of Canterbury

1) 29th February 1792
2) On which day appeared personally Gregory Jeremiah
3) Briggs of St Swithins Lane in the parish of Saint
4) Swithins London gentleman and Richard Oswin of
5) Lombard Street gentleman ... ...
6 ... ...

Research Note :-
Richard Oswin was a business partner of William Pollard and James Cooper

Died in City of London, St Swithin Lane.36,37

From :-
1) The Diary or Woodfall's Register :-
2) Star :-
"On Monday, at his son's, in Swithin's-lane, Mr. David Cooper, aged 76, many years Collector of the New River Company."

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.33

Executors :-
David Cooper, Philip Cooper and James Cooper, the sons.

Buried in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.39,33

He stated in his Will, signed on 17 March 1790, that :-
"I devise that my body may be decently buried in the Parish of St Bassinshaw London"

Sale of Property.40

From the Times :-
"FREEHOLD MIDDLESEX
By Messrs. SPURRIER and PHIPPS
At Garraways's Coffee-house, in 'Change-alley, Cornhill, on Friday, the 22nd of June, at Twelve o'Clock, by Order of the Executors of Mr. DAVID COOPER, deceased, in four lots.
A FREEHOLD ESTATE :  consisting of Five Brick MESSUAGES, or Tenements, with a Large Yard, a Smith's Shop, a Carpenter's ditto, etc. comprising the whole of Cooper's-court, Portpool-lane, in the Parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, in the Occupation of Messrs. Archebald, Raley, Robkins, and Saunders, at Rents amounting to
FIFTY-FIVE POUNDS NINE SHILLINGS per Ann.
To be viewed Six Days preceding the Sale, with Leave of the Tenants, when printed PARTICUILARS may be had on the Premises; of Messrs. Spurrier and Phipps, Copehall-court, Throgmorton-street, and at Garraways's."

RESEARCH NOTE :-
a) The Will of Robert Harris, signed on 25 August 1709 and probated on 24 March 1710, mentioned 4 freehold messuages in Portpool Lane.
b) The Will of Francis Cooper, signed on 16 January 1735 and probated on 14 April 1748, mentioned 5 freehold messuages in Portpool Lane.

Research Note.38

From an old hand-written pedigree of the Cooper family :-
"David - married Rebecca Wright daughter of Thos Wright of Sheffield Park a Yeoman was a ?? maker and died in ... leaving 3 sons
David
Phillip
James"