Aaron Coppock (abt. 1666 - 1726)

Born about 1666 in Mobberly, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Orrell) Coppock — married before 1690 in Mobberley, Cheshire, , England

Husband of Miriam (Short) Coppock — married 30 Nov 1704 in Chichester Mtg House, Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1726 at about age 60 in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Aaron was a Friend (Quaker)

Aaron Coppock was born in Mobberly, Cheshire, England.

Aaron Coppock's date of birth is frequently seen as 25 Oct 1662 in Cheshire. This date of birth appears to originate from the Nottingham Monthly Meeting published 1787 by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and is undocumented, using the phrase "it appears he was born..." and gives his age at death as 63.^[1][2] A baptism for an Aaron Coppock, son of John, is found in Mobberly parish (Cheshire) records dated 6 Jan 1666.^[3][4] While children were frequently baptized some time after birth in this period a gap of nearly four years between birth and baptism would be highly unusual and unlikely. James Bowden in his History of the Society of Friends^[5] states he was born in 1662 and died at age 67 in 1725. However, that date of death and age places his birth in 1658. It is probable Bowden's source for the year of birth was the same Nottingham "it appears" entry found in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting publication of 1787. Likewise, there are issues with most other references to his date of birth which are currently unresolved.

If the baptismal record of 1666 is not his, and there is no definitive proof that it is, then the parents attached to this profile are incorrect. They are currently uncertain. A date of birth, not baptism, is also seen as 25 Dec 1666 but is also without any documentation or citation.

All accounts of Aaron's life state he was not born into a Quaker family but that he converted at a young age. As a Quaker record of his marriage to Mary Orrell has not yet been found it is possible the conversion was after his marriage and prior to the birth of daughter Sarah whose birth is recorded in Quaker minutes.

Marriage to Mary Orrell and Documented Children

A marriage document for Aaron Coppock and Mary Orrell has not been found in conformist or Quaker records. The frequently seen year of marriage 1688 is not presently documented and comes from an early undocumented Mormon source.^[6]

Sarah b 12 Jul 1690^[7]

Martha b 3 Nov 1693^[7]

Aaron b 2 Mar 1697^[7]

Mary b 11 May 1699^[7]

Undocumented Children with Mary Orrell

It is more than likely that Aaron and Mary had children in addition to the above however the following and others with Mary attached above to this profile are absent any primary source documentation.

Child: Baby Coppock

Child: Ann Coppock

Arrival in the Colonies

Aaron's arrival in the Colonies is not known with precision. References to his arrival in 1690 in various indexes are erroneous as the birth of daughter Mary is recorded in Cheshire in May 1699 (see above). His arrival in the Colonies would thus appear to be sometime after 1700 and Alvin Anderson states that his removal certificate from Pownall Fee, Cheshire is dated 23 May 1701 which indicates he immigrated to Pennsylvania after this date.^[8]

Marriage to Miriam Short and Documented Children

Aaron married second Miriam Short on 30 Nov 1704 at Nottingham.^[9]

Sarah b abt 1704 (named in her father's will^[10]

Miriam b abt 1706 (named in her father's will^[10])

Lydia b abt 1707 (named in her father's will^[10])

John b abt 1709^[11]

Aaron moved to East Nottingham about 1704 and was a minister for approximately the last seven years of his life.

Death, Will Abstract and Probate

Aaron Coppock passed away 10 Dec 1726 at Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania and was buried at Friends burying ground at East Nottingham two days later.^[1]

Abstract^[12]

Aaron Coppock of Nottingham.
Will dated: 10/3/1726^[10].
Proved (probate): December 17, 1726.^[13]
A. 205. To son John the plantation whereon I live when he comes of age, subject to wifes life interest, the tract containing 100 acres or thereabout. To daughter Lydia and Merian Coppock £10 each. To daughter Sarah Frazer 5 shillings. To daughter Martha Robinson 5 shillings. To daughter Mary Sinclair 5 shillings. To son in law Ralph Thomson the money that is due me 40 shillings. To son in law John White 5 shillings. To son in law Saml. White 5 shillings. To daughter in law Elizabeth White 5 shillings. Executors: wife Miriam, James King to be assistant. Witnesses: James Wright, Samuel Lighter.

Misc References

Aaron Coppock was born in the year 1662, and united with Friends but a young man, and soon after he removed to Pennsylvania. For some years he was an elder in Nottingham Monthly Meeting, but during the latter period of his life occupied the station of minister, in which he manifested a deep concern that his friends might live a life of self-denial, watchfulness and prayer. He died in 1725, at the age of sixty-seven, in a sure hope of an entrance into everlasting life.^[5]

Comments: Name: Aaron Coppock Comment: & Miriam White declared intentions of marriage the 1st time at Concord MM, PA, 11-7-1704 OS; 1tm 13-9mo (Nov) 1704; rptd married 11 10mo (Dec) 1704 OS (Note: James Trimble says "Aaron Coppock was advanced in age when he settled in E Nottingham about 1704; & died about 1728; he was a minister. His son, John Coppock, married Margaret, daughter Jospeh Coulson, of Germantown, Philadelphia Co, PA, at W Nottingham MH, 16-1mo (Mar) 1730/1 OS; tradition says that this Joseph was a brother of Thomas Coulson, the Nottingham emigrant, & that his daughter Margaret resided with her uncle Thomas in W Nottingham at the time of her marriage to John Coppock.")

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1646-1757; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
2. ↑ "A collection of memorials concerning divers deceased ministers and others of the people called Quakers, in Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and parts adjacent, from nearly the first settlement thereof to the year 1787", Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Cruckshank, Philadelphia, 1787, testimony from the Nottingham Monthly Meeting
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMG9-2XS : 11 February 2018, Aaron Coppock, 06 Jan 1666); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 886,620, 886,621.
4. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Birth, Marriage & Death, Aaron Coppock, Father John Coppock Baptism, 6 Jan 1666 - Mobberley,Cheshire,England
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Bowden, James, History of the Society of Friends in America, II:261, Cash, London, 1854
6. ↑ Spouses 1 Mary ORRELL Birth Date 1663 Birth Place England Father Moses ORRELL (1637-) Mother Martha SCARBOROUGH. Marriage Date 1688 Marriage Place Mobberley, Cheshire, England Children Sarah (1690-<1750)* Mary (1692-) Martha (1693-) Aaron (1696-) Ann (1696-) Aaron (1697-) Mary (1699-) Notes for Aaron COPPOCK From the records of Jehu Cox (1803-1893) Mormon Pioneer in poss. of the Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, UT
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. Piece 1398: Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1654-1776)
8. ↑ Anderson, Alvin L, The ancestry and descendants of Aaron and Amy (Cobbs) Coppock, Manuscript, FHL [1]
9. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriage Records, 1704-1765; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:336
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
11. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths 1691-1883; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/N681 3.1
12. ↑ Chester County Archives and Records Service. Book A: Page 205. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=chesterwills1713&h=10519&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
13. ↑ Source: #S1103081290 Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

See Also:

• Source: S2231366032 History of Chester County, Pennsylvania : with genealogical and biographical sketches Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Futhey, J. Smith.. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania : with genealogical and biographical sketches. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1881.Original data: Futhey, J. Smit Note: "Biographical and genealogical": p. 461-782.|||Appendix: "Roster of the Chester County soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65, p. i-xxxvii.|||Includes index.|||Separate index to families and persons published in 1971, compiled by Lucy I. Smedley and Arabella Cleveland.|||Bibliography: p. 311-325.
• Eli Rich family history [2]
• Source: S1103081290 Repository: #R-1274706077 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHSC-FKH

Acknowledgements

This profile was re-sourced and rewritten 15 Jan 2019 by T Stanton