Petition to Subdivide Land of the late Henry COOPER (1819); Harford Co., MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha S. Salberg Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Land Warrants & Patents, 1814-1820, Family History Center Film 0013135, page 356. Surnames Thompson, Cooper, Leonard, Quinlan, Green, Greenfield. Whereas Jervice Thompson and Mary, his wife, by their petition did set forth that Henry Cooper, late of Harford County, deceased, in his lifetime, to wit, 26 June 1815 obtained special warrant to "Cooper's Chance Enlarged", lying in County aforesaid, originally 13 May 1796, granted to Henry Cooper for 111 acres. That the said warrant not being......was given the surveyor to include on the survey, part of tract called "Howard's Invitation (?)", originally on 19 July 1739 granted Charles Ridgley and wife for 470 acres with liberty of correcting and adding contiguous vacant lands. 347 1/4 acres called "Cooper's Park". Henry Cooper since departed life intestate, the following, his only children and heirs-at-law: Mary, who intermarried with Jervice Thompson, the petitioner; Henrietta, Nathaniel, Basil, Henry, Ann, who hath since intermarried with Francis Leonard, who is dead. Susannah, who has intermarried with James Quinlan; Elizabeth, who intermarried with Thomas Green, Philip, Eleanor, who intermarried with James Greenfield, now dead, and William, who died before his father and leaving three children, Francis, Mary and Elizabeth Cooper. Petitioner prays that patent may issue to Mary Thompson, Henrietta, Nathaniel, Basil and Henry Cooper, Ann Leonard, Susannah Quinlan, Elizabeth Green, Philip Cooper, Eleanor Greefield - 10 unidivded parts - the 11th undivided part to Francis, Mary and Elizabeth Cooper. The land begins at "Cooper's Chance Enlarged Again" to land of John Moore to tract called "Johnson's Range". Granted to petitioner by state of Maryland 21 December 1819.