William Cooper (1694-1767)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04397
- Given Name
- William
- Family Name
- Cooper
- Birth Date
- 1694
- Death Date
- 1767
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Transportation
- Biographical Description
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William Cooper was an 18th-century ferry operator on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia. His ferry terminal was located at the foot of present-day Cooper Street in Camden, although the ferry predates the creation of the city and county of Camden. During William's lifetime, this area was administratively part of Newton Township, Gloucester County.
William's family had been in the ferry business since the 1690s, and the waterfront area of present-day Camden was known as Cooper's Ferry during the colonial era. William took over the ferry terminal after the death of his father, Daniel Cooper (1673-1715). As early as 1727, William Cooper's ferry terminal served as a disembarkation point for African captives who were transported to the region by slave traders. - Keywords
- white person
- Child of
- Daniel Cooper (1673-1715)
- Parent of
- Daniel Cooper (ca. 1719-1776)
- References
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“Enslaved Africans Sold Here,” Camden County Historical Society, accessed January 23, 2025, https://cchsnj.org/enslaved-africans-sold-here/.
“Enslaved Africans of Pomona Hall,” exhibit researched and curated by Bonny Beth Elwell with artwork by Erik James Montgomery (Camden County Historical Society), https://cchsnj.org/online-exhibits/.
Garry Wheeler Stone, Coopers Ferry During the American Revolution, Report to the American Battlefield Protection Program, the National Park Service, September 28, 2015, https://www.camdennj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Coopers-Ferry-during-the-American-Revolution-2015.08.17.pdf.
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WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooper-7111 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Resource class
- Agent