Philip Jacob COPE (1740-1813)

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Yost COPE was born in 1700 in Wittenberg, Prussia. He migrated to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States on 2 Oct 1727. He married Dorothea Barbara BUCHER.

Immigrated to Pennsylvania on "Adventure".

Arrived in Philadelphia 2 October 1727 with 53 Palatines and families, about 140

Both Yost and Dorothea buried in Leidy's Church cemetery

per web site The German COPE family (http;//www2.fwi.com/~migen/cope/german.htm)

Wuerttemberg, the city of his birth, is in former Prussian, Saxony, reputed to be the city where the Reformation started in 1517. The garrison church contains the graves of Luther and Melanchton. Luther's Cell and Melanchton's house are said still to be preserved.

Yost Cope and his family arrived in Pennsylvania on October 2, 1727 on the ship, the Galley Adventure, and was naturalized on Sept. 25-27, 1740. He came into possesion of a tract of land in the southeastern corner of Franconia township, bounded by the Cherry Lane, County Line, Hatfield Township line. The western was not certain, but believed to be the Hatfield Road, Washington Avenue extension, on the eastern border of present Souderton. The original homstead was located in the center ofthe tract, where the present house and barn stand.

There was 150 acres surveyed to him by Penn's Commissioners by warrant dated January 8, 1734. (Hist. Soud.)

He was one of the petitioners requesting the Court at Philadelphia, March, 1739, to open a public road, now known as the Cowpath Road. In 1744 he was a petitioner on the request for the opening of a public road on the County Line of Bucks and then Philadelphia county, from the vicinity of Cherry Lane to Line Lexington, the present County Line Road, and now also partly Highway Route 309. (Hist. Soud.)

Rev. John Peter Miller, in the Old Goshenhoppen Church Record, recorded a baptism on "Aug. 22, 1731, of Johann Adam, son of Johann Jost Kob and wife-witness, Johann Adam Beuscher & wf," showing the Yost Cope and his wife were Reformed in their faith. It is, therefore, a fair assumption, that when this new Reformed Congregation started here in 1744-45, it being considerable closer home, they actively engaged in worship here, evidenced by three sons marrying three daughters of families ofthis congregation, and themselves active in its affairs during their lifetime.

The above mentioned tract was in the possession of Yost Cope in 1755. In 1769 a resurvey was made, because errors were discovered in the draft of the tract that was surveyed had three owners, Jacob Leidy, John Cope and William Althouse. Patents of "confirmation" deeds were issued to Jacob Leidy for 246 acres, to William Althouse for 94 acres, to John Cope for 148 acres, less the usual six percent allowance for roads. (Hist. Souns.)

Yost Cope later moved to Bucks County where his sons, Abraham and Adam had purchased land in 1759. Yost Cope did not appear on any of the Indian Creek Church Contribution Lists, but his sons did beginning with the first record in 1768 and until 1796. Thus Abraham Cope, Adam Cope, John Cope, Michael and Henry Cope all were on these lists. Margrette Cope appears on the 1805 list. The farm on which Yost Cope lived was surrounded by other farms all in the possession of members of the IndianCreek Church. His three oldest sons married into two of these families. It seems, thus, reasonably certain that he and his family were in the audience at Indian Creek when Rev. Michael Schlatter preached on Oct. 20, 1746, and no doubt with at least two of his sons, Adam who

was 15 years of age, and Abraham who was 12 years of age.

We know that Yost and Dorothea Cope had at least six children, with the three oldest sons members of the Indian Creek Church until the time of their death." (A. History of Christ Reformed Church at Indian Creek (Indianfield).

He was a cooper by trade.

His will is recorded in Philadelphia, Pa.

Marriage 1 Dorothea Barbara b: 1700 in Germany

Children

Johann Nicolas Cope b: 1717 in Heidelberg, Germany

John Adam Cope b: 2 JUL 1731 in Montgomery Co., PA

Abraham Cope b: 11 AUG 1734 in Montgomery Co., PA

Catharine Cope b: 1729 in Montgomery Co., PA

George Cope b: 12 DEC 1737 in Montgomery Co., PA

Phillip Jacob Cope b: 1740 in Montgomery Co., PA.

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Dorothea Barbara BUCHER (also known as DOROTHEA BARBARA Cope), daughter of Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER and Eva, was born on 30 Nov 1692 in Waldorf-Heidelberg, Prussian Saxony, Germany. She died on 6 Oct 1784 in Franconia Twp, Montgomery CO, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried in Oct 1784 in Leidy's Burial Ground, Souderton, Montgomery CO, Pennsylvania, USA.

1762

RELEASE

DOROTHEE COPE & OTHERS

TO

JACOB

ISAAC

THIS INDENTURE, made the Fourth day of June, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Two

BETWEEN Dorothea Coope of Franconia Township in the County of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, Widow Relect of Yost Coope, late of said Township Yoeman Deceased, John Adam Coope of the same Township, his wife, John Coope of Franconiaaforesaid farmer and Jacob Coope of the same place Cooper (they the said John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope, John Coope and Jacob Coope being four of the sons of the said Yost Coope deceased) of the One Part and Jacob Isaac of upper Salford in the County of Philadelphia, Innholder of the other part,

WHEREAS by virtue of a Proprietary Warrant dated January the Eighth, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-Four and a survey made in purusuance thereof the said Yost Coope was entitled unto and possessed of a certain Tract of Land situate in upper Salford aforesaid being at a marked black oak in a line of David Young's land thence by the same and land of Christian Leman and cacant land, North West one hundred & eighty-eight perches to a post, Then by land of John Michael Ryher North Eastward one hundred and thirty-five perches to the place of beginning Containing one hundred and fifty acres of land, and the allowance of six acres Pr Cent. As in and by the said Warrant _______ survey remaining in the Surveyor General's Office atPhiladelphia relation being thereunto had appeareth.

AND WHEREAS the said Yost Coope did not, in his lifetime dispose of or give away the fee of the said described Tract of Land the same descended unto his six children, Nicholas Coope and Catherine hentz and the above named John Adam Coope, AbrahamCoope, John Coope, and Jacob Coope,

AND WHEREAS by a certain Deed Poll dated the twenty-third day of June One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six under the hands and Seals of the said Nicholas Coope and Michael Hentz and Catherine, his wife (she being the daughter of the said YostCoope deceased) for a full and valuable consideration in the same Deed Poll mentioned did remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said John Adam Coope all their Right title and Interest of, in, and to the Lands, Tenements, Goods, Chattles and Effects of the said Yost Coope deceased of what nature, kind or quality soever it be within the Province of Pennsylvania, the Estate of said Yost Coope in the Province of Maryland excepted,

AND WHEREAS the said John Adam Coope did on or about the thirteenth day of January One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Seven (may be a bad copy) for the consideration of Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds by the said Jacob Isaac to him the said John Adam Coope for the uses aforesaid well and truly paid, bargain and sell unto the said Jacob isaac to him the above described Tract of one hundred and fifty acres of Land and the said Jacob isaac hath ever since the sale so made to him as aforesaid been and is now in the quiet and peacable possion of the said Tract of one hundred and fifty Acres of Land,

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that as well in consideration of the premises and the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope, John Coope, and Jacob Coope having had and received their just and full whare of the above mentioned purchasemoney as the further sum of five shilling a piece unto them the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christina, his wife, John Coope and Jacob Coope at or immediately before the sealing and _________ delivery hereof by the saidJacob Isaac well and truly paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged they the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christina, his wife, John Coope and Jacob Coope have remised, released and forever quit claimed and by thepresents do and each of them doth remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said Jacob Isaac and his heirs and assigns,

ALL AND singular the parts, purports, shares and dividends and other Estate whatsoever of them the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coopr and Christina his wife, John Coope and Jacob Coope of, in, and to the said above described Tractof Land containing one hundred and fifty acres and of an in all the Rights members and appurtencances thereunto belonging,

AND the Reversions and Remainders thereof

AND the Estate Right Title Interest claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christina, his wife, John Coope and Jacob Coope, of, in, and to the same

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said parts, purports, Shares and Diviends and all other Estate whatsoever of them the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christina, his wife, John Coope and Jacob Coope, of in, and to the above described Tract of Land of one hundred and fifty acres of Land, ereditaments and premises hereby released of mentioned so to be with the appartenance unto the said Jacob Isaac, his Heirs and Assigns to the only proper use and Behoof of him the said JacobIsaac, his Heirs and Assigns forever

UNDER and subject to the pament of the residue of the purchase money due to the honourable Proprietaries for the said Tract and the Interest and Quitrent thereof So that neither they, the said Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christina, his wife, John Coope, and Jacob Coope or either of them their or their Heirs, Executors or Administrators or any of them or any other person or person whosoever by and with their or any of their means privity or procurements shall or mayat any time from hence forth __________ Clain, Challenge or Demand any Estate Right, Title, Part, Share, Dividend or other Estate whatsoever of, in and to the premises hereby released

BUT from all such claims and demands for the consideration aforesaid shall and will be excluded and forever debarred by those presents

IN WITNESS whereof the said parties to these presents have interchangeably set their Hands and Seals hereunto Date the Day and year first above written.

SEALES & DELIVERED in the

presence of us:

The Day of A.D. 1762 Before me, John Koplin, Esq., One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace personally appeared the above named Dorothy Coope, John Adam Coope, Abraham Coope and Christine, his wife, John Coope, and Jacob Coope and severally andrespectively Acknowledged the above written Indenture to be their Act and Deed and desired the same to be recorded as such. The said Christine Coope thereunto voluntarily consenting. She being of full age, secretly and apart thereon examined andthe contents of the above writing being first made know unto her,

WITNESS my Hand and Seal the Day and Year abovesaid.

[There were then six seals (most likely wax) shown]. I, James Wilson Cope, have typed this as my copy was typed with punctuation and capitol letters as they are typed in any legal document.]

Price's book, "A History of Christ Reformed Church at Indian Creek," says that a Johann Adam Buescher and wife witnessed th baptism of John Adam Cope along with the child's parents, Johann Jost Kob and wife. So maybe Dorothea's maiden name was Beuscher.

The actual record is written that Dorothea Barbara was Dorothea Barbara Beuschel who was christened on Novembere 30, 1692 at Kulshiem, Baden, Germany. Source: Parish Register KA1/2lsheim Church Records.

Yost COPE and Dorothea Barbara BUCHER had the following children:

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Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER was born btw 1670 and 1680 in Prussian Saxony, Germany. He died in 1765. He married Eva.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwcndcftm101&id=I02706&style=TABLE

It appears that Wilhelm Bucher b.1683 who died in Bern, Switzerland is related to the Nicholas Bucher line that emigrated from Bern, Switzerland to York County, Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. Wilhelm is the ancestor of Beat Bucher, who lives today in Bern, and after Beat joined our Bucher Y-DNA research project, we learned his Y-DNA test on 12 markers match 10 out of 12 markers to our three other American Buchers we tested who are descendants of the immigrant Nicholas Bucher line.

While 11 or 12 out of 12 is considered a recent match, not 10 out of 12, we believe when we compare 37 marker tests that will more precisely prove when these Buchers are related. Upgraded Y-DNA tests are at the lab now and we will get the answersat the end of May.

Nicholas and Wilhelm are from the same area in Canton Bern, so it's logical they are from the same ancestors. Although both were born about 1680, since there are at least two mutations in their DNA markers, we know they cannot be brothers, and weare more likely to learn they shared the same grandfather or great grandfather.

To date, our Bucher Y-DNA research has identified four related males in this particular line. Prior to testing, we didn't know any of the four were the same Bucher family:

Wilhelm Bucher b.1683 who died in Switzerland is in Beat Bucher's tree at:

http://www.lemas.ch/familie/karteiblatt107.html

Nicholas Bucher b.1670 who lived in York County, Pennsylvania is at:

http://www.Siteservers.net/family/tree/2935.htm

Adam Bucher b.1767 died lived in York/Adams Counties but we do not yet know his father. Adam is at:

http://www.siteservers.net/family/tree/4804.htm

Another Nicholas Bucher b.1808 immigrated in the 1800's to Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He is at:

http://www.siteservers.net/family/tree/3890.htm

You can see the actual DNA marker results for our R-007 Bucher Family males in the tan area at the bottom of the table at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Bucher/index.aspx?fixed_columns=on

The Bucher Y-DNA Research Project has now tested 3 males related to the 1727 immigrant Nicholas Bucher of York Co. PA, as well as 35 males total, and those DNA results invalidate many trees published on the Internet, while revealing new evidenceabout Nicholas' family (details at http://www.SiteServers.net/family/dna )

The "myths" that are not true about Nicholas:

1) Nicholas is definitely not related to Bartholomew Bucher of Frederick Co., MD as many Internet trees suggest. Their DNA is very different.

2)Nicholas is not related to Peter Bucher/Booher of Fayette Co. PA.

3)Nicholas is not related to the Bucher lines living in Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, as some trees show.

New truths about Nicholas:

1)Nicholas is related to another Bucher line from Switzerland that immigrated in the early 1800's to Northampton County, PA, in which another Nicholas born in 1808 moved in 1837 to Northumberland County where he is buried.

2)Many early 1700's branches of Nicholas line have never been identified before for lack of documentation, but our DNA tests are able to discover them. For instance, the DNA of Adam Bucher born 1767 who died in Adams County, PA is identical to Nicholas Bucher's line. As more Bucher males are tested more missing sons will be uncovered.

We are now testing a male Bucher living today in Canton Bern, Switzerland who could match Nicholas, as this is where he is reportedly from. Consult http://www.SiteServers.net/family/dna for future news.

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Eva was born in Prussian Saxony, Germany. She and Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER had the following children: