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John Soper

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Birthplace: Durham, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Death: November 22, 1749 (41-42)
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon John Soper, Sr. and Mary Eglestone Soper
Husband of Phebe Soper and Lydia Soper
Father of Pheobe Soper Beach Leonard Turner; Dr. Joel Soper; David Soper; Abigail Hills and Mordecai Soper
Brother of Pelatiah Soper, Sr.; Return Leah Soper; Sarah Soper; Abigail Soper and Dorcas Soper

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About John Soper

Source:
History of Torrington, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in ..., Part 2 By Samuel Orcutt Page 767 SOPER John m Phebe Moore Jan 30 1730 and lived in Windsor Ct Children 1 Phebe b Sept 19 1731 a John b May 15 1733 3 1 b Feb I 1734 settled in Tor 4 5 David b Dec 15 1738 settled in Tar 6 Abigail b May 6 174l I 7 Timothy b Aug 1 174 settled in Elizabeth b Oct 31 1736 Tor 3 DR JOEL was a physician and practiced at a short time in Torringlottli then removed to Vernon Oneida Co NY_5 DAVID son of John ol Windsor settled in Torringford a few rods North ofthe first meeting house here he kept a tavern quire to nnmber0fye2rs antl was a man of considerable businezs ability bought and sold land huilt saw mills and had considerable influence in the town Hem RacheLdau on John Cook Jan 26 176 Children 8 Olive b July 13 1768 9 Rachel b April 12 1772 m Elijah Bissell Jan 2 r789 10 Naomi b May 9 1774 d July 2 1774

Source:
A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1729-1750 edited by Charles William Manwaring
Soper John Windsor Invt 3524 14 03 Taken 7 December 1749 by Solomon Clark and Abell Gillet Additional invt 16 00 00 Taken 6 February 1749 50 by Jonathan Olcott and Stephen Loomis Jr Court Record Page 111 5 December 1749 This Court grant Adms on the estate of John Soper late of Windsor unto Capt Peletiah Mills Phineas Drake and Phebe Moore of Windsor who gave bonds with Jonathan Olcott of Hartford Page 129 17 May 1750 An account of debts and charges on the estate of John Soper was now exhibited in Court by Capt Peletiah Mills and Phineas Drake Adms on sd estate amounting to 1965 14 03 which account is accepted and ordered to be filed Page 133 15 June 1750 John Soper a minor son of John Soper chose Dr Daniel Hooker to be his guardian Recog 500 Page 80 Vol XVI u December 1752 Daniel Hooker guardian to John Soper a minor about 19 years of age desires to be discharged from his guardianship to sd minor and the sd John Soper made choice of Stephen Loomis of Windsor to be his guardian Recog 500 Page 82 26 December 1752 Joel Soper a minor 18 years of age made choice of his mother Phebe Soper to be his guardian Recog 300 And this Court appoint the sd Phebe Soper guardian to Abigail Soper a minor age 11 years daughter of sd deceased Recog 300

Page 104 7 August 1753 Elizabeth Soper a minor 17 years of age daughter of John Soper chose her sister Phebe Soper to be her guardian Recog 300 Abigail Soper also made choice of her sister Phebe Soper to be her guardian Recog 300 Page 113 8 February 1754 A further account of Adms was exhibited in Court by Capt Peletiah Mills and Phineas Drake Adms Accepted Order to distribute To John Soper eldest son a double share to Joel David and Timothy and to Phebe Elizabeth and Abigail Soper to each of them a single share of sd estate And appoint Jonathan Gil lett Jonah Gillett and Samuel Cutler of Windsor distributors Page 65 Vol XVII 13 May 1755 Report of the distributors 1745 TO 17S0 PROBATE RECORDS 651 Source:
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John & Phebe (Moore) Soper's son, David Soper, married on Jan. 26, 1764, a Rachel Cook (born May 2, 1742, died March 27, 1807 and daughter of John & Rachel (Wilson) Cook.

Source:

History of Torrington, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in ..., Part 2 By Samuel Orcutt Page 678 Under Dacon Cook Marriage of David Soper and Rachel Cook with the cook children and spouses including Rachel's sisters Edee Cook to Joseph Beach Jr. Jan 4, 1776 and Marriage of Simeon Moore to Hannah Cook.

John Soper (. 1708 1749)& Phoebe Moore

      John Soper (son of John Soper and Mary Mills)  was born 1708 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut and died November 22, 1749 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut,. He married (2) Lydia Drake on 170210. He married (3) Phebe Moore on January 30, 1729/30 in Windsor, Connecticut,  John Soper and Phebe Moore:Marriage: January 30, 1729/30, Windsor, Connecticut, 

Children of John Soper and 1) unknown : Mordecai Soper, b. December 31, 1746, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, d. August 06, 1824, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont,

Children of John Soper and Lydia Drake are: +Levi Soper, b. April 27, 1745, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, , d. January 01, 1811. Mary Soper, b. November 27, 1747210.

Children of John Soper and Phebe Moore are: Abigail Soper, b. May 06, 1741, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut,, d. May 24, 1822, Vernon, New York Timothy Soper, b. August 12, 1742, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, d. February 08, 1836, Poquonock, New York, David Soper, b. December 15, 1738, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, d. 1826, Torrington, Connecticut, Phebe Soper, b. August 19, 1731, Litchfield, Connecticut, Joel Soper, b. February 01, 1733/34, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, John Soper, b. May 15, 1733, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Elizabeth Soper, b. October 31, 1736, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut,

Source:
Genealogical Data Relating to the Ancestry and Descendants of William Hills, The English Emigrant to New England in 1632 and of Joseph Hills, the English Emigrant to New England in 1638
Hill Genealogy 90. Seth4 (Benoni3, Joseph2, William'), b. Durham, Conn., September 13, 1736 ; d. Vernon, N. Y., June 3, 1826. Married, 1st, November 1, 1760, Abigail, daughter of John and Phebe (Moore) Soper (John,2 Deacon John1), b. 1741, d. . Mar ried, 2d, July 17, 1788, Mrs. Catharine (Beach) Goodwin. Children of Seth and Abigail (Soper) Hills were : 217. Statira, b. Winchester, Conn., July 6, 1762; d. Booneville, 1840. 218. Jesse, b. Winchester, Conn., May 7, 1764. 219. Elisha, b. Goshen, Conn., May 8, 1766; d. June 11, 1766. 220. Elisha, b. Goshen, Conn., Dec. 9,1769; d. Hanover, March 9, 1826. 221. Candace, b. Goshen, Conn., June 1, 1772; d. Vernon, N. Y., March 23, 1849. 222. Hannah, b. Goshen, Conn., May 19, 1776. 228. Seth, b. Goshen, Conn., April 20, 1779; d. Vernon, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1813. 224. Ira, b. Goshen, Conn., June 22, 1782 ; d.
Source:Henry Stiles

SOPER, John, m. Phebe Moore, 30 Jan., 1730. He d. at Sims. 22 Nov., 1749, ae. perhaps 41; she d. 21 May, 1753, 83. abt. 42. Oh. : 1. Phebe, b. 19 Sept., 1731; prob. the P. who m. | 3. Joel,b. 1 Feb., 1734. Roice Beach of Goshen, 9 June, 1756. S 4. Elizabeth, b. 31 Oct., bp. 7 Nov. (W. C. JR.), 1736. 2. John, b. 15 May, 1733; prob. the J. who m. I 5. David, b. 15 Dec., 173?. RosannaBIanchardof W.Htfd.,8 Jan.,1766. j 6. Abigail, b. 6 May, 1741. j 7. Timothy, b. 12 Aug., 1742.

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John Soper's Timeline

1707
1707
Durham, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1731
August 19, 1731
Litchfield, Connecticut
1734
February 1, 1734
New Hartford (Litchfield) Connecticut
1738
December 15, 1738
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1741
1741
Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
1746
December 31, 1746
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1749
November 22, 1749
Age 42
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony