Lewis Coorpender

 

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Lewis Coorpender   see FAMILY TREE
Born: 1786  NC

Married 23 Feb 1819 Raleigh, Franklin Co. NC

Died: 26 Sep 1845 Hinds Co., MS
   

FATHER

John Coor Pender

MOTHER

Bethany Cindy Stevens

WIFE

Martha Matilda Fenner

CHILDREN

1. Richard John Coorpender  b. 27 June 1820

2. Eliza A Coorpender  b. 26 June 1821

3. William Fenner Coorpender  b. 30 Sept 1823

4. Lewis Coorpender b. 19 Dec 1827

5. Mary Lou Coorpender  b. Abt 1831                                   

6. Caroline Coorpender  b. Abt 1834

7. Robert Coorpender  b. Abt 1836

8. McKinney Coorpender  b. Abt 1838

9. Julia Coorpender  b. 05 Nov 1845

 

Lewis Coorpender
by Chase Brooke
Nov 2023

There is no birth record for Lewis Coorpender but the 1861 North Carolina will of John Coorpender, his father, named his son Lewis as executor and also mentioned his wife Bethany.  (1) The marriage record for John and Bethany confirms that her last name was Stevens and that they were married in Johnston County, North Caroline on 2 Feb 1784. (2)  Since Lewis Coorpender was the eldest son, we estimate he was born about 1786. When Lewis was 26 years old he registered in the U. S. Army as a member of the 10th US Infantry and served in the War of 1812.  He entered as an ensign on 30 Sep 1812, was promoted to 3d lieutenant on 11 Feb 1815 and left the army on 6 Oct 1815. (3) He married Matilda Fenner in Raleigh, North Carolina on 22 Feb 1819. (4) Although Lewis had moved to Jackson, Madison, Tennessee in the early 1820's with his father-in-law Richard Fenner, the first time his named appeared on a record was on 28 Apr 1828 when he served as Attorney-in-face for Robert Green. (5)  We don't know how well he did financially during his stay in Jackson.  He didn't appear to own any land and he lived on 100 acres which his wife had inherited from her father. (6) He opened the La Fayette Inn in Jackson on 7 Apr 1832. (7) We don't know whether this venture was successful or not but by 17 Jan 1840 he and his family had moved to Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi. (8) Perhaps the venture was successful since he was able to pay $3200 to acquire in Clinton on 18 Mar 1840, two mules, one horse, one wagon, three yokes of oxen, one hundred and thirty hogs, thirty head of cattle, fifty sheep and great deal of household assets.  No mention is made of having land.  (9) He died on 22 Sep 1845 in Hinds County.  His obituary in the 1 Oct 1845 edition of The Mississippian reads as follows: "An all-wise Providence has removed from this life Dr. Lewis Coorpender.  He died at the residence of his son-in-law, General John R. Jefferson, in Hinds County, Miss., on the 22nd of chronic diarrhea." (10)

Sources

 

(1)  Wayne County, N.C. Probate Records FHL film 508757 image 32

(2)  Marriage Registers of Johnston County 1764-1961 FHL film 295111 image 128

(3) U.S. Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 , FHL film 350309 image 374

(4) Wake County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds FHL film 296869 image 261 

Testimony to marriage from bounty land application made in 1851 by Martha M Coorpender

                             Raleigh Register and Gazette                 

(5) Madison County, Tennessee Land Deeds FHL film 389635 image 441

(6) Madison County Tennessee Land Deeds FHL film 389641 image 330

(7)  Nashville Republican and Raleigh Star

From Tennessee Cousins by Ray on pg 734, " A man named Hyde built a Tavern on the site of what became later the New Arlington Hotel in Jackson, (TN) conducted by Allen I. Patterson & finally by Samuel Luckey.  At the same time there was the 'Lafayette' on the N. Side of LaFayette street which was run by Eddisil, Coorpender and Johnson, all popular kests.  The site of the old LaFayette Tavern is between Central Alley and Market Streets, now filled with business houses."  
Ad for Tavern was placed in the Southern Statesman on 12/May/1832.

(8) Hinds County Mississippi, Land Deeds, FHL film 878672 image 392

(9) Hinds County, Mississippi Land Deeds , FHL film 878673 image 140

The Land Records for Hinds Co., Mississippi Bill of Sale Vol 13, p.269 "March 18, 1840 The state of Mississippi, know all men by these present that J. Erasmus D. Fenner (Matilda's brother) of the county and state above mentioned for and in consideration of the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid the receipt when is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold and delivered on the first day of January last and by there present do bargain sell and confer unto Lewis Coorpender of the county and state aforesaid the following property viz Two Mules and one ??? one wagon and three yoke of Oxen - 150 head of Hogs more or less about 30 head of cattle about 50 head of sheep being all the stock of Cattle hogs and sheep then belonging to me - together with all the corn Fodder Wheat (Meat?) then belonging to me Also the following household kitchen farmhouse viz 1 Mahogany Side Board 1 dozen rush bottom chairs - half dozen common chairs - 1 sopha - 3 Bed Steads 1 Pair ?? Dining Table 3 Feather Bed (???) mattresses together with all the Bed Clothes pertaining to them 1 (??) from looking glass 1 Scotch Carpet (??) 2 Pair Brass andirons 2 pair shovel and tongs together with all the Kitchen Furniture at my residence near Clinton also one Carryall J. (???) hold unto said Lewis Coorpender his home and assigned forever. In testimony whereof I have hereunder affixed my ____ and seal this 18th March of 1840."

(10) In the newspaper the Mississippian for Jackson, Miss on October 1, 1845 there is this notice, "An all-wise Providence has removed from this life Dr. Lewis Coorpender. He died at the residence of his son-in-law, General John R. Jefferson, in Hinds County, Miss., on the 22nd, of chronic diarrhea."