Rebecca Hollis^[1]

Bef 1775 - 1855  (> 80 years)

• Name	Rebecca Hollis
  Birth	Bef 1775	Rowan, North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1836	Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  	Rebecca Cooper is listed as owning 266 acres worth $2660 and 1 slave worth $600. The fact that she is in the tax list means she owns the property and not Henry, so he must no longer be living.
  Residence	1837	Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  	Rebecca is taxed on 267 acres worth $3000 and 1 slave worth $700
  Census	1840	Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [4]
  	Enumeration: 00101-00000001, 8 slaves, 11 people
  Possessions	1840	Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [4]
  	8 slaves
  _AMTID	162485317561:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LCMJ-3G5
  _UID	F1E8DD1171BB4E988A494938B0D3A6EE44E4
  Death	1855	Cannon, Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I3655	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	John Hollis,   b. 1736, London, England, United Kingdom d. 27 Aug 1832, Readyville, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. Abt 1737   d. Aft 1810, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1768	Rowan, North Carolina, United States
  	There is a Rowan County marriage record on 10 Jan 1791 for Mary Tranham and Jesse Rickmon. I suspect that this is the Mary named in Martin Trentham's will. This would lead me to suspect that, if John Hollis married a Mary Trantham, that she would perhaps be Martin's sister, in order to make the ages work out.
  Family ID	F1107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry L. Cooper,   b. Abt 1770, Delaware, United States d. Bef 1836, Cannon, Tennessee, United States (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1794	Rowan, North Carolina, United States   [5, 6, 7]
  	In Rowan County, North Carolina, there are other Cooper marriages around this time: Henry Cooper & Rebecca Hollis - 1794 John Cooper & Lidia Johnston - 1762 John Cooper & Sarah Riddle - 1789 David Cooper & Ann Miller - 1798 Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Smith - 1798 Samuel Cooper & Margat McBride - 1786 Nebimiah Cooper & Susannah Michael - 1802
  Children	1. Elizabeth Cooper + 2. James Cooper,   b. 1797, North Carolina, United States d. 1861–1870, Tennessee, United States (Age 73 years)   3. Nannie Cooper,   b. Abt 1800, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Hollis F. Cooper,   b. Abt 1804, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Micajah Thomas Cooper,   b. 28 Dec 1806, Rowan, North Carolina, United States d. 16 Feb 1874, Bakersport, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1775 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States Marriage - 19 Jan 1794 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States Residence - 1836 - Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Residence - 1837 - Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Census - 1840 - Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Possessions - 8 slaves - 1840 - Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Death - 1855 - Cannon, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Some sources record a second marriage for Rebecca to an Andrew Moore in Knox County, TN, but this does not make sense. The marriage isrecorded as 12 Aug 1812 in Knox Co, TN. If this were the case,Rebecca and Henry would have had to be divorced since he was still alive at that point. Likewise, she would have had to go east alone for this to happen. No mention of this was made in Elizabeth Cooper's Bible records. Also, were Rebecca to remarry, the record would have been recorded as Rebecca Cooper, not Rebecca Hollis. So, unless additional evidence comes to light, we will assume that this is another Rebecca Hollis. CENSUS: Based on the 1790 enumeration of John Hollis, it would appear that this person occurs in that house. Likewise, in the 1800, 1820, 1830 enumerations of Henry Cooper support her position in this household, but does not explicitly list her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Hollis / Rogers / McGee / Harrell / Hodges / Colli. [S1186] Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, 29 April 2017; Rutherford County, 1836, p. 436, Rebecca Cooper. [S1186] Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, 29 April 2017; Rutherford County, 1837, p. 335, Rebecca Cooper. [S764] 1840 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co, TN, Not Stated; page 140; Rebecca Cooper. [S149] Henry Cooper Rebecca Hollis Marriage Return 19 Jan. [S1059] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, 26 February 2017; Rowan Co, Marriage Bonds - Abstracts (1790-1900), Cooper, Henry to Rebecca Hollis. [S1781] Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868, p. 83, Henry Cooper and Rebecca Hollis.