The John Couper family at Cannon's Point
By: T. Reed Ferguson.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Macon, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Couper, John, 1759-1850.; Cooper family.; Slaveholders -- Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) -- Biography.; Plantation life -- Georgia -- Saint Simons Island (Island) -- History -- 19th century.; Saint Simons Island (Ga. : Island) -- Biography.
Description: John Couper (1759-1850) was born in Lochwinoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. When he was sixteen he traveled as an indentured servant to America and arrived in 1775. He settled first in Florida and later Georgia where he became a planntation owner. In 1792 he married Rebecca Maxwell and they eventually became the parents of five children. Descendants live in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-221) and index.