Edward Drhiker Cope. — Frazer. 73 
Edward Drinker Cope. 
Born July 28, 1840 
Died April 12, 1897 
The branch of the Cope famil}- to which the subject of 
this sketch belonged descended from Oliver Cope, who ac- 
cording to his grandson Nathan Cope, came from Wiltshire, 
England, about 1687, and settled at Naaman's Creek in the 
extreme north of the present state of Delaware. 
In "The Copes of Wiltshire," printed in England (Cotswold 1881) 
bv J. C. Biddle-Cope, a brother of Edward Drinker Cope, formerly 
created by the Pope the Marquis of Biddle-Cope, now "Cyprian Cope," 
for private distribution, the pedigree of Oliver is traced back as follows; 
Oliver s. of John of Chisledon and his wife Elizabeth; John of C. a. of 
Jno. of Wilts and his wife Margaret; John of W. s. of Edward and his 
wife Maud; Edward s. of Sir Anthony Cope of Bedhampton and his 
wife Anne [Lady Anne Stafford). 
Sir Anthony of Bedhampton s. of Stephen Cope, Esq., of Bedhamp- 
ton, Co. Hants, Sergeant of the poultry to Henry VIII and Edward VI, 
and Anne dau and co-heir of Wm. Saunders, Esq.; Stephen C. s. of Sir 
William Cope, of Hanwell and his first wife Agnes Harcourt, co-heir of^ 
her father.) This same Sir William Cope, married a second wife, Jane 
dau. of Sir J. Spencer, of Hodnell, Kt., by whom he had a son Sir An- 
thony Cope Hanwell) Sir William s. of Alexander Cope and ? : Alexan- 
der C, s. of William C. and a daughter of W. Gossage of Spratton: 
William C, son of John Cope (of Denshanger, Co. Norhants in reign of 
Edward III. Twice high sheriff, five times Knight of the County in 
Parliament. Espoused the cause of Henry IV. Died 1447) and Joan 
id. 1435)- 
It has been stated that Oliver -Cope came to the shores of the Dela- 
ware from Wiltshire in England about 1687. 
His grant of land is dated Sept. 8, 168 [, and recites that William 
Fenn of Worminghurst in the county of Sussex, Esquire, in consideration 
of five shillings, etc., conveys to Oliver Cope, of Awbry, in the county of 
Wilts tailor, two hundred and fifty acres of land within the province of 
Pennsylvania (see Deed Book, Vol. 3, p. 334, Philadelphia, Pa.). Oliver 
had four children of whom the youngest, John (born 1691) moved to 
"Bradford" (Bradford township, Chester Co., Pa., about one mile N. W. 
of the town of West Chester) about 1712. John and his wife Charity had 
eight children, of whom the sixth, Caleb, born Nov. 4, 1736, married 
Mary, daughter of George and Sarah Mendenhall, of East Cain town- 
.ship, Chester Co., Oct. 17, 1760, and removed to Lancaster, Pa., in 1761, 
