Who was CATHARINA KOPP/COBB?

Researched by Joan Cervenka Cobb

Some sources indicate that the Cath/ Caty Cobb, buried at Friedens Cemetery who died 9 October 1830 is the wife of Heinrich Kopp (1736-1812).  Is this correct? 

Here are the facts:

1. Friedens Records started spelling Kopp the American way about 1829, so her name is spelled Cobb, not Kopp.  The stone is a rock with the following scratched on it in English.

            HERE LIES THE

            BODY OF CATH

COBB (W)HO DEPA

            RTED THIS LIFE

ON THE 9 OF

OCT 1830

2. In the 1820 Census of Guilford County, NC, page 12, for Henry Cobb, Jr. there is a female over 45 years of age.  Ester Kopp would have only been 42 years old, so this was probably Henry’s mother, Catharina, who was living with them.

3. In the 1830 Census of Guilford County, NC, page 167, for Henry Cobb (1771-1844), there is a female listed living with his family who is 90 to 100 years of age.  I believe this is Catharina.  She would have been born about 1738, which is close to the year of birth for her husband, Heinrich.

4. Heinrich and his wife are listed a number of times in these Friedens Church records:

            4 Jan 1804-Catharina attended church

1 May 1805-Heinrich & wife Catharina attended church, page 93

31 Mar 1806- Heinrich & Catharina were sponsors for Valentine Kopp’s daughter, Saloma, page 12

27 Dec 1807- Heinrich & Catharina were sponsors for Alexander Fulton’s son, page13

2 Dec 1809-Catharina Kopp is Confirmed in the Christian Church, page 124

            2 Dec 1809-Heinrich & wife attended church, page 124

1812 Heinrich Kopp (b 1736) died

            12 June 1814-Catharina Koppin attended church, page 99

14 Apr 1816-Catharina Koppin attended church with her son, Heinrich Kopp, page 102

24 Oct 1819-Catharina Koppin, widow, attended church, page 126

6 May 1820-Catharina Koppin attended, page 103

2 June 1821-Cath. Koppin was in church, page 105

26 May 1822- Heinrich Kopp and Catharina attend, page 106

15 June 1823- Heinrich Kopp and Catharina attend, page 107

There are some other listings in 1798, 1801, 1802, 1804 and 1805 that I believe are also Heinrich and Catharina, but she is not specified by name on page 13 and 14.  Their son, Heinrich (b 1771), did not marry until 1801, so these records probably refer to Heinrich (b 1736) and also Catharina.

5. Some researchers claim that the Annie Kopp b. 2 Oct 1725, d. 15 July 1812 buried near Heinrich is the wife of Heinrich (1736).  I do not believe this is true.  This woman could have been a sister to Heinrich or related in some other way.  In no record is Heinrich’s wife ever referred to as Anna or Annie.  He had a daughter named Anna Doretha b.1765.