On 6 Dec 1775 Levi married
Thankful Dayton (44298) , daughter of
Capt. Jonathan Dayton (38223) (31 Jan 1726/7-31 Jul 1804) &
Mary Yale (24743) (12 Dec 1729-12 Jun 1783), in Cong. Soc. (1745) Northford, North Branford.
55 Born on 6 Dec 1753 in New Haven, CT.56 Thankful died in North Haven, CT, on 10 Dec 1840; she was 87.55 Buried in Old Graveyard, Montowese, North Haven.
Children of Levi and Thankful (Dayton) Cooper, born at East Haven:453
i. Patty Cooper, b. 24 Nov 1776, d. 12 Feb 1844 at North haven 12 Feb 1844, unmarried, but engaged to Jerry Brockett of North Haven who d. of dysentary;
ii. David Cooper, b. 13 Nov 1788, m. 1st at North Haven 11 Dec 1800 Betsey Clark (b. ca. 1781, d. 18 Apr 1813 æ. 32 at North Haven, dau. of Phineas & Lucy Clark), m. 2nd at North Haven 9 Jan 1814 Abigail Barnes;
iii. Sarah Cooper, b. 26 Feb 1781, d. 5 Aug 1851 at North Haven, m. there 27 mar 1805 Benajah Bishop;
iv. Zerviah Cooper, b. 20 Jan 1783, d. 16 Oct 1854 at North Haven, m. 1810 Lyman Allen (d. 17 Jun 1851 at North Haven), no children;
v. Levi Cooper, b. 20 Jan 1788, d. 7 Aug 1859 at North Haven, m. there 5 May 1810 Sybil (Brockett) Andrews (bp. Jun 1783 at North Haven, d. there 22 Jan 1865, dau. of Stephen & Hannah (Thompson) Brockett, widow of Pierpont Andrews); and
vi. Nancy (or Luanney) Cooper.488