Anne COUPER was born and raised in Burnsall. She was baptized in 1702 by her father Isaac.
Anne married Tobias CORKER, of Pateley Bridge on 8 Dec 1734 in Pateley Bridge.1 Their marriage was tragically short: Tobias was buried on 3 Feb 1735/36 in Pateley Bridge.2 Anne was pregnant with her daughter Ann at the time of Tobias' death, and she returned to Burnsall for the birth and baptism on 29 Aug 1736. The record was transcribed as: "Ann ye daughter of Ann Koorker [erased words] of greenhill was Born August ye 29 and Baptized by Mr Knowsley Curate September ye 17". Perhaps the "[erased words]" related to her widowhood, or perhaps, as was common, they masked bleed-through from ink on the reverse of the page.
There was a possible later marriage: A James CHALLENGEHOUSE/CHALLINGHOUSE, who was either a 66 year old miner of Green Hill or a 29 year old yeoman from Fewston, married an Anne CORKER in April 1745 in Burnsall. She was described a spinster though, making this marriage unlikely for Anne. There were no children baptised. That they stayed in Green Hill and had no children suggests that she married the older man. One of the men was buried on 16 Mar 1767.
