JOHN COPCUTT, one of the oldest residents of Yonkers, was born at Oxfordshire, England, in 1805. When twelve years of age his parents removed to New York City, where he was educated in the schools of that place. He followed the vocation of his father, and soon became the largest dealer in and importer of mahogany. He was noted for his extraordinary gift in judging mahogany, and often was laughingly told that "he could see right through a log." In 1824, he made his first visit to this city, accompanied by his father, to make arrangements to have mahogany sawed at the Yonkers mills, coming by sloop from New York. In 1845, Mr. Copcutt purchased a tract of land which included the lower, or first, water power where the Nepperhan River empties into the Hudson, and built upon it a number of mills and stores. In 1854, he made another extensive purchase of woodland and also built his fine stone residence on Nepperhan Avenue. Soon after this he acquired more property and water–power, erecting in the vicinity of his home several substantial factories, besides many small cottages which were rented to the hands employed in the various mills.
[The above biographical sketch is from Charles E. Allison, A History of Yonkers (New York: Wilbur B. Ketchum, 1896), p. 413.]
For a more full, complete and accurate biography of John Copcutt:
Westchester County, New York: Biographical by W W Spooner pub 1900 by New York: New York History Company pages 12-16.
JOHN COPCUTT, one of the oldest residents of Yonkers, was born at Oxfordshire, England, in 1805. When twelve years of age his parents removed to New York City, where he was educated in the schools of that place. He followed the vocation of his father, and soon became the largest dealer in and importer of mahogany. He was noted for his extraordinary gift in judging mahogany, and often was laughingly told that "he could see right through a log." In 1824, he made his first visit to this city, accompanied by his father, to make arrangements to have mahogany sawed at the Yonkers mills, coming by sloop from New York. In 1845, Mr. Copcutt purchased a tract of land which included the lower, or first, water power where the Nepperhan River empties into the Hudson, and built upon it a number of mills and stores. In 1854, he made another extensive purchase of woodland and also built his fine stone residence on Nepperhan Avenue. Soon after this he acquired more property and water–power, erecting in the vicinity of his home several substantial factories, besides many small cottages which were rented to the hands employed in the various mills.
[The above biographical sketch is from Charles E. Allison, A History of Yonkers (New York: Wilbur B. Ketchum, 1896), p. 413.]
For a more full, complete and accurate biography of John Copcutt:
Westchester County, New York: Biographical by W W Spooner pub 1900 by New York: New York History Company pages 12-16.
Family Members
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John Crook Copcutt
1834–1835
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Thomas Copcutt
1835–1835
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Elizabeth Rebecca Copcutt
1836–1836
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John Benham "Johnny" Copcutt Jr
1838–1854
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Anne Elizabeth "aka Anna or Annie" Copcutt Hyde
1840–1927
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Rebecca Medwin Copcutt Leale
1842–1923
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William Henry Copcutt
1845–1921
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William Henry Copcutt
1845–1921
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Richard Boddington Copcutt
1847–1851
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Marianna Copcutt Wilcox
1849–1916
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Anna Crook "Annie" Copcutt
1852–1918
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John Boddington Copcutt
1855–1916
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