▁St ▁G iles ▁to ▁her ▁husband , ▁John ▁Cooper . ▁This ▁agreement ▁was ▁made ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 2 , ▁when ▁John ▁Cooper , ▁himself , ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁Baron . ▁John ▁and ▁Anne ' s ▁first ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 1 ▁at ▁his ▁grand father ' s ▁home ▁at ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁According ly , ▁oldest ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁of ▁John ▁Cooper , ▁was ▁christ ened ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁at ▁birth . ▁All ▁his ▁younger ▁sib lings ▁remained ▁Co op ers . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁preserved ▁a ▁note ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁papers , ▁stating ▁that ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁agreement ▁established ▁between ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand father , ▁when ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁Ash ley ▁after ▁the ▁Rest oration . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁happy ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁marriage ▁and ▁property ▁agreement ▁and ▁amaz ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁unw itting ly ▁comp lied ▁with ▁this ▁provision ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁prior ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 8 , ▁Anne ▁died ▁of ▁small po x , ▁leaving ▁her ▁husband ▁with ▁three ▁children . ▁Their ▁two ▁sons ▁were ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁George ▁Cooper . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁Philipp a , ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁younger