Document F.179 · index · transcription: verbatim
Ancestry collection 61048 (U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970; PHS-sourced) — two NJ-scoped Cooper-surname searches: (1) born 1730-1750 in NJ (4 results); (2) born Morris Co. NJ, no year limit (69 results).
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Cooper | |||
| Sarah Cooper | |||
| Phebe Cooper | |||
| Ichabod Cooper |
What this document records
Searches
surname Cooper, born 1730-1750, NJ (4 results); surname Cooper, born Morris Co. NJ, no year (69 results)
Daniel sr children
NULL — none of the 7 NULL-DRC children (Peter/John/Benjamin/Rosannah/George/Providence/Ann 1735-1750) appear
Coverage gap
collection has essentially NO Morris-Co. NJ baptism coverage before 1831 (earliest = Zippaah Randolph Cooper bp 4 Sep 1831 Plainfield) — so a NULL here is a coverage artifact, not proof of non-baptism
Out of scope hits
the only pre-1831 hits are 4 Morristown First Presbyterian burials of the Constant/Ichabod Cooper family (fam.2-adjacent, not Daniel-Sr line) — structured in list: below; name-file creation for that family deferred (out-of-scope)
Transcription and notes
Source identification
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection | Ancestry.com collection 61048= U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 |
| Source description | "This collection contains records from Presbyterian churches in the United States from 1701 to 1970. Records collected by American missionaries in Lebanon are also included." |
| Underlying source | Presbyterian Historical Society(= per "Presbyterian Historical Society" header on result page = PHS RG 425 series digitization partnership with Ancestry) |
| URL pattern | https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/?name=_Cooper&birth=_<location>&birth_x=_1-0-a&count=50&name_x=s_ps |
| Searches conducted | (a) Cooper born 1730-1750 in NJ = 4 results screenshot; (b) Cooper born Morris Co. NJ no year limit = 69 results PDF |
| Files on disk | (image held in the family archive) (= 69-row search) + screenshot (= 4-row search) |
| Date viewed | 2026-05-28 14:03 (per timestamp on PDF) |
| Status | [verbatim] for both search-result indexes |
Search #1 — Cooper born 1730-1750 in NJ — 4 results
CATALOG-DEFINING NULLfor Daniel Sr × Grace's 7 NULL-DRC children. Search filtered to surname Cooper + born 1730-1750 + location NJ, returning 4 results across the ENTIREPHS-digitized national collection:
| Row | Name | Event | Date | Place | Relatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abigail Cooper | Burial | 11 Jul 1771 | Morristown, NJ | Constant |
| 2 | Sarah Cooper | Burial | 20 Feb 1777 | Morristown, NJ | Constant |
| 3 | Phebe Cooper | Burial | 30 Apr 1777 | Morristown, NJ | Ichabod |
| 4 | Ichabod Cooper | Burial | 29 Nov 1809 | Morristown, NJ | — |
Verdict: NONE of Daniel Sr × Grace's 7 NULL-DRC children (Peter, John, Benjamin, Rosannah, George, Providence, Ann b. 1735-1750) appear. All 4 hits are Morristown First Presbyterian BURIALS (NOT baptisms) of the Constant Cooper + Ichabod CooperMorristown family clusters already cataloged at F.178 from on-disk Morristown First Presbyterian transcripts.
NEW primary-source data from the 4 burial rows
Constant Cooper family confirmation: - Wife #1 Abigail Kenny Cooper(married 1759 per F.178 Morristown register) — died and buried 11 July 1771. Burial-record confirms her death date for the first time. - Wife #2 Sarah ___ Cooper— died and buried 20 February 1777. NEW catalog datum: Constant remarried 1771-1777 to a Sarah whose maiden surname is unknown. Both wives died at Morristown.
Ichabod Cooper family confirmation: - Wife Phebe ___ Cooper— died and buried 30 April 1777. = matches F.178 page 49 "Phebe wife of Teabod Cooper" attestation. Death-date for the first time. - Ichabod Cooper himself— died and buried 29 November 1809. = primary-source death date for the multi-decade Morristown Cooper-name individual ("Icabod/Isabod/Ieabod Cooper" across multiple F.178 spellings 1768-1809).
Catalog implication: Sarah Cooper (Constant's wife) buried 20 Feb 1777 + Phebe Cooper (Ichabod's wife) buried 30 Apr 1777 = within 2 months of each other. Possible epidemic / disease-outbreak winter 1776-1777 at Morristown. = secondary-context datum for the Morristown Cooper community.
Search #2 — Cooper born Morris Co. NJ (no year limit) — 69 results
PDF source file: (image held in the family archive) (= 3-page PDF dated 5/28/26, 2:03 PM).
| Search filter | Surname Cooper + birthplace Morris, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Total results | 69 |
| Earliest result | Zippaah Randolph Cooper baptized 4 Sep 1831 Plainfield NJ(= actually Union Co. NJ, not Morris Co; Ancestry birthplace-matching is loose) |
| Earliest Morristown baptism | Harriet Elizabeth Cooper, baptized 2 Sept 1844 Morristown, parents Ezra J. × Harriet |
CATALOG-DEFINING COLLECTION COVERAGE FINDING: even with NO birth-year filter (= include all Morris Co. NJ Coopers from 1701 to 1970), Ancestry collection 61048 has ZERO baptism records before 1831. All 69 Cooper baptisms in Morris Co. NJ are 19th-c. or 20th-c.
= collection 61048 has CATASTROPHIC coverage gaps for the 1701-1830 period of Morris Co. NJ Presbyterian baptisms. Even though the collection's title claims "1701-1970", in practice its Morris Co. NJ baptism coverage starts ~1831.
Visible result rows (PDF pages 1-2, 1-50 of 69)
19th-c. Morristown baptisms (1844+) — Ezra J. Cooper × Harriet family: - Harriet Elizabeth Cooper (bp 2 Sept 1844) + Margaret Pierson Cooper (bp 2 Sept 1844) + Matilda Cooper (bp 2 Sept 1844) + Mildred Cooper (bp 5 Jun 1846) + Hannah Eliza Cooper (bp 30 Aug 1844) + Ezra Walton Cooper (bp 30 Nov 1849) + Charles Ludlow Cooper (bp 30 Nov 1854) + Agnes Jackson Cooper (bp 4 May 1873) — all parents Ezra J. × Harriet at Morristown First Presbyterian
19th-c. Parsippany / Sussex / Newark / Paterson / Plainfield / Elizabeth / Stillwater / Wood-Ridge / Union City / East Orange / Springfield / Orange (NJ) baptisms 1831-1956 — various 19th-c. + 20th-c. Cooper families.
The earliest 1831 baptism= Zippaah Randolph Cooper bp 4 Sep 1831 Plainfield NJ= post-Daniel-Sr-line.
NO Cooper baptisms in collection 61048 with Morris Co. NJ birthplace prior to 1831.
Combined catalog-defining conclusion
| Sweep source | Daniel Sr × Grace's 7 NULL-DRC children attested? |
|---|---|
| F.177Ancestry collection 6961 = DRC 1639-1989 (broad) | ZERO for all 7 children |
| F.179Ancestry collection 61048 = Presbyterian 1701-1970 (PHS-sourced) | ZERO for all 7 children |
| F.178on-disk Mendham First Presbyterian (1738-1938) | N/A — pre-1804 records do not survive |
| F.178on-disk Basking Ridge Presbyterian (history only) | N/A — register transcripts not on disk |
| F.178on-disk Morristown First Presbyterian (1759+) | ZERO for Daniel-Sr-line (different Cooper population) |
| F.178on-disk Hanover at Whippanong (1746-1796) | ZERO for Daniel-Sr-line (different Cooper population) |
| F.178on-disk Rockaway Presbyterian (1758-1808) | N/A for pre-1758 baptism question (church founded 1758) |
= Daniel Sr × Grace's 7 NULL-DRC children remain catalog-defining NULL across ALL accessible church-record indexes.
Caveat — F.179 collection-coverage limitation
The F.179 Ancestry collection 61048 NULL is NOT conclusive evidence that Daniel Sr × Grace's children weren't baptized at any Presbyterian congregation, because:
- PHS digitization scope: Ancestry 61048 represents the subset of PHS holdings that PHS chose to digitize via Ancestry. NOT all PHS holdings. Basking Ridge / Bedminster / Bethlehem Pittstown pre-1800 registers may exist at PHS but NOT in the Ancestry-digitized subset.
- 1701-1830 Morris Co. coverage gap: Per Search #2's finding, the collection has essentially no Morris Co. NJ baptism coverage pre-1831. = even IF Daniel Sr × Grace's children were baptized at a Morris Co. NJ Presbyterian congregation, those records likely aren't in Ancestry 61048.
- Geographic scope of search: Search #1 used "NJ" filter; search #2 used "Morris Co. NJ" filter. Neither searches Pennsylvania / NY / other states' Presbyterian collections at PHS.
Catalog interpretation: F.179 NULL CONFIRMS F.177's denominational-transition pattern at PHS-source-tier, but does NOT close the question. Direct PHS RG 425 acquisition for specific NJ congregations remains the highest-leverage next step.
Implications — relocated
The 2nd-NULL confirmation, the PHS-acquisition priority (Basking Ridge / Lamington / Rockaway pre-1830 registers), and the collection-coverage caveat now live in pr.54 and pr.14; Benjamin's NULL is on p.2. The out-of-scope Constant/Ichabod Cooper burial data is structured in list: (name-files for that fam.2-adjacent family deferred as out-of-scope). Verbatim search results remain above.
Cross-references
- In-scope subjects: p.2 Benjamin Cooper + p.1 Daniel Cooper Sr (2nd church-collection NULL). Strategy in pr.54 + pr.14.
- Companion sweeps: F.176 / F.177 (DRC) · F.178 (on-disk Presbyterian, Benjamin 1770 Rockaway) · K.9 · M.24.