Ancestry search snapshot — A history of the First Presbyterian Church, Hanover, 1718-1968: 250 years of Christian service — searched 'Cooper' returns 3 results: (1) Sarah Cooper, p.116, 'Inscriptions on the tombstones and monuments and their locations in the First United Presbyterian Church Burial Ground Hanover, N. J. 1750-1965'; (2) Isabel[la] Cooper, p.115, same tombstone-inscriptions section; (3) John Cooper, p.5, 'Translation of the original deed' (= 1718-era founding deed). = Hanover Presbyterian had Cooper-family tombstones in 1750-1965 era + a John Cooper named in the founding deed translation. POSSIBLY = our [p.1 Daniel Cooper Sr](../../people/p.1%20Daniel%20Cooper%201695-1795.md) line (his son John d. 1778) OR a different John Cooper.

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Per memory feedback_ancestry_search_as_source.md search-result screenshots ARE legitimate catalog sources.

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Verbatim 3 results

(Note: Cooper, Isabe... is partially truncated in screenshot; likely "Isabel" or "Isabella")

Catalog significance

1. John Cooper named in the 1718-era Hanover founding deed (p.5)

The "Translation of the original deed" (= for the Hanover Presbyterian Church founding deed, probably 1718) names "Jededian Buckingha[m]" + "John Cooper" as deed parties (= original landowners conveying the land for the church OR witnesses to the conveyance). This is a PRE-1718 Cooper attestation in Morris Co. NJ.

Multiple candidate identifications: - p.1 Daniel Cooper Sr's son John Cooper (d. 1778, m. Magdalene Boyle 1763) — but this John was born after the 1718 deed; the 1718 John Cooper would be ~his father's-generation - A John Cooper of Hanover, pre-1718 — could be Daniel Sr's father (= would CLOSE the pr.2 Daniel Sr father search question), OR could be unrelated - John Cooper of fam.10 Morris Plains Hanover Cooper line — fam.10 line settled Hanover area early 1700s per memory - Different John Cooper entirely

HIGH-PRIORITY research target: pull the full deed translation (Hanover 1718 founding deed) to identify which John Cooper this is. If it's Daniel Sr's father OR uncle, this is a MAJOR catalog breakthrough for pr.2.

2. Cooper tombstones at Hanover First Presby Burial Ground 1750-1965

Sarah Cooper + Isabel[la] Cooper tombstones at Hanover First Presby cemetery — = Cooper family burials in Hanover Morris Co. NJ across 215-year span. These are likely [fam.10] Hanover Cooper line members (per F.159 Hanover Whippanong attestation 1780s+).

Note: "First United Presbyterian Church" = post-1958 denominational name; this is the same physical church as the historical "First Presbyterian Church Hanover at Whippanong" / "Hanover Presbyterian Church" — see F.159.

3. Search engine limitation

Ancestry returned only 3 hits because the search uses confidence-ranked / context matching. Per I.118 lesson, Ancestry can MISS surname-only attestations. The actual 250-year church history book likely contains many more Cooper-name references; the 3 hits are the top-confidence matches. Full PDF grep would surface more.

Cross-references

• F.159 — Hanover Whippanong church records 1746-1796 (= same church, earlier-era record source)
• F.156, F.157, F.158, F.160 — companion negative-finding entries
• I.118 — companion Ancestry vs FamilySearch search-engine analysis
• p.1 Daniel Cooper Sr — candidate identification for the 1718 deed John Cooper
• pr.2 Daniel Sr father search — open question that the 1718 deed John Cooper COULD potentially resolve
• pr.27 LI English-colonial Cooper kindred
• pr.28 Hanover Chester LI satellite
• fam.10 Morris Plains Hanover Cooper

Open follow-ups

1. ** Acquire the full History of First Presbyterian Church Hanover, 1718-1968 book** — likely on FamilySearch Digital Library or Internet Archive, OR purchase from a NJ historical society. Would enable: - Full deed translation p.5 (identifies which John Cooper is on 1718 deed) - Full tombstone inscriptions section p.115-116 (Sarah + Isabel[la] Cooper dates + relations) - Full Cooper-family attestations across the 250-year history
2. ** Investigate Hanover 1718 founding deed John Cooper** — if this is pre-Daniel Sr generation, could ID his father/uncle = closes pr.2
3. ** Identify Sarah Cooper + Isabel[la] Cooper tombstones** at Hanover First Presby burial ground — Find A Grave likely has memorials