Arthur E. Cooper, 'Col. Cornelius Ludlow,' in Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Third Series, Vol. III (Newark NJ: NJHS, bound 1906; sub-issues 1898-1905), book pp. 42-49, composed Morristown NJ 8 June 1901 — = THE primary-source published genealogy underlying [I.36] House of Cooper 1946 + [I.130] Brode 1932 for the Catherine Cooper Ludlow / Cornelius Ludlow / John Ludlow descendant tree; CONFIRMS Catherine Hankinson (not Conover) was Daniel Cooper Jr's 1st wife + only mother of Catherine Cooper Jr (= the 1898 NJHS publication that Brode p.77 cites as 'Mr. Cooper wrote for the N. J. Historical Society in 1898'); 8-page genealogy enumerates Cornelius's 3 marriages + 7 named children by Catharine Cooper [p.51] + Martha Lyon + Mary Wall + grandchildren via John Ludlow [p.53] (= 13 children primary-source-locked via Susan Demun not 'Damon') + Benjamin Ludlow [p.278] (= eldest son of Cornelius × Martha Lyon, b. 1764 d. 27 Jan 1817, Maj. Gen. NJ Militia + NJ Legislative Council 1807-1814; his grandson George C. Ludlow b. 1830 = Governor of New Jersey 1880) + Israel Ludlow (b. 1766 d. 1804, surveyed Symmes Purchase Ohio 1788 = sole owner of Hamilton OH + part-owner of Dayton + co-founder of Cincinnati; his great-grandson Salmon P. Chase = Governor of Ohio + US Senator + Chief Justice of US Supreme Court) + 10+ tombstone-primary-source inscriptions from old Presbyterian church yard New Providence NJ (copied 31 July 1900 by Dr. A. M. Corey)

Transcription and notes

Source identification

Verbatim — article opening (book p. 42 = PDF p. 49)

[Continuation of preceding John Gosmer biography] ... It rests with
the descendants of his step-son to keep his memory green.

                                Morristown, N. J., June 8th, 1901.

Col Cornelius Ludlow,
BY ARTHUR E. COOPER.

Col. Cornelius Ludlow, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth
(Smith) Ludlow, was born at New Providence, Union Co.,
N. J., in 1728 or 1729. He married 1st, about 1751-2,
Catharine Cooper, first child of Daniel Cooper, senior, and
Grace Runyon; he m. 2d, Martha Lyon; and 3d, Mary
Wall. He lived on his farm on Long Hill, back of the
present Stirling, Morris county, N. J. His house, now
over one hundred and fifty years old, is called "Sentinel
Elms," and has recently been fitted up in Colonial style
by its present owner, W. H. Guerin.

In Dr. Moses G. Elmer's old account books, which are
now in possession of Dr. A. M. Corey, of New Providence,
N. J., are the following charges:
"June, 1768, Lieut. Cornelius Ludlow."
"July 16th, 1772, Lieut. Cornelius Ludlow."
"April 10th, 1773, Lieut. Cornelius Ludlow."
"June 22d, 1773, Capt. Cornelius Ludlow."

[Footnote 1:] Jeremiah Ludlow came from the municipal and parliamentary
borough and market-town Ludlow, in Shropshire, England, and settled at
New Providence, N. J.; he d. Aug. 1, 1764, aged 67 years; his wid. d.
March 12, 1790, aged 91 years. They had two children: 1. Jeremy;
2. Cornelius. — Littell's Passaic Valley Settlers, 264; Life and Times of
Israel Ludlow, by H. B. Teetor, 6. — ED.

Verbatim — Hankinson-not-Conover correction (book p. 45 = PDF p. 52)

2. John Ludlow,- only child of Col. Cornelius Lud-
low' and his first wife Catherine Cooper, was born at Long
Hill, Morris Co., N. J., Dec. 14, 1752. He m. 1st, Oct.
19, 1772, Catherine Cooper, only ch. of Daniel Cooper,
Jr., and his first wife, Catherine Hankinson; she was b.
May 3, 1754; d. June 23, 1783. He m. 2d, in 1784 or
1785, Susan Demun, dau. of John Demun, of Somerset
Co., N. J., b. July 25, 1764; d. in Hamilton Co., O., in
1844.

= THE primary-source attestation Brode quotes on her p. 77 (= "Mr. Cooper wrote for the N. J. Historical Society in 1898... John Ludlow married first, Catherine Cooper, only child of Daniel Cooper and his first wife, Catherine Hankinson"). Brode summarized; the actual article text reads as above.

Verbatim — tombstone inscriptions (book p. 44 = PDF p. 51, copied 31 July 1900 by Dr. A. M. Corey from old Presbyterian church yard New Providence NJ)

"Col. Cornelius Ludlow died April 27th 1812 aged 83 years."
"Martha, wife of Cornelius Ludlow died Oct. 9th, 1799, aged 55 yrs."
"Jeremiah Ludlow, died Aug. 1, 1764, aged 66 yrs."
"Elizabeth, widow of Jeremiah Ludlow, died March 12th, 1790, aged 90 yrs."
"Gen. Benjamin Ludlow, died Jan. 27, 1817, aged 53 yrs."

Note tombstone says Cornelius "aged 83" (= b. 1728-1729) and Jeremiah "aged 66" (vs article footnote "aged 67"); minor 1-year discrepancy between article body + tombstone.

Verbatim — Stryker NJ official military roster on Cornelius (book p. 43 = PDF p. 50)

In Gen. Stryker's official roster of New Jersey troops,
Col. Cornelius Ludlow is mentioned as:
"1st Major of Eastern Battalion of Morris Co. Militia, on Jan. 13th, 1776,"
"Major in Col. Martin's Battalion, Heard's Brigade, on June 14th, 1776."
"Lieut. Col. Eastern Battalion, Morris Co. Militia, on May 23d, 1777."
"Resigned on account of disability, Nov. 13th, 1777."

Edmund D. Halsey, in the History of Morris County, page 32, and elsewhere
in that work, says: "In June, 1776, under a requisition from the Continental
Congress for 3300 men to reinforce our Army at New York, Nathaniel Heard
was appointed Brigadier General; Ephraim Martin, Colonel; and Cornelius
Ludlow, Major, of the Battalion raised in Morris and Sussex Counties, N. J."

Gen. Stryker says: "The good service they performed is recorded in history.
At the engagements of Quinton's Bridge, Hancock's Bridge, Three Rivers,
Connecticut Farms, and Van Neste's Mills they bore an active part. At Long
Island, Trenton, Princeton, Germantown, Springfield and Monmouth they
performed efficient service in supporting the Continental line."

"The Eastern Battalion, Col. Jacob Ford commanding, with Cornelius Ludlow
as Lieutenant Colonel, was detailed to cover Washington's retreat across
New Jersey, after the evacuation of New York, in 1776, a service
accomplished with honor and success."

Verbatim — Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow Holland Society attestation (book p. 43 footnote 2 = PDF p. 50)

"The maiden name of the wife of Isaac Sayre, who died in Southampton, L. I.,
about 1725, and who afterwards married a Ludlow, was Elizabeth Smith, dau.
of John Smith and Sarah White, the latter being a dau. of Nathaniel White of
Haddam, Conn. Elizabeth was born Nov. 26, 1699."
(Letter of Theo. M. Banta, Sec'y Holland Society.)

= Primary-source connects Cornelius Ludlow's mother Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow back to Nathaniel White of Haddam Connecticut via her parents John Smith × Sarah White. This is the same "Nathaniel White of Haddam, Conn." that Brode 1932 OUR WHITE LINE pedigree (book p. 19) gives as ancestor #11: "Nathaniel White b. abt. 1629 d. Aug. 27, 1711 m. Elizabeth ____." Brode's pedigree is descended from THIS Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow's grandfather Nathaniel.

Children of Col. Cornelius Ludlow — verbatim enumeration (book pp. 44-50 = PDF pp. 51-57)

By 1st wife Catharine Cooper [p.51] (1 child): 1. p.53 John Ludlow b. Dec 14, 1752; d. Mar 26, 1823

By 2nd wife Martha Lyon (6 children):

2. Agnes m. Oct 15, 1774, Judge Jonathan Pierson of Hamilton Ohio. 4 children incl. Polly m. Gen. Solomon Doughty + Betsey m. Col. Solomon Boyle of Long Hill NJ.
3. Martha "Patty" m. William Remsen of Elizabethtown NJ.
4. Benjamin = p.278 Maj Gen Benjamin Ludlow NJ Militia b. 1764; d. Jan 27 1817 aged 53.
5. Israel b. 1766; d. Jan 21 1804 in his 39th year. m. Charlotte Chambers (= dau Gen. James Chambers of Chambersburg PA). ** NEW p.N stub warranted — substantial historical figure (Symmes Purchase OH 1787 surveyor + Hamilton OH sole owner + Dayton OH part-owner + Cincinnati co-founder; first Clerk of US Courts NW Territory 1790; his daughter Sarah Bella m. Salmon P. Chase = Governor of Ohio + US Senator + Secretary of Treasury + Chief Justice of US Supreme Court**).
6. Elizabeth b. April 25, 1767; m. Col. Israel Day of Morris Co. NJ May 3, 1785 (= son of Timothy Day, b. Nov 15, 1765, Colonel of Cavalry + Justice of the Peace).
7. William m. Elizabeth Haines (dau Samuel Haines of Vealtown); removed to Mill Creek Ohio then Oxford Butler Co. Ohio; superintendent of the erection of the buildings of Miami University.

By 3rd wife Mary Wall: NO ISSUE confirmed.

Children of John Ludlow [p.53] — verbatim enumeration (book pp. 45-48)

By 1st wife Catherine Cooper [p.259] (5 children):

i. Sarah m. John Lyon; d.s.p. ii. Agnes m. Silas Hurin son of Seth Hurin (Lebanon Ohio); 11 children. iii. Stephen m. (1) Jane Porter; (2) Le Anne Bell; 4 children. iv. Cooper m. (1) Elizabeth Reeder dau Jacob Reeder; (2) Elizabeth Layton dau Judge Layton of Mad River OH; 4 children. v. Lydia m. Ogden Ross son of Matthias Ross formerly of Springfield NJ; 10 children including Martha Catherine Ross m. William Bingham (= I.130 Brode 1932 author's direct ancestral line).

By 2nd wife Susan Demun [p.279] (8 children):

vi. William m. Catherine Hand dau John Hand of Morris Co.; 6 children. vii. Elizabeth m. Matthew Patten of Dayton OH; 10 children. viii. Mary m. Alexander Pendery; 8 children (incl. Ludlow, Goodlow, Martha, Ralph, William, Finley, Susan Jane, Israel). ix. Martha d. aged 15 yrs. x. Susan m. (1) Stephen Cummings; (2) David Bingham 2d; 1 child Martha Jane Cummings m. John W. Owen. xi. John m. Hetty Niles; 3 children (Harriet m. Dr. Freeman; Stephen; John). xii. Ruth m. James Baxter; 4 children. xiii. Catherine m. John Long; 3 children.

Children of Benjamin Ludlow [p.278] — verbatim enumeration (book pp. 48-49)

i. Cornelius m. Julia Ann Disborough of New Brunswick; Princeton 1816; Justice of the Peace; NJ Assembly; Judge Morris Co. 1823; removed Milford Hunterdon Co. then 1835 New Brunswick; d. Nov 24 1836. Children: 1. George C. Ludlow b. April 6 1830 Milford Hunterdon Co.; Rutgers 1850; NJ Bar 1853; NJ State Senate 1876; GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY 1880; NJ Supreme Court Justice 1895; d. Dec 18 1900. 2. Jane + 3 others. ii. Israel b. 1796; d. Dec 21 1819 unmarried. iii. Mary m. Dr. John W. Craig of Plainfield NJ; d.s.p. 1846. iv. Martha b. 1801; d. Nov 17 1802. v. Susan b. 1803; d. Mar 27 1823 unmarried. vi. George Harris b. 1805; Sheriff of Morris Co. 1831-4 + Clerk of the County 1843-8. vii. Martha m. George H. McCarter (her cousin) Nov 17, 1840; d.s.p. ~1845. viii. Eliza b. 1809; d. Mar 19 1838 unmarried. ix. Charlotte Chambers b. 1810; d. July 22 1830 unmarried. x. Eleanor d. Mar 4 1849 unmarried. xi. Benjamin b. Aug 8 1817; d. Nov 17 1817.

What this source establishes

1. CATALOG-DEFINING confirmation of the Hankinson-not-Conover correction (pr.51 resolution)

The full passage Brode p.77 quoted is now primary-source-locked at I.131 book p.45: Daniel Cooper Jr's 1st wife was Catherine Hankinson, mother of the only child Catherine Cooper Jr who m. cousin John Ludlow 19 Oct 1772. Mother-line attribution = Hankinson (NOT Conover). Catalog's p.258 Catherine Hankinson Cooper + p.259 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow Jr + p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr wife-chronology all correct.

2. Composition date primary-source-locked = 8 June 1901

Resolves long-standing pr.51 date confusion: NOT 1898 (Brode misread sub-issue date), NOT 1906 (Find A Grave misread bound-volume imprint), NOT 1902 (Geni misread). Arthur E. Cooper composed the article 8 June 1901 in Morristown NJ.

3. Susan Demun primary-source-locked (vs Littell's "Damon" + Brode's silent)

p.279 Susan Demun Ludlow now primary-source-locked: b. July 25, 1764; d. 1844 Hamilton Co. OH; m. 1784 or 1785 John Ludlow; daughter of John Demun of Somerset Co. NJ. Littell's I.4 p. 264 "Susan Damon" attribution = transcription error of "Demun"; Brode's "Demun" spelling = correct.

4. Israel Ludlow Symmes Purchase Ohio survey 1787 + Cincinnati co-founder

NEW catalog person Israel Ludlow (1766-1804) = Cornelius's son by Martha Lyon; substantial historical figure connecting Cooper-Ludlow line to Cincinnati founding + Salmon P. Chase US Chief Justice descent line.

5. George C. Ludlow Governor of NJ 1880 — Cooper-Ludlow line's most prominent post-Civil-War descendant

George C. Ludlow (1830-1900) = grandson of Benjamin Ludlow [p.278] (= grandson of Cornelius [p.52] × Martha Lyon). NJ Governor 1880 + NJ Supreme Court 1895. Catalog notable.

6. Cornelius Ludlow birth-year ambiguity primary-source-locked

Article body says "1728 or 1729" at birth (= explicit author-acknowledged ambiguity). Tombstone says "aged 83 yrs" at 1812 death = b. 1728-1729. = Brode 1932's "1728" vs C.24 / G.135's "1729" reflect a genuine source-of-source ambiguity, NOT a transcription error in either; the article author Arthur E. Cooper saw both attestations and chose to present both.

7. Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow's parents primary-source-locked via Holland Society letter

Per Theodore M. Banta Sec'y Holland Society letter quoted in footnote 2: Elizabeth Smith Sayre (Cornelius's mother) = daughter of John Smith × Sarah White + granddaughter of Nathaniel White of Haddam Connecticut (b. ~1629, d. Aug 27 1711) — = exactly matches I.130 Brode 1932 OUR WHITE LINE pedigree (= the 12-generation Brode→Bigham→Ross→Ludlow→Smith→White→Algar ancestry).

8. Cooper-Ludlow descendant tree primary-source-enumerated to 3-4 generations beyond Cornelius

The article enumerates ~50+ Cooper-Ludlow descendants by name across 3-4 generations beyond Cornelius. Catalog-defining baseline for any future descendant-tracing or autosomal-DNA-triangulation work.

What this source does NOT establish

• Daniel Cooper Jr's mother Catherine Hankinson's family-of-origin — = article confirms the name but no further Hankinson detail; per p.258 Catherine Hankinson Cooper + fam.14 Hankinson family of Freehold NJ further research needed
• Israel Ludlow's wife Charlotte Chambers's siblings — only Gen. James Chambers her father is named
• Cornelius Ludlow's exact birth date — article gives "1728 or 1729" without specific day/month

Open questions / follow-up

1. ** Create new p.N stub for Israel Ludlow** (1766-1804) — substantial historical figure with Cincinnati + Hamilton OH + Symmes Purchase + Salmon P. Chase descent connections
2. ** Update p.51 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow, p.52 Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow, p.53 John Ludlow, p.259 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow Jr, p.278 Maj Gen Benjamin Ludlow NJ Militia, p.279 Susan Demun Ludlow** with primary-source-confirmed dates + relationships from this article
3. ** Update pr.51 Arthur E Cooper NJHS Proceedings status to RESOLVED** — article acquired + extracted + cataloged
4. ** RESOLVED 2026-05-24 — A.E. Cooper 1895 Cooper Family Tree manuscript is ALREADY ON DISK as L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695-1895)** at (image held in the family archive). Plus L.1 Benjamin section close-up. Title cartouche: "Collated by Arthur E. Cooper / Cooper's Plains / New York." = THE root manuscript root-sourced by I.130 + I.36 + this I.131. No external acquisition needed
5. ** Trace George C. Ludlow + Salmon P. Chase descendants** — = Cooper-Ludlow most-prominent-post-Civil-War-descendants for genealogical-figure interest

Cross-references

• I.4 Littell First Settlers of Passaic Valley — root source for Jeremiah Ludlow Shropshire + Sarah White Haddam attribution + Cornelius's child list (cited explicitly in article footnotes + "Littell" abbreviated in descendant-tree)
• I.36 House of Cooper 1946 — = downstream synthesis built on I.131 + 1895 Cooper Family Tree
• I.130 Brode 1932 — = downstream synthesis built on I.131 + 1895 Cooper Family Tree
• A.54 Cornelius Ludlow 1795 will + 1813 probate — = primary-source supplements article's tombstone + child enumeration
• B.49 SAR application of George Brown Goode (1890) — = source for Eastern Battalion Morris Militia attestation that article expands with Stryker roster
• G.135 Find A Grave memorial #12246691 + 1956 VA Headstone Application — = downstream Find A Grave bio summary citing I.131
• pr.51 — = acquisition project NOW RESOLVED via I.131
• p.51 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow — primary-source confirmation
• p.52 Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow — primary-source MAJOR upgrade
• p.53 John Ludlow 1752-1823 — primary-source MAJOR upgrade
• p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr — Hankinson-1st-wife confirmation
• p.258 Catherine Hankinson Cooper — primary-source confirmation
• p.259 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow Jr — primary-source MAJOR upgrade (b. May 3 1754 + d. June 23 1783 dates locked)
• p.278 Maj Gen Benjamin Ludlow NJ Militia — primary-source MAJOR upgrade + Gov. George C. Ludlow grandson connection
• p.279 Susan Demun Ludlow — primary-source dates locked