The Coopers of Long Hill

Document I.26 · Published Genealogies · transcription: verbatim

Judge Daniel Cooper (1695-1795) — full Ancestry tree page #4782603 + 7 source citations (AGBI + BGMI + Family Data Collection + NJ Deaths and Burials Index + US/Intl Marriage Records 2× + Newspaper Extractions Northeast); PARENTS REVEALED: John Cooper 1670-1695 + Sarah Thomas 1672-1757; 6 CT-BORN SIBLINGS; 4 WIVES + 1 re-marriage; 10 CHILDREN INCL. son John 1734-1778 = G.51 Magdalen's husband (!); George 1745-1801 = G.51 Grave 137; CONNECTICUT-NJ MIGRATION origin documented

Transcription and notes

Verbatim — Columbian Centinel Newspaper Extractions reference book page 1065 (Cooper-surname alphabetical entries)

User-supplied JPG 2026-04-28 corrected from prior wrong-file. Page 1065 of a published Newspaper Extractions reference book (= the underlying source for the "U.S. Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast 1704-1930" Ancestry index citation).

Order Entry verbatim
1 Cooper, Abigail, widow, d. in Sutton, aged 79 (C.C. Feb. 18, 1824)
2 Cooper, Ailing, Capt., d. in Hampden, Conn., aged 64 yrs. (C.C. Apr. 20, 1808)
3 Cooper, Ananias, mer., d. in Savannah (C.C. Aug. 24, 1808)
4 Cooper, Bathsheba (Mrs.), widow of late James Cooper, d. in Taunton, aged 72 (C.C. May 15, 1824)
5 Cooper, Benjamin, Innholder, d. in Menotomy, aged 54 yrs. (M.C. Sept. 9, 1786)
6 Cooper, Benjamin, Capt., of Mass., d. in N.Y., drowned, aged 55 (C.C. Apr. 13, 1822) ← NOT our Benjamin Cooper 1741-1794 — different person, of Mass., drowned
7 Cooper, Borredell (Mrs.), wife of Wm. Cooper, d. in Boston, Mass., Saturday, aged 48 (C.C. Apr. 28, 1813)
8 Cooper, Catharine, dau. of Samuel Cooper, d. in Boston, Thurs., aged 6 yrs. (C.C. Dec. 27, 1794)
9 Cooper, Catharine Van Courtland, dau. of Rev. E. Cooper, d. in Yonkers, N.Y., aged 20 (C.C. May 30, 1812)
10 Cooper, Catherine (Mrs.), wife of Wm. Cooper, d. in Boston, aged 70 (C.C. Jan. 30, 1796)
11 Cooper, Charles, son of John Cooper, of Machias, late of Boston, d. in Havana, aged 27 (C.C. Sept. 7, 1825)
12 ** Cooper, Daniel, d. in New Jersey, aged 100 (C.C. June 24, 1795) ← = OUR DANIEL COOPER SR** (death 2 May 1795 NJ; Columbian Centinel publication 24 June 1795 = 53 days later; Daniel Sr's 100-yr longevity death notable enough for Boston paper coverage)
13 Cooper, Daniel, C., d. in Dayton, Ohio (C.C. Aug. 19, 1818)
14 Cooper, David, d. in Rehoboth (C.C. Feb. 1, 1809)
15 Cooper, David, d. in Newburyport, aged 80 (C.C. June 15, 1825)
16 Cooper, Dorcas, d. in Boston, Saturday last, aged 78 yrs. (C.C. Jan. 18, 1809)
17 Cooper, Ebenezer, printer of Boston, d. in Charleston, S.C., 16th inst. (C.C. Sept. 29, 1830)
18 Cooper, Edward, Jr., d. in Boston [Nov. 20, 1808], aged 21 yrs. (C.C. Nov. 23, 1808)
19 Cooper, Edward, Rev., soldier, d. in Nash County, N.C., aged 97 yrs. (C.C. June 7, 1834)
20 Cooper, Elijah, printer, late from Boston, d. in Tortola, aged 24 (C.C. Feb. 21, 1801)
21 Cooper, Elijah, Rev., soldier, d. in Hinsdale, aged 92 yrs. (C.C. May 11, 1828)

(Page 1065 visible — alphabetical A-E of Cooper-surname entries; further pages would continue F-Z alphabetically.)

Source identification

Underlying reference book: Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast 1704-1930, American Antiquarian Society (AAS) holdings — published Cooper-surname (and other surnames) alphabetical death-extractions from the Columbian Centinel (Boston Massachusetts newspaper). Per user-supplied screenshots, the AAS holds the master 900-page reference book; Ancestry-indexed digital images. Image #627 of 900 = page 1065 = preceding A-Cooper page. Image #631 of 900 = page 1066 = E-Cooper continuation. Page 1067 = G-J Cooper entries. Even-numbered pages are blank per user note (standard printed-book double-page-spread pattern).

Page 1066 (page-image #631 of 900) — additional Cooper-E and beginning of Cooper-G

Entry Verbatim
22 Cooper, Eliza, dau. of R.P. Cooper, d. in Albany (C.C. Oct. 9, 1811)
23 Cooper, Eliza, d. in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 23rd (C.C. Dec. 31, 1817)
24 Cooper, Elizabeth (Mrs.), wife of John Cooper, d. in Boston, aged 63 (C.C. Dec. 29, 1792)
25 Cooper, Elizabeth (Mrs.), wife of Simeon Cooper, d. in Newbury, aged 53 (C.C. Sept. 16, 1807)
26 Cooper, Elizabeth (Mrs.), wife of Maj. George G. Cooper, d. in Va., aged 39 (C.C. Aug. 25, 1813)
27 Cooper, Elizabeth (Mrs.), relict of Hon. Mr. Cooper, formerly of Congress from N.Y., d. in Cooperstown, aged 66 yrs. (C.C. Oct. 8, 1817) ← = widow of William Cooper of Cooperstown NY (= founder of Cooperstown, NY Assembly + US Congress, James Fenimore Cooper's grandfather); DIFFERENT Cooper family
28 Cooper, Emeline (Mrs.), wife of Wm. B. Cooper, d. in Boston, [Aug. 9, 1835], aged 21 (C.C. Aug. 12, 1835)
29 ** Cooper, George, d. in New Orleans, formerly from New Jersey (C.C. Nov. 10, 1804) ← NJ-Cooper-line cross-ref candidate; NOT our Daniel Sr's son George (= G.51 Grave 137, d. 1801 NJ); different George Cooper formerly from NJ; possibly Cooper-line lead**
30 Cooper, George, d. in Pultney (C.C. Nov. 4, 1820)
31 Cooper, George, Lt., of Marine Corps, d. in Charleston, aged 22 (C.C. Sept. 27, 1823)
32 Cooper, George, late of Waltham, native of Kingston, Mass., d. in Berwick, Me., 9th inst., aged 35 (C.C. May 20, 1826)
33 Cooper, George Thomas, only son of Nathaniel Cooper, d. in Newton Lower Falls, [Feb. 21, 1833], aged 9 mos. (C.C. Feb. 23, 1833)
34 Cooper, Geradus A., M.D., Eminent Physician, d. in New York (C.C. Aug. 8, 1832)
35 Cooper, Giles, d. in New Haven, aged 50 (C.C. Jan. 21, 1815)
36 Cooper, Golden, d. near New York (C.C. Nov. 27, 1816)
37 Cooper, Hannah, dau. of Judge Cooper, d. in Cooperstown, by fall from a horse (C.C. Sept. 20, 1800) ← = daughter of William Cooper Sr of Cooperstown (Judge); DIFFERENT Cooper family
38 Cooper, Hannah, widow, d. in Clarendon (C.C. Aug. 13, 1806)
39 Cooper, Hannah, dau. of Jos. Cooper, of Newburyport, d. in Lowell, aged 19 yrs. (C.C. Mar. 14, 1835)
40 Cooper, Harriet, colored, d. in Boston, aged 32 (C.C. Aug. 18, 1827)
41 Cooper, Henry, d. in Swanzey, aged 59 (C.C. Apr. 29, 1835)
42 Cooper, Isaac, d. in Cooperstown, N.Y., aged 87 (C.C. Jan. 14, 1818) ← Cooperstown NY family

Page 1067 — Cooper-J entries

Entry Verbatim
43 Cooper, J.G. Rev. D.D., of the Episcopal Church, d. in Philad. (C.C. Dec. 26, 1832)
44 Cooper, Jacob, d. in Boston (M.C. Nov. 11, 1789)
45 Cooper, James, d. in Philad., aged 41 (C.C. May 31, 1817)
46 Cooper, James, d. in Palermo, N.Y., aged 40 (C.C. July 15, 1820)
47 Cooper, James, formerly of this town, d. in Liverpool, England, aged 44 (C.C. June 6, 1821)
48 Cooper, John, d. in Boston, aged 60 (C.C. Aug. 28, 1790)
49 Cooper, John, d. in Philad. (C.C. Oct. 30, 1802)
50 Cooper, John, of Boston, d. in Trenton, aged 45 (C.C. May 12, 1804)
51 Cooper, John, a worthy man of color, d. in Boston, 22nd inst. (C.C. Feb. 17, 1813)
52 Cooper, John, Elder, d. in Northbridge, aged 68 (C.C. May 16, 1818)

Page 1067 continued — Cooper J-L entries

Entry Verbatim
53 Cooper, John, d. in Wickford, R.I., aged 58 (C.C. Dec. 16, 1818)
54 Cooper, John, d. in Boston, aged 27 (C.C. Nov. 10, 1819)
55 Cooper, John, d. in Stockbridge, aged 62 (C.C. June 24, 1826)
56 Cooper, John T., student at law, son of John Cooper, of Washington, d. in Boston (C.C. Mar. 25, 1812)
57 ** Cooper, Joseph, d. in Coopers Point, N.J., aged 84 (C.C. Dec. 5, 1818) ← = south NJ Quaker Cooper line per project pr.9 Second Daniel Cooper southern NJ (RETIRED).md**; NOT our Long Hill / Daniel Sr family; b. ~1734 d. age 84 Coopers Point Camden Co NJ
58 Cooper, Judith (Mrs.), relict of late Dr. Samuel Cooper, d. in Boston, aged 71 (C.C. Nov. 7, 1795)
59 Cooper, L. (Mr.), d. in Middletown, aged 70 (C.C. Sept. 6, 1815)
60 Cooper, Leonard, Apprentice to Capt. Willson of British ship Elizabeth, d. at Boston Harbor, Thurs., drowned (C.C. May 30, 1792)
61 Cooper, Lydia (Mrs.), wife of David Cooper, d. in Newburyport, aged 29 (C.C. June 24, 1807)
62 Cooper, Margaret, d. at Dorchester, aged 47 (C.C. June 4, 1836)
63 Cooper, Mary (Mrs.), wife of Maj. Samuel Cooper, d. in New York (C.C. Oct. 19, 1811)
64 Cooper, Mary (Mrs.), wife of Abel Cooper, and dau. of Rev. David Newman, of Rehoboth, d. in Seekonk, aged 28 (C.C. Nov. 5, 1825)

Page 1068 — Cooper M-S entries

Entry Verbatim
65 Cooper, Mary (Mrs.), wife of Thos. A. Cooper, d. in Bristol, Penn. (C.C. Mar. 27, 1833)
66 Cooper, Mary L., eldest dau. of Nathaniel Cooper, of Charleston, S.C., d. at Boston, aged 19 (C.C. Sept. 25, 1839)
67 Cooper, Mary R. (Mrs.), wife of Isaac Cooper, d. in Boston, yesterday, aged 27 (C.C. Aug. 13, 1806)
68 Cooper, Moses, Dea., d. in Newbury, aged 87 (C.C. Nov. 26, 1803)
69 Cooper, Moses, of Newbury, Carpenter of ship Edward Newton, d. in Hospital at St. Pauls, Angola, aged 35 (C.C. Nov. 13, 1824)
70 Cooper, Moses, d. in Dover, aged 56 (C.C. Aug. 15, 1832)
71 Cooper, Nancy (Mrs.), d. in Dedham, aged 27 (C.C. July 20, 1808)
72 Cooper, Nathaniel, d. at Dover (C.C. Mar. 25, 1795)
73 Cooper, Nathaniel, d. in Northbridge, aged 73 (C.C. Aug. 4, 1821)
74 Cooper, Nicholas, merchant tailor, d. in N.Y., aged 36 yrs. (C.C. Sept. 21, 1816)
75 Cooper, Otis, Rev., son of Rev. Nathaniel Cooper, d. in Frankfort, Me., aged 56 (C.C. June 14, 1815)
76 Cooper, Rachel (Mrs.), of Boston, d. in Cambridge, aged 72 yrs. (C.C. Oct. 16, 1805)
77 Cooper, Rebecca (Mrs.), d. in Boston (C.C. Sept. 16, 1820)
78 Cooper, Richard F., of Cooperstown, d. in Albany (C.C. Mar. 20, 1813) ← Cooperstown NY family
79 Cooper, Robert, d. on board ship Hamilton, aged 26 yrs. (C.C. Apr. 6, 1825)
80 Cooper, Sally, widow, d. in Boston, aged 76 (C.C. Apr. 23, 1808)
81 Cooper, Sally, d. in Newton, yesterday, aged 43 (C.C. Oct. 9, 1813)
82 Cooper, Samuel, Esq., d. in Boston, Sat., Judge of Court of Common Pleas, of Suffolk and officer in U.S. Navy, aged 50 (C.C. Jan. 18, 1809) — different "Judge Cooper" of Boston, NOT our Daniel Sr
83 Cooper, Samuel, mariner, d. in Gloucester, 30th ult., aged 34 yrs. (C.C. Oct. 7, 1821)
84 Cooper, Samuel, d. in Duxbury, aged 74 (C.C. Aug. 7, 1822)
85 Cooper, Samuel A., formerly of Boston, d. in Rochester, N.Y., 5th ult., aged 34 (C.C. Mar. 3, 1840)
86 Cooper, Samuel Adams, youngest son of And. Weller, d. in Boston (C.C. Sept. 28, 1833)

Page 1069 — Cooper S-T entries

Entry Verbatim
87 Cooper, Samuel Avis, d. in Boston, aged 55 (C.C. Dec. 25, 1799)
88 Cooper, Samuel G., d. at sea, on passage from New York, aged 25 (C.C. Oct. 10, 1798)
89 Cooper, Samuel Vaughn, d. in Boston, yesterday, aged 69 yrs. (C.C. Feb. 18, 1815)
90 Cooper, Sarah (Mrs.), wife of Rev. Elias Cooper, d. in Yonkers (C.C. May 11, 1811)
91 Cooper, Sa[r]ah, d. at sea, on passage from Boston to Gardner, drowned (C.C. Oct. 20, 1819)
92 Cooper, Sarah M., dau. of James Cooper, d. in Boston, aged 3 yrs. (C.C. Nov. 19, 1823)
93 Cooper, Sukey, d. in Boston, aged 63 (C.C. Feb. 28, 1825)
94 Cooper, Thomas, d. in New York (C.C. Dec. 27, 1817)

Post-page 1069 — Cooper T-W entries (final)

Entry Verbatim
95 Cooper, Thomas, d. in So. Boston, aged 33 (C.C. May 12, 1827)
96 Cooper, Thomas, member of Congress, d. in Georgetown, Col. Dis. (C.C. Nov. 18, 1829) = US Congressman Thomas Cooper
97 Cooper, Thomas, Jr., son of Thos. Cooper, d. in Attleboro, aged about 26 (C.C. Oct. 14, 1835)
98 Cooper, Urban, Rev., The Methodist Episcopal Church, d. in Charleston, S.C., aged 27 (C.C. Oct. 22, 1817)
99 Cooper, Walter, of Dover, formerly of the Stafford Bank, cashier, d. in Lee (C.C. Oct. 22, 1823)
100 Cooper, William, of Taunton, d. in Saybrook (C.C. Aug. 17, 1803)
101 Cooper, William, Esq., d. in Natchitoches, La., native of New York, and Capt. of 2nd reg't U.S. Artillery (C.C. Jan. 21, 1809)
102 Cooper, William, Esq., Town Clerk, d. in Boston, to-day, aged 89 (C.C. Nov. 29, 1809)
103 Cooper, William, Judge of Cooperstown, d. in Albany, aged 55 (C.C. Jan. 10, 1810) ← = William Cooper of Cooperstown NY (founder of Cooperstown, NY State Assembly + US Congress; James Fenimore Cooper's father); CONFIRMS Entry #27 + #37 + #42 + #78 Cooperstown NY Cooper family rule-out
104 Cooper, William, d. in Boston, Sat., aged 68 (C.C. Nov. 12, 1828)
105 Cooper, William, of Eastern Shore, d. at Batavia, on board U.S. Schr., Boxer (C.C. Apr. 30, 1834)

(End of Cooper-surname section. Page continues with non-Cooper "Cope" surname entries: Cope, Mary (Mrs.), wife of Thos. P. Cope, d. in Philadelphia (C.C. Dec. 28, 1825); Cope, Rosanna (Mrs.), widow, d. in Savannah, aged 61 (C.C. May 6, 1809) — non-Cooper-line.)

FINAL Cooper-surname index summary

Total: 105 Cooper-surname death entries documented in Columbian Centinel 1789-1840 per Newspaper Extractions reference book (American Antiquarian Society holdings; pages 1065-1069+).

NJ-Cooper-line candidates / cross-references: - Entry #12: Cooper, Daniel, d. NJ aged 100 (24 Jun 1795) = OUR Daniel Cooper Sr (1695-1795) - Entry #29: Cooper, George, d. New Orleans, formerly NJ (10 Nov 1804) = NEW NJ-Cooper-line lead - Entry #57: Cooper, Joseph, d. Coopers Point NJ aged 84 (5 Dec 1818) = south NJ Quaker line, NOT our family

Cooperstown NY family (William Cooper of Cooperstown + descendants) — 4 entries documented for rule-out: - Entry #27: William Cooper Sr widow Elizabeth d. 1817 - Entry #37: William Cooper Sr daughter Hannah d. 1800 by horse fall - Entry #42: Isaac Cooper d. Cooperstown 1818 age 87 - Entry #78: Richard F. Cooper of Cooperstown d. Albany 1813 - Entry #103: William Cooper himself (Judge of Cooperstown) d. Albany 1810 age 55 = James Fenimore Cooper's father

Massachusetts + Connecticut + Pennsylvania + NY + RI + ME + Charleston SC + Savannah + Liverpool England + Philadelphia + Yonkers + Cincinnati + Albany + St. Pauls Angola + Tortola + Havana + Natchitoches LA Coopers: 90+ entries documenting the broader Cooper-surname family network 1789-1840 = mostly NOT our line but useful for general Cooper-family-research context.

Pre-page (page-image #626 of 900) — Cooper-A start (first Coomer/Coon non-Cooper entries followed by Cooper-A)

Entry Verbatim
(pre) Coombs, William, d. in Newburyport (C.C. June 4, 1814)
(pre) Coomer, John, d. in Warren, R.I., aged 90 (C.C. Jan. 22, 1817)
(pre) Coon, Biah, (Mrs.), wife of Jeremiah Coon, d. in Waterford (C.C. June 13, 1812)
(pre) Coon, Catharine (Mrs.), wife of Wm. Coon, d. in Nantucket (C.C. Dec. 2, 1835)
(pre) Coone, Thankful (Mrs.), wife of Ladowick, d. in Newport (C.C. Aug. 13, 1806)
Cooper section starts
Cooper, --- (Mrs.), widow, d. in Newbury (C.C. June 19, 1799) ← unnamed
Cooper, Abigail, youngest child of John Cooper, d. in Boston, aged 18 mos. (C.C. Aug. 9, 1815)
Cooper, Abigail, widow, d. in Newbury, aged 35 (C.C. May 21, 1817)

(Cooper-A continues on page 1065 visible above.)

KEY ADDITIONAL FINDINGS (pages 1066-1067 + pre-page)

  1. ** Page 29 entry "Cooper, George, d. in New Orleans, formerly from New Jersey (C.C. Nov. 10, 1804)" — a George Cooper formerly NJ d. New Orleans Nov 1804. NOT our Daniel Sr's son George (= G.51 Grave 137 d. 30 Sep 1801 NJ). Different Cooper George of NJ origin** = NEW NJ-Cooper-line cross-reference candidate. Possible: Daniel Sr's grandson via another son? Investigation lead.

  2. ** Cooperstown NY Cooper family (Entries #27 + #37 + #42) = William Cooper of Cooperstown NY (founder, NY Assembly + US Congress, James Fenimore Cooper's grandfather) — DIFFERENT Cooper family** from our Long Hill NJ Daniel Cooper Sr line. Documentation of Cooperstown NY Cooper family death notices = useful for rule-out from Daniel Sr's family + may have geographic context for "Cooper Plains Steuben Co. NY" research line per user's documented family Bible (Cooper Plains is Steuben Co., not Otsego where Cooperstown is).

  3. ** Multiple "John Cooper" entries Boston / Phila / Trenton 1790-1818** — different John Coopers of various locales; rule-outs for our Daniel Sr's son John (1734-1778 d. Long Hill).

  4. ** Massachusetts Cooper concentration** dominates the Columbian Centinel coverage = expected since Boston paper preferentially reports New England deaths.

  5. ** Daniel Cooper Sr's NJ death + 100-year-old longevity + Boston paper coverage** = exceptional notability for NJ-resident reaching Boston paper attention. Most Coopers in this index are MA-CT-NY based; only a few NJ Coopers visible (#12 Daniel + #29 George "formerly from NJ").

Update to original Catalog impact section

Judge Daniel Cooper Sr — full timeline per Ancestry tree

Field Value
Name Judge Daniel Cooper
Birth 1 May 1695 [ birthplace UNRESOLVED 2026-04-28 per source-independence audit; 4 competing narrative-clusters: (a) AT SEA during Holland → NY voyage = Littell I.4 1851 ROOT-SOURCE + likely-downstream attestations Mellick I.14 + Craddock I.22 + G.7 = 1 truly independent root; (b) IN/NEAR NYC POST-LANDING = Arthur Erwin Cooper family tradition (per L.14 "on the North river near New York City") + Theodore Cooper son (per L.14 "on Manhattan Island") + Sisser independent research (per L.13 "in or near New York City") + L.13p "soon after parents' arrival" = 3+ independent sources; (c) IN HOLLAND before voyage = Theodore Cooper 1903 House of Cooper per I.24 + Craddock alternative reading; (d) MIDDLETOWN NJ = Family Data Collection 2000 only (Edmund West) — UNSUPPORTED by any other source + plausible compilation-error explanation (= conflation with Benjamin Cooper of Middletown Monmouth per C.1+C.2), but NOT primary-source-disproven. Strongest cluster: (b) IN/NEAR NYC POST-LANDING with 3+ independent sources; "at sea" has only Littell as root with downstream re-attestations; "Middletown NJ" is the LEAST-supported of the 4 alternatives.] (9 sources cited by L.30 tree but birthplace remains unresolved)
Death 2 May 1795 Basking Ridge Churchyard, Morris, New Jersey, USA (6 sources; Age at Death: 100)
Burial Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA (2 sources)
Residence Morris, New Jersey, USA (1 source)
Father John Cooper 1670-1695
Mother Sarah Thomas 1672-1757

Daniel Sr's siblings (all CT-based — 5 brothers + 1 sister)

Name Birth Death Notes
Elizabeth Cooper 1694 2 Jan 1776 New Haven CT
Daniel Cooper Sr 1 May 1695 2 May 1795 NJ-born (= our subject)
John Cooper 10 Jul 1699 1724 b. New Haven CT, d. 1724 (5th John in catalog)
Mary Cooper 20 Jan 1701 Dec 1726 b. New Haven CT
Thomas Cooper 18 Feb 1703 11 Mar 1784 b. New Haven, d. North Haven CT
Caleb Cooper 1708 30 Oct 1746 New Haven CT
Jude Cooper 18 Aug 1714 5 Mar 1781 b. New Haven, d. North Haven CT

** 6 of 7 siblings born + died Connecticut. Only Daniel Sr born NJ.** Suggests Cooper family migrated CT → NJ briefly c. 1694-1695 for Daniel Sr's birth (or Daniel Sr's father John Cooper d. 1695 in NJ migration), then mother Sarah Thomas returned to CT with surviving children.

Daniel Sr's 4 wives + 1 re-marriage (5 marriages total)

# Wife Birth-Death Marriage Place
1 Grace Runyon 1706-1755 (d. 8 Nov 1755 Woodbridge) 17 Apr 1726 Woodbridge Middlesex NJ
2 Barbara Margaretta Gorley 1709-1789 1755 Long Hills Morris NJ
3 Janneke Jane Westbrook 1695-1767 (d. before 1767) 3 Jul 1757 Machackemeck (Deerpark) Suffolk NY
4 Grace Manning 1721-1777 (d. April 1777) 11 Mar 1768 Monmouth NJ
5 (= 2 re-married) Barbara Margaretta Gorley (re-married after Grace Manning's 1777 death) 1788 (after age 92 for Daniel)

** Stories pamphlet G.50's "Barbara Margaret Trimmer" = Barbara Margaretta Gorley likely. Surname Gorley/Trimmer = family-tradition mistransmission. Grace Runyon was 1st wife not "first love"**; Barbara Gorley was 2nd wife, then re-married 5th = matches Stories' "first love (didn't marry) → wife 2 (Grace) → 3 dead wives → re-Barbara (= 5th wife) → another wife post-Barbara". Tree confirms 5-marriage sequence with mostly correct chronology.

10 documented children of Daniel Sr × Grace Runyon

# Name Birth Death Notes
1 Catherine Agnes Cooper Jan 1728 Piscataway 1757 Long Hill died age ~29
2 Daniel Cooper Jr 14 Jan 1729 Long Hill 25 May 1787 Long Hill Benjamin's brother; per L.30 had 11 children incl. Dr. John Lewis Sr
3 Nancy Cross Cooper 1732 Piscataway Apr 1777 Piscataway "Cross" middle name
4 John Cooper 20 Aug 1734 Piscataway 31 Mar 1778 Long Hill ** = G.51 'Cooper, Magdalen, widow of John Cooper' HUSBAND — MYSTERY RESOLVED**
5 Peter Cooper 11 Feb 1735 Passaic Valley Oct 1755 Basking Ridge died age 20
6 Capt. Benjamin Cooper 13 Dec 1741 Passaic Valley Dec 1794 NJ = OUR BENJAMIN
7 Rosannah Cooper 23 Mar 1742 Long Hill 1817
8 George Cooper 20 Aug 1745 Piscataway 30 Sep 1801 ** = G.51 Grave 137 EXACT MATCH**
9 Providence Cooper 27 Mar 1748 Passaic Valley 1798
10 Anne Cooper 4 Oct 1750 Passaic Valley 5 Feb 1795 Long Hill NOT Anne Brown (Benjamin's 4th wife)

** 10 children all by 1st wife Grace Runyon.** No documented children by wives 2-4. Possibilities: (a) wives 2-4 were post-childbearing-age widows; (b) tree incomplete for later children.

KEY FINDINGS

  1. ** G.51 "Cooper, Magdalen, widow of John Cooper" MYSTERY RESOLVED. Magdalen's husband John Cooper = Daniel Sr.'s son John Cooper (b. 20 Aug 1734 Piscataway, d. 31 Mar 1778 Long Hill). John Cooper d. 1778 = pre-1783 = consistent with F.34 1783-1786 "Widow Magdalen Cooper" pew-holder. John was Benjamin's brother** (= Daniel Sr.'s 4th-born son by Grace Runyon).

  2. ** G.51 "Cooper, George 1745-1801 Grave 137" PRIMARY-SOURCE-CONFIRMED as Daniel Sr.'s son George (b. 20 Aug 1745 Piscataway, d. 30 Sep 1801) per exact birth-death match. George was Benjamin's brother** (= Daniel Sr.'s 8th-born son).

  3. ** NEW: DANIEL SR.'S PARENTS — JOHN COOPER 1670-1695 + SARAH THOMAS 1672-1757. Previously the catalog had no record of Daniel Sr.'s parents. Generation back from Daniel Sr.** Daniel Sr.'s father d. 1695 (= same year Daniel Sr born) = posthumous child likely OR father d. shortly before/after.

  4. ** NEW: COOPER FAMILY CONNECTICUT ORIGIN. Daniel Sr.'s 6 siblings all born + died Connecticut (New Haven + North Haven). Only Daniel Sr born NJ (1695 Middleton). Cooper family CT → NJ migration c. 1694-1695** documented. Sarah Thomas Cooper (Daniel Sr.'s mother) likely returned to CT with surviving children after John Cooper's 1695 death; Daniel Sr stayed in/migrated to NJ.

  5. ** Stories pamphlet G.50's "Barbara Margaret Trimmer" = likely Barbara Margaretta Gorley** per tree (surname mistransmission Trimmer/Gorley). Stories' 6-wives narrative matches the tree's 5-marriage sequence.

  6. ** 7 source citations + 9 sources for birth + 6 for death** = primary-source-grade attestation of Daniel Sr.'s 1695-1795 dates. Project pr.1 Daniel Cooper Sr dates.md is multi-source confirmed.

  7. ** NEW FHL FILM: 543518 = NJ Deaths and Burials Index 1798-1971 source film. Add to fhl-films-registry.md** as Cooper-line-relevant film.

  8. ** Boston newspaper coverage of Daniel Sr.'s death — Columbian Centinel 24 Jun 1795 Massachusetts. Daniel Sr.'s 100-year longevity death notable enough for Boston newspaper coverage** = strong Cooper-family social standing.

  9. ** Family Data Collection's "spouse Jane Westbrook" = Daniel Sr.'s 3RD wife Janneke Jane Westbrook (per Ancestry tree). Resolves earlier source-discrepancy between Family Data Collection (Jane Westbrook) vs US/Intl Marriage Records (Grace Runyon) = different wives at different times. ** v186 2026-05-05 PRIMARY-SOURCE LOCK at M.14 page 271 — NYG&B Society Collections Vol V (1913) Minisink Valley DRC marriage register verbatim: "1757—July 3. Daniel Cooper, w. m., and Janneke Wesbroek, w. v., married by me with a license from his excellency, Jonathan Belcher, Esqr." = parish-register-grade primary-source upgrade of this Ancestry-tree datum. Dutch-spelling primary-source = "Wesbroek" → "Westbrook". Both parties widowed. NJ-jurisdiction license from Royal Governor Jonathan Belcher (NJ governor 1747-1757; d. 31 Aug 1757). Officiating minister Dom. George Wilhelm Mancius. ** Raises chronology question for I.26 marriage-order**: if Daniel Sr was widowed in July 1757, his 1755 Barbara Gorley marriage either ended pre-1757 (Barbara died?) OR I.26's "1755 Barbara" date is wrong; F.66 entry-people frontmatter discusses possible resolutions. Catalog primary-source resolution of Barbara × Daniel marriage event still pending.

  10. ** Cooper family geographic-migration pattern documented: Middleton NJ (Daniel Sr born 1695) → Woodbridge Middlesex NJ (1726 marriage) → Piscataway Middlesex NJ (children's births 1728-1745) → Long Hill / Passaic Valley / Long Hills Morris NJ (later children + Daniel Jr) → Basking Ridge churchyard (burial 1795). Multi-decade Middlesex → Morris NJ migration**.

  11. ** Project pr.6 Daniel Sr Hannah Martin sixth wife.md REVISION REQUIRED. Tree shows 4 wives + 1 re-marriage = 5 marriages, no Hannah Martin per Littell. The 4th wife was Grace Manning (1721-1777). Memory's "Hannah Martin per Littell" reading may be Littell-source-error OR may reference a different wife not in this Ancestry tree. Open primary-source resolution.**

  12. ** Multiple spouses help disambiguate the F.32 baptismal "John" entries: - Daniel Sr's son John (1734-1778) died 1778 = NOT a candidate for F.32's 1808-1816 baptizing John - Benjamin's son John (per Craddock I.22 + memory) = candidate - Dr. John Lewis Cooper Sr (1765-1851 per L.30) = CANDIDATE — alive 1808-1816, residing Easton PA but may have brought children to Basking Ridge for christening - F.32's "John" most likely = Dr. John Lewis Cooper Sr (Daniel Jr's son) per L.30 + I.24 + I.25**, baptizing his Easton-PA-born children at his ancestral Basking Ridge Presbyterian church

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