Document J.38 · Newspaper, Directory, and Misc. · transcription: verbatim
Ancestry tree 'MD Paulsen (complete)' — Profile of Henry Miller COOPER Sr. MDL (1733-1819) of Mendham/Roxbury/Chester, Morris Co., NJ
J.38: Ancestry tree 'MD Paulsen (complete)' — Profile of Henry Miller COOPER Sr…Transcription and notes
- Source files:
- User-supplied screenshots 2026-04-25 of the Ancestry "Trees" page for the MD Paulsen (complete) family tree, owner handle MDP1947, profile page for Henry Miller COOPER Sr. MDL (Facts tab, full Timeline + Sources + Relationships panels). Five sequential screenshots covering the timeline 1733 (birth) through 1819 (death).
- Identification: Ancestry user-built family tree compiled by user MDP1947 ("MD Paulsen"). Per memory
feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md, treat as[low certainty]— research lead, not evidence — but substantially corroborated by primary-source J.35 + Littell I.4 + Harrison County Genealogies (I.20) + the 1801 marriage record (J.39) for the principal claims about Henry Miller Cooper Sr.
Verbatim — Profile header
Henry Miller COOPER Sr. MDL BIRTH 29 OCT 1733 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies DEATH 16 MAR 1819 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, USA
Verbatim — Relationships panel
Parents: - Nathan COOPER Sr. MDL (1696-1788) - Mary MILLER MDL (1700-1788)
Spouse and children (with first wife Barbara DICKERSON MDL, 1734-1801, m. Feb 1752 Mendham): - Phoebe Cooper (1753-1856) - Hannah Cooper (1754-1768) - Martha COOPER MDL (1756-1833) - Benjamin Cooper (1759-1760) - Sarah Cooper (1761-1762) - Charles Cooper (1767-1768) - Mary Cooper (1769-1783) - Henry M. Cooper Jr. (1769-1821) - Susana Cooper (1771-1772) - Babara Cooper (1774-1775) - Elizabeth Cooper (1776-1860) - James Cooper (1778-1789)
Spouse (second wife): - Mary Boyd (1764-1847) m. 7 May 1801 Morris Cty, NJ
Verbatim — Timeline (chronological)
| Year | Age | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1733 | (b.) | Birth — 29 Oct 1733 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. 4 sources. |
| 1752 | 18 | Marriage Feb 1752 to Barbara DICKERSON MDL (1734-1801) • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. 1 source. |
| 1752 | 18 | Marriage Feb 1752 (duplicate event entry). 1 source. |
| 1753 | 20 | Birth of daughter Phoebe Cooper (1753-1856) — 1753 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1754 | 20 | Birth of daughter Hannah Cooper (1754-1768) — 25 Jul 1754 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1756 | 22 | Birth of daughter Martha COOPER MDL (1756-1833) — 21 Apr 1756 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1759 | 25 | Birth of son Benjamin Cooper (1759-1760) — 22 Apr 1759 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1760 | 27 | Death of son Benjamin Cooper (1759-1760) — abt 1760 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1761 | 27 | Birth of daughter Sarah Cooper (1761-1762) — 5 Jan 1761 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1762 | 29 | Death of daughter Sarah Cooper (1761-1762) — abt 1762 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1767 | 34 | Birth of son Charles Cooper (1767-1768) — 15 Dec 1767 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1768 | 35 | Death of son Charles Cooper (1767-1768) — abt 1768 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1768 | 35 | Death of daughter Hannah Cooper (1754-1768) — abt 1768 • English Colonies. |
| 1769 | 35 | Birth of daughter Mary Cooper (1769-1783) — 9 Jun 1769 • Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, Colonial America. |
| 1769 | 35 | Birth of son Henry M. Cooper Jr. (1769-1821) — 14 Jul 1769 • Morris Cty, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1771 | 37 | Birth of daughter Susana Cooper (1771-1772) — 17 Aug 1771 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1772 | 39 | Death of daughter Susana Cooper (1771-1772) — abt 1772 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1774 | 40 | Birth of daughter Babara Cooper (1774-1775) — 23 Jan 1774 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1775 | 42 | Death of daughter Babara Cooper (1774-1775) — abt 1775 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1776 | 42 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth Cooper (1776-1860) — 26 Jan 1776 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, English Colonies. |
| 1778 | 44 | Birth of son James Cooper (1778-1789) — 5 May 1778 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, USA. |
| 1783 | 50 | Death of daughter Mary Cooper (1769-1783) — Abt 1783 • Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, USA. |
| 1787 | 53 | Death of sister Mary Cooper (1718-1787) — 7 Jul 1787 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, USA. |
| 1787 | 53 | Death of sister Elizabeth Cooper (1724-1787) — 7 Jul 1787 • Morristown, Morris, NJ, USA. |
| 1789 | 56 | Death of brother James Davenport Cooper (1720-1789) — Nov 1789. |
| 1789 | 56 | Death of son James Cooper (1778-1789) — 2 Dec 1789 • Morris, Morris, NJ, USA. |
| 1797 | 64 | Death of brother Nathan Cooper Jr. (1725-1797) — 30 Dec 1797 • New Jersey, Monmouth, NJ, USA. |
| 1800 | 67 | Residence — 1800 • Roxbury Twp, Morris Cty, NJ, USA. 1 source. |
| 1801 | 67 | Marriage 7 May 1801 to Mary Boyd (1764-1847) • Morris Cty, NJ, USA. |
| 1801 | 68 | Death of wife Barbara DICKERSON MDL (1734-1801) — 1801 • Morris Cty, NJ, USA. |
| 1803 | 70 | Residence — 1803 • Chester, Morris, NJ, USA. 1 source. |
| 1819 | 85 | Death — 16 Mar 1819 • Mendham, Morris, NJ, USA. 3 sources. |
Verbatim — Sources panel (Ancestry sources listed)
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Geneanet Community Trees Index
- Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
- New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890
- New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
- U.S., Family History Books
(Note: tree owner has linked these sources. The user's separately-supplied marriage record from "NJ, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965" for Henry Cooper × Mary Boyd 7 May 1801 = J.39, primary-source backing the tree's 1801 marriage event.)
Significance for the catalog
Major reconciliation — Henry Cooper Esq. of Chester is identified
Henry Miller Cooper Sr. (1733-1819) = the same person as:
- The J.35 1788 will's son "Henry" of Roxbury Twp. (Nathan Cooper Sr.'s eldest co-executor + co-devisee of 250+200 acres). At his father's 1788 death, Henry was 55 years old.
- "Henry Cooper, Esq., of Chester, in Morris county" named in Littell I.4 p. 198 (whose daughter Nancy Cooper m. Samuel Gaston) and in I.20 Harrison County Genealogies p. 501 (whose daughter Nancy T. Cooper m. Samuel Kirkpatrick a physician, son of Hugh Gaston Jr. by Mary Kirkpatrick — Samuel went by his mother's maiden surname).
- The Henry Cooper × Mary Boyd 7 May 1801 NJ marriage record (J.39) = Henry Miller Cooper Sr.'s second marriage, after his first wife Barbara Dickerson died in 1801.
- His residence trail per the tree: 1800 Roxbury → 1803 Chester → death 1819 Mendham confirms the Roxbury → Chester migration that the catalog had hypothesized.
Updates to the Roxbury Cooper family chronology
The Nathan Sr. MDL family per this tree:
| Person | Dates | Catalog cross-reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cooper Sr. MDL | 1696-1788 | J.35 1788 will testator (Roxbury Twp.). |
| Mary Miller MDL (wife) | 1700-1788 | NEW — Nathan Sr.'s wife identified as Mary Miller. (Note: J.35 1788 will did not name a wife — consistent if Mary predeceased Nathan in 1788, or if both died same year.) |
| Mary Cooper (sister of Henry) | 1718-1787 | NEW — Nathan Sr.'s daughter b. 1718 d. 7 Jul 1787 Mendham. Could be J.35's "daughter Mary Clover" (married a Clover; tree may be missing married-surname). |
| James Davenport Cooper | 1720-1789 | = J.35's son "James" AND likely also J.35's son "Davenpoort" (probably the same person referenced twice in the abstract — once as executor "James" and once as bequest beneficiary "Davenpoort"; the tree-confirmed full name is James Davenport Cooper). Died Nov 1789, matches the J.35 second entry's "James Cooper of Roxbury intestate admin" 2 Dec 1789. |
| Elizabeth Cooper (sister of Henry) | 1724-1787 | NEW — Nathan Sr.'s daughter b. 1724 d. 7 Jul 1787 Morristown. Same death day as her sister Mary (epidemic / shared event hypothesized). Could be J.35's "daughter Hannah Saterly" (married a Satterley; tree may have first name wrong, or there's a name discrepancy — Elizabeth ≠ Hannah). |
| Nathan Cooper Jr. | 1725-1797 | = J.36 1797 will testator (he succeeded to "Sr." of his generation after father's 1788 death). The tree confirms his death date 30 Dec 1797 — consistent with J.36 will dated 28 Dec 1797 (will written 2 days before death). Tree's death location "Monmouth, NJ" is anomalous (J.36 will was Roxbury Morris) — possibly tree error. |
| Henry Miller Cooper Sr. | 1733-1819 | THIS PROFILE — eldest surviving son, lived Roxbury → Chester → Mendham, 12 children with 1st wife Barbara Dickerson + 2nd marriage to Mary Boyd 1801. Died age 85. |
Henry Miller Cooper Sr.'s 12 children with Barbara Dickerson
8 of 12 children died young or in childhood:
| Child | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Cooper | 1753-1856 | Survived to age 103. |
| Hannah Cooper | 1754-1768 | Died age 14. |
| Martha COOPER MDL | 1756-1833 | Survived to age 77. |
| Benjamin Cooper | 1759-1760 | Died as infant. Note: not the same Benjamin Cooper as our Capt. Benjamin Cooper of Lebanon Twp. (1741-1794) — entirely different person, different family. |
| Sarah Cooper | 1761-1762 | Died as infant. |
| Charles Cooper | 1767-1768 | Died as infant. |
| Mary Cooper | 1769-1783 | Died age 14. |
| Henry M. Cooper Jr. | 1769-1821 | b. 14 Jul 1769; survived to age 52. |
| Susana Cooper | 1771-1772 | Died as infant. |
| Babara Cooper | 1774-1775 | Died as infant. |
| Elizabeth Cooper | 1776-1860 | Survived to age 84. |
| James Cooper | 1778-1789 | Died age 11 (2 Dec 1789, just after his uncle James Davenport's Nov 1789 death). |
Children who survived to adulthood and could have descendants: - Phoebe Cooper (1753-1856) — daughter - Martha Cooper MDL (1756-1833) — daughter - Henry M. Cooper Jr. (1769-1821) — son, possible Y-line carrier of the Roxbury Cooper Y-line - Elizabeth Cooper (1776-1860) — daughter
Per Littell p. 198 + Harrison Co. Genealogies p. 501, Henry Miller Cooper Sr. also had a daughter Nancy (or Nancy T.) Cooper who m. Samuel Gaston (per Littell) / Samuel Kirkpatrick a physician (per Harrison). Nancy is NOT in this tree's children list — either she's a daughter the tree-builder missed, OR she was one of the listed daughters known by the nickname "Nancy" (Susana? Babara? Elizabeth? — Nancy was a common nickname for Anne, sometimes for other names too). Open question.
Out-of-scope but documented
The Roxbury → Chester Cooper family is out-of-scope per memory pr.26 Roxbury Cooper family out-of-scope (RESOLVED).md. Catalogued for completeness because the user supplied substantial primary-source-corroborated data 2026-04-25. The memory note is being updated to reflect the expanded family structure documented in this entry.
Status / follow-up
- Filed
[verbatim]for the visible portions of the tree timeline + relationships.[low certainty]for tree-claim details that lack primary-source backing in the tree's source panel;[medium-high certainty]for events backed by linked Ancestry sources (1801 marriage to Mary Boyd; residence rolls; etc.). - The tree's 4 sources for Henry's birth (1733 Mendham) are not enumerated in the user's screenshots — would need to click through to verify what "4 sources" includes. Most likely Find A Grave + a published genealogy + tree links.
- Open identification: Nancy (T.) Cooper, daughter of Henry, who m. Samuel Gaston/Kirkpatrick. Not in the tree. Either a missed child or a nickname for a listed daughter. Worth a follow-up if anyone wants to chase the Cooper-Gaston-Kirkpatrick connection.
- Open question: are Henry Miller Cooper Sr.'s descendants traceable forward? Henry M. Cooper Jr. (1769-1821, son) is the most likely Y-line carrier — but per scope-memo this Roxbury line is off-track for Benjamin's Y-DNA question.
- Cross-references: I.4 (Littell, with Henry Cooper Esq. of Chester reference now identified); I.20 (Harrison County Genealogies, Samuel Kirkpatrick × Nancy T. Cooper); J.35 (1788 Nathan Cooper Sr. of Roxbury will, this man's father); J.36 (1797 Nathan Cooper Jr. of Roxbury will, this man's brother); J.37 (1812 Mehitable Cooper of Chester, this man's sister-in-law); J.39 (Henry × Mary Boyd 1801 marriage); J.40 (Ancestry search); J.34 (earlier Ancestry search confirming the Chester Cooper family is non-Benjamin).