Document K.31 · Land Records / Court Records / NJSA Searchable Databases · transcription: partial
NJ State Archives Early Land Records 1650-1900s database — State-wide Daniel-Cooper-name search, 157 records 1681-1813. CATALOG-DEFINING GAP-FILLER for [pr.63 Daniel Sr 1720-1744 catalog gap](../../projects/pr.63%20Daniel%20Sr%201720-1744%20catalog%20gap.md): 9 Nov + 10 Nov 1733 C-3 (EJ) Folio 77 + 78 — Daniel Cooper (Yeoman) + Rezier Rinyon (Yeoman) Grantees ← David Jamison (Gentleman of New York City) — same Lot No. 2 Passaic River Hunterdon Co. as K.2 1720, now re-confirmed via title-chain through Evan Drummond + Rachel Harrison (widow of Benjamin Harrison son and heir of John Harrison) + George Willocks + Cornelius Longfield + Doctor John Johnston. = primary-source-INDEX-attests Daniel Sr at Hunterdon Co. on the SAME Lot No. 2 Passaic River 13 years after K.2 + 4 years before K.30 1737/1738 trespass cluster. + TRADE UPGRADE from Weaver (K.2 1720) to Yeoman (1733) = farming/landowning rank achieved. = GAP REDUCED FROM 1720-1737 (K.30) to 1720-1733 (~13 years) at primary-source-NJSA-index tier. Witnesses William Jamison + Elizabeth Johnston. SECOND MAJOR FINDING for [p.2 Capt Benjamin Cooper](../../people/p.2%20Benjamin%20Cooper.md): 12 Jul 1766 S5 (EJ Surveys) Folio 304 — 421.55 ac Horse Pound Brook Pequannack Twp Morris Co. survey to Sonmans heirs 'to be Conveyed by [Lord Stirling] to James Anderson and Benjamin Cooper' = primary-source-INDEX-attests Benjamin Cooper (age 25) as recipient of Lord-Stirling-mediated Anderson-Horse-Pound Morris Co. land conveyance — = the primary-source basis for [pr.52 Cooper-Stirling 1773 letter acquisition](../../projects/pr.52%20Cooper-Stirling%201773%20letter%20acquisition.md) Anderson Horse Pound context. OTHER MAJOR NEW DANIEL SR ATTESTATIONS: 26 May 1751 Morris Co Vol A Folio 311-313 (Daniel adjoining Zauzenger 542 ac West of Passaic River Morris — NEW pre-K.10 1752 Morris-Co.-residence attestation); 24 Feb 1769 S6 Folio 52 (Daniel Cooper [no Jr] Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling on Horse Pound Brook — VIEW PDF available); 19 Sept 1774 S7 Folio 169 (Daniel Cooper [no Jr] Deputy Surveyor 151.7 ac Black River Roxbury — identification ambiguous, possibly Daniel Sr at age 79). State-wide Daniel Jr Deputy-Surveyor career = ~100 records 1754-1774 under James Alexander → Thomas Bartow → William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Surveyor General. fam.3 Camden-Cooper family Daniel-Cooper records ~30+ Gloucester/Burlington 1681-1813 (multiple consecutive Daniels).
Transcription and notes
Source identification
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | New Jersey State Archives — Early Land Records, ca. 1650-1900s database |
| Portal URL | https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/EarlyLandRecords.aspx |
| Search filters | Last Name: Cooper; First Name: Daniel (no County filter; state-wide) |
| Search captured | 28 May 2026 by maintainer (Chris Cooper) |
| Total records | 157 across 16 result pages |
| Local result-set files | (image held in the family archive) through (image held in the family archive) |
| Catalog discovery context | State-wide sweep performed 28 May 2026 after county-specific sweeps (Bergen [K.28], Monmouth [K.29], plus prior K.1 Hunterdon, K.4 Essex, K.11 Middlesex, K.16 Somerset). Same-day discovery; catalog-defining at the 1733 record. |
About the NJSA Early Land Records database
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CATALOG-DEFINING — 9+10 November 1733 Daniel Cooper + Reziah Runyon joint purchase of Lot No. 2
2026-06-23 — these 1733 deeds are now MANUSCRIPT-CONFIRMED (NJSA Order 202606-87390). C-3 f.77 read directly = "This Indenture made the Ninth day of November… Annoque Domini 1733 Between David Jamison… Gentleman of the one part and Daniel Cooper… Weaver and Reziah Runyon of Piscataway… yeoman of the other part"; the title chain (Evan Drummond + Rachel Harrison, widow of Benjamin Harrison s/o John Harrison) is confirmed on f.78/f.79. ** Companion correction: the related K.2 (F-2 f.33), previously catalogued as a separate "14 Dec 1720" deed, is in fact a 20 June 1735 deed (rec. 1742) in which Reziah resigns his moiety of Lot No. 2 to Daniel and recites this very 1733 joint purchase — i.e. there was never an independent 1720 transaction. So K.2 + K.31 are two acts of ONE Lot-No.-2 story: 1733 joint purchase (K.31) → 1735 Reziah-sells-his-half to Daniel (K.2) → Daniel sole owner.** The header below formerly read "reconfirmation of K.2 1720" — corrected.
The two 1733 records (C-3 EJ Folio 77 + 78)
Record A — 9 Nov 1733, C-3 (EJ) Folio 77 [verbatim search-result]
- TO: Daniel Cooper (Yeoman); Rezier Rinyon (Yeoman)
- FROM: David Jamison (Gentleman) (of New York City)
- Type: CONVEYANCE. Known by name Lot No. 2. On the Passaick River, or a branch thereof. [East Jersey]. "Lott No. two being part of a certain Tract of Land formerly belonging to Doctor John Johnston, George Willocks, John Harrison Deceased, and Cornelius Longfield".
- OTHERS NAMED: John Harrison (Former owner); John Johnston (Doctor) (Former owner); Cornelius Longfield (Former owner); George Willocks (Former owner)
- LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Pasawack River (Passawick, Passawack)
- Reference: C-3 (EJ): Folio 77 (SSTSE023)
- Status: Select available (paid manuscript order)
Record B — 10 Nov 1733, C-3 (EJ) Folio 78 [verbatim search-result]
- TO: Daniel Cooper (Yeoman); Rezier Rinyon (Yeoman)
- FROM: David Jamison (Gentleman) (of New York City)
- Type: CONVEYANCE. Known by name Lot No. 2. On the River or a Branch of the Passaic River. [East Jersey]. "All that certain Lott of Land called and known by the Name of Lott No. two being part of a certain Tract of Land formerly belonging to Doctor John Johnston, George Willocks, John Harrison Deceased, and Cornelius Longfield". Rights purchased by David Jamison from Evan Drummond and Rachel Harrison.
- OTHERS NAMED: Evan Drummond (Gentleman) (of Perth Amboy, former owner); Benjamin Harrison (Deceased, Husband of Rachel, Son and Heir of John Harrison); John Harrison (Former owner, deceased, father of Benjamin); Rachel Harrison (Widow of Benjamin Harrison, former owner); William Jamison (Witness); Elizabeth Johnston (Witness); John Johnston (Doctor) (Former owner); Cornelius Longfield (Former owner); George Willocks (Former owner)
- LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Pasawack River (Passawick, Passawack)
- Reference: C-3 (EJ): Folio 78 (SSTSE023)
- Status: Select available
Catalog significance
Reduces the catalog gap from 1720-1737 (per K.30) to 1720-1733 (~13 years).
- Daniel Sr same person as K.2 1720 — both records re-attest Lot No. 2 Passaic River, the same lot Daniel Cooper Weaver of Hunterdon acquired from Reziah Runyon 14 Dec 1720 per K.2. Same Daniel; same lot; same Runyon co-party.
- Trade upgrade Weaver → Yeoman — K.2 (1720) calls him "Daniel Cooper (Weaver) of Hunterdon"; K.31 Records A+B (1733) call him "Daniel Cooper (Yeoman)". = Daniel achieved landowning/farming rank between 1720 and 1733. Consistent with K.30 1737/1738 trespass cases where Daniel is plaintiff defending crops/fence/trees as a landed farmer at Hannover Twp Hunterdon Co.
- Title-chain primary-source-documented — Lot No. 2 originally belonged to the Johnston/Willocks/Harrison/Longfield EJ-Proprietor cluster, all 4 deceased by 1720. Title passed through Evan Drummond Gentleman of Perth Amboy + Rachel Harrison (widow of Benjamin Harrison, son and heir of John Harrison) → David Jamison Gentleman of NYC → Daniel Cooper + Reziah Runyon. The 1733 conveyance re-confirms / formalizes title at Daniel + Reziah's joint level.
- Why TWO records 9+10 Nov 1733? — Folio 77 is the brief conveyance; Folio 78 is the same conveyance with expanded title-chain narrative + named witnesses (William Jamison, Elizabeth Johnston). Likely the same legal action recorded back-to-back with separate indexer entries.
- NEW Cooper-Runyon partnership attestation 1733 — Daniel Cooper and Rezier Runyon are joint grantees in 1733, 6 years after Daniel × Grace Runyon's 17 Apr 1726 marriage. Strong primary-source corroboration of the Cooper-Runyon family-ties hypothesis (= Reziah may = Grace's father, or her brother / uncle; resolution pending).
- Elizabeth Johnston witness = possibly Dr John Johnston's daughter or widow (Dr John Johnston is the deceased former owner of the underlying lot tract). NEW catalog person potentially warranted.
Implication for pr.63 hypothesis ranking
- H1 Hunterdon-resident (1720-1739) is FURTHER STRENGTHENED at index tier: Daniel Sr re-confirmed Hunterdon Co. Lot No. 2 in 1733 + was a farmer at Hannover Twp Hunterdon Co. by 1737/1738 (per K.30). The 1733 reconfirmation + Yeoman trade-upgrade strongly supports Daniel as continuous-Hunterdon-resident-farmer 1720-1737/1738.
- H2 Piscataway-resident is further WEAKENED: The 1733 deeds were executed via David Jamison Gentleman OF NEW YORK CITY (not Piscataway), and Daniel's stated residence is implicitly Hunterdon (= his K.2 1720 stated residence; no contradicting 1726-1733 residence). Reziah Runyon's residence is not stated in K.31 Records A+B but K.2 1720 named him "Yeoman of Piscataway" = Reziah-Piscataway, Daniel-Hunterdon continues to be the most-plausible reading.
- Net new gap = 1720-1733 (~13 years) at index tier. Manuscript pull of Records A+B would primary-source-LOCK Daniel Sr's continuous Lot-No.-2 ownership.
SECOND MAJOR FINDING — 12 Jul 1766 Benjamin Cooper Horse Pound Brook acquisition
Record (S5 EJ Surveys Folio 304) [verbatim search-result]
- TO: Peter Sonmans (Deceased; Heirs or Assigns of)
- FROM: (proprietary survey)
- Type: SURVEY. 421.55 acres. On both sides of Horse Pound Brook in Pequannack Township; near the Horse Pound Furnace; Morris County. Six Tracts: 33.24 acres; 49.32 acres; 101.25 acres; 141.14 acres; 50.19 acres; and 46.41 acres. "Daniel Cooper Jr. by me (William Alexander also Lord Stirling) duly appointed and sworn to the intent herein after mentioned Did Survey for the heirs or assigns of Peter Sonmans deceased at the request of William Earl of Stirling to be Conveyed by him to James Anderson and Benjamin Cooper." "The Heirs or Assigns of the said Peter Sonmans deceased Claim Title by Vertue and in Part of a Warrant to them for 7,480.64 acres of Land to be taken up in any Part Unappropriated in the Eastern Division of New Jeresy, Except Romopock dated September 14, 1765… I (William Alexander also Lord Stirling) claim right by Vertue of my Shares in the Warrant aforesaid." [Warrant Date: 14 Sept 1765].
- OTHERS NAMED: William Alexander (Lord Stirling; Survey at the request of; Also Surveyor General; Also Signatory); James Anderson; Benjamin Cooper; Daniel Cooper, Jr. (Deputy Surveyor); Samuel Ford (Owner of adjoining land); Lord Stirling (William Alexander; Survey at the request of; Also Surveyor General; Also Signatory); John Minthorn (John Minthorns House)
- LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Morris; Brimstone Mountain; Mountains; Newfoundland; Pineland; Horse Pound Brook; Forges, Iron Works, Iron Mines, Iron Mills; Horse Pound Furnace; Roads, Streets, Highways, Paths
- Reference: S5 (EJ Surveys): Folio 304 (PEASJ003)
- Status: Select available (paid manuscript order)
Catalog significance
First primary-source-INDEX attestation of Benjamin Cooper's Lord-Stirling-mediated land acquisition at Horse Pound Brook 1766. Benjamin Cooper (= our p.2 Capt Benjamin Cooper) at age 25 receives 421.55 ac in 6 tracts at Horse Pound Brook + near Horse Pound Furnace, Morris Co., as joint grantee with James Anderson, mediated by Lord Stirling. Survey conducted by his brother Daniel Cooper Jr (= p.79) as Deputy Surveyor.
- = primary-source basis for pr.52 Cooper-Stirling 1773 letter Anderson-Horse-Pound context.
- = primary-source extension of the K.6 / K.9 Stirling-Anderson Horse Pound chain (if those K entries exist; if not, this is the catalog's primary-source anchor for that chain).
- Cooper-Stirling family relationship 1762-1773 continuously primary-source-INDEX-attested: 1762 Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling Great Swamp Morris → 1764 Daniel Jr LONG HILL survey for Lord Stirling → 1766 Benjamin Cooper Horse Pound Brook joint acquisition → 1773 Cooper-Stirling letter NYHS MS 8 Box 6 Folio 6 (= pr.52).
- Horse Pound Furnace + Brimstone Mountain + Newfoundland = same Hibernia/Newfoundland iron-mining area Benjamin is later attested at per A.9 will + pre-1766 attestations (K.6 if catalogued, plus pr.62 NJSA Order S5.304 in flight per the 2026-05-23 reminder).
Cross-reference: this record appears in pr.62 NJSA Order 10-record Cooper land batch (= maintainer ordered S5.304 paid copy 2026-05-23, expected delivery ~2026-06-13). Manuscript pull is queued and will primary-source-LOCK this attestation at full body-deed tier.
THIRD MAJOR FINDING — 26 May 1751 Daniel Sr Morris-Co. adjoining-landowner
Record (Morris Co Deed Volume A Folio 311-313) [verbatim search-result]
- TO: Paul Zauzenger
- FROM: Jacob Kearle (Yeoman)
- Type: RELEASE AND QUIT CLAIM. 542 acres. West of the Pasaick River; Morris County. Contains two tracts with undetermined acreage. In consideration of 5 Shillings truly paid.
- OTHERS NAMED: Thomas Canan (Owner of adjoining meadow); Silas Condict (Judge) (of the Court of Common Pleas; Signatory); Daniel Cooper (Owner of adjoining land); Alexander Hickman (Former owner of land); Peter Layton (Witness); Cornelius Ludlow (Witness); Benjamin Moore (Witness); Caleb Russell (Clerk) (Signatory); John Stelle (Witness)
- LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Morris; Meadows and Meadowlands; Passaic River; Lots, Allotments
- Reference: Morris Co Deed Volume A: Folio 311-313 (CMRCL002)
- Status: Available at NJ Archives on microfilm for in-person research only.
Catalog significance
NEW catalog primary-source-INDEX attestation of Daniel Sr Morris-Co. adjoining-landowner 26 May 1751 = 1.5 years before K.10 Record 1 (Tristram Hull 16 Nov 1752 Long Hill Esquire attestation). The Paul Zauzenger 542-ac West-of-Passaic-River Morris tract presumably adjoins Daniel Sr's Long Hill landholding. Witnesses Cornelius Ludlow + John Stelle + Benjamin Moore + Peter Layton are NJ-network names; Silas Condict Judge of CCP signatory anchors the legal context.
Possible link: Same Paul Zauzinger / Zauzenger appears in K.10 and K.31 Tristram Hull 1752 deed (Folio 320-322 below) = Zauzenger → Hull transfer 16 Nov 1752 — = Zauzenger acquired the 542 ac in 1751 and sold it 18 months later to Tristram Hull. Daniel Sr remained adjoining-landowner throughout, primary-source-attesting his continuous Long Hill area landownership 1751-1752+.
FOURTH MAJOR FINDING — Ambiguous "Daniel Cooper (no Jr)" Deputy Surveyor records 1769 + 1774
Record 1 — 24 Feb 1769 S6 (EJ Surveys) Folio 52 [verbatim search-result]
- TO: William Alexander (Surveyor General) (Earl of Stirling; Lord Stirling); William Earl of Stirling (Surveyor General) (William Alexander)
- FROM: (proprietary survey)
- Type: SURVEY. 48.64 acres. East side of Horse Pound Brook; Morris County. (See also: S6, 24).
- OTHERS NAMED: Daniel Cooper (Deputy Surveyor); Samuel Ford (Owner of adjoining land)
- LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Morris; Horse Pound Brook
- Reference: S6 (EJ Surveys): Folio 52 (PEASJ003) — View PDF available
- Status: Select available + View PDF (free NJSA download)
Record 2 — 19 Sept 1774 S7 (EJ Surveys) Folio 169 [verbatim search-result]
- TO: James Parker (Esquire)
- FROM: William Throckmorton
- Type: RESURVEY. 151.7 acres. At the head of Black River; Roxbury Township; Morris County. Certificate for 151.7 acres in lieu of a survey to James Parker.
- OTHERS NAMED: William Alexander (Surveyor General) (Signatory); John Budd (Former owner of adjoining land); Daniel Cooper (Deputy Surveyor); Thomas Millidge (Deputy Surveyor); John Reading (Owner of adjoining land)
- LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Morris; Roxbury Township; Mountains; Black River
- Reference: S7 (EJ Surveys): Folio 169 (PEASJ003)
Identification ambiguity
Both records name "Daniel Cooper" as Deputy Surveyor without 'Jr.' designation. Three possible readings:
- Daniel Sr at age 74 (1769) / 79 (1774) — unusual at that age, but Daniel Sr was Judge of CCP in 1773 per K.10 / K.16, so still active. NOT impossible.
- Daniel Jr without explicit 'Jr.' — the NJSA database is inconsistent in applying 'Jr.' tags; many other Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor records DO use 'Jr.' but this could be database indexing error.
- A THIRD Daniel Cooper (Daniel Sr's son George Cooper? Daniel III?) — speculative.
Manuscript pull of S6 Folio 52 (View PDF available = free download) would resolve the ambiguity. Catalog priority.
INDEX SUMMARY — Remaining ~150 records by category
Given the volume (157 records / 16 pages), the full verbatim of all records would create an unmanageably large entry. Below is the index summary; full PDFs are local at (image held in the family archive).
Daniel Sr / Long Hill / Hunterdon-Morris / East Jersey (= our Daniel Sr cluster)
| Date | Reference | Role | Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1720 | F-2 (EJ) Folio 33 | Grantee (Weaver of Hunterdon) | K.2 — Daniel + Reziah Runyon Lot No. 2 |
| 9 Nov 1733 | C-3 EJ Folio 77 | Grantee (Yeoman) | NEW 1733 reconfirmation per Verbatim above |
| 10 Nov 1733 | C-3 EJ Folio 78 | Grantee (Yeoman) | NEW 1733 reconfirmation per Verbatim above |
| 6 Oct 1744 | S2 EJ Surveys Folio 83-84 | Grantee | K.5 — Green Brook Falls × James Alexander; VIEW PDF AVAILABLE |
| 19 Jan 1745 | S2 EJ Surveys Folio 162 | Owner of adjoining land | K.16 Record 2 — Sprat survey |
| 29 Jul 1745 | EJ Loose Records S2-89 | Witness | K.16 Record 4 — Elisha Parker Basking Ridge |
| 4 Feb 1748/9 | S2 EJ Surveys Folio 256 | Owner of adjoining land | K.16 Record 3 — Andrew Johnston First Mountain; VIEW PDF AVAILABLE |
| 26 May 1751 | Morris Co Deed Vol A Folio 311-313 | Owner of adjoining land | NEW — Paul Zauzenger 542 ac West of Passaic per Verbatim above |
| 16 Nov 1752 | Morris Co Deed Vol A Folio 320-322 | Esquire; Owner of adjoining land | Same deed as K.10 Record 1 (Tristram Hull) but via Morris Co Vol A; primary-source-confirms K.10 attestation |
| 24 Feb 1769 | S6 EJ Surveys Folio 52 | Deputy Surveyor (no Jr) | NEW ambiguous — 48.64 ac Horse Pound Brook for Lord Stirling; VIEW PDF AVAILABLE |
| 10 Sept 1771 | H-3 EJ/NJ Folio 195-197 | Judge of CCP Signatory | K.10 — Boyle Mill |
| 24 Dec 1772 | H-3 EJ/NJ Folio 197-198 | Judge of CCP Signatory | K.10 — Boyle Mill (Daniel Jr's son John as grantee) |
| 11 Oct 1773 | Somerset Co Deeds Vol A Folio 14-15 | Judge Inferior CCP, sig 25 Mar 1774 | K.16 Record 7 — Ruth Kinnan Bernards Town; William Earl of Stirling adjoining |
| 19 Sept 1774 | S7 EJ Surveys Folio 169 | Deputy Surveyor (no Jr) | NEW ambiguous — 151.7 ac Black River Roxbury for James Parker |
| 10 May 1791 | EJ Loose Records S10-57(a) | Owner of adjoining mine lott | NEW — David Vail/Robert West Bridgewater Twp Somerset 9.19 ac at South side First Mountain; with William Burnet + Phillip Cox + Phineas Cox + Kenny Haddock adjoining |
| 6 Aug 1791 | S10 EJ Surveys Folio 57 | Owner of adjoining land | NEW — Azariah Dunham / Robert West 9.19 ac same Bridgewater Twp; same as S10-57(a) |
Daniel Cooper Jr / Deputy Surveyor career (= p.79)
~100 records 1754-1774 state-wide under James Alexander → Thomas Bartow → William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Surveyor General. Counties: Morris (largest cluster, ~70 records) + Sussex + Somerset + Middlesex + Monmouth (per K.29) + Essex. Many for Gawen Lawrie + Robert Hunter Morris + James Alexander + Lord Stirling + Mary Alexander (deceased devisees of). Already partly cataloged at K.11 (Middlesex), K.16 (Somerset), K.29 (Monmouth); state-wide aggregation = K.31.
Notable Daniel Jr personal-landowner / -grantor records: - 9 Sept 1765 S5 Folio 268 — Daniel Jr Grantor of own 9.51 ac Passaic River Somerset to John Harrison Heirs via George Davison - 1 Aug 1761 A-3 EJ Folio 285 — Daniel Jr Grantor → Jacob Drake Jr, "Northward of Succasunna Plains, probably at Ledgewood, Morris County" = personal Morris Co. landownership - 24 Aug 1772 S6 Folio 277 + 28 Aug 1772 S6 Folio 284 — Daniel Jr personal land Freehold Twp Monmouth + South of Perth Amboy Middlesex (per K.29 + K.11)
Notable Daniel Jr LONG HILL surveying attestations: - 31 Mar 1764 S5 Folio 156 — Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling, 101.53 ac on northeast side of Long Hill Morris from Henry Cuyler Jr + Oliver DeLancey
Benjamin Cooper attestations (= p.2)
- 12 Jul 1766 S5 Folio 304 — Horse Pound Brook 421.55 ac Sonmans → Lord Stirling → James Anderson + Benjamin Cooper per Verbatim above
fam.3 Camden Quaker / Gloucester Daniel Cooper records (= NOT our Daniel Sr)
~30+ records 1681-1813 in West Jersey (Gloucester / Burlington / Camden / Newton). Key fam.3 anchor records:
| Date | Reference | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1681 | B Pt 2 (WJ) Folio 500 | Daniel Cooper Witness on William Cooper of Coopers Point → Hannah + John Woolston deed of gift; VIEW PDF |
| 9 Jun 1694 | B Pt 2 (WJ) Folio 425-426 | Daniel Cooper Witness on James Antram deed Burlington; VIEW PDF |
| 16 Apr 1695 | Glo Deeds Book 1 (WJ) Folio 39 | Daniel Cooper Grantee ← William Cooper, Coopers Point Gloucester |
| 1 Dec 1699 | Glo Deeds Book 3 (WJ) Folio 387 | Daniel Cooper Grantor → Richard Chue, Gloucester River |
| 2 May 1707 | Sharps Surveys Folio 49 | Daniel Cooper Son of William Cooper Grantee ← William Cooper 227 ac Coopers Creek; VIEW PDF |
| 26 Mar 1708/9 | Sharps Surveys Folio 6 | Daniel Cooper Owner of adjoining John Haddon 200 ac Gloucester; VIEW PDF |
| 9 Oct 1710 | BBB (WJ) Folio 19 | Daniel Cooper + Joseph Cooper Grantors → Jonathan Woolston Mansfield + Burlington City |
| 18 Dec 1710 | Glo Deeds Book A Folio 151-152 | Daniell Cooper Witness on Joseph Tomlinson deed 119 ac Gloucester; VIEW PDF |
| 20 Mar 1715 | Glo Deeds Book A Folio 28a-28b | John Cooper Yeoman of Debtford + Joseph Cooper of Newton → William Cooper QUIT CLAIM 38 ac Coopers Creek — names "Daniell Cooper (Deceased; Father of William Cooper)" = PRIMARY-SOURCE-CONFIRMS p.76 Daniel Cooper b. 1673 d. ~1715 Coopers Point; VIEW PDF |
| 10 Aug 1720 | Glo Deeds Book A Folio 155-156 | William Cooper Yeoman of Newton → Samuel Cooper Butcher of Philadelphia 227 ac Coopers Creek; corroborates p.76 deceased; VIEW PDF |
| 28 Jan 1728/9 | Sharps Deeds Folio 57-59 | Daniel Cooper Brother of William Cooper Grantee ← William Cooper 250 ac Coopers Creek = NEW next-generation fam.3 Daniel (post-p.76); VIEW PDF |
| 12 Jul 1738 | WJ Loose Records 1738-Cooper Daniel | Daniel Cooper Grantee 73 ac Gloucester Co |
| 12 Jul 1738 | Book M Part 2 (WJ Surveys) Folio 282 | Same as above |
| 2 Nov 1738 | Book M Part 2 (WJ Surveys) Folio 283 | Daniel Cooper Owner of adjoining John Estaugh Resurvey 182 ac Waterford Twp Gloucester |
| 12 Apr 1739 | Book M Part 2 (WJ Surveys) Folio 323 + WJ Loose Records 1739-Cooper William OV-A | "Cooper, Daniel (Deceased; Son of William Cooper, the Elder, deceased; Former owner of land)" + "Cooper, Daniel (Owner of adjoining land)" = primary-source-LOCKS p.76 Daniel d. ~1715 + names a still-living adjoining Daniel Cooper (= next-generation fam.3 Daniel); VIEW PDFs |
Plus additional fam.3 Daniel Cooper records 1744-1813 (multiple consecutive Daniels in the Camden-Coopers-Point line). None of these records is our Daniel Sr.
Catalog synthesis
1. Gap-window narrowing chain
| Catalog state | Earliest gap-ending attestation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-2026-05-28 | 6 Oct 1744 | K.5 Green Brook Falls × James Alexander |
| Post-K.30 (2026-05-28) | 20 Feb 1737/1738 | K.30 6-case Hannover Twp Hunterdon trespass cluster |
| Post-K.31 (2026-05-29) | 9 Nov 1733 | K.31 Records A+B C-3 EJ Folio 77+78 Lot No. 2 reconfirmation |
Net new gap = 1720-1733, ~13 years, at primary-source-NJSA-INDEX tier.
2. Cooper-Runyon partnership documented 1720-1733
Daniel Cooper + Reziah/Rezier Runyon are joint parties on Lot No. 2 Passaic River in both K.2 (1720) and K.31 Records A+B (1733). This 13-year continuous partnership is the strongest primary-source corroboration of the Cooper-Runyon family connection (= Reziah possibly Grace's father/uncle/brother; resolution still pending direct kinship attestation in deed manuscripts).
3. Cooper-Stirling family relationship primary-source-anchored 1762-1773
- 1762 — Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for William Alexander = Lord Stirling Great Swamp Morris (S5 Folio 15+18)
- 1763 — Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling 165.18 ac Great Tract Great Swamp Morris (S5 Folio 119)
- 1764 — Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling LONG HILL Morris from Cuyler+DeLancey (S5 Folio 156)
- 1765 — Daniel Jr Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling Pequannock Morris 10.5 ac (S5 Folio 250)
- 1766 — Benjamin Cooper joint-acquirer with James Anderson of 421.55 ac Horse Pound Brook from Sonmans via Lord Stirling (S5 Folio 304)
- 1769 — Daniel Cooper [no Jr] Deputy Surveyor for Lord Stirling Horse Pound Brook 48.64 ac (S6 Folio 52)
- 1773 — Cooper-to-Stirling letter NYHS MS 8 Box 6 Folio 6 (= pr.52, in flight)
- 1773 — Daniel Sr Judge of Inferior CCP signing Ruth Kinnan Bernards Town deed with William Earl of Stirling adjoining (K.16 Record 7)
4. NEW NJ-network attestations from K.31
- Evan Drummond Gentleman of Perth Amboy — appears in Lot No. 2 title-chain (Records B). NEW catalog person.
- David Jamison Gentleman of New York City — appears as 1733 grantor (Records A+B). NEW catalog person.
- William Jamison (Witness 1733) — possibly David's son or brother. NEW catalog person.
- Elizabeth Johnston (Witness 1733) — possibly Dr John Johnston's daughter (the deceased former owner of the underlying lot). NEW catalog person.
- Rachel Harrison (Widow of Benjamin Harrison son and heir of John Harrison) — appears in title-chain (Record B). NEW catalog person; possibly = the Rachel Harrison witness on K.16 Record 4 (Elisha Parker Basking Ridge 29 Jul 1745) = same Rachel Harrison? possible network continuity.
Follow-ups
- Order manuscript copies of K.31 Records A+B (C-3 EJ Folio 77+78, 9+10 Nov 1733) — paid NJSA order ~$25-50. Would primary-source-LOCK the gap-reducing 1733 reconfirmation at full body-deed tier. CATALOG TOP PRIORITY 2026-05-29.
- Download K.31 Record (S6 Folio 52, 24 Feb 1769) = View-PDF-available = free download. Resolves Daniel-Cooper-no-Jr identification ambiguity.
- Confirm pr.62 NJSA Order delivery for S5.304 (= Benjamin Cooper Horse Pound Brook 1766, ordered 2026-05-23, expected ~2026-06-13). Manuscript would primary-source-LOCK Benjamin's 1766 acquisition at full body-deed tier.
- Order manuscript copies of Morris Co Deed Vol A Folio 311-313 (26 May 1751 Zauzenger 542 ac West of Passaic River with Daniel Sr adjoining) — pre-K.10 Morris-Co.-residence primary-source.
- Create stub p.NNN files for Evan Drummond + David Jamison + William Jamison + Elizabeth Johnston + Rachel Harrison = NEW catalog persons from K.31 Records A+B.
- Cross-check Rachel Harrison witness on K.16 Record 4 — possibly same Rachel Harrison as the Lot No. 2 title-chain Rachel Harrison.
- Future state-wide sweep for additional searches: Benjamin Cooper state-wide (would surface Hibernia + Lamington + Anderson + Long Hill records); William Cooper state-wide (would clarify the William Cooper "Father of Daniel" anchor); state-wide Cooper-surname multi-spelling.
Cross-references
- pr.63 Daniel Sr 1720-1744 catalog gap — gap reduced to 1720-1733.
- pr.2 Daniel Sr father search — Cooper-Runyon-Jamison-Johnston network may surface father-of-origin clues.
- pr.52 Cooper-Stirling 1773 letter acquisition — strengthened by Benjamin Cooper 1766 Horse Pound Brook attestation.
- pr.62 NJSA Order 10-record Cooper land batch — S5.304 paid order in flight.
- pr.16 Cooper-Coriell Y-DNA mystery — Daniel-Reziah-Runyon partnership 1720-1733 adds primary-source weight to the Cooper-Runyon-Coriell-Piscataway convergence per K.20.
- K.2 Daniel Cooper Weaver of Hunterdon 1720 — re-confirmed at K.31 1733 with trade upgrade.
- K.5 Daniel Sr 1744 Green Brook Falls — post-gap continuous Daniel Sr attestation.
- K.10 Daniel Sr Esquire 1752 + 1771 + 1772 + 1773 — K.31 records 16 Nov 1752 Tristram Hull + 1771-1773 Boyle Mill records cross-referenced.
- K.11 Middlesex Cooper sweep + K.16 Somerset Cooper sweep + K.20 Middlesex Coriell sweep + K.28 Bergen 4-way + K.29 Monmouth 4-way + K.30 NJ Supreme Court — sister K-section entries.
- p.1 Daniel Cooper Sr — subject of gap-reducing 1733 attestation.
- p.2 Capt Benjamin Cooper — subject of 1766 Horse Pound Brook acquisition.
- p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr — subject of ~100 Deputy Surveyor records.
- p.76 Daniel Cooper b. 1673 d. ~1715 m. Sarah Spicer — fam.3 anchor confirmed at primary-source-INDEX tier via 1715 + 1720 + 1739 records.
- fam.3 Camden NJ Quaker Cooper — ~30+ Daniel Cooper records.