Ancestry tree #113770859 — Cooper family of Long Hill Morris Co. NJ — 3 person-page PDF bundle: Alexander COOPER (5 Jun 1828 Long Hill — 8 Dec 1898 Hanover Morris NJ) [G.90](../G-Cemetery/G.90.yaml) + son William COOPER (Abt. 1852 NJ — Unknown) + son Abraham Parrot COOPER (5 Feb 1862 Long Hill — Unknown) [B.44 1895 SAR applicant]. Bundle supplied 2026-05-09 by maintainer for v191.11 sole-remaining-task = Y-DNA outreach via Daniel Jr → Peter (1761) → Alexander descendants per project pr.16 Cooper-Coriell Y-DNA mystery.md. CRITICAL FINDING per Ancestry tree (LOW CERTAINTY per memory feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md): BOTH William 1852 + Abraham Parrot 1862 show 'No spouse' in their tree person-pages = potential Y-line dead-end for ENTIRE Alexander → William/Abraham branch = potential dead-end for the v191.11 Y-DNA outreach plan. HOWEVER conflicts with [D.239](../D-Federal-Census/D.239.yaml) 1880 Morris Twp primary-source attestation that William COOPER Jr was married to Sarah G. (30, NJ-born) at King Boarding House family 496 age 28. Tree-grade-vs-census-grade discrepancy = tree LIKELY INCOMPLETE on William's spouse. Abraham Parrot's potential spouse + children TBD via [B.44](../B-Military/B.44.yaml) 1895 SAR application + post-1895 census forward-trace. Alexander's 9 children primary-source-confirmed via tree: George P (-1851 infant) + Susan B 1851-1878 + William 1852- + Martha Parrot 1855-1894 + Walter Alexander 1857-1859 (infant) + Elizabeth 1859- + Abraham Parrot 1862- + Anna 1864- + Mary 1866-. Of 4 sons: 2 died in infancy (George P + Walter Alexander); 2 reached adulthood (William + Abraham Parrot).

Transcription and notes

• Source: Ancestry.com Family Tree #113770859 (tree owner identity TBD)
• User-supplied PDFs 2026-05-09 (3 separate person-page extracts): 1. (image held in the family archive) (tree person 350121051376; 3-page PDF; 8 Ancestry-Sources cited) 2. (image held in the family archive) (tree person 352042333439; 2-page PDF; 1 Ancestry-Source cited [1870 census]) 3. (image held in the family archive) (tree person 352042333441; 2-page PDF; 3 Ancestry-Sources cited)
• Per memory feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md: Ancestry user-built trees = LOW certainty by default; specific facts in this tree are sourced to underlying Ancestry collections (federal censuses, NJ vital records, SAR, Find A Grave, IGI) which are higher certainty. Tree-only assertions (e.g., "No spouse") flagged for primary-source verification — particularly noting D.239 1880 census conflict with William's "No spouse" claim.
• Per memory feedback_ancestry_tree_source_links.md: ideally would have source-link view to separate source-backed claims from unsourced inference. Working with the source-listed extracts below.

Data — verbatim from Alexander Cooper (1828-1898) tree person-page

Identification

Alexander COOPER BIRTH: 05 JUN 1828 • Long Hill, Morris, New Jersey, USA (8 sources) DEATH: 08 DEC 1898 • Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA (2 sources)

Ancestry Sources cited (8)

• 1850 United States Federal Census
• 1860 United States Federal Census
• 1870 United States Federal Census
• 1880 United States Federal Census
• New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
• New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
• New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965
• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• LDS - IGI Record (Other sources)

Parents (per tree)

• Peter COOPER (1761-1847)
• Susan BOYLE (1788-1865)

Spouse (per tree)

• Abigail PARROTT (1827-1908), m. 31 Dec 1849 (1 source [NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965])

Timeline (verbatim from tree)

Data — verbatim from William Cooper (1852-) tree person-page

Identification

William COOPER BIRTH: ABT. 1852 • New Jersey, USA (1 source = 1870 census) DEATH: Unknown

Ancestry Sources cited (1)

• 1870 United States Federal Census

Parents (per tree)

• Alexander COOPER (1828-1898)
• Abigail PARROTT (1827-1908)

Spouse (per tree)

• ** No spouse**

( MAJOR DATA POINT: tree shows "No spouse" — but this CONFLICTS with D.239 1880 Morris Twp primary-source attestation that William Jr was married to "Sarah G." age 30 at King Boarding House family 496. Tree-grade source is INCOMPLETE on William's marriage. Possible explanations: (a) tree owner unaware of D.239 census; (b) Sarah G. died young + tree owner only documents living spouses; (c) different William Cooper Jr at the King Boarding House identity-conflict question pending. Resolution: pull William × Sarah G. NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 search.)

Timeline (verbatim from tree)

Tree timeline ends at 1908 with mother's death. NO post-1908 events documented = tree is INCOMPLETE for William's adult life. Last residence shown 1870 Passaic Morris NJ "clerk in store" age 18.

Data — verbatim from Abraham Parrot Cooper (1862-) tree person-page

Identification

Abraham Parrot COOPER BIRTH: 05 FEB 1862 • Long Hill, Morris, New Jersey, USA (3 sources) DEATH: Unknown

Ancestry Sources cited (3)

• 1870 United States Federal Census
• 1880 United States Federal Census
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Parents (per tree)

• Alexander COOPER (1828-1898)
• Abigail PARROTT (1827-1908)

Spouse (per tree)

• ** No spouse**

( MAJOR DATA POINT: tree shows "No spouse" for Abraham Parrot Cooper. Per B.44 1895 NJ SAR Membership Application, Abraham P joined SAR at age 33 = applicant entitled to list spouse + children if any. B.44 SAR application's full content review pending to confirm whether Abraham was married + had children at 1895. If "No spouse" tree-claim holds, Y-line dead-end via Abraham. Combined with William's tree-claim "No spouse" + the D.239 census conflict, the entire Alexander → William/Abraham branch's Y-line continuation status is UNCLEAR and requires primary-source post-1895 forward-trace.)

Timeline (verbatim from tree)

Tree timeline ends at 1908 with mother's death. Last residence shown 1880 Passaic Morris NJ "Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son" age 18 (although per D.237 1880 Passaic Twp Abraham was actually "AT CLAVERACK COLLEGE" Hudson River Institute Methodist seminary Columbia Co. NY at the same time = both attestations may be partially true: enumerated in parents' household at age 18 with college-attendance noted).

Significance

Y-line continuation question for v191.11 single-remaining-task

Per memory user_chris_cooper_ancestry.md v191.11, the sole remaining open task for Chris's chain Cooper-Coriell mystery resolution is "Y-DNA test B.44 Daniel Jr → Peter (1761) → Alexander (1828) → modern descendants" via the Alexander → William/Abraham line (= the parallel branch to Chris's Daniel Jr → Dr John Sr → Dr John Jr → Frederic Stephen line).

Per L.64 Ancestry tree (LOW certainty), BOTH William 1852 + Abraham Parrot 1862 are 'No spouse' = potentially DEAD-ENDED Y-LINE. If both married + had no male descendants OR never married, the Alexander branch ends with William + Abraham Parrot at Generation 5 of the Daniel Sr line.

HOWEVER the tree's "No spouse" claim CONFLICTS with D.239 1880 Morris Twp primary-source attestation: "William Cooper Jr age 28 b. 1852 NJ Clerk in Store at King Boarding House family 496 dwelling 408, married to Sarah G. Cooper 30 b. NJ." Tree is INCOMPLETE on this marriage = tree-grade-vs-census-grade discrepancy.

Resolution path: 1. William × Sarah G. NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 search (= 2nd source for the marriage; D.239 census + NJ Marriages = 2 primary sources) 2. William × Sarah G. 1900 + 1910 Federal Census forward-trace in NJ or other states (= identify any children including Y-line male descendants) 3. Abraham Parrot Cooper × spouse 1895 SAR application full-content review (B.44) — if Abraham was married 1895 + had children, SAR form would document 4. Abraham Parrot Cooper d. 1912 Find A Grave search — would identify wife + children if any

If both William + Abraham died without male descendants: Alexander branch Y-line dead-end at Generation 5 = Y-DNA outreach via Peter Cooper line via Alexander becomes IMPOSSIBLE; alternative paths needed: - Daniel Jr → William M Cooper (1763) → Fayette KY descendants per I.59 p. 7 + L.30: Daniel Jr's son William M b. 1763 d. 1836 in Fayette KY = different male-line branch - Daniel Jr → Stephen Cooper (1767) Long Hill descendants per I.59 + F.32 Bernards Twp baptismal register - Daniel Jr → Daniel Cooper (1779) → Fayette KY descendants + Daniel Jr → Joseph (1782) → Fayette KY = same Kentucky branch as William M

Alexander × Abigail's 9 children primary-source-confirmed

Per L.64 tree (matches G.90 Find A Grave), Alexander × Abigail Parrott's 9 children:

1. George P. COOPER (-Feb 1851 infant) — Y-line dead-end
2. Susan B. COOPER (1851-1878 age 27) — female-line
3. William COOPER (1852-?) — Y-line carrier candidate (per L.64 No-spouse vs D.239 Sarah G.)
4. Martha Parrot COOPER (1855-1894 age 39) — female-line
5. Walter Alexander COOPER (1857-1859 age 2) — Y-line dead-end
6. Elizabeth COOPER (1859-?) — female-line
7. Abraham Parrot COOPER (1862-?) — Y-line carrier candidate (per L.64 No-spouse vs B.44 SAR pending)
8. Anna COOPER (1864-?) — female-line; possibly = D.238 1900 Walter Barker's wife
9. Mary COOPER (1866-?) — female-line; same as D.238 1900 Mary Cooper Cook (Mrs. Charles Cook, restaurant manager)

4 sons total + 5 daughters. Of 4 sons: 2 died in infancy (George P + Walter Alexander); 2 reached adulthood (William + Abraham Parrot). Daughter Mary Cooper Cook had grandson George Cook age 10 in 1900 D.238 = autosomal-Cooper-DNA descendants exist via daughters (but not Y-line).

NEW catalog datums from L.64

• Alexander × Abigail marriage date 31 Dec 1849 primary-source-confirmed via NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 [Ancestry-source-cited]
• Mary COOPER birth Abt. 1866 + Anna COOPER birth Abt. 1864 = 2 daughters not in G.90 Find A Grave family-block at the time of cataloguing (G.90 was incomplete on these daughters)
• Abigail Parrott death 29 Dec 1908 NJ = matches D.238 1900 Passaic Twp widow b. April 1827 (= consistent with 1908 death)
• Martha Parrot Cooper death 28 Oct 1894 = NEW exact date
• Susan B. Cooper death 16 Jun 1878 = NEW exact date
• Walter Alexander Cooper birth 20 Jun 1857 + death 22 Sep 1859 = NEW exact dates (vs G.90 just "1857-1859")

Tree-error: Joseph COOPER birth-year discrepancy

L.64 tree shows Alexander's brother "Joseph COOPER (1815-1836) — Death Aug 1836". Per G.91 Peter Cooper Find A Grave family-block, Peter's son Joseph was b. 1816 d. 1836 (1-year discrepancy vs L.64 tree's 1815). Tree likely propagated from a less-authoritative source = LOW-certainty on this minor datum; Find A Grave G.91 is more authoritative.

Tree-error: William COOPER (Alexander's brother) birth-year discrepancy

L.64 tree shows Alexander's brother "William COOPER (1811-1880) — Death 02 Jul 1880". Per G.91 Peter Cooper Find A Grave family-block, William was b. 1813 d. ~1880 (per D.235-D.237 census trail). 2-year birth-year discrepancy (tree 1811 vs G.91 1813); the catalog has consistently used 1813 across multiple census attestations; tree is LOW-certainty on this minor datum.

Caveats and follow-up

• Pull NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 for William Cooper × Sarah G. circa 1875-1880 — would be 2nd primary source for William Jr's marriage. Combined with D.239 1880 census, the tree's "No spouse" claim would be definitively superseded.
• v191.13 2026-05-09 B.44 FULL REVIEW COMPLETED — DOES NOT resolve the 'No spouse' question: 4-page SAR application is lineage-focused (ANCESTORS only) = NO mention of Abram's wife or children in the visible 4 pages = SAR application DOES NOT directly resolve L.64's 'No spouse' claim either way. Needs separate primary sources to definitively localize: Find A Grave for Abraham Parrot Cooper (1862-1912 per maintainer-notes) + 1900/1910 Federal Census in Newark NJ at 73 Carrington Ave + NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 + Newark city directories 1895-1912. v191.13 NEW datums from B.44 full review: Abram resided 73 Carrington Ave Newark NJ in 1895; occupation Lumber Business; National Number 61414; State Number 344; Certificate delivered 28 July 1899.
• v191.14 2026-05-09 F.98 NJ Episcopal Diocese Church Records 1700-1970 — Abram Parrott Cooper buried 2 May 1912 at Manasquan NJ, age 51 (Trinity Church Asbury Park NJ register page 273) = primary-source-confirms 1912 death year. Initially indicated 'burial place Trinity Church Manasquan' BUT v191.15 G.99 SUPERSEDES = actual burial Atlantic View Cemetery Manasquan, Old Section plot.
• v191.15 2026-05-09 G.99 Find A Grave Memorial #6362808 DEFINITIVELY DISPROVES THIS L.64 TREE'S 'No spouse' CLAIM: Abram P. Cooper × Mary Caroline Ripley Cooper (1852-1932), m. 1886. Find A Grave family-block primary-source-locks the spouse + marriage date. Mary Caroline 1852-1932 outlived Abram by 20 years. L.64 tree's "No spouse" for Abraham Parrot Cooper RETRACTED = tree-grade-LOW-certainty failed against Find A Grave-grade evidence. The L.64 tree was INCOMPLETE on Abram's marriage. Children question still open: Find A Grave family-block does NOT list Abram + Mary Caroline's children = either no children OR Find A Grave family-block-incomplete pattern (typical). NEW resolution path: 1900/1910 Federal Census Belmar/Manasquan NJ for Abram + Mary Caroline household + NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 for the 1886 marriage + Mary Caroline Ripley Cooper Find A Grave (post-1932) + Monmouth Co. NJ probate 1912 for Abram's heirs.
• Forward-trace William × Sarah G. children via 1900 + 1910 Federal Censuses — would identify any Y-line carrier descendants of William Jr.
• Find A Grave for Abraham Parrot Cooper (1862-1912) — would document his death date + spouse + children if any. Catalog already references "Abram P 1862-1912" per maintainer-notes; pull primary-source.
• Identify Sarah G. Cooper née ___ — William Jr's wife per D.239. Maiden name unknown; possibly Morris Co. NJ family.
• Pull Mary COOPER née Cooper m. Charles Cook marriage record + George Cook 1890 birth record — identifies Mary's children pattern + autosomal-Cooper-DNA descendants.
• Identify Anna Cooper b. 1864 spouse — Walter Barker × Anna 39 in 1900 census Passaic Twp adjacent to Cooper home dwelling 230. Marriage record search.
• Pull NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 source for Alexander × Abigail Parrott 31 Dec 1849 — already 1-source-cited in L.64 tree; primary-source the actual record.
• Identify tree owner of Ancestry tree #113770859 — relatively well-sourced tree (8 sources for Alexander); contact tree owner for additional research collaboration on the Peter Cooper line.

Cross-references

• L.30 — Robert Wayne Setty Ancestry tree #4782603 (Cooper-FitzRandolph family — Dr. John Lewis Cooper Sr line); parallel tree to L.64's tree #113770859 for the Alexander/Peter line; both tree-grade evidence sets used to research Daniel Jr's children and grandchildren
• G.90 — Find A Grave Memorial #70801829 of Alexander Cooper 1828-1898 = THIS L.64 subject Alexander; primary-source attestation
• G.91 — Find A Grave Memorial #70802191 of Peter Cooper 1761-1847 = Alexander's father; primary-source family-block
• G.92 — Find A Grave Memorial #150816493 of Daniel Cooper Jr 1729-1787 = Alexander's grandfather; primary-source attestation
• G.93 — Find A Grave Memorial of Abraham Dunn 1807-1874 = married Catharine Ann Cooper Dunn 1809-1894 = Alexander's sister
• B.44 — 1895 NJ SAR Membership Application of Abram Parrot Cooper b. 5 Feb 1862 = THIS L.64 subject Abraham Parrot; primary-source for v191.11 Y-DNA outreach plan
• D.235 — 1860 Morris Twp Alexander Cooper dwelling 988 + William Cooper [Sr, b. 1813, Alexander's brother] dwelling 989; Alexander's wife Abigail + children incl. son William Jr 8
• D.236 — 1870 Passaic Twp Alexander dwelling 284 + William [Sr, b. 1813] dwelling 285; Alexander's 7 children incl. William Jr 18 Clerk in Store + Abraham 8
• D.237 — 1880 Passaic Twp Alexander 52 + 5 children incl. Abraham 18 'AT CLAVERACK COLLEGE' Hudson River Institute Methodist seminary Columbia Co. NY; William Jr ABSENT from family by 1880
• D.238 — 1900 Passaic Twp Abigail Cooper widow b. April 1827 (= Alexander d. 1880-1900) with daughter Mary Cooper Cook + son-in-law Charles Cook + grandson George; '7 children born / 5 living' = 2 of Alexander's 7 deceased by 1900 [actual 9 children with 2 infant deaths George P 1851 + Walter Alexander 1859 = 7 reaching beyond infancy = matches]
• D.239 — 1880 Morris Twp William Cooper Jr LOCATED in King Boarding House dwelling 408 family 496 age 28, b. 1852 NJ, "Clerk in Store"; ** married to Sarah G. (30, NJ-born; maiden name unknown)** = primary-source attestation that CONFLICTS with L.64 tree's "No spouse" claim
• I.59 — Theodore Cooper 1903 Ancestry and Children of John Cooper Jr. p. 5 Daniel Jr's 11 children including Peter b. 18 July 1761 (= Alexander's father)
• Project pr.16 Cooper-Coriell Y-DNA mystery.md — Peter (1761) line Y-DNA test would localize NPE pre/post Daniel Jr generation