Document L.74 · Ancestry Family Trees · transcription: partial
Ancestry tree person-record Gertrude 'Gittie' Wyckoff Stevenson-Cross b. 27 Sep 1795 Schoharie NY — d. 29 Jan 1885 Bernards Twp Somerset NJ age 89 = expanded timeline + relationships for [L.72](L.72.yaml) child #1 Gertrude; 2 marriages (Cornelius L Stevenson 1812 + James Cross 1817) + 6 children + full sibling list 1795-1820 (= corroborates L.72 11-child sibling list with discrepancies — Fanny Cooper Wyckoff 1808 NOT in L.72, James Cooper Wickoff 1808 NOT in L.74); = tree-tier source feeding the [F.109](../F-Church-Vital/F.109.yaml) + [G.126](../G-Cemetery/G.126.yaml) primary-source corroboration chain
Transcription and notes
SIGNIFICANCE — L.72 CHILD #1 GERTRUDE EXPANDED TREE-TIER DATA + DISCREPANCIES WITH L.72
L.74 captures the Ancestry tree timeline + relationships panel + sources panel for Gertrude "Gittie" Wyckoff Stevenson-Cross 1795-1885 = L.72 child #1.
Catalog implications:
1. Expanded biographical timeline for Gertrude 1795-1885 (= 90-year life-span; 30+ timeline events across 4 pages)
2. Multiple corroboration sources: 5 sources cited for birth + 4 census records 1850-1880 + 1 NJ Marriage Record + 3 Dutch Reformed Church Records + 1 Find A Grave memorial = high-source-density tree-tier record
3. Discrepancies with L.72: L.74 shows sister 'Fanny Cooper Wyckoff 1808-1889' instead of L.72's 'James Cooper Wickoff 1808' (= same year, different person/sex per the 2 trees). Plus minor date discrepancies on siblings + spouses + children
4. Cooper-Cross family-marriage discoveries: 2nd husband James Cross 1775-1855 = possible kinship to Joseph Cross 1779-1813 (= Polly Cooper's 1st husband per project pr.15 Polly Cooper Annin WikiTree (RESOLVED).md); daughter Martha H Cross Cooper 1823-1914 = NEW Cooper-line marriage post-Theodosia×Jacob merger
5. Basking Ridge Presbyterian Cemetery burial = primary-source cemetery match per G.126 = same as Daniel Cooper Sr (Theodosia's grandfather) + Mary 'Polly' Cooper (Theodosia's sister) = 3-generation Cooper-family cemetery cluster
Source
- Filename: (image held in the family archive)
- Ancestry tree: tree ID 27174811, person ID 152155331026 (per PDF footer URL)
- Tree URL (per PDF): https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/27174811/person/152155331026/facts
- Accessed: 13 May 2026 via maintainer Ancestry pull (= phsrc=jBs2730)
- Per memory
feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md: Ancestry trees are low-certainty user-built records. L.74 uses internal Ancestry sources but L.74 itself is tree-tier-only. - Per memory
feedback_ancestry_tree_source_links.md: source-to-item links not yet exhaustively followed; this entry captures the tree-displayed timeline + relationships only.
Verbatim — tree fields
Top panel
Name: Gertrude "Gittie" Wyckoff Stevenson-Cross
Birth: 27 SEP 1795 — Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA
Death: 29 JAN 1885 — Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Parents panel
Jacob Wyckoff 1775-1849
Theodocia Cooper 1775-1839
Note: L.72 said Jacob 1773 + Theodosia 1775. L.74 says Jacob 1775 + Theodocia 1775. Year discrepancy on father; spelling discrepancy on mother (Theodosia vs Theodocia — both period-variant spellings).
Siblings panel (= per L.74 tree, ordered by birth)
| Year | Sibling per L.74 | Status vs L.72 |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | Gertrude Wyckoff (= L.74 subject) | = L.72 child #1 (= same) |
| 1799 | Catherine Elizabeth Wyckoff | = L.72 child #2 (= same) |
| 1802 | Jacob Harvey Wyckoff | = L.72 child #3 (= same; per F.108 primary-source register reading is ambiguous Henry/Merry/Harvey) |
| 1804 | Harriet Cooper Wyckoff | = L.72 child #4 (= same; per F.107 primary-source register confirms Cooper-surname maternal-naming-pattern) |
| 1807 | Simon J Wyckoff | = L.72 child #5 (= same) |
| 1808 | Fanny Cooper Wyckoff 1808-1889 | L.72 has 'James Cooper Wickoff 1808' instead; discrepancy |
| 1811 | Jane Barkley Wyckoff | = L.72 child #7 (= same; but birth-place differs: L.72 = Blenheim, L.74 = Brooklyn) |
| 1813 | Eleanor Covinhovin Wyckoff (b. 18 Mar 1813 Morristown, Middlesex, NJ) | = L.72 child #8 'Elenor Conover Wyckoff' (= same; spelling variant 'Covinhovin') |
| 1816 | Amos Dayton Wyckoff | = L.72 child #9 (= same) |
| 1818 | Israel Ludlow Wyckoff | = L.72 child #10 (= same) |
| 1818 | Elenor Covinhoorn Wyckoff Childs 1818-1908 (b. abt 1818 Morristown Middlesex NJ) | DUPLICATE of Eleanor 1813? Different person? Both have d. 1908 = same person via different birth-year readings |
| 1820 | Malvina Theodosia Wyckoff Thomas | = L.72 child #11 'Melvina Theodosia Wycoff' (= same; spelling variant 'Malvina') |
L.74 sibling count: 11 entries if we count both Eleanors; 10 if duplicate; vs L.72's 11 (with James Cooper not Fanny Cooper). Net: 9 unambiguous shared siblings + ambiguity over 1808 child + duplicate Eleanor entry. Resolvable via further primary-source verification.
Spouse #1 + children
Cornelius L (twin) Stevenson 1793-1813
Marriage: 7 Jan 1812 — Conesville, New York, USA [ F.109 primary-source register suggests Jun 1812; discrepancy]
Child: Augustus "A" Stephens (name at birth: Cornelius Augustus Willett Stevenson) 1813-1876 - Born 22 Apr 1813 Schoharie County, NY - Died 12 Dec 1876 Melrose, Nacogdoches County, TX
Husband death: 1813 Amwell, Hunterdon County, NJ (= within ~1 year of marriage)
Spouse #2 + children
James Cross 1775-1855
Marriage: abt 1817 ("Gittie was a widow in 1813")
Husband death: 28 Aug 1855 Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ
Children (5):
- Clarissa Cross Runyon 1818-1853 [ G.126 Find A Grave says 1818-1874; discrepancy on death year] — b. 18 Dec 1818 NJ
- Mary Lefferty Cross 1821-1858 [ G.126 Find A Grave says 1826-1858; discrepancy on birth year] — b. 1821 Liberty Corner Somerset Co. NJ, d. 18 Feb 1858 Basking Ridge Somerset Co. NJ
- Martha H Cross Cooper 1823-1914 — b. 7 Sep 1823 NJ. MARRIED A COOPER — NEW Cooper-line marriage post-Theodosia × Jacob merger
- Israel Cross 1828-1846 — b. 1828, d. 1846 Basking Ridge Somerset Co. NJ (= died age 18, no Cross-line continuation)
- Caroline S Cross 1830-1914 — b. 28 May 1830 NJ
Residence + late-life timeline
1850: Bernards, Somerset Co. NJ 1860: Bernards, Somerset Co. NJ (Post Office: Warren) 1870: Bernards, Somerset Co. NJ (Post Office: Basking Ridge) 1880: Bernards, Somerset Co. NJ — Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Self
Burial
Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset Co. NJ (1 source = G.126 Find A Grave)
Sources cited per L.74 (Ancestry Sources panel)
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- 1860 United States Federal Census
- 1870 United States Federal Census
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- Ancestry Family Trees
- New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965 [ = primary-source attainable; the 1812 Stevenson marriage primary record + the 1817 Cross marriage record]
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [= F.109 Conesville/Gilboa marriage + likely siblings' baptisms via F.107 + F.108]
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 (entry 2)
- U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 (entry 3)
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [= G.126]
Catalog implications
1. Primary-source corroboration paths via L.74's source list
L.74 cites 10 source-items, including 4 census records + 3 Dutch Reformed Church Records + 1 NJ Marriage Record + 1 Find A Grave. The 3 Dutch Reformed Church Records likely correspond to F.107 Hariot 1804 + F.108 Jacob H[?] 1802 + F.109 Gertrude marriage 1812 = the primary-source chain already partially cataloged.
The NJ Marriage Record (#6) = research target (= 1817 Cross-Wyckoff marriage primary-source).
2. Sibling discrepancy with L.72 = needs resolution
L.72 has 'James Cooper Wickoff 1808'; L.74 has 'Fanny Cooper Wyckoff 1808-1889'. Same year, different sex per the trees. Possibilities: - Same person mis-attributed (= unusual but possible) - Twin siblings (= 2 children born 1808 = consistent with the "11 children" count if we count James + Fanny separately) - One tree wrong about one child's existence
Research target: Blenheim Dutch Reformed register page-spread covering 1808 baptisms (= forward from F.108 1802 page + F.107 1804 page) for any Jacob Wickoff + Theodosia/Theodocia parent entries 1808. Would resolve James vs Fanny vs both.
3. Date discrepancies between L.74 and G.126
- Marriage to Stevenson: L.74 = 7 Jan 1812; G.126 Find A Grave register-photo + F.109 = Jun 1812
- Daughter Clarissa Cross Runyon death: L.74 = 1853; G.126 = 1874
- Daughter Mary Lefferty Cross birth: L.74 = 1821; G.126 = 1826
Per memory feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md: tree-tier data is low-certainty; Find A Grave-extracted data is medium-certainty + primary-source-extracted-data within Find A Grave is high-certainty. So G.126's NJ Death Registration + register-photo dates take precedence; L.74 tree-tier dates need primary-source verification before treating as locked.
4. Augustus "A" Stephens Texas relocation = unusual lifecycle
Augustus's path: b. 1813 Schoharie NY → d. 1876 Nacogdoches Co. TX = late-life Texas relocation. Not typical of NJ-NY Cooper-Wyckoff-Cross family pattern. Research target: when did Augustus go to Texas + why + descendants there.
5. Surname change Stevenson → Stephens
Augustus = born "Cornelius Augustus Willett Stevenson"; adult-life as "Augustus 'A' Stephens." Surname change provenance unknown. Possible reasons: - Step-father James Cross 1817 adoption (= Augustus age 4) - Anglicization preference - Confusion with Stephens-family-naming network
Cross-references
- F.107 Blenheim Dutch Reformed register Hariot Cooper 1804 = Gertrude's sister at primary-source level
- F.108 Blenheim Dutch Reformed register Jacob H[?] 1802 = Gertrude's brother at primary-source level
- F.109 Conesville/Gilboa Dutch Reformed register Cornelius L. Stevenson × Getty Wyckoff Jun 1812 = Gertrude's marriage = primary-source-grade adult-life identification
- G.126 Find A Grave memorial Gertrude Wyckoff Stevenson Cross 1795-1885 = primary-source-grade death + burial + 3 census records + NJ Death Registration extracts
- L.72 Ancestry tree Theodosia Cooper b. 1775 = Gertrude's mother (= source for Theodosia × Jacob Wyckoff family parent-tier identification)
- L.73 Ancestry tree Theodosia Cooper Wyckoff b. 1855 = Gertrude's grand-niece via brother Simon J. Wycoff
- G.27 Daniel Cooper Sr 1695-1795 burial Basking Ridge Presbyterian = Gertrude's great-grandfather; same cemetery as G.126
- Project
pr.4 Daniel Sr buried Basking Ridge (RESOLVED).md— Basking Ridge context - Project
pr.15 Polly Cooper Annin WikiTree (RESOLVED).md— Mary 'Polly' Cooper Cross Annin plot 341 same cemetery; possible Cross-family connection (Joseph Cross + James Cross brothers?) - Project
pr.12 Benjamin daughters per Littell.md— Craddock framework; Theodosia not in Craddock; Polly = Mary
Open questions / follow-ups
Top priorities post-L.74
- [ ] ** Martha H Cross Cooper 1823-1914 husband identification + forward-trace** — = HIGHEST-LEVERAGE follow-up; potential Y-DNA Cooper-line candidate per project
pr.14 Two paths to Benjamin male descendants.md - [ ] ** Sibling 1808 resolution: James vs Fanny vs both** — Blenheim Dutch Reformed register sweep for 1808 baptisms at Jacob Wickoff + Theodosia/Theodocia parent entries
- [ ] ** NJ Marriage Records 1817 — Gertrude Wyckoff (widow Stevenson) × James Cross** = primary-source for 2nd marriage; per L.74 source #6
- [ ] ** NJ Marriage Records 1812 Cornelius L Stevenson × Getty Wyckoff** = secondary-source corroboration of F.109 primary-source register entry
- [ ] ** Conesville/Gilboa Dutch Reformed register sweep for additional Wyckoff family entries** — Gertrude's siblings' baptisms 1795-1820 may be at this church (not Blenheim) = explains F.108-era sweep NULL for Gertrude 1795
- [ ] ** James Cross 1775-1855 + Joseph Cross 1779-1813 family-of-origin** — test brothers/cousins hypothesis explaining 2-generation Cooper-Cross family-marriage pattern
- [ ] ** Augustus 'A' Stephens 1813-1876 Texas relocation forward-trace** — Stevenson → Stephens surname change provenance + Augustus's TX descendants
- [ ] ** Cornelius L. Stevenson 1793-1813 Amwell Hunterdon NJ death record + family-of-origin** — Stevenson-Hunterdon-Wyckoff family network
Status notes
- Status
[partial]— L.74 tree-displayed timeline + relationships + sources panel verbatim-captured. L.74 internal source-to-item links not yet followed; would resolve some date discrepancies + provide primary-source images. - Certainty
[medium-low for tree-tier-only L.74 data per memory feedback_ancestry_family_trees_low_certainty.md; HIGH for the parts corroborated at primary-source level via F.107 + F.108 + F.109 + G.126] - L.74 feeds the F.107 + F.108 + F.109 + G.126 primary-source chain — without L.74's source-list pointing to the Dutch Reformed Church Records collection, the primary-source register pulls would not have surfaced