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Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, NJ, Part I (Holland Society of New York Collections Vol. I Part I, 1891): Hackensack registers 1686-1799
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Summary
full Cooper / Kuyper / Cuyper / Klaesen sweep of Hackensack DRC register 1686-1799. THIRD-AND-FINAL PRIMARY-SOURCE-DECISIVE NEGATIVE for the I.49 Bergen-NJ Cooper-line working hypothesis (after M.1 Bergen NULL + F.70 Tappan NULL): ZERO baptisms of any Daniel Cooper / Daniel Kuyper / Daniel Cuyper anywhere in the Hackensack DRC register 1686-1799. Plus zero baptisms of any Daniel-name baby to ANY Cooper-Klaessen-Kuyper parent. Hackensack DRC 1700-1716 has only ONE Cooper-line baptism: Hillegondt b. 21 Nov 1709 to Isack Van Gisse × Hillegond Clase Kuyper (= Hellegond Cooper, daughter of Claes Jansen Van Permerend) — witnessed by Cornelis Clase Kuyper (her brother) + Annetie Cornelisse (= Ann Van Vorst, the matriarch widow, alive 1709). PRIMARY-SOURCE confirmation of Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers's daughters Geesje and Rachel at Hackensack 1718: Geesie Janse Kuiper (b. Hasemes = Ahasimus Bergen NJ Cooper-tract) m. Harme Jacobse Roos (y.m. b. Amsterdam) — registered 1718; their son Johannes baptized 31 Aug 1718, witnessed by sister Rachel Janse Kuyper. Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers had NO baptismal-attested SONS at Hackensack = Hackensack adds no new Cooper-line male children to the Bergen+Tappan 6-child roster. Plus L.13s primary-source-locked: 28 Sept 1706 marriage Jacob Eerte y.m. b. Bowery NY × Trintie Stratemakers w. of Jan Klase Kuyper. = Combined with M.1 + F.70, three-DRC primary-source consilience FALSIFIES Daniel Sr ← Jan Klaessen Kuyper specific candidate chain at primary-source level.
Transcription and notes
[high certainty for the typeset 1891 transcript itself; high certainty for surname identification of Cooper-line individuals where the 'Klase Kuyper / Clase Kuyper / Klaesen' patronymic is explicit; primary-source-decisive consilience-with-F.69-and-F.70 negative for the [I.49](../I-Published/I.49.yaml) working-hypothesis chain Daniel Sr ← Jan Klaessen Kuyper ← Claes Jansen Van Permerend]
Source identification
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, with the Registers of Members, Marriages, Baptisms, and the Consistories, to the beginning of the Nineteenth Century. Part I: Being the Records in possession of the Church of Hackensack, N.J. |
| Series | Collections of The Holland Society of New York, Volume I, Part I |
| Publisher | Printed for the Holland Society of New York |
| Year | 1891 |
| Format | Hardcover; ~315 pages including all four registers (Members, Marriages, Baptisms, Consistory) |
| Filename | (image held in the family archive) |
| Filesize | ~14 MB |
| Total pages (pdftotext extract) | 23,638 lines |
| Cooper-relevant content | (1) Members section pp. 1-30 = early 1700s Hackensack DRC member roll; (2) Marriages pp. ~30-66 covering 1695-1801 (Trintie Stratemakers w. of Jan Klase Kuyper m. Jacob Eerte 28 Sept 1706 = L.13s attestation; Geesie Janse Kuiper m. Harme Roos 1718); (3) Baptisms pp. ~67-249 covering 1686-1799; (4) Consistory minutes |
| Date viewed | 2026-05-06 |
| Online availability | Available via HathiTrust (catalog record — search for 'Records Reformed Dutch Churches Hackensack Schraalenburgh') |
| Prior partial cataloging | L.13s cataloged a single page (p. 30 marriage 1705-1707) of this 1891 publication from Sisser correspondence as 'ref 19' — this F.71 entry is the first full-source review |
Three-DRC primary-source consilience: Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers had NO Daniel
Combining M.1 + F.70 + this F.71 entry, the complete attested child roster of Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers across the three major Bergen-NJ Reformed Dutch congregations is:
| # | Date bp. | Child | Source register | Source entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 1695 (b. 26 Mar 1695) | Geesje | Bergen DRC | M.1 entry 278 |
| 2 | ~Nov 1696 | Claes | Bergen DRC | M.1 entry 308 |
| 3 | ~June 1698 | Annetje | Bergen DRC | M.1 entry 326 |
| 4 | 3 July 1700 | Raechgel/Rachel | Tappan DRC | F.70 entry 41 |
| 5 | 13 Feb 1703 | Claes (likely re-naming after Claes 1696 died) | Tappan DRC | F.70 entry 71 |
| 6 | b. 5 Mar 1704, bp. 10 Apr 1705 | Tryntye | Tappan DRC | F.70 entry 91 |
Hackensack DRC 1686-1799 adds NO additional baptisms for this couple. Both surviving daughters confirmed at Hackensack 1718: - Geesje (b. Hasemes/Ahasimus) m. Harme Jacobse Roos at Hackensack 1718; baptizing son Johannes 31 Aug 1718 - Rachel as witness at sister's son's baptism Aug 1718 (still y.d. = unmarried, age 18)
NO DANIEL anywhere in the 6-child roster. Per L.13s, Jan Klaessen Kuyper d. before 28 Sept 1706 (Trintie remarried Jacob Eerte that date at Hackensack). Therefore no further children possible after entry 6 (Tryntye Mar 1704 / Apr 1705).
DECISIVE PRIMARY-SOURCE NEGATIVE: The I.49 working-hypothesis specific candidate chain Daniel Cooper Sr 1695-1795 ← John Cooper (= Jan Klaessen Kuyper) ← Claes Jansen Van Permerend is FALSIFIED at primary-source level via three-DRC consilience. The candidate couple Jan + Tryntje did NOT have a son named Daniel.
Verbatim — Cooper-line attestations at Hackensack DRC 1686-1799
Marriage Record p. 30 — 28 Sept 1706 — already cataloged at L.13s
Sept. 28 [1706] — Jacob Eerte, y. m. (b. at the Bowery, N. York Island.) / Trintie Stratemakers, w. of Jan Klase Kuyper, y. d. (b. l. Tappan. / Both l. Tappan.)
(= primary-source-locks Jan's pre-Sept 1706 death + Tappan relocation.)
Members section — Generation-2 Cooper-family attestations
Isack Van Gissen, with his wife Hillegondt Clase Kuyper.
(= Hellegond Cooper × Isaac Van Giesen as Hackensack DRC members; per M.1 Bergen baptism 4 Dec 1682 Hellegond = daughter of Claes Jansen Van Permerend.)
Members section — additional Cooper-name members
Jacob DeBaun, and Mary Cooper, married persons.
Jacob DeBaan, and wife, Maria Kuyper.
(= same couple, dual surname forms 'Mary Cooper' and 'Maria Kuyper' = primary-source attestation of surname-equivalence Cooper ↔ Kuyper. Mary's parents not specified at this entry — possible Generation-3 Cooper-DeBaun marriage. Identification ambiguous; flagged for follow-up.)
Cataleintje Van Pelt, wife of Derk Kuyper, also with certificate.
(= Dirk Kuyper × Catalyntje Van Pelt as Hackensack DRC members. Dirk Kuyper could be Dirk son of Cornelius Cooper × Aeltje Bogaert per F.70 Tappan baptism 13 Oct 1696 entry 21 = grandson of Claes Jansen Van Permerend.)
Marriage Record — Cooper-line entries
Aart Kuyper, y. m. (b. and l. Hackinsack.) — m. with [unstated bride]
(= Aart Kuyper marriage; entry partial OCR. Aart Kuyper NOT in Harvey I.49 patriarch's 15-children list.)
Date of Registry: Harme Jacobse Roos, y. m. (b. Amsterdam.) / Geesie Janse Kuiper, y. d. (Both l. Bergen Co. / b. Hasemes.) [1718]
(= primary-source-locks GEESJE COOPER's birth at HASEMES = Ahasimus Bergen NJ Cooper-tract per M.1. Confirms her as Jan + Tryntje's eldest daughter.)
Baptismal Record 1709 — Hellegont Cooper × Isaac Van Giesen baptizing daughter Hillegondt
[Nov. 21, 1709] Hillegondt. Isack Van Gisse. Hillegond Clase Kuyper. (Witnesses) Cornelis Clase Kuyper. Annetie Cornelisse.
(= Hellegond Cooper baptizing daughter Hillegondt 1709 at Hackensack; witnesses brother Cornelius Cooper + mother Ann Van Vorst the matriarch widow. Three Cooper generations attested in one entry. PRIMARY-SOURCE confirms Ann Van Vorst alive 1709 at age ~70-75.)
Baptismal Record 1718 — Geesje Cooper × Harman Roos baptizing son Johannes
[Aug. 31, 1718] Johannes. Harman Roos. Geesie Janse Kuiper. (Witnesses) Johannis Hennion, Rachel Janse Kuyper.
(= Geesje Cooper baptizing son Johannes 1718 at Hackensack; witness sister Rachel Cooper. Both daughters of Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers confirmed alive 1718. Rachel (b. 1700) age 18, unmarried.)
Generation-3 Cooper-family baptisms 1730s-1770s (later sweeps)
Multiple Generation-3 Cooper-line baptisms appear at Hackensack DRC 1730s-1770s — Dirk Kuyper × ??? baptizing Cornelis (line 8824); Cornelis Kuyper baptizing children (line 9274); Teunis Cuyper baptizing Abraham (line 9480); Hendrick Kuyper baptizing Albert (line 14454); etc. None named Daniel. These are likely descendants of Cornelius (eldest son of Claes Jansen) and other Generation-2 Cooper sons; full cataloging not pursued in this F.71 sweep as they post-date the Daniel-Sr-1695 question.
NULL findings — comprehensive Daniel-Cooper search across full 1686-1799 Hackensack register
| Search target | Hits in Hackensack 1891 transcript |
|---|---|
| 'Daniel Cooper' / 'Daniel Cuyper' / 'Daniel Kuyper' / 'Daniel Kuiper' as child | 0 baptisms |
| 'Daniel' as child of any Cooper-Klaessen-Kuyper parent | 0 baptisms |
| Daniel as child of Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers | 0 (their 6 attested children are Geesje, Claes, Annetje, Rachel, Claes-2, Tryntye) |
| Daniel as child of Cornelius Cooper × Aeltje Bogaert | 0 at Hackensack |
| Daniel as child of any Generation-2 Cooper sibling | 0 at Hackensack |
| Daniel as child of any Generation-3 Cooper-line family 1718-1799 | 0 at Hackensack |
DECISIVE: Daniel Cooper Sr 1695-1795 was NOT baptized at Hackensack DRC. Combined with M.1 Bergen DRC NULL + F.70 Tappan + Clarkstown DRC NULL, this completes the THREE-DRC PRIMARY-SOURCE-CONSILIENCE-NEGATIVE for the I.49 working hypothesis chain Daniel Sr ← Jan Klaessen Kuyper ← Claes Jansen Van Permerend.
Implications for the I.49 working hypothesis
The specific candidate identification of John = Jan Klaessen Kuyper son of the patriarch is FALSIFIED. The I.49 Bergen-NJ Cooper-line landing of Harvey 1900 + the Sisser-correspondence L.13s chain identified a specific candidate couple (Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers) as Daniel Sr's parents. Three-DRC primary-source consilience proves this couple had no son named Daniel.
Remaining viable hypothesis paths (in approximate strength order):
- Daniel Sr ← from a DIFFERENT Generation-B father than John — but: - Cornelius Cuyper × Aeltje Bogaert's attested children at Bergen + Tappan + Hackensack don't include Daniel either - Hendrick Cooper was Y.M. (unmarried) until ~1709-1710 marriage to Jannetje Verkerke = cannot be 1695-Daniel's father - Adries Claesen × Preyntje Vreelant only 1 attested child (Sara 1691 Bergen) - Other Generation-2 sons (Claes Jr, Dirk, Jacob, possibly Adries) have minimal attestation = data-poor, can't confirm or refute
- Daniel Sr from a DIFFERENT Cooper line entirely (not Bergen-NJ Claes Jansen Van Permerend's):
- The family-tradition "John Cooper of Holland" naming may refer to a different John Cooper not in the Bergen-NJ line
- NYC Reformed Dutch Church (= "The Collegiate Church of New York") baptism records 1639-1730 should be checked next
- Acquackanonck (Passaic) DRC 1693-1816 should be checked
- Long Island Coopers per project
pr.27 LI English-colonial Cooper kindred (RESOLVED).mdare out of scope - The 1695 birth year of Daniel Sr per I.36 family tradition is approximate — a wider window 1690-1700 could include Generation-3 Cooper grandsons born to other Generation-B sons; or a 1700-1710 window could capture later children
- Daniel Sr was born somewhere not yet investigated — could be Schraalenburgh post-1724 (would make 1695 birth year wrong by ~30 years), or upstate NY, or PA Dutch settlement, or NJ inland (Raritan, Six Mile Run, etc. per F.67 Raritan DRC sweep)
Cross-references
- M.1 — Bergen DRC baptism register 1666-1788; companion source primary-source-attests Jan Klaessen Kuyper × Tryntje Stratemakers's first 3 children Geesje, Claes, Annetje 1695-1698 + matriarch Ann Van Vorst's 5+ Bergen-baptized children
- F.70 — David Cole (ed.) History of Rockland County (1884) Tappan + Clarkstown DRC baptisms 1694-1816; companion source primary-source-attests Jan + Tryntje's last 3 children Rachel, Claes-2, Tryntye 1700-1705
- F.72 — Companion DRC sweep extending consilience to FOUR DRCs: Evans (ed.) Baptisms 1639-1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York (NYG&B 1901). NYC Collegiate adds only ONE 'Cooper'-surname baptism (1726 John Cooper × Antje Holsaardt → Marten = different couple) + Generation-3 Cooper-Turk marriage cluster 1723. Confirms Daniel Sr was NOT baptized at any major Reformed Dutch Church in the Hudson-Bergen-NYC corridor 1639-1799.
- M.25 — v190 EXTENSION: Wittmeyer 1885 NYC French Reformed Church (St-Esprit) 1688-1804 surname-index NULL — extends 4-DRC NEGATIVE to French-Reformed denomination at NYC.
- F.74 — v190 EXTENSION: Holland Society typescript New Rochelle French Reformed (Trinity) 1726-1765 register-NULL across ~94 baptism entries.
- M.22 — v190 EXTENSION: NYHS Quarterly Bulletin Vol I No 3 Oct 1917 pp. 77-81 New Rochelle French Reformed pre-1722 + 1715 NY Naturalization Oath List NULL.
- F.76 — v190 FINAL EXTENSION: Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol I-VI 628-entry Quaker corpus NULL = 8-tradition consilience-NEGATIVE finalized.
- L.13s — Sisser ref 19: 28 Sept 1706 Hackensack DRC marriage of Trintie Stratemakers × Jacob Eerte. F.71 confirms it as the canonical primary-source attestation of Jan Klaessen Kuyper's pre-1706 death.
- L.13t — Sisser ref 20: Sept 1694 Bergen DRC marriage of Jan Claessen × Tryntje Straetmaker
- L.13u — Sisser ref 21: Bergen Year Book 1913 page 41 entries 278+281; Geesje 1695 daughter
- I.49 — Harvey 1900 Cooper Family pp. 161-162 Bergen-NJ Cooper-line landing. The specific candidate identification of John = Jan Klaessen Kuyper specific is now FALSIFIED via three-DRC consilience. The Bergen-NJ family-context landing remains intact (Cooper progenitor exists, 5+ siblings confirmed) but the Daniel-Sr-attribution is now open.
- I.36 — Theodore Arthur Cooper House of Cooper 1946; the family-tradition source. The "John Cooper of Holland" specific reading may need re-interpretation given F.71 + F.69 + F.70 negative for the Bergen-NJ John = Jan-Klaessen-Kuyper candidate.
- Project
pr.2 Daniel Sr father search.md— needs MAJOR revision: the John-Cooper-of-Holland specific mapping to Jan Klaessen Kuyper is primary-source-falsified.
Status
[partial] — Cooper-line baptism + marriage entries 1686-1799 at Hackensack DRC sweepingly searched via pdftotext extract; primary-source-decisive negative documented for the Daniel-Sr-as-son-of-Jan hypothesis; Generation-2 Cooper-family adult attestations cataloged (Hellegond Van Gisse 1709 + Geesje Roos 1718 + Rachel Kuyper 1718 + matriarch Ann Van Vorst 1709 widow witness); Generation-3 Hackensack baptisms 1718-1799 not yet fully cataloged (multiple Kuyper-name parents Dirk, Cornelis, Teunis, Hendrick, Pieter, Aart appearing in later years but searched only for 'Daniel' content); Schraalenburgh DRC Records (Part II of the 1891 publication) not yet on disk (per the title 'Part I' the on-disk 1891 publication is Hackensack-only; Schraalenburgh content would be in a separate Part II if ever published).