Document M.38 · transcription: verbatim
DAR Genealogical Research Database 2026-05-28 — Cooper, Daniel Jr Ancestor #A071429
Transcription and notes
Source identification
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Genealogical Research Databases |
| URL | https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/default.cfm (= A071429) |
| Date retrieved | 28 May 2026 |
| Ancestor # | A071429 |
| On-disk file | (image held in the family archive) |
| Status | [verbatim] |
Verbatim data from the ancestor profile
Name: COOPER, DANIEL JR Ancestor #: A071429 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): COMMISARY Birth: 1-17-1729 ELIZABETHTOWN ESSEX CO NEW JERSEY Death: 5-24-1787 LONG HILL MORRIS CO NEW JERSEY Service Description: 1) CMSRY-FOR CLASSING OF MILITIA
Residence
1) City: LONG HILL — County: MORRIS CO — State: NEW JERSEY
Spouses (2 listed)
1) CATHERINE HANKINSON 2) NANCY CROSS
Associated applications and supplementals
| Nat'l Num | Add Vol | Docs | Child | [Spouse #] Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669245 | 713 | S + D + MOB | CATHERINE | [1] JOHN LUDLOW |
Catalog-defining findings
1. DAR confirms Daniel Jr × Catherine HANKINSON (1st wife)
= Definitively endorses A.E. Cooper 1898 correction that the 1st wife was Catherine Hankinson, NOT Miss Conover. Both Brode 1932 (per I.130) and DAR (per this record) now align on Hankinson. The Conover identification is officially retired.
2. NEW data — Daniel Jr's birthplace = ELIZABETHTOWN ESSEX CO NJ
NEW datum: Daniel Jr was born at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ on 17 Jan 1729. Catalog p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr 1729-1787 currently has birthplace less specific. Significance: - Elizabethtown 1729 = where Daniel Sr was living at the time of Daniel Jr's birth (= consistent with Brode 1932's narrative that Daniel Sr was in Elizabethtown area before moving to Long Hill 1732) - = Refines Daniel Sr's pre-Long-Hill residence pattern - = Identifies the parish/town where Daniel Jr's baptism record might survive (= Elizabethtown First Presbyterian or another Elizabethtown denomination 1729)
3. NEW data — Daniel Jr's death date precision = 24 May 1787 Long Hill
NEW precision: Brode 1932 had "May 1787" (month only). DAR has 24 May 1787 (= specific day). Catalog p.79 should be updated.
4. Cross-reference to M.37 = single application 669245
NN 669245 appears on BOTH Daniel Sr's and Daniel Jr's ancestor records: - M.37 (Daniel Sr): "CATHERINE [1] CORNELIUS LUDLOW" - M.38 (Daniel Jr): "CATHERINE [1] JOHN LUDLOW"
= This applicant descended through John Ludlow's marriage to Catherine Cooper Jr (= Daniel Jr × Hankinson's only child) — so John Ludlow is the connecting individual. The applicant traced BOTH Daniel Sr (through Cornelius Ludlow → John Ludlow) AND Daniel Jr (through Catherine Cooper Jr × John Ludlow). = same as Brode's descent pattern.
NN 669245 is the highest-volume (= most-recent) descendant application. If we can only request ONE non-Brode application, NN 669245 would (a) post-date the Agnes correction and Hankinson correction, (b) likely have the cleanest source citations, (c) corroborate or contradict Brode's NN 122972.
Catalog cross-references
- p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr 1729-1787 — primary subject; needs Elizabethtown birthplace update + 24 May 1787 death date precision
- p.258 Catherine (Hankinson) Cooper — DAR confirms Hankinson identification
- p.259 Catherine (Cooper) Ludlow Jr — Daniel Jr × Hankinson's only child, m. John Ludlow
- p.53 John Ludlow 1752-1823 — Daniel Sr's descendant via Catherine Sr × Cornelius Ludlow; Daniel Jr's descendant via Catherine Jr (his 1st wife) — = key Cooper × Cooper convergence point
- I.130 Brode 1932 — Brode descended via this John Ludlow line
- A.71 Richard Gibb 1778 will — Daniel Jr's life context
- M.37 DAR Daniel Sr A025711 — companion ancestor record (same Cooper line, Daniel Sr is father)
Follow-up
- Update p.79 Daniel Cooper Jr 1729-1787 with: (a) birthplace = Elizabethtown Essex Co. NJ; (b) death = 24 May 1787 Long Hill Morris Co. NJ (= specific day vs Brode month-only)
- Search Elizabethtown 1729 baptism records for Daniel Jr — = First Presbyterian Elizabethtown or alternate denomination; could surface a parish record adding Daniel Sr × Grace Runyon family context
- Consider requesting DAR Record Copy of NN 669245 (= most-recent applicant; would have cleanest source-trail)