Barbara Margaretta ?–1789
Catalog ID p.280 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/280/
Barbara Margaretta married Daniel Cooper Sr (1788). She died in 1789.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | certain | J.152, I.130, M.39 | ||
| death | 1789 | certain | I.130 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- Daniel Cooper Sr 1695–1795married 27 Oct 1788, Zion Lutheran, at Aaron Melick's houseF.1a, I.130, J.152
Children
None recorded.
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Barbara Margaretta, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 | F.97 marriage register Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey: marriage register page, late 1787 - Oct 1788 |
bride as "Mrs Barbara Margary[?] Gibb[e?]" |
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| 27 Oct 1788 | F.1a church marriage register Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Hunterdon Co., NJ - marriage register, 27 October 1788 entry (foot of the same page as [F.1]) |
bride as "Mrs Barbara Margar[?] Gibb[e or s]" |
marriage: 27 obr 1788, the House of Mr Aaro[n] [cut off] |
| 1852 | I.4 published genealogy John Littell, Family Records, or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (and Vicinity) above Chatham — a compiled surname-chapter genealogy of the … |
spouse as "Barbara Margaret Gibbs" |
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| 1932 | I.130 published genealogy Catherine Bigham Brode, Ludlow-Ross Genealogy: The Ancestors of Lydia Ludlow and Ogden Ross and Their Descendants, With Allied Families (privately printed, Wall… |
spouse as "Barbaty Margaret Gibbs" |
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| G.50 cemetery guide pamphlet "Stories of Some Interesting People Buried in the Churchyard", compiled by George L. Fricke, The Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, New Jersey (pamphlet, 8 pag… |
spouse as "Barbara Margaret Trimmer" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
- Birth not yet found.
- Burial not yet found.
1 search recorded:
findagrave 2026-11-04 · Find a Grave: last name Cooper, died 1789 +/- 3 years, location United States of America
Searched for: Find a Grave: last name Cooper, died 1789 +/- 3 years, location United States of AmericaResult: 26 results; no Barbara, Margaret, Margaretta or Gibb Cooper among them ([G.198]).
Documents
- I.130 Catherine Bigham Brode, Ludlow-Ross Genealogy: The Ancestors of Lydia Ludlow and Ogden Ross and Their Descendants, With Allied Families (privately printed, Walla Walla WA, 1932) — the Cooper, Runyon and Ludlow chapters at book pp. 68-89, from the NYPL copy digitised by Google Books.
- A.71 Will of Richard Gibb of New Brunswick, Middlesex Co. NJ, gentleman, dated 20 June 1778, codicil 3 May 1785, probate 11 June 1786 — primary-source PRE-Cooper marriage attestation for Barbary Margreta Gibb = [p.280 Barbara Margaretta Gibb Cooper](../../people/p.280%20Barbara%20Margaretta%20Gibb%20Cooper.md). CATALOG-DEFINING DISCOVERY 2026-05-28: Barbara Margaretta was the WIDOW of Richard Gibb when she married Daniel Cooper Sr 3 Nov 1788 (= [p.1 Marriages table](../../people/p.1%20Daniel%20Cooper%201695-1795.md) #5 'Mrs. Gibb of New Brunswick'); 'Gibb' was her LAST married surname, NOT her maiden name. Maiden surname remains UNKNOWN.
- J.152 New Jersey Journal 12 Nov 1788 — marriage notice Daniel Cooper Esq. of Long-Hill × Mrs. Gibb of New-Brunswick (3 Nov 1788)
- M.37 DAR Genealogical Research Database 2026-05-28 — Cooper, Daniel Sr Ancestor #A025711
- M.39 DAR Application Record Copy — Martha Catherine Bigham Brode 1923 (NN 122972) — Daniel Cooper Sr ancestor A025711
- M.40 DAR Application Record Copy — Lotta Ludlow Tyler 1890s (NN 32455) — Cornelius Ludlow & Daniel Cooper Sr ancestors
- I.146 Genealogy — A Journal of American Ancestry, Vol. 4 No. 6, May 1914 — abstract of Daniel Cooper × Mrs Gibb 1788 New Brunswick NJ marriage
- I.147 Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the Rutgers University Library — p. 145 item 1139 — Barbara Margaretta Gibb 1769 naturalization petition + NJ Supreme Court records 1769-1775
- F.175 RETIRED — FamilySearch search 'Richard Gibb b.1700-1750 m. NJ' (2026-05-28); name-occurrence content migrated to name.430 Richard Gibb
- K.13 NJSA Early Land Records — Daniel Cooper Jr (Deputy Surveyor) 2 March 1758 survey return for heirs of John Harrison of Rocky Hill — 81.2 acres at Dead River, original 100-acre tract that John Harrison had conveyed to John Pound of Piscataway in May 1735 but never surveyed. = EARLIEST PRIMARY-SOURCE-ATTESTED Daniel Cooper Jr Deputy-Surveyor record in Middlesex Co. catalog. Signed by Thomas Bartow, Surveyor General. Cross-referenced to a 26 Apr 1758 council-of-proprietors warrant to Harrison's heirs for 1671.95 acres unappropriated in the Eastern Division of New Jersey 'except Romopock', and to a related Phineas Cox 2 Jun 1758 survey covering the residual ~82 acres of the Pound tract (S.N°2 page 280).
- G.50 "Stories of Some Interesting People Buried in the Churchyard", compiled by George L. Fricke, The Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, New Jersey (pamphlet, 8 pages, undated)
- F.1a Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Hunterdon Co., NJ - marriage register, 27 October 1788 entry (foot of the same page as [F.1])
- F.97 Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey: marriage register page, late 1787 - Oct 1788