3rd great-grandson of John Cooper Sr, through John Cooper Jr
Samuel Cooper Sr
?–1825
- Died
- 1825, NJ
Part of The Coopers of Southampton, Long Island. Not known to be related to Daniel Cooper Sr of Long Hill.
The Coopers of Southampton, Long IslandCatalog ID p.472 · The Coopers of Southampton, Long Island · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/472/
Samuel Cooper Sr was the son of Nathan Cooper II and Mehitabel (Seward) Cooper. He married twice: Temperance Crammer and Elizabeth Brown (1795). He died in 1825 in NJ. Eight children are recorded.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | certain | |||
| death | 1825 | NJ | certain | L.120, A.33 (#44) |
Family
Parents
- Father Nathan Cooper II 1725–1797
- Mother Mehitabel (Seward) Cooper 1728–1812
Spouses
- Temperance (Crammer) Cooper
- Elizabeth (Brown) Cooper 1765–1825married 31 Mar 1795, Roxbury Morris NJ by Rev. Lemuel FordhamC.33
Siblings
- Nathan Cooper III 1751–1834
- Samuel Cooper 1752
- Mary (Cooper) Clover 1756–1842
- Mehitabel (Cooper) Davison 1758–1797
- Joseph Henry Cooper 1760–1843
- Abraham Cooper 1762–1818
Children
- Stephen Brown Cooper 1780–1826
- Mehitable (Cooper) Bunn 1782–1861
- Elizabeth (Cooper) Bunn 1785–1859
- Deliverance Brown Cooper 1808–1897
- Harriet (Cooper) Losey ?–1820
- Mulford Cooper
- Daniel Cooper
- Obadiah Seward Cooper 1804 probable I.138
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
Documents
Every published document about Samuel Cooper Sr, in date order, with what that document itself records about them.
| Document | What it records |
|---|---|
| K.126 1766 Sussex County, N.J. Mortgages vol. A–B, 1766–1800 (DGS 008217824), images 677–678, book pages 348–349… |
adjoining-landowner as "Samuel Cooper"
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| K.128 1803 Morris County, N.J. Deeds 1803 (DGS 008593018), image 121, book page 312… |
witness as "Samuel Cooper"
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| K.122 1821 Sussex County, N.J. Deeds 1821–1822 (DGS 008137041, item 3, images 225–226)… |
adjoining-landowner as "Samuel Cooper"
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| K.124 1822 Sussex County, N.J. Deeds 1822 (DGS 008355646, item 1, images 86–87)… |
grantor as "Samuel Cooper … of the town of Chester in the County of Morris"
residence: 8 Jun 1822, Chester Twp, Morris Co., New Jersey
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| A.33 1912 Aitkin's Index of Wills, Inventories, etc… |
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| C.32 Morris County NJ 1826 Marriage Record: Stephen B. Cooper of Chester × Temperance Crammer of Mendham, 15 April 1826 |
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| C.33 Morris County NJ 1795 Marriage Record: Samuel Cooper of Roxbury × Elizabeth Brown of Roxbury, 31 March 1795 |
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| I.138 Chambers, Theodore F., The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches and Genealogies (Dover Iron Era, [c. 1895]) |
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| I.139 Seward, Frederick Whittlesey, Jr., Obadiah Seward of Long Island, New York and His Descendants (Goshen, NY: Independent Republican, copyright 1948… |
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| I.140 Hockenbary, C. Fred, Descendants of the John Cooper Family (privately published, 1 October 1976) [partial — pre-1750 scope] |
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| L.116 Ancestry Family Tree #89758918, person ID 162758972981… |
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| L.117 Ancestry Family Tree #11815297, person ID 352049034868… |
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| L.120 Ancestry Family Tree, 'Samuel Cooper* Sr. Unknown-1825' (tree 63696121, person 212088048718, accessed 27 May 2026) |