Daniel Cooper 1769–1826

Catalog ID p.577 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/577/

Daniel Cooper was born on 15 Aug 1769, the son of John Cooper and Lynche Boyle Cooper. He died on 24 Sep 1826 and was buried at Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery. One child is recorded.

Facts

Event	Date	Place / detail	Certainty	Sources
birth	15 Aug 1769		certain	L.4, G.125
death	24 Sep 1826		certain	L.4, G.125
burial		Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery	certain	G.125

Family

Parents

Father John Cooper 1738–1778
Mother Lynche Boyle Cooper 1746–1809

Spouses

None recorded.

Siblings

Children

Susan Cooper

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 Daniel Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

Date	Document	Role	What it records
27 Jan 1778	A.29 will Will of John Cooper of Morristown, made 27 January 1778, proved 17 April 1778 — names "my Honoured Father Daniel Cooper Esqr". Loose file 456N, recorded Liber 2…	child as "Daniel"
9 Jan 1778	K.93 deed Morris County, New Jersey, Deed Book B, pages 184–189 (FamilySearch Morris. Deeds 1790–1796, DGS 008137071, images 103–105): four conveyances of Long Hill land …	grantee as "Daniel Cooper (son of John Cooper deceas'd)"
1 Feb 1791	A.8 will and codicil Will of Daniel Cooper Sr. of Morris Twp., Morris Co., N.J. — made 1 February 1791, with a codicil of 24 April 1792, proved 20 June 1795. NJSA File 873N; Record …	grandchild as "Daniel Cooper"
1 Feb 1791	A.9 probate abstract Calendar of Wills p. 84 — the published abstract of Daniel Cooper Sr.'s will of 1 February 1791 and its 24 April 1792 codicil, proved 20 June 1795.	grandchild as "Daniel Cooper"
28 Sep 1793	K.92 deed Morris County, New Jersey, Deed Book B, pages 380–389 (FamilySearch Morris. Deeds 1790–1796, DGS 008137071, images 204–208): five related Cooper conveyances of …	grantor as "Daniel Cooper Jun[r] of Town & County of Morris"
1826	G.125 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 70801891 - Daniel Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey	deceased as "Daniel Cooper"	birth: 15 Aug 1769 death: 24 Sep 1826 burial: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
2026-05	D.258 index sweep Ancestry, New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., June 1803 tax list.	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Jr. Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"
13 May 2026	D.259 index sweep Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years)…	index row as "Daniel Cooper"

Still unknown, and where we have looked

Birthplace not established.

Documents

A.8 Will of Daniel Cooper Sr. of Morris Twp., Morris Co., N.J. — made 1 February 1791, with a codicil of 24 April 1792, proved 20 June 1795. NJSA File 873N; Record of Wills Vol. 36 pp. 67–70.
A.9 Calendar of Wills p. 84 — the published abstract of Daniel Cooper Sr.'s will of 1 February 1791 and its 24 April 1792 codicil, proved 20 June 1795.
A.29 Will of John Cooper of Morristown, made 27 January 1778, proved 17 April 1778 — names "my Honoured Father Daniel Cooper Esqr". Loose file 456N, recorded Liber 20 p. 227.
A.43 Will of Daniel Cooper of Bernards Twp., Somerset Co., made 10 August 1824, proved 4 October 1826 — Somerset Wills Vol. C–E, pp. 277–278. No sons: this branch's Y-line ends.
G.125 Find a Grave memorial 70801891 - Daniel Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
I.4 John Littell, Family Records, or Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley (and Vicinity) above Chatham — a compiled surname-chapter genealogy of the Passaic Valley families, with a separately-bound index volume. Preface signed April 1852; the scan carries no title page.
K.92 Morris County, New Jersey, Deed Book B, pages 380–389 (FamilySearch Morris. Deeds 1790–1796, DGS 008137071, images 204–208): five related Cooper conveyances of 14 August and 28 September 1793 — the executors of John Cooper (Magdalen Cooper, Joseph Manning) to Daniel Cooper Jun[r]; Daniel Cooper Jun[r] to Solomon Cooper; Solomon Cooper to Daniel Cooper Jun[r]; and Daniel Cooper (twice) and George Cooper to Daniel and Solomon Cooper — acknowledged December 1794, recorded 30 December 1794 – 2 January 1795.
K.93 Morris County, New Jersey, Deed Book B, pages 184–189 (FamilySearch Morris. Deeds 1790–1796, DGS 008137071, images 103–105): four conveyances of Long Hill land recorded January 1793 — Daniel Cooper Senior to John Cooper (9 Jan 1778); Sheriff William Liddel to Magdalen Cooper (1 Jan 1787); Magdalen Cooper to Daniel and Solomon Cooper (2 Jan 1787); Daniel Cooper Sen[r] to Daniel and Solomon Cooper "sons of John Cooper deceased" (8 Aug 1787).
D.258 Ancestry, New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., June 1803 tax list.
D.259 Ancestry search of the New Jersey Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index: Daniel Cooper, Bernards Township, Somerset Co., 1791-1818 (seven tax-list years).