William Cooper 1811–1880

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In the documents

Every published document that names William Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.

1 further document not published (they may name living people).

Documents

• A.87 Will and inventory of Peter Cooper of Morris Twp., Morris Co., N.J. — NJSA File 3127N; will made 17 October 1837, proved 29 May 1847, inventory appraised 22 February 1847.
• I.129 Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey, Vol. II (Lewis Publishing Co., New York, 1899), Vol. II p. 937 [Ancestry image-pagination] — 'THE COOPER FAMILY OF MORRIS COUNTY' narrative biographical section embedded in the Joseph W. Thompson biographical sketch. PRIMARY-SOURCE-GRADE 1899 Long-Hill-Cooper-family-tradition narrative (= 1899 publication is within living memory of Daniel Sr's grandchildren, age 50+ in 1899 = adults remembering grandparents). 6 catalog-defining content blocks: (1) 'About the year 1700 the first American ancestor of this family came from Holland' = INDEPENDENT CORROBORATION of Holland-origin tradition 47 years earlier than [I.36 House of Cooper 1946](I.36.yaml). (2) Confirms Daniel Cooper [Sr] × Grace Runyan + Long Hill residence + 'leading man, justice of the peace and county judge'. (3) NEW LAND CLAIM: 'He located on a tract of five hundred acres along the banks of the Passaic river from Sterling to Long Hill, his deed being signed by William, earl of Sterling and one of His Majesty's commissioners in the state of New Jersey' — = NEW NJSA primary-source-search target NOT YET in catalog K-section. (4) Confirms Daniel Jr 'was a sheriff of this county' = matches catalog [I.99](I.99.yaml)/[I.100](I.100.yaml). (5) 5-sons-of-Daniel-Jr roster: Peter / Dr John of eastern PA / Daniel / William / Joseph. (6) Late-19th-c. Long-Hill Cooper continuation: William d. 1880 (m. 3 times Sarah A. Cooper + Martha Brown + Martha Cross; father of Mrs. Joseph W. Thompson); Alexander 'still living on the old homestead' 1899 (m. Abigail Parrott; 5 children incl. Mrs. Elizabeth Travis of Newark + Mrs. Anna Flaker of Brooklyn).
• A.33 Aitkin's Index of Wills, Inventories, etc. prior to 1901, Vol. 3 — Morris County section — all 54 Cooper-surname entries, verbatim, with their NJSA docket numbers.
• G.91 Find a Grave memorial 70802191 - Peter Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
• G.104 Find a Grave memorial 70802205 - Sally Ann Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
• G.105 Find a Grave memorial 70802109 - Martha M Brown Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
• C.22 1867 Bernards Township NJ Marriage Register — entry #6 William Cooper × Martha Crop[=Cross], 13 March 1867 — PRIMARY-SOURCE LOCKS Peter & Susan Cooper as William 1811-1880's parents AND James & Gertrude Cross as Martha H Cross 1823-1914's parents. Closes the v191.17 hypothesis at primary-source grade: William Cooper of Long Hill (age 56, Widower, Farmer) = son of Peter & Susan Cooper = [G.91](../G-Cemetery/G.91.yaml) Peter Cooper 1761-1847 + Susan Boyle Cooper 1788-1865 = primary-source-confirms [G.102](../G-Cemetery/G.102.yaml) William Cooper 1811-1880 IS Peter Cooper's son (= the long-pending [G.91] 'William 1813-?' identity + [G.90] 1860 census 'Brother William'). Also primary-source-corroborates [G.106](../G-Cemetery/G.106.yaml) Martha H Cross's stone-engraved parents James Cross 1775-1855 + Gertrude Wyckoff Stevenson Cross 1795-1885. NEW datum: bride Martha's occupation = Milliner. NEW datum: bride age 43 / single (b. ~1824) = consistent with Find A Grave b. 7 Sep 1823 within 1-yr tolerance. NEW datum: groom age 56 / Widower = b. ~1811 = exactly matches G.102 b. 1811. Source: NJ Marriage Records 1670-1965 / FamilySearch Film 004208613 / Bernards register entry. Ancestry index card on disk + register-page-image on disk.
• A.48 Estate of William Cooper, docket 5781N, Morris Co. N.J. — inventory 1880, with a renunciation of administration whose reading is unsettled. FHC capture.
• A.50 Will and inventory of Peter Cooper of Morris Twp., docket 3127N — will made 17 October 1837, proved 1847. FHC capture, will body read at high resolution.
• G.102 Find a Grave memorial 70802355 - William Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
• D.235 1860 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 Free Inhabitants - Morris Township, Morris Co., New Jersey; post office Morristown; page 135 (stamped 175); enumerated 24 July 1860 by Al. Dickerson [?], Ass't Marshal.
• D.236 1870 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 Inhabitants - Passaic Township, Morris Co., New Jersey; post office Madison; page 35 (stamped 308); enumerated 30 July 1870 by James H. Bunting, Ass't Marshal.
• D.237 1880 US Federal Census, Schedule 1 Inhabitants - Passaic Township, Morris Co., New Jersey; S.D. 1, E.D. 127, page 15 (stamped 296); enumerated 7 June 1880 by Geo. O. Pruden.
• G.51 "Cemetery Burial Listing", Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey (web page, saved HTML)
• G.106 Find a Grave memorial 70802964 - Martha H Cross Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
• D.233 Ancestry search of the 1850 US Federal Census index: surname Cooper, lived in Morris Twp, Morris Co., New Jersey; 27 results; 9 May 2026.