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     Chloe Cooley was born on 4 January 1759 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons.

     Lucy Cooley was born on 14 March 1761 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons. Lucy Cooley died on 1 April 1764 at age 3.

     James Cooley II was born on 8 July 1763 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons. James Cooley II died on 22 January 1764.

     Lucy Cooley was born on 2 April 1765 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons.

     James Cooley II was born on 4 August 1767 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons. James Cooley II married Lydia Payne on 4 September 1791 at East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

     Seth Cooley was born on 15 August 1771 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons.

     Simeon Cooley was born on 30 July 1773 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons. Simeon Cooley died on 15 March 1826 at Bolton, Tolland Co., CT, at age 52. He was buried at Vernon, CT.

     Eunice Cooley was born on 21 February 1776 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons. Eunice Cooley died on 22 February 1811 at age 35.

     The tone of the Cooley Genealogy here indicates that they do not have proof of Oliver's wives and children, but believe the connection with the quoted material because of a match of places and dates. It is quoted here verbatum.

It is believed that the following, taken from The History of Deerfield (Mass.), by George Sheldon, No. 97, Chapter XXIII, refers to this Oliver Cooley.

Oliver Cooley, b. about 1760, place unknown, a trader and innkeeper of Deerfield, Mass., from Ber. (abbreviation not known) 1806, when he bought the old tavern lot on No. 20. Storekeeper on south part of the same No. in a shop in front of the Selah Barnard tavern; now lean-to in the rear (date of book's pub. not known). He m. (pub) May 25, 1794, Greenfield, Mass. (Vital Records) Jemima Wells, da. Abner; she d. June 5, 1820, ae. 44; he m. (2) pub. Apr. 25, 1823, Hannah, da. Eliakim Field, wid. Samuel Grimes of Whately; children Harriet, Rodney, Charlotte Augusta, Lucinda, George, Mary.


The Cooley Genealogy further notes that the dates for the children were taken from Deerfield Vital Records; names as children of Oliver taken from Sheldon.



Oliver Cooley was born in April 1772 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of Joseph Cooley and Jerusha Bissell. Oliver Cooley married Jemima Wells, daughter of Abner Wells and Elizabeth Allen, on 25 May 1794 at Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA. Oliver Cooley married Hannah Field, daughter of Eliakim Field, on 25 April 1823.

     Jerusha Cooley was born on 6 June 1773 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of Joseph Cooley and Jerusha Bissell.

     Joseph was a Representative from Longmeadow in 1818/19, and was selectman 1800-01, 1802-03, 1804-6, 1815, 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1824, in Longmeadow. Joseph Whiting Cooley was born on 12 September 1767 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of Joseph Cooley and Jerusha Bissell. Joseph Whiting Cooley married Flavia Cooley, daughter of Hezekiah Cooley and Charity Clark, in April 1787. Joseph Whiting Cooley died on 31 May 1841 at Longmeadow, Hampden Co., MA, at age 73. He was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., MA.

     Lucy Cooley was born on 12 August 1767 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     Abiel Cooley was born on 24 May 1770 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     Stephen Cooley was born at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones. Stephen Cooley died on 14 September 1773.

     Stephen Cooley was born on 1 October 1773 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones. Stephen Cooley died on 10 January 1777 at age 3.

     A Hannah married February 7, 1798, Granville, Josiah or Jonah Graves. Hannah Cooley was born on 22 August 1775 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     Abi Cooley was born on 8 August 1778 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     Jerusha Cooley was born on 25 July 1782 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     Rocksey Cooley was born on 28 March 1785 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     From the Cooley Genealogy: George lived for a time in Granville, MA, where his parents died and are buried. In the Granville Vital Records no births of children of George and Lydia are recorded. They apparently removed from Granville after their marriage.

In the Granville Cemetery is the following stone:

HARRIET, DAUr OF MR. GEORGE AND MRS LYDIA COOLEY, WHO DIED DECm 21ST, 1812, AGED 8 MONTH

That bud that promises the fairest flower
The frost of death will wither. George Cooley III was born on 22 March 1787 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones.

     From the Cooley Genealogy:

In the Granville Jubilee of 1845 appears the following: 'The lamented Noah Cooley, Esq., was a self-made man. His sun went down while it was yet noon. He left a valuable patrimony to his orphan and amiable children, and, what is better than wealth, the legacy of an unblemished reputation.' Noah Cooley was born on 2 April 1792 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones. Noah Cooley married Sophronia Parsons, daughter of Josel Parsons and Phoebe (?), on 16 August 1819 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. Noah Cooley died on 30 August 1843 at Consumption, Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 51.

     The Cooley Genealogy had doubts about the ancestry of this Levi and said:

According to a memorandum taken by M. E. Cooley in Granville, Mass., in 1885, George Cooley, "not related to the other Cooleys in Granville" (who were mostly descendants of Daniel Cooley I), had: Deacon Levi, a farmer who lived in Granville; George, who 'went West and was a Mason by trade'; Noah, a merchant in West Granville, who had a son named Francis (a banker in Hartford), and othe rchildren. This memorandum coincides with the known facts regarding George III and Noah, sons of George II, and is the only clue to the identity of 'Deacon Levi Cooley,' who lived in Granville and whose records are found in the Granville Vital and Cemetery Records. In the old Granville cemetery, a group of Cooley graves includes Hannah, da. Capt. Richard and Rebekah Dickinson, and Louden, son of Capt. Richard and Mrs. Rebekah Dickinson. The inference is that Capt. Richard and Rebekah were the parents of Rebekah Dickinson who married Deacon Levi Cooley. In this same group of graves are Rebekah Cooley, Lt. Levi Cooley, son of Deacon Levi Cooley, Rebekah, wife of Deacon Levi; and Abi, relict of George, Capt. George and Harriet, da. George Cooley (thus indicating a close relationship between Capt. George and Abi (Jones) Cooley and Deacon Levi Cooley); also Mirilla Cooley, Melissa Cooley, and other children of Deacon Levi and Rebekah (Dickinson) Cooley. Until further information can be obtained, it may be assumed that Deacon Levi Coley was the son of George II and Abi (Jones) Cooley, No. 533. The date and place of his birth and death are not known; neither is recorded in the vital statistics of Somers, Conn., or of Granville.


The Cooley Genealogy then lists verbatum the stones in the Old Grave Yard, East Granville.

Apparently Deacon Levi Cooley left Granville after his second marriage. No births of children are recorded in Granville, but deaths are recorded. No members of his family by his first wife survived the spotted fever epidemic of 1812, except Levi S. who d. aged 26, prob. unm. Deacon Levi Cooley prob. had other children by his second marriage.

Children's dates are from Granville Cemetery Records and Vital Records; all are buried in Granville. Levi Cooley was the son of George Cooley II and Abi Jones. Levi Cooley married Rebecca Dickinson on 7 November 1795 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA.

     Jehiel had a daughter Nancy who married David Baldwin and had children. In History of Greene County, NY, mention is made of Frank Cooley, who lived in one of the Dakotas and was a grandson of Capt. Jehiel Cooley. Frank had a son, Rev. William Cooley. No dates are known. Asahel Coley II res. Greene Co., for a time. Jehiel Cooley was born on 28 April 1767 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Sarah Merwin.

     Dr. Asahel Cooley was born on 22 September 1768 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Sarah Merwin. Dr. Asahel Cooley married Sally Wilbur on 4 August 1793.² Dr. Asahel Cooley died on 14 September 1828 at age 59.³ He was buried at Union Cemetery, Springport, Cayuga, NY.⁴

Asahel was a physician; had sons Samuel, Asahel IV and Henry H., all of whom res. Auburn, NY. Samuel had sons Charles and William who res. Chicago.

     They resided in Greene Co., and Cayuga Co., NY. Oil paintings of Samuel and Polly were in the possession of their great grand-daughter, Mrs. Anna Coons, Scranton, Penn., in 1932. Samuel Cooley was born on 1 February 1772 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Sarah Merwin. Samuel Cooley married Polly Carter on 16 June 1793 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. Samuel Cooley died on 5 August 1840 at Honesdale, PA, at age 68.

     Israel Cooley died young. He was born on 21 March 1774 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Sarah Merwin.

     Sarah Cooley died young. She was born on 18 July 1781 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. She was the daughter of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Chloe Cooley Bliss.

     Chloe Cooley was born on 5 June 1783 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. She was the daughter of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Chloe Cooley Bliss.

     Mary Cooley was born on 6 August 1787 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. She was the daughter of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Chloe Cooley Bliss.

     Israel Cooley was born on 7 September 1789 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Chloe Cooley Bliss. Israel Cooley died on 4 October 1809 at age 20.

     Sarah Cooley died on 7 June 1799 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. She was born on 7 June 1799 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT. She was the daughter of Capt. Asahel Cooley and Chloe Cooley Bliss.

     Lydia Payne married James Cooley II, son of James Cooley and Ruth Parsons, on 4 September 1791 at East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. Lydia Payne died on 11 January 1827 at "Missing Place" no. 6410.

     Minerva Wood Cooley was born on 13 April 1792 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley II and Lydia Payne. Minerva Wood Cooley died on 16 October 1820 at age 28.

     Harmony Cooley was born in March 1799 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley II and Lydia Payne. Harmony Cooley died on 30 November 1803 at age 4.

     James Cooley III was born on 3 January 1802 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley II and Lydia Payne.

     Lydia Payne Cooley was born at "Missing Place" no. 6410. She was the daughter of James Cooley II and Lydia Payne.

     George Ellsworth Cooley was born on 7 November 1809 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. He was the son of James Cooley II and Lydia Payne. George Ellsworth Cooley died on 1 December 1834 at age 25.

     Simeon Cooley II was born on 14 August 1800 at Vernon, CT. He was the son of Simeon Cooley and Clarissa Percival.

     Clarissa Cooley was born on 25 August 1806 at Vernon, CT. She was the daughter of Simeon Cooley and Clarissa Percival.

     The Cooley Genealogy cites as a source for Jemima the Deerfield Genealogies. Jemima Wells was born on 14 July 1778 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA. She was the daughter of Abner Wells and Elizabeth Allen. Jemima Wells married Oliver Cooley, son of Joseph Cooley and Jerusha Bissell, on 25 May 1794 at Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA. Jemima Wells died on 5 June 1820 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, at age 41.

     The Cooley Genealogy cites as a source for Hannah, The Field Genealogy, by Pierce, page 210, and History of Whately, Mass. Hannah Field was born on 21 June 1769. She was the daughter of Eliakim Field. Hannah Field married Samuel Grimes on 10 May 1796. Hannah Field married Oliver Cooley, son of Joseph Cooley and Jerusha Bissell, on 25 April 1823. Hannah Field died on 13 May 1843 at age 73.