Person:John Cooley (26)

Biography

This is the correct father for William Matthews Cooley (c1759-1823) m Anna Gray; John Cooley (1761-1840+) m Sarah Willis; Edward Cooley (1763-1822) m Martha Raper; Daniel Cooley (1765-1826) m Mildred Ball; Joseph Cooley (1767-1826) m2 Keziah Casey; Perrin Cooley (1769-c1840); James Cooley (1772-1821); Hannah Cooley (1774-1830+) m Luke Burnett; prob Edmond Cooley (1773-1851) m Charlotte Speace; poss Rice Cooley (1776-); Reuben Cooley (1779-1859) m1 Polly Harris m2 Elizabeth Followell; Cornelius Cooley (1781-1815) m Lucinda Cherry; Elizabeth Cooley (1783-) m William Blackburn; He was not born in NY to a Dutch family. DNA and much more disproves that claim.

Sources

• JohnCooley.net Website dedicated to the research of John's family.

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-L5C : 1 December 2015), John Cooley, 1810.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Michael Cooley for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Michael and others.

1.   Geneanet Community Trees Index.

   Name John Cooley
   Gender M (Male)
   Birth Date 1737
   Birth Place Possibly, England, United Kingdom
   Marriage Date 1755
   Marriage Place United States (United), USA
   Marriage 2 Date 1759
   Marriage 2 Place North Carolina, North Carolina, USA [appears to be duplicate of above]
   Death Date 1811
   Death Place Casey County, Kentucky, USA
   Spouse Elizabeth Fermin
   Child Joseph T Cooley

2.   United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637).

   Name John Cooley
   Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Stokes, North Carolina
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1 [b. 1774 or before]
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 5 [five sons under age 16 in this Census]
   Free White Persons - Females 3 [likely wife and 2 daughters]
   Number of Household Members 9

3.   United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

   Name John Cooley Sr. [John Cooley, Senior]
   Residence Date 6 Aug 1810
   Residence Place Casey, Kentucky, USA
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
   Number of Household Members Under 16 1
   Number of Household Members Over 25 2
   Number of Household Members 4