Most of know that a Benjamin Cooley appears on the 1820 census for Stokes
county. I believe it's that that caused Dale Walker to give Cornelius the
name as an alternative.
I've heard from a descendant of Benjamin's. He was born 1794 (years after
Cornelius) and is usually styled as "Coley." In fact, his descendants go
by the name Coley:
http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/benjamin-desc.html
-Michael
Received on Thu May 31 2012 - 21:09:36 MDT