I've downloaded it. I'll need a few minutes to convert it. It does include
statement from his bother "Joseph Coley" and that they lived in Hanover,
NY.
Rather than send a copy to everyone, I'll upload it somewhere and anyone
who wants can grab a copy.
-Michael
> GREAT JOB! I would love to see the file. I wonder if I can find it on
> Fold3.
>
> Mary C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 3:54 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Re: William Henry Cooley (1797 PA-1877 IL) m Sophia Susan Havens
>
> I found a copy of William's pension records on Heritage Quest. It says. "I
> was born in London City, Great Britain, on the 24th June 1758."
>
> It's curious that only Mary is listed in records as Cooley. I don't fully
> subscribe to the notion that Coleys and Cooleys were one and the same
> name. (Although William makes reference to "Joseph Cooley" who could
> testify to his service.) The history is also somewhat contrary to what we
> know about William H Cooley--born in PA with a NC heritage. Although I
> haven't read the whole file, I see nothing yet to indicate that he lived
> in Ohio in 1788.
>
> I'll download the 11 pages and create a pdf file, if anyone wants to see
> it.
>
> -Michael
>
>> I poked around last night a bit and there were several generations of
>> male
>> descendants. I didn't try to trace down to the present, though.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>
>>> Yes, George Vincent Coley/Cooley did have sons. George's is sometimes
>>> listed as George S. Coley, Amos V. Coley, as well as George V Coley. I
>>> want
>>> to make sure that I get the right one!
>>>
>>> Mary C.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Michael Cooley
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 11:51 PM
>>> To: John Cooley Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: William Henry Cooley (1797 PA-1877 IL) m Sophia Susan
>>> Havens
>>>
>>> Good work, Mary! I'm not sure what to think of it--there were so many
>>> Cooleys in Ohio by this time, but it's worth looking into. I'd love to
>>> find out of George Vincent Coley had sons. Perhaps there's some of his
>>> Y
>>> chromosome floating around out there!
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> President, the Genealogy Club of Humboldt State University
>> Administrator, the Eldridge Family DNA Project
>> Administrator, the Ashenhurst Family DNA Project (in the works)
>> Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
>> Co-Administrator, the Cooley Family DNA Project
>> Instructor (upcoming this fall), "Genealogy and Family History" at
>> the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), through HSU
>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
> President, the Genealogy Club of Humboldt State University
> Administrator, the Eldridge Family DNA Project
> Administrator, the Ashenhurst Family DNA Project (in the works)
> Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
> Co-Administrator, the Cooley Family DNA Project
> Instructor (upcoming this fall), "Genealogy and Family History" at
> the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), through HSU
>
> --
> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
> information.
>
> --
> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
> information.
>
--
Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
President, the Genealogy Club of Humboldt State University
Administrator, the Eldridge Family DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst Family DNA Project (in the works)
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley Family DNA Project
Instructor (upcoming this fall), "Genealogy and Family History" at
the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), through HSU
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