John Cooley I (abt. 1737 - abt. 1828)

Born about 16 Feb 1737 in Springfield, Hampden, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 29 Nov 1828 at about age 91 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Corporal John Cooley I served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John Cooley I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A025546.

John Cooley I is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P138307
Rank: Corporal

John Cooley served in the Revolutionary War as 2d Corporal in Capt. William Cooley's company, Col. John Mosely's Hampshire County regiment in 1776 marching under command of Lt. Col. Timothy Robinson to reinforce the Northern army and as a Corporal in the same company and regiment in 1777 marching toward Bennington on an alarm and in Capt. Aaron Coe's company, same regiment marching by order of Gen. Gates to reinforce Northern army on an alarm. ^{[1] [2]}

John Cooley was born February 16, 1737 in Springfield, Hampden County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of Daniel Cooley and Frances McIntyre. ^[3]

John and Ann Hosford were married.

Ann was born on June 25, 1747 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony. She died in 1774 in Granville, Massachusetts while giving birth.

Their children were born in Granville, Massachusetts: ^{[4] [5]}

1. Anne Cooley, b. Nov. 25, 1767.
2. John Cooley, b. Aug. 1, 1769.
3. Eunice Cooley, b. Apr. 2, 1771, d. Nov. 25, 1771.^[4]
4. Eunice Cooley, b. Nov. 5, 1772.

John died about November 29, 1828 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States, aged about 91.

He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York. ^[6]

Research Notes

Marriages

1. widow Phebe Pratt. No information on her death, though she may have died in Rochester,NY.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of John Cooley", Ancestor # A025546.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-SHC : 9 December 2022), John Cooley, 16 Feb 1738; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Granville, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249421936/john-cooley: accessed), memorial page for John Cooley (6 Feb 1737–29 Nov 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 249421936, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, USA; Maintained by Jean Doherty (contributor 47349305).

• Cooley, Mortimer E. The Cooley Genealogy: the Descendants of Ensign Benjamin Cooley. (Rutland, VT., M. E. Cooley, 1941), p.476-7, 481, 528-32.

• History of Western MA Vol 2 p. 62; MA Soldiers and Sailors Vol 3, p. 961

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9K-TLG : 14 February 2020), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1771.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 3, p. 961
  • "Cooley, John. 2d Corporal, Capt. William Cooley's co., Col. John Mosley's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Oct. 21, 1776; discharged Nov. 17, 1776; service, 28 days ; company marched under command of Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson to reinforce Northern army; roll dated Granville; also, Corporal, same co. and regt.; enlisted Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 19, 1777; service, 4 days; company marched toward Bennington on an alarm ; roll dated Granville ; also, Capt. Aaron Coe's co., Col. John Moseley's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Sept. 21, 1777 ; discharged Oct. 23, 1777 ; service, 33 days ; company marched by order of Gen. Gates to reinforce Northern army on an alarm."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMW-N2PZ : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Anne Cooley, 1767.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMC-K23Z : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Anne Cooley, 1767.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DD93-C92M : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for John Cooley, 1769.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMM-VSMM : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for John Cooley, 1769.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMW-CS3Z : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1771.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMM-8H2M : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1771.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-STPZ : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1772.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-STPZ : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1772.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMW-CSPZ : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Eunice Cooley, 1772.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DD94-S2W2 : 20 May 2022), John Cooley in entry for Phebe Cooley, 1782.

• Vital Records of Granville, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1914);
  • p. 32-33 "Births", "Cooley"
    • "Anne, d. John and Anne, Nov. 25, 1767."
    • "Eunice, d. John and Anne, Apr. 2, 1771."
    • "Eunice, d. John and Anne, Nov. 5, 1772."
    • "John, s. John and Anne, Aug. 1, 1769."
    • "Phebe, d. John and Phebe, Feb. 26, 1782."
  • p. 191 "Deaths", "Cooley"
    • "Eunice, d. John and Anne, Nov. 25, 1771."

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Dennis Soules for creating WikiTree profile Cooley-1036 through the import of Never Ending Story_2013-04-18_01.ged on Apr 18, 2013.