William Cooley Sr. (1735 - 1825)

Born 17 Mar 1735 in Simsbury, Connecticut

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Died 11 Apr 1825 at age 90 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain William Cooley Sr. served with 3rd Regiment, Hampshire County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

William Cooley Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A025565.

William Cooley Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P138323
Rank: Captain

William Cooley 17 Mar 1735 Simsbury, Connecticut-11 April 1825 Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts

Veteran of the Revolutionary War - served on the Continental Line. Captain William Cooley. Cooley, William. Captain, 9th (also given 5th) co., Colonel John Mosley's (3d Hampshire Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; ordered in Council April 26, 1776, that a commission be issued; reported commissioned April 26, 1776; also, Captain, detachment from 3d Hampshire Co. regt. commanded by Lieut. Colonel Timothy Robinson; marched Oct. 21, 1776, by order of Gen Schuyler to reinforce array at Ticonderoga; also, Colonel John Mosley's regt.; engaged Sept. 23, 1776; discharged Nov. 16, 1776; service, 2 mos. 1 day, travel included; roll dated North Castle; also, Colonel John Mosley's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; engaged July 9, 1777; discharged Aug. 12, 1777; service, 39 days, travel included; company marched to reinforce Northern army; also, same regt.; engaged Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 19, 1777; service, 4 days; company marched toward Bennington on an alarm; roll sworn to at Granville^[1][2]

Burial: Main Road Cem, Granville Center, Hampden, MA. ^[3]

Spouse: Sarah Mather Children: James; Timothy Mather; Abbey; Triphosia; William; Dorothy;

Note: Will of father, Samuel Mather, MD 14 Mar 1752;;Mather, Horace E., Mather Genealogy, Hartford, Conn, 1890, pp.73 -102, 116,146;

Family of William Cooley in Granville Town records, William Cooley in entry for:

• William Cooley, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
• Sarah Cooley, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
• Doraty Cooley, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
• Triforse Cooley, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

Sources

1. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/138323
2. ↑ In the War of the Revolution, pp. 963, 964
3. ↑ Findagrave # 57121238

See also:

• Cooley, Mortimer E. The Cooley Genealogy: the Descendants of Ensign Benjamin Cooley. (Rutland, VT., M. E. Cooley, 1941), p.476-482.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Dennis Soules for creating WikiTree profile Cooley-1048 through the import of Never Ending Story_2013-04-18_01.ged on Apr 18, 2013.