William C Cooley Sr (abt. 1785 - abt. 1857)

Born about 1785 in Darlington, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Bounds) Cooley — married 1801 in South Carolina,United States

Descendants

Died about 1857 at about age 72 in Jasper, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

William was born about 1785. He passed away about 1857.

Name

Name: William C. Cooley

Name: Billy Cooley

Death

Date: Bet 1847 and 1849

Place: Jasper,Mississippi

Burial

Could be Shirley Place Cem., Wayne Co., MS

Residence

Date: 1840-1845

Place: Jasper, Mississippi

It is believed that Wiliam was born 1780-1785 and died between 1845-1850. (He was on the MS Census in 1845, but his wife was listed on US Census 1850 as a widow, living with her son John.)

Parents

William was the son of John A. Cooley (a Revolutionary War Patriot) and his wife, Rachel. It is believed and mostly accepted that William's mother was Rachel Kinchen, although it hasn't been proven.

Timeline

1790 - Census: Residence, South Carolina

1801 - (About), South Carolina; Married Nancy Bounds - (family believes she was a Bounds, as she was called 'Granny Bounds', although not proven)

1810 - SC Census - Residence, South Carolina

1817 - Residence, Mississippi; (According to History of Calcasieur, LA, pg. 226; William & family moved to Mississippi in 1817, Wayne Co. existed and north was Choctaw lands. In 1829 Wayne co. extended into Indian lands. Jasper and Clarke County were formed from the northern part of Wayne County and Jones County on the west).

1820 - US Census - Residence, Wayne Co., MS

1840 - US Census - Residence, Jasper Co., MS

1841 - MS Census - Residence, Jasper Co., MS

1845 - MS Census - Residence, Jasper Co., MS

1845 - 1850 Death

1850 - US Census - Wife, Nancy is living as widow with her son, John. She is living next door to daughter, Mary & son-in-law John Bounds.

1859 Jan 8 - Wife, Nancy died, Jasper County, MS

Marriage and Children

Children of William and Nancy:

1. Eliza (Cooley) Merrell (1802-1873)
2. Elizabeth (Cooley) Brown, Rogers (1805-1880)
3. Harbard Cooley (1806-1867)
4. Mary Saphronia (Cooley) Bounds (1808-1869)
5. Edward Cooley (1808-)
6. Nelson Cooley (1810-1860)
7. William C. Cooley (Jr.) (1812-1875)
8. Daniel Cooley (1818-1859)
9. Little Berry Cooley (1821-1902)
10. Ira Cooley (1823-1908)
11. Martha (Cooley) Lee (1824-1867)
12. Middleton Cooley (1826-1870)
13. John E. Cooley (1828-1906)

Sources

• SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS © 1997-2003, Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved, The Moore Odyssey
• Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Edition: 8th Author: Frederick Lewis Weis Publication: Geneological Publishing Co, Baltimore, 2004
• Ancestral File Number: FXLG-JW: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
• 1840 United States Federal Census; Census Place: , Jasper, Mississippi; Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G
• 1841 Mississippi Census, 1805-90; Residence place: Jasper County, MS. Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
• Land Patents, Residence place: United States. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Michelle Bairfield for creating WikiTree profile Cooley-1195 through the import of 2013-10-05 ten generation Gavin.ged on Oct 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michelle and others.