Mary Needham: Cooley-Miller-Sears-Barnhouse

Generation: 1

Mary Needham was born on 21 Jun 1725 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (daughter of Anthony Needham and Mary (Molly) Moulton); died on 16 Jun 1799 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Jun 1799 in Old Baptist Burying Ground, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.

Mary married Benjamin4 Cooley on 14 Feb 1744/45 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Benjamin4 (son of Benjamin3 Cooley and Margaret Bliss) was born on 5 Nov 1701 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 1 Apr 1790 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont; was buried about Apr 1790 in Old Baptist Burying Ground, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Benjamin5 Cooley was born on 30 Apr 1747 in Narragansett Township #4, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1810 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Mar 1810 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
Mary Cooley was born on 23 Aug 1750 in Quabbin Parish, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 4 Apr 1769 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
Reuben Cooley was born on 25 Apr 1752 in Quabbin Parish, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 1835 in Portage, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan; was buried about 1835 in Genesee Praire Cem, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan.
Azariah Cooley was born on 26 Jul 1755 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1813 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Nov 1937 in Reinterred Quabbin Park Cemetery.
Naomi Cooley was born on 26 Jul 1755 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 4 May 1841 in Grafton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; was buried about 1841 in Fairview Cemetery, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada.
Margaret Cooley was born on 13 Nov 1757 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 29 Dec 1808 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
Caleb Cooley was born on 20 Feb 1762 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 13 Feb 1813 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Feb 1813 in Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
Antoney Cooley was born on 20 Mar 1765 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1790 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont; was buried about 1790 in Baptist Cem, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont.

Generation: 2

Anthony Needham was born on 23 Nov 1696 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts (son of Anthony Needham and Mary Swinerton); died on 2 Jul 1763 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

Notes:

South Brimfield is now Wales

Anthony married Mary (Molly) Moulton on 10 Jun 1722 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Robert Moulton and Hannah Graves) was born on 30 Sep 1702 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died about 1790 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary (Molly) Moulton was born on 30 Sep 1702 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts (daughter of Robert Moulton and Hannah Graves); died about 1790 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Married:
Anthony and Molly Needham are said to have gone to Brimfield about 1722, and are said to have been in 1726 the first white settlers of South Brimfield...the name of which was changed in 1828 to Wales in honor of James Lawrence Wales. Absalom Gardner's Compendium of Wales, 1873, p 3224 says "Anthony Needham was one of that band of adventurous pioneers who first made lodgment with a view to permanent settlement in this Town about 1726. He fixed his abode upon what we now call the Orcutt Place...There he lived, there he died". - NEHGR

Children:

1. Mary Needham was born on 21 Jun 1725 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jun 1799 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Jun 1799 in Old Baptist Burying Ground, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.

Generation: 3

Anthony Needham was born on 11 Apr 1663 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts (son of Anthony Needham and Ann Potter); died about 1757 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.

Anthony married Mary Swinerton on 3 Jan 1694/95 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Job Swinerton and Ruth Symonds) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Swinerton (daughter of Job Swinerton and Ruth Symonds); and died.

Children:

2. Anthony Needham was born on 23 Nov 1696 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jul 1763 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

6. Robert Moulton and died.
Robert married Hannah Graves. Hannah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7.
Hannah Graves and died.
Children:

3. Mary (Molly) Moulton was born on 30 Sep 1702 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died about 1790 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

Generation: 4

Anthony Needham was born about Dec1628 in Winster, Derbyshire, England (son of Anthony Needham and Jane More); died on 6 Sep 1705 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.

Anthony married Ann Potter on 11 Jan 1654/55 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Ann was born in Antrim Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Potter was born in Antrim Ireland; and died.

Notes:

Her father, Humphrey Potter of Coventry England, was killed in the Irish Massacre in 1641 in Dublin Ireland. Ann came to Salem to live with her father's sister, Rebecca Bacon from whom she received a considerable estate. She became an enthusiastic Quaker. - NEHGR

Children:

4. Anthony Needham was born on 11 Apr 1663 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died about 1757 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.

10. Job Swinerton and died.
Job married Ruth Symonds. Ruth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11.
Ruth Symonds and died.
Children:

5. Mary Swinerton and died.