1. | Ebenezer Cooley was born on 5 Jul 1716 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (son of Benjamin3 Cooley and Margaret Bliss); died on 31 Oct 1753 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Ebenezer married Mary Barnes on 10 Jul 1736 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 13 Dec 1718 in Brookfield, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; died about 1789 in Probably Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Benjamin3 Cooley was born on 28 Oct 1681 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (son of Daniel Cooley and Elizabeth Wolcott); died about 1745 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: (Research):Massachusetts Political Organization Benjamin3 married Margaret Bliss on 30 Jan 1700/01 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Bliss and Sarah Stebbins) was born on 23 Nov 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died est 1744 in Probably Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Margaret Bliss was born on 23 Nov 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel Bliss and Sarah Stebbins); died est 1744 in Probably Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
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4. | Daniel Cooley was born on 2 May 1651 in Springfield, Non-County Area 1, Massachusetts Bay Colony (son of Benjamin1 Cooley and Sarah (wife of Ensign Benjamin Cooley) [?]); died on 9 Feb 1726/27 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Daniel is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts. The original burial grounds were at the river front behind the Old First Church. In 1849, to make way for the railroad, 2024 bodies were moved to the cemetery on the hill. They were placed in a mass grave. The main entrance to the cemtery is on Maple St but the graves are at the Pine Street entrance. Most of this information is found in the Cooley genealogy book by Mortimer E. Cooley published in 1941. Daniel married Elizabeth Wolcott on 8 Dec 1680 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Wolcott and Martha Pitkin) was born on 19 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 3 Jan 1706/07 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 1707 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Wolcott was born on 19 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony (daughter of Simon Wolcott and Martha Pitkin); died on 3 Jan 1706/07 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 1707 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Elizabeth is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts. The original burial grounds was at the riverfront behind the Old First Church. To make way for a railroad, 2024 bodies were moved to the cemetery on the hill in 1849 and placed in a mass grave. The main entrance to the cemtery is on Maple St but the graves are at the Pine Street entrance. Most of this information is found in the Cooley Genealogy by Mortimer E. Cooley published in 1941.
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6. | Samuel Bliss was born on 7 Nov 1647 in Springfield, Non-County Area 1, Massachusetts Bay Colony; was christened on 7 Nov 1647 in Springfield, Non-County Area 1, Massachusetts Bay Colony (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Katherine Chapin); died on 19 Jun 1749 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Note: According to these dates he was 101 years old at his death. Mortimer Cooley in the Cooley Genealogy noted that Samuel Bliss was aged 102 at his death (101 years, 5 months). Samuel married Sarah Stebbins on 2 Jan 1671/72 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright) was born on 6 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 6 Nov 1721 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Sarah Stebbins was born on 6 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (daughter of Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright); died on 6 Nov 1721 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Died as a resident in the long meddowe of Springfield.
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8. | Benjamin1 Cooley was born about 1615 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 25 Feb 1615/16 in Tring Parish, St Albans Archdeaconry, Hertfordshire, England (son of William Coley and Joan Arnott); died on 17 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: According to research completed in 2000 by Eleanor L. Cooley Rue, circumstantial evidence links the Benjamin Cooley christened in Tring, Hertfordshire, England (chr 1615) to the Benjamin Cooley of Springfield through the posited marriage of Richard Sikes and Phebe Cooley (chr 1609), Benjamin's sister. The only evidence found by Cooley-Rue was in Benjamin Cooley's will which used the phrase "cousen Sikes". She concluded that "cousen" meant brother-in-law which it did not. Cousen was primarily used to refer to neices and nephews. A major problem with Cooley-Rue's logic is that Richard and Phebe Sikes's church activities, and his becoming a freeman are well documented* while there is no record of Benjamin and Sarah Cooley's church activities prior to 1643 (to become an accepted member of Massachusetts Bay Colony church membership was mandatory). Assuming unaccompanied women seldom made the voyage from England to New England and further assuming Phebe Cooley and Benjamin Cooley traveled together, it appears to me that information about Benjamin and Sarah must be uncovered before a link can be made between Phebe Sykes and Benjamin Cooley. *Richard Sykes joins Dorchester church 4 Nov 1639; he becomes a freeman 13 May 1640 in Cambridge; Richard marries Phebe Sykes 13 May 1640 also the date she joined the Dorchester church. Their first child Rebecca born 6 Dec 1640 in Roxbury (Pynchon's hometown). Benjamin1 married Sarah (wife of Ensign Benjamin Cooley) [?] about 1642 in Probably in the New World. Sarah was born about 1621 in Probably England; died on 23 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Sarah (wife of Ensign Benjamin Cooley) [?] was born about 1621 in Probably England; died on 23 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Sarah's surname is unknown but that hasn't deterred many people from inserting a surname for her based on wild speculation or simply a mis-reading of the "Cooley Genealogy".
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10. | Simon Wolcott was born on 11 Sep 1624 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England (son of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders); died on 27 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Notes: From Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts page 395: Wolcott, Captain Simon (1625-1687, Simsbury, Conn. Captain of the Simsbury Train Band, 1673. Deputy to the General Assembly 1673. Trooper from Windsor under Major March, 1657. Simon married Martha Pitkin on 17 Oct 1661 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Martha (daughter of William Pitkin and Elizabeth [wife of William Pitkin Jr]) was born about 1638 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1642 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; died on 13 Oct 1719 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Martha Pitkin was born about 1638 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1642 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England (daughter of William Pitkin and Elizabeth [wife of William Pitkin Jr]); died on 13 Oct 1719 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Notes: (Research):Berkhamsted is a historic market town close to the western boundary of Hertfordshire, England. People have been living in the Berkhamsted area for over 5,000 years. There is evidence of flint working in the Neolithic period and metal working in the late Iron Age and Roman periods. The high street is on a pre-Roman route known by its Saxon name Akeman Street. The earliest written reference to Berkhamsted is in 970 AD. Berkhamsted was recorded as a "burbium" (an ancient borough) in the Domesday Book in 1086. The oldest known extant jettied timber-framed building in Great Britain, built 1277-1297, survives as a shop on the town's high street.
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12. | Nathaniel Bliss was born est 1622 in Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas Blisse and Margaret Hulings); was buried on 18 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Notes: I have downgraded Nathaniel's birth date to an estimation because it is not clear he or his father were members of the Church of England and the current Bliss descendant sources of baptism data come from Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers. Nathaniel married Katherine Chapin on 20 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Katherine was christened about 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, South West England; died on 4 Feb 1711/12 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Katherine Chapin was christened about 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, South West England; died on 4 Feb 1711/12 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Widow Katharine Bliss, about eight months after her husband's death, m(2) 31 Jul 1655 Thomas Gilbert; by him she had four more children. When Gilbert died 5 Jun 1662 she soon m(3) Samuel Marshfield 28 Dec 1664; by him she had four children making twelve in all. For most widows and widowers not much time was lost in mourning or widowhood*. For men with small children it was of utmost importance to bring a new mother into the family. But times were hard for a widow with little children too and men at this time outnumbered the women in the colonies so there was no lack of suitors for single women. *An exception to this was Nathaniel's own mother, Margaret Hulings, who didn't re-marry after her husband, Thomas Bliss Sr's death in 1650. She removed to Springfield in 1651 and quite admirably raised her young children of 8, 10 (twins), 12, 15, and 17. By this time the oldest three, Nathaniel, Mary, and Lawrence hand struck out on their own. Notes: Married:
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14. | Thomas Stebbins was born about 1620 in England (son of Rowland Stebbing and Sarah Whiting); died on 5 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Children's birth years derived from "Francis" passenger list. Thomas married Hannah Wright on 14 Nov 1645 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hannah was born about 1626 in England; died on 16 Oct 1660 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Hannah Wright was born about 1626 in England; died on 16 Oct 1660 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
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