1. | Benjamin Cooley was born on 1 Sep 1656 in Springfield, Non-County Area 1, Massachusetts Bay Colony (son of Benjamin1 Cooley and Sarah (wife of Ensign Benjamin Cooley) [?]); died on 29 Nov 1731 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Benjamin Jr took the oath of allegiance Dec 31, 1678 and was a Freeman in 1690. He served as a juror in 1684. Benjamin married Abigail Bagg on 7 Feb 1693/94 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of John Bagg and Hannah Burt) was born on 23 Apr 1673 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jan 1737/38 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | 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] |
3. | 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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4. | William Coley was born in Hertfordshire, England; died about Mar 1640/41; was buried on 9 Mar 1640/41. Notes: CooleyThis surname was variously spelt Cooley, Coley, Colley, Coalye, and Coolye. William married Joan Arnott on 25 Feb 1607/08 in Tring Parish, Hertfordshire, England. Joan was buried on 9 Aug 1630 in Tring Parish, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Joan Arnott was buried on 9 Aug 1630 in Tring Parish, Hertfordshire, England. Notes: ArnottVariations of this name in 16th century England included: Arnyatt or Arnyott, Arniott, and Arnett - Debrett Ancestry Research, 2009
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