1. | Nathaniel Bliss was born est 1622 in Gloucestershire, England; 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]
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2. | Samuel Bliss ![]() 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]
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3. | Margaret Bliss ![]() Margaret married Nathaniel Foote on 2 May 1672 in Colchester, New London Co, Connecticut. Nathaniel was born on 14 Jan 1648/49 in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony; died on 12 Jan 1702/03 in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Mary Bliss ![]() Mary married Nathaniel Holcomb on 27 Feb 1670/71. Nathaniel was born on 4 Nov 1648 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Nathaniel Bliss ![]() Notes: "Having no children of their own, they adopted Joshua Field, son the Samuel and Sarah Field, of Hatfield and made him principal heir of their estate." - Colton Genealogy p4 Nathaniel married Deborah Colton on 28 Dec 1676 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Deborah was born on 25 Jan 1654/55 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 26 Nov 1733 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Samuel Bliss ![]() |
7. | Nathaniel Bliss ![]() Nathaniel married Mary Morgan on 20 Jan 1703/04 in Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mary died on 22 Nov 1739 in Province of Massachusetts Bay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Sarah Bliss ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Margaret Bliss ![]() Margaret married Benjamin3 Cooley on 30 Jan 1700/01 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Benjamin3 (son of Daniel Cooley and Elizabeth Wolcott) was born on 28 Oct 1681 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1745 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Thomas Bliss ![]() |
11. | Hannah Bliss ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | John Bliss ![]() |
13. | Samuel Bliss ![]() |
14. | Ebenezer Bliss ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | ![]() ![]() Notes: Benjamin4 Cooley was born 5 Nov 1701, probably in the long meddowe precinct of Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was twice married, first to Elisabeth Charles, second to Mary Needham. Benjamin4 married Elisabeth Charles on 1 Sep 1730 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elisabeth (daughter of John Charles and Elizabeth Swetman or Sweetman) was born on 15 Feb 1709/10 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 26 Oct 1743 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Benjamin4 married Mary Needham on 14 Feb 1744/45 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Anthony Needham and Mary (Molly) Moulton) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Keziah Cooley ![]() Notes: The name Keziah is a Biblical name taken from the Hebrew Bible. It is variously spelled Keziah, Kezia, Kesia, and Kesiah and is variously pronounced k'zye-ah, kee-zha, or k'zee-ah. From the Abarim Publications' Biblical Name Vault: Keziah was the second of three daughters of Job (Job 42:14), the others being Jemimah and Keren-happuch. In Hebrew, the name's meaning derives from the Cassia tree and the spicy sweet-smelling cinnamon powder obtained from that tree. Keziah married Philip Goss on 25 Nov 1723 in Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. Philip was born about 1700 in Lancaster, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; died before 17 Sep 1742 in Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Keziah married Timothy Brown on 18 Apr 1744 in Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. Timothy was born about 1710 in Massachusetts; died about 1770 in New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Azariah Cooley ![]() Notes: Azariah Sr Cooley's association (marriage) with Rebekah Dicks is not documented but the birth of a child, Azeriah Jr, is found in MVR Brimfield Births. This leads to the conclusion Azariah and Rebekah were not married. Here is the exact line from Brimfield Births: Cooley Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Nathaniel Cooley ![]() Notes: The name Natnanael (as it was originally spelled) came from the Hebrew name Netan'el meaning "God has given" or "Gift of God". In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle also known as Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Zeruiah Cooley ![]() Notes: Zerui'ah Is a Biblical name. She was the mother of the three leading heroes of David's army: Abishai, Joab, and Asabel, "the sons of Zeruiah". - Dr William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible... Vol 4 Zeruiah married Joseph Jennings on 12 Apr 1727 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Joseph was born on 27 Apr 1704 in Brookfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1746 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Zeruiah married Joseph Frost about 1746 in Rowe, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Joseph was born about 1694 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1775 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Margaret Cooley ![]() Notes: From Annals of the Church in Brimfield by the Pastor of the Church by Jason Morse; Springfield, Samuel Bowles & Company Printers, 1856 Margaret married Joseph Morgan on 25 Dec 1729 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Joseph was born on 19 Aug 1705 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Jan 1798 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Son Cooley ![]() |
22. | Ebenezer Cooley ![]() 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]
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