Cooleys in Stewart County, Tennessee Records
Stewart County TN 1820 Census Records
Richard had 6 young children, all born in a 10 year span. Let's say that
puts his age at 30 or so. That would make him born ca 1790 and his father
(William) closer to 1770 or earlier, depending on where Richard sat among
his siblings.
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/1820census.htm
pg 110
Wm. M. Cooley 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Wm born by 1775
Richard Cooley 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 Richard born by 1794
pg 118
George Cooley 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Stewart County TN 1830/1840 Census Records
1830 Richard Cooley 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1840 Richard Cooley 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
If we can believe these two entries regarding Richard's age we'd have to
conclude that he was born pretty much right at 1790.
War of 1812
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/1812wa.htm
Capt. James Gray's Company: A company formed in Stewart County by Captain
James Gray, under Col. John Cook, in service from 13 Nov. 1814-10 May 1815
Cornelius Cooley, ensign (died 16 Feb. 1815)
Capt. James Haggard Company: Company under Capt. James Haggard, enlisted 28
Jan. 1814, discharged 10 May 1814.
Jonathan Cooley, trumpeter
Tax List
From Early Tennessee Tax Records, Byron Sistler and Associates,
1977.
1805, William Cooley in Greene county.
Deeds & Extracts Stewart County Tenn.
Lifted from http://claudiagattshall.tripod.com/tyler.html
25 Joseph GRAY to William COOLEY, 138a on Dyers Creek, adj. McDOWELL; part
of 3840a where GRAY lives; wit: A. ATKINS, Richard COOLEY; 4 Nov 1806
248 Robert SAMPLE (Davidson Co.), attorney of James GILLINGHAM
(Philadelphia, PA), to William CURL, 640a on N Cross Creek (same land as p.
226); wit: Thomas CLINTON, John ALLEN, William M. COOLEY; 7 Jun 1808
Stewart County Deed Book 2
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/deed/deed2.htm
page 25 - Joseph GRAY to William COOLEY, 138a on Dyers Creek, adj.
McDOWELL, GRAY; tract is part of 3840a where GRAY lives; wit: A. ATKINS,
Richard COOLEY; 4 Nov 1806
page 147 - Joseph WOOLFOLK (Montgomery Co.) to Joseph GRAY Jr., 500a on
Dyers Creek, adj. PYATT's Hollow, part of a 1000a tract originally granted
by NC to James C. MONTFLORENCE; wit: William ALLEN, Thomas CLINTON; 8 Dec
1807
page 160 - John COCKE (Montgomery Co. Sheriff) to William COOLEY, 252a on
Dyers Creek (formerly called Spring Creek), adj. MONTFLORENCE's S bou.; 158a
was sold on 15 Dec 1801 to Burrell BAYLISS for delinquent 1800 taxes of
Lewis CANNON; 94a was sold on 23 Jul 1802 to Caleb WILLIAMS for delinquent
1799 taxes of Lewis CANNON; on 7 Jul 1802, BAYLISS transferred his part to
WILLIAMS; on 21 Jul 1807, WILLIAMS transferred both tracts to COOLEY; land
was originally granted by NC #1167 to CANNON on 26 Nov 1789; wit: Thomas
MARSHALL, Lemuel PETERS, James MULLAUPHY, Robert NELSON, John H. POSTON,
Henry MINOR; 7 Nov 1807, registered 25 Apr 1808
page 202 - Joseph GRAY Jr. to William CURL, Negro girl Ellen (age 13);
wit: William COOLEY, Richard COOLEY; 8 Jun 1807
page 288 - William CURL (Stewart Co. Sheriff) to William M. COOLEY, 388a
on Dyers Creek; land was sold for delinquent 1804 taxes of Lewis CANNON, and
was part of his 1584a NC grant #1167 on 26 Nov 1789; 25 Oct 1808, registered
25 Feb 1809
page 291 - William CURL (Stewart Co. Sheriff) to William M. COOLEY, 99a
on Dyers Creek, adj. Lewis CANNON's SW corner; land was sold for delinquent
1804 taxes on Richard FENNER's 2560a survey, which had been granted by NC
#1159 on 26 Nov 1789; 25 Oct 1808, registered 24 Feb 1809
Stewart County Deed Book 4, 1810-1813
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/deed/deed4.htm
page 2 - William M. COOLEY to John T. VENTERS, 160a for $150, on DYERS Creek adj.
Lewis CANNON's SW corner, Richard FENNER; part of CANNON's 1584a grant
#1167; wit: A. PIERCE, David HOGAN; 24 Sep 1810
page 248 - Joseph GRAY Sr., deed of gift to Joel COOLEY, "son of William
COOLEY", 500a home tract on DYERS Creek; half of 1000a originally granted to
James Cole MONTFLORENCE (500a conveyed to GRAY by Joseph WOOLFOLK of
Montgomery County), also 3 Negroes, mare & colt, various furniture,
horse; wit: William PIERCE, Abner PIERCE, William COOLEY; 18 Apr 1812
page 276 - Robert FENNER (Halifax County, NC) to William COOLEY, 308a on
DYERS Creek, adj. Lewis CANNON's SW corner, Joseph McDOWELL's corner;
granted to Richard FENNER, then conveyed to Robert FENNER by deed registered
in Davidson County; wit: Joseph GRAY Jr., George ATKINS, Richard COOLEY; 1
Aug 1812
page 375 - Henry PUGH to Nathan ROSS, 320a on N bank of Cumberland River,
same as grant #4204 (25 Sep 18??); wit: William HUBBARD, William C. COOLEY;
10 Oct 1812
page 438 - Joseph GRAY Sr., deed of gift to Joseph John GRAY, son of
Joseph GRAY Jr., Negroes Young Gib and Eleigal; wit: William N. COOLEY,
William (x) CARR, William CLARK; 31 Dec 1812
Stewart County Deed Book C (typed in 1921 as Book 3) 1809-1818
registrations for 1789-1818 deeds
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/deed/deedc.htm
page 169 - William CURL, Sheriff, to John BROWN, 640a on CLARKS Creek of
Saline Creek for $18, adj. Robert HAYS SE corner (1000a); part of 2920
acres sold for delinquent taxes in 1806 of William WYCOFF & Lardner
CLARK (1000a, 2 miles below Dover, plus two tracts of 640a on Saline Creek);
all three tracts were purchased by Robert NELSON on 17 Jul 1807, one 640a
tract sold to BROWN; wit: William M. COOLEY, Thomas CLINTON; 27 Oct
1808
page 231 - Peter R. BOOKER (Franklin, TN), power of attorney to Joseph
GRAY, $295 worth of horses received for ½ interest in 720a granted to Joseph
GRAY & James GRAY; wit: Joel COOLEY; 24 Apr 1809
page 232 - Joseph GRAY Sr. to William COOLEY, Negro girl Dory (age 16);
wit: William CURL, Benjamin EDWARDS; 8 Jun 1807
page 257 - Joseph GRAY to John RASCO, 300a for $600, on Clark's Creek of
Saline Creek; wit: Henry GIBSON, Richard COOLEY, E. J. W. H. REES; 16 Oct
1809
Stewart Co. Court Minutes: ___ - 1811 Vol 3.
Lifted from
http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/MapleLawn/WardThos2.htm
page 2, 1/8/1811 - Isaac Brunson v. William Cooley. Came the palintiffs
and entered into bond the sume of $500 with William R. Sparkman, John Jones
and Josiah Outland [Outlaw] his Securities conditioned for aithful proveing
his said appeal and files his Reason.
page 76, 9 May, 1811 - Alexander Richardson surviving partner of King
and Richardson v.s William Outlaw In Debt. This day the Parties by their
Attornies and thereupon came a Jury (to wit) George Petty James Mallory
Abner Pearce, William M. Cooley, Henry Pugh, Nathan Skinner, William
Pearce, John Atkins, Ephriam B. Davidson, Samuel Luton, William R.
Sparkman and William Denson, who being Elected tryed and Sworn the truth to
speak upon the Issue Joined upon their oath do say they find for the
plaintiff the sum of $102.08 the Debt in the Declaration mentioned and their
Damages by Reason of the Ditention of the same to $8.76 besides his
Costs.
Stewart Co. Court Minutes: 1817-1819
page 268, 5 May 1818 Court: - court appoints William Cherry guardian to
Burnetta Methews Cooley, daughter of Cornelius Cooley,
deceased.
page 433 - court orders Joseph Gray, William Curl, John Perry to settle
with Nancy Threat, administratrix of Matthew Free
? - court orders John Lee and his hands (Richard Cooley, Jonathan Cooley,
Abner Pearce, William Pearce & Negro, Thomas Ford, William Haggard, Benjamin
Edwards, William Cooley, William Webster & Negro) work on the road from the
house of Benjamin Edwards to Garris' ferry
Stewart County Bonds and Settlements, Book A
(1812-1814)
Lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/will/WillBookA.htm
page 111 constable bond by Richard Cooley, William H. Cooley, James H.
Russell, James Tagert; May term 1812
page 116 administrator's bond by Henry Pugh, William M. Cooley, John
Allen, Philip Hornberger, William King, administrators of John Johnson; 6
May 1812
page 186 constable bond by James Mallory, William M. Cooley, Nathan Peeples; 8
Feb 1814
page 192 executor's bond by Robert Cooper, Abner Pearce, William Pearce,
William M. Cooley, Joel Cooley, John Oliver, executors of Joseph Gray; 7
Feb 1814
page 193 - Will of Joseph Gray Sr.: son Joseph Jr. (born to him by Mary
Plunket, now Mary Wilson) gets land in Washington Co., KY on the Rolling
Fork of the Salt River, and gets part of land shared with Peter R. Booker
(originally granted to Joseph Gray Sr. and his brother James Gray); other
children John Gray and Elizabeth Smith; executors are Robert Cooper, William
Pearce, Abner Pearce; wit: William M. Cooley, Anny Cooley, Jonathan Cooley;
written 10 Apr 1812
Another reading of the same will is found at Jeff Clark's
website:
[link]
GRAY, Joseph E., will signed 15 April 1812, date of probate illegible;
mentions sister Elizabeth SMITH; "my natural son Joseph GRAY, Jr., born to
me by Mary PLUNKET, now Mary WILSON" to receive 600 acres in Washington Co.,
Ky.; mentions part of tract of land owned by me and Peter R. BOOKER. My
brother James GRAY; emancipates some of his slaves; will witnessed by
William M. COOLEY, Anny COOLEY, and Jonathan COOLEY, all of whom signed
with X's. (Book A, page 193)
There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether Elizabeth
Smith was Joseph Gray's sister or daughter.
page 207 administrator's bond by Nancy Rodgers, John Allen, William M. Cooley,
administrators of Judiath Allen; Aug. term 1814
page 215 sheriff's bond by Thomas Buckingham, William M. Cooley, James Miller,
John Chambers, Elijah Rushing, William James; 3 May 1815
page 235 administrator's bond by Elizabeth McRae, James H. Russell, William M.
Cooley, Henry Gibson, administrators of Duncan McRae; 2 May 1814
page 236 administrator's bond by William M. Cooley, John Allen, James H. Russell,
Philip Hornberger, administrators of Joel Cooley; 3 May 1814
page 239 administrator's bond by James H. Russell, William M. Cooley, John Allen,
administrators of John Perkins; 3 May 1814
Stewart County TN Will Book 3
Lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/will/WillBook3.htm
Amelia Thornton, J. L. Allen, William M. Cooley, Nathan Ross, James
Mallory, guardian bond for her infant daughters Harriet Thornton and Eliza
Thornton; 9 Nov 1814
William L. Allen, John Allen, William M. Cooley, guardian bond for
John Outlaw, Lucian Outlaw, Indiana Outlaw and Patsy Earl Outlaw; 8 Feb
1815
Ephraim B. Davidson, Reuben Elliott, William M. Cooley, trustee bond;
7 Feb 1815
Richard W. Cooley, William M. Cooley, Thomas Buckingham, Ephraim B.
Davidson, constable bond; 7 Feb 1815
Lucinda Cooley, William Cherry, James Blanks, Henry Gibson,
administrator's bond for Cornelius Cooley; 1 May 1815
James Miller, William Polk, James Smith, William M. Cooley, coroner's
bond; 2 May 1815
Absalom Copeland, William M. Cooley, Jacob Chester, administrator's
bond for Freeland Smith; 6 Feb 1816
account current by Stewart County Trustee William Cooley; 30 Jan
1817
commissioners John Ferrill, James H. Russell, George Williamson,
report on accounts of William M. Cooley; 4 Feb 1817
Amelia Thornton, Alexander Brightwell, Jonathan Cooley, J. A. M.
Boyd, executor's bond for Harriet Thornton; 5 May 1824
additional sale of the estate of William M. Cooley by administrators
Richard Cooley and Jonathan Cooley; 5 Feb 1824
sale of the estate of William M. Cooley on 1 Dec 1823; buyers
included Mrs. Cooley, Miss Ann Cooley, Jonathan Cooley, Richard Cooley,
William Cooley, Anderson Andrews, C. B. Wilcox, Isaac Williams, John K.
Colson, John Duncan, Joseph Broadway, Jesse Mann, A. B. Outlaw, Joseph
Webster
Nathan Skinner, Jonathan Cooley, Joseph Pinner, administrator's bond
for John Skinner; 3 Aug 1824
John Scarborough, Lemuel Cherry, Jonathan Cooley, tavern bond; 5 Aug
1824
Thomas Ward, John Scarborough, Richard Cooley, Jonathan Cooley, D. A.
Outlaw, county trustee's bond; 4 Nov 1824
Thomas Ward, John Scarborough, D. A. Outlaw, Richard Cooley, bond as
collector of public taxes; 4 Nov 1824
Thomas Ward, John Scarborough, James Scarborough, Alexander
Brightwell, Jonathan Cooley, sheriff's bond; 2 Nov 1824
William Cherry, Richard Cooley, William Webster, Frederick Taylor,
guardian bond for Margaret Cherry; 3 Nov 1824
Stewart County Court Minutes, Aug. 1821 - May 1824
From http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1821.htm
Monday, 6 August 1821 Court
3 Deed from William M. Cooley to George Cooley for 53 acres acknowledged
6 Bill of sale from William H. Haggard to William Cooley for Negro girl
Nanny acknowledged
Tuesday, 7 August 1821 Court
10 settlement with the administrator of Cornelius Cooley returned by the
commissioners
Wednesday, 8 August 1821 Court
14 George Cooley, assignee, vs. Hugh H. Sparkman: prior judgment set
aside
Thursday, 9 August 1821 Court
22 Cooley, assignee, vs. Reed Luton (for stay of judgment): jurors
rule in favor of the defendant to overturn the judgment
23 Ephraim B. Davidson vs. William Cooley (appeal): case continued
Wednesday, 7 November 1821 Court
47 Ephraim B. Davidson vs. William M. Cooley (appeal): case continued
Wednesday, 6 February 1822 Court
74 Ephraim B. Davidson vs. William M. Cooley (appeal): defendant suggests to
the Court that Davidson has died since the last term of court4
Wednesday, 7 August 1822 Court
135 Hugh H. Sparkman vs. Jonathan Cooley (appeal): plaintiff failed
to appear; case dismissed
Monday, 4 November 1822 Court: justices Gladden Gorin, James Gray, John
Davidson
142 Court allows William Cooley to return 355 acres and 3 black polls
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from 1828
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1828.htm
William Bailey, county trustee, bought for the benefit of Stewart County a
tract of land on Dyers Creek belonging to the heirs of William M. Cooley,
deceased, being the place where he lately resided at the time of his death.
November 4, 1828
State vs Richard Cooley -- assault and battery, ordered not to depart.
November 7, 1828
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from February
1829
Lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1829Feb.htm
State causes: Jefferson Pryor for affray (not prosecuted); Richard Cooley
for assault and battery -- ordered to recover his costs from Thomas Davis;
Samuel Neely, peace warrant, "nol pros."; Adin Jones, Alexander B. Outlaw,
Thomas Ward, David Rogers marked "sci facias". John Scarborough was security
for Adin Jones. February 4, 1829
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from May 1829
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1829May.htm
State vs John Black for riott - jury to be Richard Blanton, Apoles
Cooper, Lamuel Cherry, William G. Cooley, Jesse Hutson, John Clark, George
Carter, Robert Holmes, Balentine Stalls, Parsons Braton, W. B. Cherry,
Elijah Fletcher. Jury found him not guilty. Same jury heard state cases
against Vicey Black, Lucretia Black, Luisa Black, and Betsey Boren all for
riott, all found not guilty. May 6, 1829
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from 1833
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1833Aug.htm
William Bailey, trustee, allowed $6 for advertising the Cooley tract of
land in 1828. August 4, 1833
Court ordered bills of costs in state causes to be paid, State vs Richard
Cooley. November 4, 1833
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from 1835
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes1835.htm
Martin L. Stancil, Axam G. Wallace, Edwin Barns, Daniel G. Cherry, Philip
May, John Marshall, William Walker, William B. Lewis, Nathan Parker, Richard
Cooley, Jonathan Williams, John H. Hogan, Joshua Spiceland, Jethro Bass,
James Byrd, Albert Brigham, Thomas Whitford, David Jones, Uriah Tomlinson,
William Cato, Joseph Morgan, Benjamin W. Tayloe, William Tomlinson, James
Brigham, James Lowery Sheriff makes return of these men appointed to serve
as petit jurors; with James Wyatt and William B. H. Cherry to serve as
bailiffs; signed Elbert Bayliss, clerk. Nov. 3, 1835
Stewart County Court Minutes: Extracts from 1844
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/minutes.htm
Cooley, Richard and Martin, William A. Elected justices of peace in
Districts 2 and 3 appeared and took oaths. January 1844
The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the
Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky,
1782-1924 by Willard Rouse Jillson, 1971.
Grants South of Walker's Line
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/deed/walkers.htm
Cooley, Anna 89 1 230 09-28-1825 Stewart Dyers Cr
Cooley, Simeon W. 200 5 17 05-18-1848 Stewart Dyers Cr
Cooley, Simeon W. & Andrew J. 100 3 34 01-12-1833 Stewart Dyers Cr
Cooley, Thomas F. & William M. 100 1 229 09-28-1825 Stewart Dyers Cr
Cooley, William G. 12 1 236 03-16-1826 Stewart Dyers Cr
Stewart County Newspaper Clippings
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/news.htm
James GRAY, farmer, of Stewart County, Tenn., was born 6 Nov. 1788 in
Montgomery County, N. C., and emigrated to Tennessee in 1809. (Columbia
Observer, 19 Sept. 1834)
COOLEY, W. M., who lives on Dyer's Creek, Stewart County, recently had three
fingers cut off in a threshing machine. (Nashville Union and American, 4
Sept. 1873)
Stewart Co. TN, Will Book B, page 116
Lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/will/wills2.htm#Ann%20Cooley%20Dowrey
Ann Cooley Dowrey
Transcribed by: Deanna Oklepek d.oklepek@worldnet.att.net
State of Tennessee
We the Commissioners whose names are undersigned have met according to
authority on the lands of William M. Cooley Deceased to lay off the Dower of
Widow Ann Cooley agreeable to an order of Court directed to in and we the
Commisssioners saeth that the one third laid off for Mrs. Cooley is to begin
at the North east Corner of the tract of land whereon she now lives which
William M. Cooley Deceased bought of Robert Tinner Beginning at and
running south one hundred and six poles and two thirds. Thence west one
hundred and fifty four poles to a stake. Thence north one hundred one
hundred and six and two thirds poles. Thence one hundred and fifty four
poles to the the Beginning including the dwelling house. In witness whereof
we have this 28 June 1826 set our hands and affixed our seals.
John Lee -Seal
William Webster -Seal
Elias W. Smith -Seal
David Moore -Seal
John William -Seal
George Weeks -Seal
Jessee Morris -Seal
Elisha Williams -Seal
Ethel Wallace -Seal
John Morgan (his mark)- Seal
Edward Kelly -Seal
Thomas French -Seal (his mark)
Returned to August Term 1826
Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume C (May 1829-May
1836)
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/will/WillBookC.htm
474 Richard Cooley, William K. Colson, John K. Colson, James
Scarborough, Joseph Smith, administrator's bond for Simon Gray; 1 Feb
1836
478 will of Simon Gray, a free man of color living on Dyer's Creek: wife
Fanny (purchased of Thomas French), children Josiah and Cassy; wife and any
children are to be emancipated at his death; wit: Will Fitzgerald, John Lee
Sr.; written 13 Feb 1836, proven Feb. term 1836
Stewart county TN Deeds
Lifted from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/deed/stewdeed.htm
103 Joseph GRAY Sr. to Elisha SCRUGGS, 280a on Camp Branch of Saline Creek,
adj. WILLIAMS; wit: William LINDSEY, Archibald ROGERS, William M. COOLEY;
6 Mar 1813
177 John WILLIAMS Jr. to Wesley BRANDON, 3 tracts on Cumberland River: (1)
162a adj. SHELBY, (2) 38a adj. the first tract, (3) 47a, adj. SHELBY
(1000a), ROSS (442a), John D. MORRIS; excludes any land already sold to
Phillip B. NOLIN; wit: Richard COOLEY, Elisha WILLIAMS Jr.; 22 Jan 1845
260 William WALLACE to my son Etheldred E. WALLACE, 130a on HARRY Fork of
Saline Creek; part of 1000a grant to Benjamin SHEPHERD and 140a grant to
William DAVIDSON, including where Cornelius COOLEY lives; wit: Henry PUGH;
24 Oct 1814
328 Simeon W. COOLEY to Hiram VALLENTINE, trust deed for: (1) 250a on
BRITTON'S Fork of Saline Creek, adj. John DUNCAN, W. W. CHERRY, Cadiz-Dover
Road; (2) 8 tracts formerly belonging to John DUNCAN and sold to Richard
COOLEY totaling 634.5a (described in Deed Book 12, pp. 269-271); (3) half
interest in 100a KY grant to CARROLL and COOLEY; wit: Samuel GRAHAM,
George D. WALL; 5 Sep 1842
375 Edward C. ACREE to Beverly AVERITT, 515a on Saline Creek and HAYS' Fork
for $1100, including all the land owned by Nathan ROSS at his death,
purchased from Henry PUGH, Jesse MORRIS and Ira OLIVE, adj. M. S. ROSS,
Wesley BRANDON, N. G. MORRIS (formerly Col. EDMONDSON), Elisha WILLIAMS Jr.
(formerly Elizabeth WALLACE), BRAGG heirs; excludes 60a sold by Nathan ROSS
to his daughter Elizabeth WALLACE the wife of A. G. WALLACE; wit:
William M. MANNING, Richard COOLEY; 21 Jul 1841
423 John DUNCAN to Abithel WALLACE, mortgage in debt to Theopolas S. BARNES;
wit: Richard COOLEY, Joseph B. BATES; 8 May 1837
Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume G (Apr. 1848-Dec.
1851)
Lifted from
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/will/WillBookG.htm, transcribed
2003 by Jim Long
5 James S. Rolls, W. L. Feland, John Brewer, S. W. Cooley, William
Brandon, W. K. Colson, constable bond for District 2; 3 Apr 1848
208 jury of inquest on 1 Nov 1829 in the 31 Oct 1849 death of Thomas F.
Cooley, who came to his death by S. W. Cooley shooting him with a rifle gun
in the chest, at the residence of Andrew Mann
416 George P. Webster, Drewry Bird, W. M. Cooley, justice of the peace
bond for District 7; 7 Jul 1851
Stewart county Marriages
From 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds, 1783-1870, v1 A-F.
Lucas and Sheffield.
These Cooleys appear to have been of the same family. Mary T Pollard
Cooley married secondly Wesley Daniel Booth after her husband died in a
gunfight (see http://www.tngenweb.org/tnletters/fl/cooley-1880s.html for
this as well as information about his son J R Cooley).
- Rich W Cooley m Caroline Webster, 12 Sep 1847
- Samuel Cooley m Emeline Booth, lic issued 7 Jul 1844
- Thomas F Cooley m Mary T Pollard, lic issued 2 Oct 1844
- William Cooley m Tabitha Boott (Booth?), 6 April 1842
1. An earlier transcribed copy of the deed states William
"Copley", however, a micorfilmed copy of the original deed was examined
again in 2007 by Sandra Stanton who verified that Cooley is correct. [link]
2. Could this have been Richard Fenner, Rev War pension files
W789/BLWT772-200? He married Ann or Nancy Geddes in Halifax County, NC in
1784 or 1785. His widow was living in Madison County TN, 1840.
3. If we assume that William was at least 21 years old when paying his taxes
in 1787 then we can place his birthdate at being no later than 1766. If he
was of age in Surry County, NC in 1784, we can place his birth even earlier.
My guess is that he was born in the late '50s or early '60s but more
information is needed. However, this entry could also be the William Cooley
who married Nancy Jones in Madison County 18 Jan 1793 and applied for
pension while residing in Butler County, Ohio (Rev pension
#W6744). That William was born in Orange County, NY 3 Mar 1756 and died in
Butler County OH 11 Aug 1837. His widow can be found on the 1850 census,
page 214, Milford Twp, Butler County, Ohio. William and Nancy had no
children.
4. Davidson was murdered by John Underwood in New Madrid, MO on or
about 14 Nov 1821.
5. Will of John Good, Lincoln county KY, will book C page 23, dated 6 Apr
1800, recorded 8 Jul 1800. Names wife Junny Good, son Timothy Good,
daughters Nancy and Ellender Good, father Thomas Good. Executors are Maj
Joseph Gray of Washington co KY, Thomas Hutchins and Jinny Good. Witnesses
are William Cooley, Joseph Ayre and John Cooley. Thomas Good was the uncle
of Major Richard Goode of Stokes county, NC. As young men, Richard Goode
and John Cooley (also later of Stokes county) enlisted into the Virginia
Regiment, 1755, at Caroline county VA.
6. From the research notes of Sandra Stanton.
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