Yes, this is the Cooley/McCully marriage I mentioned. I found it looking
for William's brother. But, according to info on the web, he was the son
of a Thomas Colley--and a long line of Thomas Colleys going back before
1700. Frances was Mildred Frances McCully, daughter of John A McCully, son
of John McCullough of Virginia.
I haven't been able to find William prior to the mention of his marriage
in Ohio. He'd have been about 15 in 1840. Perhaps he was living with and
working for one of his uncles. According to the story in the old query, he
was working with horses. I wonder if he could have been living with Tink.
Is there a male on the 1840 household for Tink that is unaccounted for?
If William was the oldest, as appears to be the case, I wonder why Isaac
left the home to Thomas--to be assumed after Nancy's death? Perhaps Thomas
was hers, whereas the others weren't?
Perhaps we can write to the Randolph county clerk again. I'd hate for her
to feel like I'm taking advantage of her kindness, though. Deeds might be
helpful. I had received this a couple of years ago from Mark Price of
Randolph county when researching Perrin's James. (He's still there. I also
heard from him because of my recent inquiry):
--quote--
Subject: RE: James Cooley deeds, c1840s
From: "Mark Price"
Date: Tue, May 18, 2010 8:45 am
I SEARCHED THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT JAMES COOLEY SOLD TO A WALTER
TUCKER ON 4-19-1844 IN BOOK E PAGE 179 PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SECTION
32-52-14 AND ALSO JAMES COOLEY TO ROBERT SMITH ON 11-25-1846 IN BOOK F
PAGE 323 LOCATED IN SECTION 31 AND 32- 54-14.
--endquote--
This is interesting because of the mention of Robert Smith--obviously,
this man:
--quote--
History of Randolph and Macon Counties, 1884
Chapter IX
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP
Mr. Robert Smith, who owns a fine farm, upon which he operated a tobacco
factory, half a mile east of Mt. Airy, is an old settler. He came to
Huntsville in 1837, where he remained six years, and then moved to Silver
Creek. He is now 73 years of age, and has raised a family of six children,
three girls and three boys. In 1842 he bought the Cooley farm, one mile
east of Huntsville. The farm is under-laid by a four-foot vein of coal.
--endquote--
-Michael
> I found a Thomas Cooley who married Frances McCully on 8 Jan 1857.
>
> Also, found that Isaac's estate was settled on 17 July 1841 in Randolph
> county,
> Missouri. I haven't used Random Acts of Genealogical kindness for many
> months
> and was surprised that it is closed down due to the death of the
> founder/owner,. I was going to try to find someone to look up about the
> settlement of the estate. Maybe I can find a researcher to hire.
>
> I had forgotten about Nancy Cooley being on the 1840 census. Interesting
> that
> Harriet was in the column for the 10 -14 female age group. So she will
> definitely be married by 1850-- I will try the marriage records to see if
> I can
> find her.
>
> Also, the census only shows two males. One under 5 and the other 5 and
> under
> 10. Was William Washington already gone to Ohio by then?
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
> To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
> Sent: Sat, July 7, 2012 3:16:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: Perrin Cooley inquiry]
>
> Sandy,
>
> The birth date is per his death certificate: 22 Dec 1825. Of course, at
> least some of the census records would suggest otherwise.
>
> This is probably Nancy in 1840:
>
> 1840 Randolph county MO
> NANCY COOLEY 11 00101
>
> I can't find any of these people on the 1850.
>
> The earlier queries have things a little differently than we know for
> Isaac's family. It's certainly possible that there were two Williams, but
> the death record is clear that William Washington was born in Howard
> county to Isaac Cooley. It would be difficult to come up with another
> explanation.
>
> Perhaps Nancy remarried and the children show up with another name, as was
> the case with Dolly. Or perhaps they were on their way to California
> during the census year.
>
> I haven't been able to find anything on census records that look like the
> siblings.
>
> BTW, it seems there was a Colley family in the area with roots in
> Virginia. One of the daughters married John McCully, a name we see on a
> lot ofn the early records. He also seems to have had very different roots.
> Just an FYI, but I don't think either of these families were related to
> ours.
>
> That was great that Randolph county sent the scans at no charge.
>
> Oh, I'm also in correspondence with a descendant of a John Cooley, born
> about 1827 in MO who was thought to have been William's brother. Well, I
> guess that didn't pan out. But we have another John to look for. :)
>
> -Michael
>
>> This was a very interesting document that you received from Randolph
>> County, MO
>> about Isaac Cooley. If I remember correctly there was a query
>> from someone stating that William Washington spent his life looking for
>> his
>> siblings. I guess we take it from that that they were separated, so now
>> the hunt
>> is on for James, Thomas Marion and Harriet.
>>
>> Do you think the birth year for WW of 1825 is wrong? Isaac married
>> Elizabeth
>> Monroe in Jan 1827. Isaac was only married to his second wife for two
>> years
>> before his death --Nancy Massey. Do we know what happened to her? Was
>> she a
>> wicked stepmother and gave the children to others?
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
>> To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
>> Sent: Fri, July 6, 2012 8:46:37 AM
>> Subject: [Fwd: RE: Perrin Cooley inquiry]
>>
>> ---------------------------- Original Message
>> ----------------------------
>> Subject: RE: Perrin Cooley inquiry
>> From: "Penny Henry" <penny.henry_at_randolphcounty-mo.gov>
>> Date: Fri, July 6, 2012 7:06 am
>> To: "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Hello again,
>> I am sending you what I can. The equipment available in my office in
>> somewhat inferior when it comes to scanning the old documents. First,
>> the
>> documents all seem to be on "legal" sized paper. Second, they are VERY
>> fragile. In fact, the edges of Isaac Cooley's will are charred, no
>> doubt
>> from one of the fires. My scanner only handles "letter" sized
>> documents.
>> The will is on sturdy paper and writing appears front and back. Other
>> than Cooley's signature on the back side, it mostly consists of writing
>> from those who were entrusted to execute the estate.
>> In any case, I tried to transcribe the will for you. It is not much.
>> There is no charge for the attached files. Happy to send them and hope
>> it
>> helps.
>>
>> Penny Henry
>> Randolph County Treasurer
>> 110 South Main, suite C
>> Huntsville, MO 65259
>> 660-277-4714
>> Office Hours: Mon – Fri 8:00am to 4:00pm
>> Email: penny.henry_at_randolphcounty-mo.gov
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Cooley [mailto:michael_at_newsummer.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 4:14 PM
>> To: Penny Henry
>> Subject: Re: Perrin Cooley inquiry
>>
>> Hi Penny,
>>
>> Too bad about Perrin, but this is actually a really big help in regards
>> to
>> Isaac. How much would it be to have the record for him copied--and it
>> would it be just as easy to scan and email it?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Michael,
>>>
>>> Your request for information on Perrin Cooley was forwarded to me. My
>>> office vault houses the probate records from the 1800's here in
>>> Randolph County Missouri.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I can find no record for Perrin Cooley. I did find
>>> Isaac Cooley, who died around July 12, 1838. His wife, Nancy,
>>> received the bulk of his estate. Also mentioned were sons; William,
>>> James, Thomas Marian, and a daughter Harriet.
>>>
>>> The only other "Cooley" I can find in the 1800's was ; Washington T.
>>> Cooley who died around September 13, 1867 and left a wife named,
>>> Amanda and a daughter, Elizabeth.
>>>
>>> There have been two major fires at the courthouse in our history, but
>>> perhaps the person you are looking for died in Macon County.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Penny Henry
>>>
>>> Randolph County Treasurer
>>>
>>> 110 South Main, suite C
>>>
>>> Huntsville, MO 65259
>>>
>>> 660-277-4714
>>>
>>> Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am to 4:00pm
>>>
>>> Email: penny.henry_at_randolphcounty-mo.gov
>>> <mailto:penny.henry_at_randolphcounty-mo.gov>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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