I was reading where someone named Bill Cooley was saying that Cooley wasn't an Irish name because there are no Cooley's there now.
Here is my wet paper thin arguement against this statement.
Ok I can't prove this or anything now but when I was in college I found some Irish census data and a family name dictionary at EKU
The first census I found with Cooley's had them all in Northern Ireland, the very next census had half that number but all near Southern Ireland
the very next census after that had 0 Cooley's in Ireland. I found records where Cooley's were shipped to Australia and America -
usually listed as horse or cattle thieves. The name Cooley according to the book I found had 2 listed meanings.
(Warrior or Dog) of Ulster. If any of this has been officially debunked I must apologize I did this research for a class
in 1987. I didn't question this at the time because it pretty much fit what I had been told about the family, from the family :)
Again, thanks
the other Michael Cooley
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From: Michael Cooley <cooley.michael_at_yahoo.com>
To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Casey Co., KY - COOLEY
Hey that is my John sr :) Being that I am a Casey Co Cooley hehe (til I went to college anyway)
I haven't checked much lately but did you guys ever put a finger on where he came from inEurope?
The family folk tales said we were Irish but that he came over way before the potato famine and all that.
I know the Michael that runs the list is definitely the expert on the subject
I should prolly change my name on the list to "the other Michael" :)
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From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Casey Co., KY - COOLEY
Hi Curt,
John Sr was on the 1810 census of Casey county, and on the Casey county
tax lists in 1807, 08, 10 and 11, the probable year of his death.
What was the Cooley 1809 entry?
Did you ask if there were any loose records for the period?
-Michael
> Michael, no mention of old John in Casey Co. Clerk says the county was
> formed 1806 so John may have died before that in Lincoln Co. Earliest
> COOLEY entry I found was in the Will Book, Vol 1, page 1 dated 12Jun1809
>
> Reuben was the most active early on, later John got active (I assume
> this was Jr.). Got some of Jr's probate stuff dated, I think, 1843ish.
>
> I have the files reoriented, trimmed and sized. Next to rename the
> files and build a page for them. Tedious.
>
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