Mary Cooley

Historically Correct Place-name to Death Date: Somers, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
"Somers was originally part of the Agawam Plantation in the 17th century. Agawam Plantation became Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1641 and in 1682, the Enfield Parish broke off from the Springfield settlement. In 1689, the first settler, Benjamin Jones, came to Somers in what was then East Enfield about a half mile from the current town center, it was only a summer house and in the winter, he and his family returned to Enfield.[2][3] In 1711, several more families settled the Somers area to help start a village. The families of Kibbe, Pease, Root, and Megregory were the first to settle the area. The Village was given the name Wallop but was changed to East Enfield shortly after. In the year 1734, East Enfield became a town and was renamed Somers, after John Somers, 1st Baron Somers.[4] In the year 1749, Somers joined the Connecticut Colony." Wikipedia

Parents

• Born to George and Mary Griswold on 28 Sep 1663.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch.
  • "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch.

Mary Griswold married Joseph Cooley.

• Marriage: 22 Jan 1684; Place: either in Springfield or its twin city Longmeadow, MA—a short trip from Windsor, CT.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," h[ttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-T8X database with images, FamilySearch] (9 Dec 2022), Mary Griswold in entry for Joseph Cooley, 22 Jan 1684; citing Marriage, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston;
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (9 Dec 2022), Mary Griswold in entry for Joseph Cooley, 22 Jan 1684; citing Marriage, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  • "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (20 Dec 2022), Mary Griswold in entry for Joseph Cooley, 1684.
  • "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (20 Dec 2022), Mary Griswole in entry for Joseph Cooley, 1684.
  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch.
  • Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926. Data available @Ancestry.com.
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 @https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17666644:2495?tid... Ancestry.com].

Children of Joseph and Mary Cooley

• Mary Cooley, b. 15 Nov 1685: FamilySearch A – FamilySearch B – FamilySearch C – FamilySearch D.
• Joseph Cooley, b. 31 Jan 1686: FamilySearch.
• George Cooley, b. 22 May 1704: FamilySearch.
• NOTE: Wikitree Mary (Griswold) Cooley (1663–1739) includes two other children citing one source:
  • Deborah was born February 29, 1691. She married Joshua Loomis.[5]
  • Abigail was born February 29, 1691. She married Daniel Parsons.[5]

Death

• "Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870" (Barbour Collection) @Ancestry.com.
• Find A Grave data for her is sparse, but it corresponds with her birth date the and the above death source.

Websites

• Wikitree: Mary (Griswold) Cooley (1663–1739) – Somewhat detailed in rationale with sourcing.
• My Family History: Genealogy of K.A.K.Petersen: Mary GRISWOLD.
• Pane-Joyce Genealogy: Edward Griswold (1485) & Margaret:— "11041. Mary Griswold. Born on 28 Sep 1663 in Windsor, CT.173 Mary died in Somers, CT, on 13 Jul 1739; she was 75."
  • * Children of Joseph and Mary (Griswold) Cooley, born at Springfield:
    • i. Mary Cooley, b. 1 Oct 1685;
    • ii. Joseph Cooley, b. 31 Jan 1686/7;
    • iii. George Cooley, b. 27 Jan 1688/9;
    • iv. Deborah Cooley, b. 22 Feb 1689/90; and
    • v. Abigail Cooley, b. 22 Feb 1689/90.
  • On 22 Jan 1684 when Mary was 20, she married Joseph Cooley, son of Benjamin Cooley (25 Feb 1614/5-17 Aug 1681) & Sarah Colton (-23 Aug 1681), in Saybrook, CT. Born on 6 Mar 1662 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.25 Joseph died in Somers, CT, on 20 May 1740; he was 78.
  • Joseph was freeman 1690.25.