Re: Cooley family Fred co VA.1860s
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Re: Cooley family Fred co VA.1860s
3/01/99
Joan,
I don't know if you're still around these boards, but I'm very interested in these Cooleys.I'm descended from a daughter of Samuel Cooley, who I believe to be a son of Joseph Cooley.According to some genealogy notes I've found, Joseph, Peter, and James (John?) were brothers who immigrated to Virginia in the 1700s.Joseph and Peter settled in the Winchester, VA area; James supposedly settled in Michigan, but this doesn't quite fit.I think the ship you refer to (the Planter) actually sailed in 1774.Does this information sound familiar?I haven't been able to substantiate it thus far, but much of the subsequent generations' info checks out.