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5th Generation. THOMAS COLTON, son of Thomas and Deborah [page 71], was married July 24, 1788, to Hannah Bliss, daughter of Aaron and Miriam. Their children-Lucy, born June 8, 1789, died May 14, 1862. Belinda, born April 26, 1791. Deborah, born March 23, 1793. Thomas Dudley, born Nov. 30, 1794. Alvah, born Oct. 13, 1796. Hannah, born May 24, 1802. Lucy was married Jan. 11, 1809, to Calvin Bliss, son of Noah and Abigail Bliss. Hannah, the mother, died April 6, 1822. Thomas, the father, was found dead in Wethersfield, Ct., Dec. 24, 1824.
5th Generation. ISRAEL COLTON, son of Dea. Aaron and Mary Colton, was married Nov. 29, 1775, to Martha Wright, daughter of Elnathan and Mary Wright, of Northampton. He died May 6, 1818. She died April 4, 1829. Their children-Martha, born Sept. 24, 1776, died Dec. 13, 1821. Miranda, born July 29, 1778, died Oct. 18, 1799. Israel, born June 10, 1780, died Dec. 21, 1838. Aaron, born Oct. 9, 1782. Horrace, born Sept. 30, 1784. Nancy, born Sept. 2, 1786. Warham, born Sept. 1, 1788. Sylvia, born Oct. 27, 1790. Nancy was married Oct. 11, 1810, to Oliver Bridgman, of Belchertown. Sylvia was married Jan. 7, 1812, to Capt. George Gilbert, of Belchertown, Mass.
5th Generation. DEA. WILLIAM COLTON, son of Dea. Aaron and Mary Colton, was married Oct. 7, 1777, to Hannah Colton [ page 72], daughter of Ebenezer and Deborah. He died May 6, 1825. Their
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children-William Merrick, born Aug. 22, 1778, died Feb. 17, 1823, age 44. Adolphus, born Feb. 22, 1780, died July 13, 1782. Han- nah, born Feb. 7, 1782. Rhodolphus, born Dec. 3, 1784. Sophrone, born Oct. 14, 1786. Jeduthan, born July 29, 1791. Hannah Colton, the mother, died Oct. 9, 1808. Dea. William Colton was married again, 1809, to Eleanor Pomeroy, widow of William Pomeroy, of Northamp- ton. Hannah, the daughter, was married Jan. 14, 1808, to Erastus Goldthwait. Sophrone was married Sept. 29, 1808, to Calvin Pierce. ('The sons, see page 83).
5th Generation. AARON COLTON, son of Dea. Aaron and Mary Colton, settled in Hartford April 5, 1787, married Elizabeth Olmsted, of East Hartford. Their children-Laura, born May 2, 1788. Betsey, born March 18, 1794. Anson, born Dec. 23, 1797. Nathan, born May 27, 1799.
5th Generation . WALTER COLTON, son of Dea. Aaron and Mary C'olton, was married 1793, to Thankful Cobb, daughter of John Cobb, of Hardwick, State of Massachusetts. Their children-Harvy, born Oct. 26, 1793. Susannah, born July 26, 1795. Walter, born May 9, 1797. Quintus C., born May 22, 1799. William, born March 22,
1801. Addison Ely, born April 2, 1803. Hannah, born April 4. 1805. 5th Generation. LIEUT. HENRY COLTON, son of Henry and Mary Colton [ page 73], was married Oct. 4, 1797, to Lydia Booth, daughter of Joseph and Mary Booth. Their children-Lydia, born Oct. 29, 1798, died Sept. 21, 1802. Henry, born Oct. 8, 1800. David, born Oct. 3, 1803. Lydia, born May 28, 1805. Sophrona, born Jan. 10, 1809. Sarah, born March 10, 1811, died about the year 1821.
5th Generation. JACOB COLTON, son of Henry and Mary Colton. was married Nov. 15, 1798, to Cynthia Chandler, daughter of Stephen and Free Love Chandler. Their children-Jacob, born Sept. 10, 1799. Cynthia, born Sept. 14, 1802. Daniel, born July 16, 1805. Naomy, born Feb. 8, 1812, died Nov. 20, 1815. David Burt, born Jan. 20, 1821. Jacob Colton, the father. died Feb. 6, 1845, age 69.
5th Generation. ETHAN COLTON, son of Henry and Mary Colton, was married March 25, 1804, to Ruth Stebbins, daughter Zadock and Urania Stebbins. Their children-Theodore, born Jan. 15. 1805. Margaret Chapin, born April 10, 1808. Sophia Stebbins, born Aug. 5, 1810. Ruth Colton, the mother, died June 25, 1814. Ethan Colton, the father, died April 9, 1828.
5th Generation. EBENEZER CHANDLER COLTON, son of Capt. Ebenezer and Miriam Colton [ page 74], was married Nov. 19, 1795, to Phebe Barton. She was born Aug. 11, 1774, daughter of John and Abigail Barton. She died Aug. 26, 1842, age 68. He died Oct. 29, 1846, age 75. Their children-Rufus, born Aug. 24, 1796, lived near Amsterdam, N. Y. Phebe, born Nov. 15, 1797, died Nov. 21, 1827. Lyman, born May 13, 1799, married Jerusha Williams. Hannah Warren, born Feb. 8, 1801, married Julius Edwards May 1. 1851. Jeinda, born March 24, 1803. Ebenezer, born Feb. 17, 1805, lived at West Springfield. John, born May 2, 1807, lived at Philadelphia.
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Rhoda, born Dec. 31, 1809, married Samuel C. Booth. Caroline, born Sept. 3, 1811, married James S. H. Hamelton. David, born Aug. 10, 1813, lived at Philadelphia. Chauncy, born Aug. 27, 1821, mar- ried Betsey M. Havens, of Somers, 1845. Nancy, born March 7, 1816, died April 1, 1852.
5th Generation. ERASTUS COLTON, son of Capt. Ebenezer and Mirian Colton, was married Nov. 29, 1798, to Cynthia Brewer, daughter of George and Naomy Brewer. Their children-Erastus, born Sept. 30, 1799. Richard, born Nov. 6, 1803. Cynthia, born Dec. 2, 1805. Bela, born Jan. 23, 1808. Chester Woodworth, born Aug. 1, 1810.
5th Generation. MELZAR COLTON [ page 75], son of Capt. Ebenezer and Miriam Colton [ page 64], was married
5th Generation. ASAHEL COLTON, son of Solomon and Lucy Colton, was married June 5, 1787, to Sarah Lancton, daughter of John and Sarah, of West Springfield. Their children-William, born Nov. 25, 1789, died Jan. 16, 1871, at Chicopee. Solomon, born June 9, 1791, lived at Vermont. Sally, born March 17, 1793, died Nov. 3, 1868. ,Asahel, born Feb. 26, 1795. Sarah, the mother, died March 29, 1797. Asahel Colton, the father, was inarried again, Feb. 21, 1798, to Susannah Cheney, daughter of Benjamin and Deborah Cheney, of East Hartford. Their children-Anna, born Sept. 14, 1799. Susannah, the mother, died Feb. 11, 1810. Asahel Colton was married again, Aug. 6, 1811, to Flavia Hale, daughter of Silas and Hannah Hale [page 140], she died Oct. 13, 1840, age 74 years. He died, Jan. 6, 1831, age 75 years.
5th Generation. MARTIN COLTON, son of Lieut. Festus and Eunice Colton [page 76], was married July 12, 1792, to Beula Burt, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Burt. Their children-Rebecca, born Oct. 21, 1793, married Silas Hale Charissa, born Nov. 1, 1795, married Silas Hale, died Dec., 1840. Lucius, born Feb. 9, 1798, died Sept. 3, 1822, age 24. Justin, born May 19, 1800. Flavia, born Aug. 21, 1802. Jonathan Burt, born Aug. 18, 1804 ; lived at Windsor. Albert, born Nov. 1, 1806, died July 31, 1813, age 6. The father died Aug. 24, 1828.
5th Generation. FESTUS COLTON, son of Lieut. Festus, was married Aug. 1806, to Lois Richardson, daughter of Jesse and Anne Richard- son, of Somers. Their children-Lucinda, born Jan. 14, 1809. Lorenzo, born Dec. 14, 1810.
6th Generation. ASA COLTON, son of Asa and Sarah [page 77], was married June 13, 1793, to Abigail Bliss, daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail Bliss. Their children-Justin, born March 24, 1794, died March 12, 1798. Newton, born Sept. 17, 1795, married Naomi Robinson, of Granville, died Aug. 20, 1858. Abigail, born Feb. 25, 1797, died May 9, 1854. Sarah, born June 23, 1798, married Dec. 14, 1824, died April 8, 1872. Clarinda and Miranda, born Feb. 15, 1800. Clarinda died Oct. 11, 1800. Miranda died July 31, 1851. Justin, born Jan 5, 1802, married Emeline Phelps, of Torrington ; died
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Sept. 12, 1852. Simeon, born Sept. 10, 1803, died Sept. 29, 1805. Moses, born Aug, 3, 1805, died July 17, 1828. Justin married Sophia F. Colton ; published June 6, 1833. Emeline, his wife, died Aug. 30, 1832, age 25. Abigail, the mother, died Aug. 13, 1842, age 73. Asa, the father, died May 7, 1847.
4th Generation. MOSES COLTON, of Wilbraham, son of Isaac and Mary Colton, was married Dec. 27, 1753, to Hannah Hitchcock, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah Hitchcock. Their children- Moses, born Oct. 7, 1754, died Oct. 20, 1774. Hannah, born Dec. 26, 1756. Thankful, born Dec. 21, 1759, died May 1, 1775. Nathan, born July 29, 1761. Reuben, born Dec. 7, 1764. Aaron, born Oct. 15, 1768. Eunice, born Nov. 28, 1771. Moses Colton, the father, died of the small pox Feb. 24, 1777. Hannah, his widow, died Dec. 3, 1789. Eunice was married Nov. 15, 1792, to John Hale [see page 142.
4th Generation. STEPHEN COLTON, of Wilbraham, son of Isaac and Mary, was married Dec. 22, 1755, to Abigail Stebbins. Their children-Nameless, born March 21, 1756, and died the same day. Abigail, born Jan. 24, 1757. Sarah, born June 19, 1758. Isaac, born April 13, 1760. Sabara, born March 27, 1762. Lina, born Sept. 10, 1764. Cloe, born Jan. 1, 1766. Reuba, born Nov. 27, 1767. Stephen, born June 18, 1770. Plinny, born March, 1772. Elam, born Aug. 28, 1774. Mercy, born Oct. 1776. Hannah, born Feb. 12, 1779. Betsey, born Sept. 4, 1781. Stephen Colton, the father, died July 30, 1812.
5th Generation. REV. SIMEON COLTON, son of Jabez and Mary [ page 78], was married, Sept. 2, 1812, to Lucretia Colton, daughter of Capt. Gideon and Lucretia Colton [ page 69].
5th Generation. ELIJAH COLTON, of Longmeadow, son of Jabez and Mary, was married, May 19, 1811, to Oliver Taylor, daughter of Stephen and Anna Taylor [page 211]. He died, Jan. 17, 1844, age 57. Their children-Anna, born June 15, 1812, married Timothy Warren Pease, of Enfield, 1836. Stephen Taylor, born Aug. 21, 1815, married Cynthia Terry, of Enfield. 1842. Francis, born Jan. 8, 1820, died Sept. 30, 1822.
5th Generation. SABIN COLTON, of Longmeadow, son of Major Luther and Thankful Colton, was married Jan. 2, 1811, to Rhoda Boardman. Their children-Delia Thankful, born Oct. 30, 1811. Sabin Woolworth, born Feb. 20, 1813. Grocer. Philadelphia. Rhoda B., born Oct. 30, 1814. Julia Ann, born April 20, 1825.
CAPT. LUTHER COLTON, of Longmeadow, son of Major Luther and Thankful [ page 79], was married Dec. 17, 1809, to Lucy Cooley, daughter of Josiah and Abiel Cooley. Their children-Luther Woolworth, born April 3, 1812. Francis, born March 16, 1815, died April 19, 1815. Lucy Ann, born June 1, 1817. Josiah Cooley Colton, born Dec. 9. 1825.
6th Generation. LEVI COLTON, son of Charles and Lucy, was married March 25, 1798, to Freelove Chandler, daughter of Stephen
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and Freelove Chandler. Their children-Love, born Dec. 31, 1798, died Jan. 12, 1820, age 22. Lovice, born April 5, 1800, married Roswell Terry, of Enfield, 1830. Levi, born May 23, 1802, lived in New York. Chauncy, born Jan. 26, 1804, married Lavinia H. Ware, of Oakham, 1830. Eliza, born Feb. 19, 1806. Julia, born March 25, 1808, married Andrew King, of Suffield, 1830. Francis, born Sept. 9, 1810. Nancy Amanda, born Oct. 4, 1814. Hannah, born Nov. 2, 1817. Levi, the father, died July 12, 1828. His widow married John Warner, 1831. Lovice married S. Allen, of Springfield, March 26, 1823.
6th Generation. SOLOMON COLTON, son of Charles and Lucy, was married Oct. 12, 1796, to Elisabeth Hancock, daughter of William and Hannah Hancock. Their children-Jonathan, born July 21, 1797. Ransiey, born April 29, 1799. Solomon, born Nov. 3, 1800, died May 21, 1802. Elisabeth, born Nov. 12, 1802. Lucy, born July 8, 1804. Solomon, born June 15, 1807. Aaron, born April 26, 1809, died April 27, 1833. Stephen, born March 4, 1811. Solomon, the father, died Dec. 31, 1838, aged 66.
6th Generation. ALPHEUS COLTON, son of George and Sarah Colton [ page 81], was married, Aug. 31, 1786, to Loice Spencer, daughter of Ebenezer Spencer, of Somers. Their children-Alpheus Spencer, born May 2, 1788, went to New London. Loice, born Feb. 23, 1791, married William C. Silcox, Aug. 31, 1812, died April 18, 1838. Nathan Titus Salter, born March 10, 1794, went to Rochester. Experience, born April 6, 1797, married Josiah Hunt, pub. Sept. 6, 1818. Harriet, born July 6. 1799, married Walter Bliss, Dec. 19, 1820. James, born Aug. 7, 1801, lived in New York, married Lovice Calkins. Levi Snow, borr. Sept. 30, 1804, lived in Iowa. Daniel L., born Nov. 25, 1806, died Dec. 19, 1821, age 15. Noah, born Feb. 22, 1811, died Sept. 29, 1811. Alpheus, the father, died Oct. 22, 1823, age 58. Lois, the mother, died May 15, 1830. James was married Nov. 13, 1823.
6th Generation. DEMAS COLTON, son of George and Sarah Colton, was married Feb. 5 or 6, 1789, to Mary Woolworth, daughter of Richard and Loice Woolworth. Their children-Laura, born Sept. 15, 1789, married Daniel Burbank, died March 19, 1853. Philanda, born Sept. 4, 1791, died Nov. 27, 1813, age 22. George, born Sept. 29, 1793, died at Springfield, about 1836. Loice, born March 14, 1796, married Mr. Comstock, of Hartford. Demas, born March 24, 1798, lived at Newark, New Jersey. Joseph Hutchins, born July 5, 1800, lived at New York. Polly Woolworth, born Nov. 30, 1802, married Lathrop Olmsted; died in Iowa. Lester, born April 4, 1805, died at Hartford. Angeline, born May 31, 1809, married Mr. Wentworth, her second husband. Chauncy Goodrich, born July 3, 1811, died April 5, 1812. Mary, the mother of this family, died Oct. 10, 1834, age 65.
6th Generation. ABISHAI COLTON, son of George and Sarah Colton [ page 82], was married May 20, 1792, to Abigail Denison, daughter
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of William and Susannah Denison, of Strafford, State of Vermont ; they were formerly of Stonington, State of Connecticut. Their children-Lyman, born March, 1793, died July, 1793. Alanzo, born Oct. 1794. William Denison, born Jan. 21, 1797. Calvin Swan, born Sept. 18, 1799. Rufus, born Oct. 24, 1802. Amanda, born Nov. 29, 1804, died aged 2 years and 6 months. Adolphus, born March 12, 1808, died the 13th of April following.
6th Generation. JULIUS COLTON, son of George and Sarah Colton, was married to Sibyl Port, Nov. 1789. Their children-Calvin, born Aug. 26, 1790, died April 20, 1799. Asenath, born Feb. 11, 1792. A son, born Sept. 7, 1793, died 29th of Dec. Flavia, born April 3, 1797. Lucy, born Dec. 2, 1794. Julius, Jan. 24, 1801, died Dec. 28, 1824, age 24. Isaac W., born Nov. 10, 1803, died Aug. 28, 1828. Thiam, born April 11, 1806. Sibyl, born Dec. 1, 1808, died 1816. Pamelia, born April 27, 1812. Sybil, the mother, died Dec. 15, 1840, age 72.
6th Generation. DIMON COLTON, of Longmeadow, son of Ensign Simeon and Elisabeth Colton, was married Jan. 19, 1809, to Lydia Rogers, she died Aug. 30, 1829, age 44. Their children-Lydia, born Jan. 26, 1810, married Ezekiel Adams, of Springfield. Sophia Field, born Sept. 20, 1811, inarried Justin Colton. Amelia Griswold, born Dec. 22, 1813, married Otis Chapinan, of Springfield. Dimon, born Feb. 26, 1816, married Elisabeth D. Parker, 1851. Simeon, born Aug. 18, 1818. Moses Field, born Feb. 17, 1822. Elisabeth Almira, born Oct. 25, 1827. Lydia Champion, born Jan. 26, 1810.
6th Generation. WILLIAM MERRICK COLTON, of Longmeadow [page 83], son of Dea. William and Hannah Colton, was married Jan. 13, 1808, to Esther Ely, daughter of Judah and Anne Ely, of Wilbra- ham, he died Feb. 17, 1823, age 44. Their children-Hannah, born Oct. 17, 1808. William Ely, born Jan. 18, 1810. Chauncy, born Nov. 21, 1811, and died aged eight hours. Eleanor Pomeroy, born May 4, 1814, died July 16, 1814. Jonathan, born Dec. 1, 1812, died Dec. 2, 1812. Eleanor Pomeroy, born June 26, 1815. Mercy Ely, sister of Ethan Colton, died Aug. 23, 1842. [Vacant to page 92.]
Ist Generation. BENJAMIN COOLEY appears to have been one of the first settlers in that part of Springfield called Longmeadow, and from whom descended all of that name in the country, as far as is known. His wife's name was Sarah. The time and place of their marriage is not known. Their children as recorded were :- Bethiah, born Sept. 16, 1643, died Dec. 9, 1711. Obediah, born Sept. 27, 1646, died Sept. 3, 1690. Elakin, born Jan. 8, 1648, died Dec. 1, 1711. Daniel, born May 2, 1651, died Feb. 9, 1727. Sarah, born Feb. 27, 1653. Benja- min, born Sept. 1, 1656, died Nov. 29, 1731. Mary, born June 22, 1659. Joseph, born March 6, 1661, died May 20, 1740. (The families of the sons are hereafter in this book recorded.) Bethiah was married to Henry Chapin Dec. 5, 1664. Sarah married Jonathan Morgan, Jan. 5, 1679. Mary married Thomas Terry, April 21, 1687. Benja- min Cooley, the father, died Aug. 17, 1684. Sarah, his wife, died Aug. 23, 1684.
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2d Generation. OBADIAH COOLEY, son of Benjamin and Sarah Cooley, was married, Nov. 9, 1670, to Rebecca Williams. Their chil- dren-Rebecca, born Aug. 23, 1671. Sarah, born Aug. 3, 1673. Mary, born Dec. 9, 1675. Obadiah, born Aug. 1, 1678, died Oct. 6, 1764. Anna, born March 5, 1681. Joseph, born Nov. 12, 1683, died Sept. 20, 1767. Jonathan, born June 28, 1686, died Aug. 2, 1752. Mary married John Ferry, May 28, 1696. Obadiah, the father, died Sept. 3, 1690. Rebecca, the mother, married again to John Warner, Nov. 26, 1691. Anna married Nathan Collens, published Jan. 21, 17II; they settled in Brimfield. Rebecca, wife of John Warner, died Oct. 18, 1715. (The families of the sons, see pages 94 and 95.)
2d Generation. ELIAKIN COOLEY, son of Benjamin and Sarah Cooley [ page 93], was married Mar. 12, 1679, to Hannah Tibbals. Their children-Hannah, born Dec. 24, 1679. Eliakin, born Mar. 19, 1681, died Feb. 6, 1755. Mercy, born April 26, 1689. Hannah mar- ried Hezekiah Parsons, Feb. 20, 1701. Mercy married John Morgan, Jan. 14, 1714. Eliakin, the father, died Dec. 1, 1711, in his 64th year. Hannah, the mother, died Dec. 16, 1711.
2d Generation. DANIEL COOLEY, son of Benjamin and Sarah, was married Dec. 8, 1680, to Elisabeth Wolcott. Their children-Benja- min, born Oct. 28, 1681. Daniel, born Mar. 23, 1683. Simon, born Mar. 6, 1687. John, born Feb. 23, 1689, died May 10, 1761. Thomas, born Jan 23, 1693, died Nov. 13, 1719, of the king's boil. Elisabeth, born July 23, 1696. William, born Aug. 12, 1698. (The families of the sons may be seen hereafter, 96, 97, 98.) Elisabeth married Joshua Field, Dec. 15, 1719. Elisabeth, the mother, died lan. 31, 1708. Daniel Cooley was married again June 17, 1709, to Lydia Burt, widow of Jonathan Burt. Daniel, the father, died Feb. 9, 1727, in his 76th year. Lydia died Jan. 31, 1739.
2d Generation. BENJAMIN COOLEY, son of Benjamin and Sarah C'ooley, was married to Abigail Bag. Their children-Abigail, born Oct. 28, 1695. Lydia, born Sept. 6, 1706. Abigail married Henry Woolcott, Dec. 27, 1716 [ page 228]. Lydia married Amos Stiles, Jan. 1, 1730. Benjamin, the father, died Nov. 1731, 29th day. Abigail, the mother, died Jan. 27, 1739.
2d Generation. LIEUT. JOSEPH COOLEY, 5th son of Benjamin .and Sarah Cooley [ page 94], was married Jan. 22, 1684, to Mary Griswold. Their children-Mary, born Oct. 1, 1685. Joseph, born Jan. 31, 1687, died Oct. 19, 1741. Deborah and Abigail, born Feb. 22, 1690. George, born Jan. 27, 1698. Mary married Joseph Loomis, of Wind- sor, June 3, 1710. Deborah married Joshua Loomis, of Windsor, Oct. 1715. Abigail married Daniel Parsons, June 2, 1709. Lieut. Joseph Cooley, the father. with his son Joseph, removed to Somers about the year 1730, and after his death (May 20, 1740), Mary, his wife, died July 13, 1739.
3d Generation. OBADIAH COOLEY, son of Obadiah and Rebecca, was married to Dorcas Hale, Jan. 22, 1702. Their children-Obadiah, born Jan. 9, 1705. Noah, born Aug. 10, 1706. Moses, born Mar. 13,
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1710. David, born June 27, 1712. Abel, born April 12, 1717. Jacob, born Nov. 18, 1720. Obadiah Cooley, the father, lived in Springfield, and died Oct. 6, 1764. Obadiah, the son, settled in Brookfield. Noah settled in Brimfield. David in Palmer, Moses and Jacob in Springfield, and Abel in West Springfield.
3d Generation. JOSEPH COOLEY, son of Obadiah and Rebecca, was married to Margaret Macranny, published Nov. 28, 1713. She was born Sept. 16, 1689. Their children-Aaron, born Aug. 16, 1716, died Dec. 19, 1793. Caleb, born June 4, 1722, died May 16, 1793. Margaret, born Nov. 5, 1726, died Dec. 3, 1807. Margaret was mar- ried to Daniel Burt, Dec. 20, 1753. Joseph Cooley, the father, died Sept. 20, 1767, age 82. Margaret, the mother, died May 29, 1777. (See the families of the sons, page 99.)
3d Generation. JONATHAN COOLEY, son of Obadiah and Rebecca, [ page 95], was married to Joanna Colton, daughter of John and Joanna Colton, date of their publishment Dec. 1713. Their children-Dinah, born May 31, 1715, died Oct. 5, 1757. Jonathan, born May 17, 1717, died Aug. 7, 1741. Roger, born Sept. 21, 1719. Rebecca, born Sept. 14, 1724, died Feb. 24, 1783. George Colton, born April 26, 1727, died June 6, 1778. Jabez, born July 17, 1729. Stephen, born Aug. 20, 1732, died Jan. 7, 1787. Joanna, born Nov. 10, 1735, died Nov. 26, 1735. Ezekiel, born May 31, 1737, died July 3, 1737. Dinah was married to Samuel Ely, Jan. 26, 1744. Rebecca was married to Capt. Moses Field, Sept. 15, 1748. Jonathan, the father, died Aug. 2, 1752, age 66. Joanna, the mother, died May 21, 1765. (The sons, page 100. )
3d Generation. ELIAKIM COOLEV, son of Eliakim and Hannah, was married to Griswold Beckwith, of Lyme, Connecticut: Sept. 14, 1706, they were published. Their children-Eliakim, born Sept. 27, 1707. Griswold, born Dec. 3, 1709, died Jan. 26, 1764. Mathew, born Jan. 27, 1712. Josiah, born May 10, 1714, died May 26, 1715. Josiah, born Nov. 18, 1716, died Sept. 7, 1778. Luke, born Nov. 7. 1718, died Jan. 1, 1777. Hezekiah, born Aug. 7, 1720, died Mar. 27, 1796. Hannah, born Nov. 26, 1722, died Aug. 20, 1725. Gideon, born Nov. 21, 1724, died Dec. 12, 1726. Elisa- beth, born Mar. 19, 1727. Esther, born Oct. 15, 1729. Eliakim married Mary Ashley, Nov. 7, 1734; settled in West Springfield, May 19, 1728. The house of Eliakim Cooley was struck with lightning, and so injured his daughter Griswold, that she never recovered from the hurt wholly. and died in a single state. Mathew settled at Sea- brook, Connecticut. Luke married Elisabeth Colton, daughter of Thomas and Joanna Colton, Jan. 8, 1739; they settled in Somers. Josiah and Hezekiah had families in Longmeadow [ page 102]. Elisa- beth married Daniel Burchand. Esther had one child named Mary, Dec. 13, 1751, and May 12, 1757, Esther was married to Abihel Pease, son of Robert Pease, of Somers. Eliakim, the father, died Feb. 25, 1758, age 77 years. Griswold, the mother, died Nov. 26, 1754.
3d Generation. SAMUEL COOLEY, son of Eliakim and Hannah
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[ page 96], was married Oct. 24, 1711, to Mary Clark, of Windsor. Their children-Hannah, born Sept. 3, 1712, died Feb. 14, 1714. Samuel, born Oct. 27, 1714, died April 11, 1746. Israel, born Feb. 19, 1717, died Dec. 22, 1775. Mary, born April 5, 1724. (See the families of Samuel and Israel in this book, page 103.) Mary was mar- ried to Dyrick Venhorn, Aug. 2, 1744, and after his death she was married to Jesse Warner, Aug. 29, 1753. Samuel Cooley, the father, died Mar. 6, 1755. Mary, the mother, married Lieut. John Anderson, of Windsor, Jan. 8, 1759. After his death she returned to Longmeadow, and died July 3, 1781.
3d Generation. BENJAMIN COOLEY, son of Daniel and Elisabeth. was married Jan. 31, 1701, to Margaret Bliss, daughter of Samuel Bliss, Jr., and Sarah, his wife. Their children-Benjamin, born Nov. 5. 1701. Keziah, born Oct. 29, 1702. Azariah, born Aug. 21, 1704. Nathaniel, born June 24, 1706. Zerniah, born Feb. 29, 1709. Mar- garet, born Jan. 30, 1710. Ebenezer, born July 5, 1716. Benjamin Cooley, with his family, removed to Brimfield, and he and his wife probably died in that town.
3d Generation. DANIEL COOLEY, son of Daniel and Elisabeth, was married Nov. 7, 1710, to Jemima Clark. Their children-Daniel. born Sept. 11, 1711. Jemima, born Jan. 5, 1713. Elisabeth, born July 28, 1714, died July 30, 1742. Ann, born April 20, 1716. Noah, born Oct. 12, 1718. Mary, born Sept. 30, 1720. Thomas, born Feb. 13, 1723. Sarah, born May 25, 1725, died March 3, 1795. Azuba, born Oct. 7, 1728. Noah, and the preceding children, are recorded in Enfield, the others in Springfield. Elizabeth was married to Isaac Colton, son of Capt. George Colton. 1741. Sarah was married to Ebenezer Bliss, son of Ebenezer and Sarah, Oct. 18, 1749. Jemima, the mother, died Oct. 29, 1732. Daniel, the father, first settled in Enfield, and afterwards removed to West Springfield.
3d Generation. SIMON COOLEY, son of Daniel and Elisabeth [ page 97], was married to Elisabeth Gun, of Hatfield, Feb. 26, 1709. Their children-Elisabeth, born Jan. 4. 1711. Abner, born Jan. 22, 1713. Simon, the father, with his family removed to Sunderland.
3d Generation.' JOHN COOLEY, son of Daniel and Elisabeth, was married May 28, 1713, to Mercy Gun, of Westfield. Their children- John, born July 29, 1715, died Sept. 4, 1715. John, born Sept. 28. 1716, died Oct. 24, 1718. Mercy, born Dec. 29, 1718. Abiah, born Feb. 11, 1721. Elisabeth, born Feb. 11, 1724. Eli, born Oct. 15, 1726, died Jan. 29, 1806. Lucy, born June 13, 1730, died May 13, 1802. Mercy was married to Abel Cooley, son of Obediah and Dor- cas, date of their publishment, Mar. 21, 1741. Abiah was married to Benjamin Colton, son of Benjamin and Elisabeth Colton, Mar. 24, 1742. Elisabeth was married Oct. 6, 1742, to Samuel Breek. Lucy was married to Solomon Colton, son of Lieut. John Colton, April 10, 1755. John Cooley, the father, died May 10, 1761, age 72. Mercy, the mother, died Dec. 27, 1758.
3d Generation. THOMAS COOLEY, son of Daniel and Elisabeth, was
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