I'm gonna chime in to include some information that I found last week while looking into the folks on Wolf Island. This was one record about William G. Cooley (William Grundy Cooley):
This indenture made and entered into this the 11th day of November 1829 between James Lee of the one part and William T. (G.) Cooley of the other part, both of the County of Stewart and state of Tennessee witnesseth:
That for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. I have this day bargained sold aliened enfeoffed and conveyed and by these presents doth bargain sell alien enfeoff convey unto James Lee of the first part a certain one-seventh part of a tract of land formerly the property of Joel Cooley lying on Dyers Creek north of Cumberland River and butted and bounded as follows to wit:
Beginning at a gum and poplar thence running west 200 poles to a redoak, hickery thence north 400 poles to a stake, thence east 200 poles to a beech in Pratts Hollow, thence 400 poles to the beginning, containing 500 acres.
Now the said William G. Cooley one of the begat heirs of Joel Cooley deceased, for and in consideration of the money aforementioned to me in hand paid as aforesaid, do bind myself my heirs, executors and admrs. and (administrators) assigns to warrant and defend the title to the one seventh of the above tract of land as one of the begat heirs of the said Joel Cooley deceased, to the said James Lee his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this day and date above mentioned.
W. Cooley (SEAL)
John Lee, Jurat
J. N. Johnson, Jurat
State of Tennessee, Stewart County Court
February term 1830, this deed of conveyance was proven in open court by John Lee and Joseph N. Johnson, subscribing witnesses thereto and the same in order to be registered.
Test W. Williams, Clerk of Stewart County Court
Registered 19th of September 1834.
And then there is this thread as well:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TXMILAM/2003-01/1042229527
Thanks!
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> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:32:34 -0700
> From: mlcooley_at_q.com
> To: undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net
> Subject: Re: William M Cooley genealogy
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I believe that the William G. Cooley that is listed same area as Rebecca
> (Cooley) Haggard is not George W. Cooley as I now see that George W. Cooley
> was in Tennessee & William G. Cooley was in Missouri with Rebecca in Wolf
> Island, Scott Co., MO.
>
> I do have a William Cooley listed as a son of William Matthews Cooley...I
> got it from different Family Trees on Ancestry.com - one is Bev's.
>
> I do see that Joel Cooley had a son, William Grundy Cooley & your website
> lists him in him in same location as Rebecca. There is a James B. Cooley
> listed in 1850 in District 57, Mississippi Co., MO on 2nd of two pages that
> list Rebecca & family. You have a James B Cooley listed as a son of
> Jonathan Cooley (1822-c1860) married to Matilda. The listing for 1850 for
> James B. Cooley is:
>
> James B. Cooly, 28, male, b. TN
> M. J. Cooly, 26, female, b. IN
> I.A. Cooly, 6, female, b. MO
> L.H. Cooly, 4, female, b. MO
> L.E. Cooly, 1, female, b. MO
>
> Mary C.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:44 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Re: William M Cooley genealogy
>
> Hi Mary,
>
> I've just gotten around to looking at this. G W Cooley would have been
> George W Cooley who married Nancy Hubbard. It would make sense that he was
> George William Cooley.
>
> -Michael
>
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > I see on your website that you have listed a George W Cooley as a son of
> > William M Cooley. I have been looking at William M’s daughter, Rebecca
> > Cooley who m. William H Haggard.
> >
> > 1830 - William H Haggard & William G Cooley are listed 3 households apart.
> >
> > 1840 – W. G. Cooley is listed on same census sheet with Rebecca Haggard,
> > Alexander Mills, Joseph Webster & George Webster.
> >
> > Therefore, it would appear that George W. Cooley must be William George
> > Cooley – what do you think?
> >
> > I can send you the census sheets if you want.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > Also - The 12 y.o. Robert Berge listed with Rebecca Haggard in 1850 on 23
> > Oct 1850 is listed with FL (Felix L) & EA (Eliza Ann) Mills in same
> > location
> > 09 Sep 1850. I don't know if there is a relationship.
> >
> > Mary C.
> >
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> >
>
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