Margaret Bliss Cooley

Father Samuel Bliss
b 1647 Nov 7 Springfield, MA
D 1749 Jun 19
Age 102
Son of Nathaniel Bliss of Springfield, MA, son of Wid Margaret Bliss, d 1654 Nov 8, m. Nov 20 1646 Catherine Chapin, da Deacon Samuel and Cicely Penny.
Married 1672 Jan 2
Mother Sarah Stebbins
b 1654 Aug 18
d 1721 Nov 6
Sarah Stebbins was the daughter of Lt. Thomas, d Sep 5, 1683. He m1 Nov 1645 Hannah Wright, d 1660 Oct 16, m2 1676 Dec 14 Abigail Munn. Lt Thomas was the son of Immigrant Rowland Stebbins b 1594 England, res Springfield; his wife Sarah Stebbins d. Oct 4 1649. He died 1671 Dec 14, age 77, Northampton, MA, where a granite cenotaph is erected to his memory. He came to America in 1634, age 40, on the ship "Francis" from Bocking, Essex Co., England.

8 children b. Springfield, MA

1. Benjamin Cooley II
B 1701 Nov 5 Springfield, MA (Longmeadow)
Died probably Greenwich, MA
He lived for a time in Brimfield, Ma were 4 of his children were born, and was then "an early enterprising settler of Quabbin (Greenwich, MA) The Greenwich records are difficult to secure from printed or original sources.
M1 1730 Sep 1 Brimfield, MA
Elizabeth Charles
B 1709/10 Feb 15 Springfield, MA
Died 1743 Oct 26 Brimfield, MA
4 Children with Elizabeth Charles
1. Gideon Cooley born 1731 Jan 30 Brimfield, MA
2. Eunice Cooley Garfield Pratt born 1732 Sep 2 Brimfield, MA
Stolen by the Indians
3. Elizabeth Cooley POWERS born 1734/5 Brimfield, MA died 1823 Aug 17 Pittsford, VT
m 1755 May 4 Jeremiah Powers of Greenwich, d 1801 Jun 2 Pittsford,where he removed in 1792
4. Keziah Cooley JOHNSON b 1739 Mar 19 Brimfield, MA died 1822 Feb 15, Hardwick, MA, m there
1760 Aug 2
Seth Johnson of Shrewsbury, MA
Second marriage 1744/5 Feb 14 Brimfield, MA
Mary Needham
Born
Died Probably in Greenwich, MA
Father Anthony Needham
Mother Mary Moulton
Children with Mary Needham
1. Benjamin Cooley b 1747 Apr 30 prob. Greenwich, MA
2. Reuben Cooley b 1752 Apr 25 prob. Greenwich, MA
3. Azariah Cooley b 1755 Jul 25/26 prob. Greenwich, MA, twin w Naomi
4. Naomi Cooley b 1755 Jul 26 prob. Greenwich, MA, d 1841 May 4, m James Ewing(s) of Greenwich and Pittsford, b 1749 Edinburgh, Scotland, s. Alexander Ewings, who m. (1) in Cork, Ireland, a Miss Sullivan. Alexander Ewings came to America in 1755, and was Adjutant of a British regiment under General Braddock; he took part in expeditions against Fort Du Quesne; secured is charge from the Army, and remained in this country, becoming a Baptist clergyman.
5. Margaret Cooley Winslow Rice B 1757 Nov 13 prob. Greenwich, m1 1780 Jul 27 Hardwick, MA, Job Winslow, m2 Peter Rice b 1745 Jul 14 prob. son of Micah Rice of Guilford, VT.
children of Job & Margaret Cooley Winslow lived in Greenwich, children were born there:Thomas, Job
6. Caleb Cooley
Born 1762 Feb 12 prob. Greenwich, MA

2. Keziah Cooley GOSS
b 1702 Oct 29
m 1723 Nov 25 Brookfield, MA
Philip Goss

3. Azariah Cooley
Born 1704 Aug 21

4. Nathaniel Cooley
Born 1706 Jun 24

5. Zerniah Cooley Jennings
Born 1709 Feb 29
m 1727 Apr 12
Joseph Jennings, Jr. of Brimfield, MA

6. Margaret Cooley Morgan
Born 1710 Jan 30
m 1729 Dec 25 Brimfield, MA
Joseph Morgan

7. Ebenezer Morgan
Born 1716 Jul 5

8. Son
Born 1717 Feb 22
Died 1717 Feb 23

Married Benjamin Cooley on January 31, 1701