In the matter of the estate of ASA COOLEY of Rodman, Jefferson Co., NY:
Petition to open the estate was brought by ORA COOLEY of Rodman on 17 March 1854 and he was one of the executors of the estate.
Heirs/next of kin named in the petition:
ORA COOLEY
LORING COOLEY
ELAM COOLEY of Rodman
LUCY A PALMER, wife of ICHBOD PALMER of Russel, St. Lawrence Co. - all of full age and children of the Testator.
EDWIN P. INGALLS of Aztalan, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin
LOTUS INGALLS of Watertown NY (b 1818 in Rodman)
BETSEY PHESKE wife of LEWIS PHESKE of Cape Vincent, NY
ALBERT T. INGALLS of California
BENJAMIN J. INGALLS of Fall River, Columbia Co., WI
GEORGE INGALLS of Racine, Wisconsin - all of full age
MILO INGALLS of Aztalan, WI
JEROME INGALLS of California
LAURA INGALLS of Rodman NY - minors having no general guardian and children of LAURA INGALLS, deceased and grandchildren of Testator.
WILLIAM SAVERY
LEVE SAVERY
ORILLA SAVERY - all of Wilna, NY, minors having no general guardian and great grandchildren of Testator.
WILL OF ASA COOLEY
ASA COOLEY of Rodman named BETSEY PHESHE, daughter of LAURA INGLES. To LAURA INGLES, daughter of LAURA PHESKE. Named daughter, LURA PALMER. Named as a group all of the granddaughters. Named grandsons but not by name. Named sons: ORRA COOLEY, LOREN COOLEY, ELOM COOLEY and daughter LUCY PALMER. Named sons ORA and LOREN as executors. Will dated: 17 March 1848. /s/ ASA COOLEY
Witnesses: W. C. THOMPSON of Adams and THOMAS C. CHITTENDEN 2nd of Adams
Will proved: 8 May 1854
Jefferson Co. Wills, Vol. 3 p. 70.
NOTE: Asa Cooley was born 28 Jan. 1774 in Connecticut; in the 1850 census of Rodman, he is listed with Egbert and Caroline Cooley. Egbert was the son of Loren Cooley, b 25 June 1828. Findagrave: Ora Cooley b 1797, dec. 4 Nov. 1858 at Rodman. His wife was Amanda Greenley. Loring Cooley died 23 July 1863 at 70y4m6d in Rodma His wife was Charlotte Bullock. Elam Cooley was b 24 July 1809 and died 22 Nov. 1880; his wife was Juliette Bullock. Lura Cooley, died 4 Feb. 1875 at 76 years and Ichabod Palmer died 1 April 1866 at 69 years. Laura Cooley was the first wife of James Ingalls, b 4 Aug. 1791 in Pillar Point, Jeff. Co., NY. DOM: 4 April 1814 in Rodman. After her death he married 2)Hannah Sweet. Asa Cooley married Sarah Pratt in Somers, Tolland Co., CT on 12 Feb. 1795. Son of Thomas Cooley, b 1741 of Somers and Elizabeth Wood. Thomas was a Revolutionary War soldier.
Information contributed by volunteer Marilyn Sapienza.
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