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Cooley Family History
Cooley Genealogy & Family TreeCooley is an Irish name from Ulster, Ireland, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Chuille and referred to the followers of the saint Mochuille. Alternately, it may have been a nickname for someone dark and swarthy of complexion from the Gaelic Mac Cuille. The earliest known ancestor--Hugh Coly--was recorded in 1212.
Other spellings include "Cowley," "Cully," "Colly," "Colley," "Collay," "Cullay," "Coaley," and "Culleigh." Notable people with the surname include American football player Chris Cooley (Washington Redskins), American beauty contestant Chelsea Cooley (Miss USA 2005), and American reality television personality Tonya Cooley (The Real World: Chicago, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Playboy). The first Cooley to come to America was Samuel Cooley in Massachusetts in 1631.
Cooley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Jane Cooley -- --, 1826 June 2, 1878
- Esther Cooley -- --, 1742 December 0, 1785 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Benjamin Cooley -- --, 1681 January 0, 1745 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Boy Cooley -- --, 1718 February 23, 1718 Massachusetts
- Esther Cooley -- --, 1720 December 0, 1805 Massachusetts
Cooley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Cooley -- --, 1651 December 0, 1705 Connecticut Colony
- William Cooley -- --, 1791 January 16, 1872 New Jersey
- Charity Cooley -- --, 1753 August 26, 1753 Massachusetts
- Steve Cooley -- --, 1925 July 26, 2008 Missouri
- Julia Cooley -- --, 1862 December 0, 1930 Ohio
