Mathew Cooley
- Born: 27 Jan/Feb 1711/2, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 417
- Marriage: Jemima Rogers on 22 Aug 1734 in Lyme, New London, Conneticut, British American Colonies 417,539,1145
- Died: Lyme, New London, Conneticut
 Noted events in his life were:
• Family Records: Lyme. 1145
Abednego d. Jan.9 1750/1, triplet with Shadrach d. Jan. 26, 1751 & Mesheck d. Jan. 14, 1750/1, . Matthew & Jemima, b. Oct 26, 1750;
Absalom [s.Matthew & Jemima, b. Feb/ 5. 1737/8
Jemima, d. Matthew & Jemima, b. Nov.27,1757
Job, s. Matthew & Jemima, b. Nov. 1748
John, m. Lydia Anderson, b. of Lyme, Feb. 8, 1768, by Matthew Griswold, then Asst., now Dep. Gov. Recorded July 18, 1778, John Cooley being then dead.
John, d. July 4, 1774
John, s.John & Lydia, b. Oct.23, 1774
Matthew, of Lyme, m. Germiah Rogers, of New London, Aug. 22, 1734
Molly Rogers, d. Matthew & Jemima, b. Aug. 29, 1746
Paul, s. Matthew & Jemina, b. July, 1755
Sela, d. John & Lydia, b. June 15, 1768
Selah, m. Joseph Walker
Theada, d. John & Lydia, b. Dec. 31, 1772
Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection), Lyme, p. 47
• Background Information: 417
Matthew Cooley was the son of Eliakim II and Griswold Beckwith. He was born on 27 Jan or Feb 1711/2, Springfield, Massachusetts. He resided in Lyme and Saybrook, Conneticut, depite his death not appearing in the Connecticut Vital Records. Eliakim married, 22 Aug 1734 in Lyme to Jemima Rogers. Jemima Rogers, was born 23 Nov 1714, in New London, Connecticut and died on 14 Feb 1794. She was the daughter of John II Rogers (son of John and grandson of James) and Bathsheba Smith daughter of Richard.
Their twelve children were all born in Lyme:
• Mercy, b. 31 May 1735; m. 27 May 1757, Lyme, Tamer Calkins
• Absolom, b. 5 Feb 1737/8
• Matthew II, b. 24 Feb 1739/40
• Paul, b. 15 Ap 1742; d. 26 Jul 1755
• John, b. 24 May 1744
• Molly, b. 29 Aug 1746; m. 25 Aug 1764, Lyme, John Gilbert
• Job, b. 1 Nov 1748
• Abednego, b. 26 Oct 1750; d. 8 Jan 1751
• Mesheck, b. 26 Oct 1750; d. 14 Jan 1751
• Shadrach, b. 26 Oct 1750; d. 26 Jan 1751
• Eunice, b. 2 Jan 1752
• Jemima, b. 25 Nov 1757
The Cooley Genealogy: The Descendants of Ensign Bejamin Cooley, p. 394
Mathew married Jemima Rogers, daughter of John Rogers and Bathsheba Smith, on 22 Aug 1734 in Lyme, New London, Conneticut, British American Colonies 417,1145.,539 (Jemima Rogers was born on 23 Nov 1714 in New London, New London, Connecticut 417,539 and died on 10 Feb 1794 in Connecticut 417.)
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