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Edward Stevens

Male Abt 1685 - Aft 1730  (~ 46 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Stevens was born about 1685; died after 1730 in of, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia.

    Edward married Elizabeth Ann Terry about 1715 in of, Johnston, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born about 1690; died after 1740 in of, Johnston, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Stevens  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1715 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1750 in Halifax Co, North Carolina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Stevens Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 30 Mar 1715 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1750 in Halifax Co, North Carolina.

    Martha married John C. Cooley, (immigrant?) on 24 Nov 1732 in Abington Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia. John was born about 1725 in Halifax City, North Carolina or Ireland; died on 16 Mar 1767 in Halifax City, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Rabecca Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1737 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1740.
    2. 4. Edward Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1739 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1740.
    3. 5. John Anderson Cooley, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1745 in Halifax Co, North Carolina; died on 02 Dec 1796 in Darlington, South Carolina.
    4. 6. Anne (maybe dau of John C?) Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1750 in of, Kentucky; died after 1797 in of, Natchez (Spanish held), Mississippi.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Rabecca Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1737 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1740.

  2. 4.  Edward Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1739 in Halifax City, North Carolina; died after 1740.

  3. 5.  John Anderson Cooley, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1745 in Halifax Co, North Carolina; died on 02 Dec 1796 in Darlington, South Carolina.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 1795, Darlington Co, South Carolina

    Notes:

    DAR Members: #726624, #499532, #701754, #718058, #718059
    Was a soldier serving for 218 days in the Militia in 1781 SC. Enlisted soldier, served 116 days in Capt Joseph Johnston Militia Co from 26 Apr 1871 to 30 Aug 1871. Served in Capt Fedrick Wommacks Militia Co from 30 Aug 1871 to Dec 1871. He was paid 15 pounds 11 shillings & 8 pence
    Rev War records SC Archives ref AA 1447




    Will:
    1793: Last Will and Testament of John A. Cooley. 2 Dec: Will vol. 15C, 1793-1797, pg. 311-313, Probate Court, DarlingtonCo, SC:

    In the name of God, Amen. I, John Cooley, of the County of Darlington in the state of South Carolina, planter, being very sick and weak but of perfect mind and memory and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this, and no other but this, my last Will and Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but a the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the might power of God, and as thouching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form, which is to say: First, I lend and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Rachel, all my moveable estate, during her natural life; excepting one negro child named Rhode, which I give to my youngest daughter, Salley, forever. And after the death of my wife, I Will that all such moveable estate be equally divided amongst all my children. Item. I Will that my wife pay to each of my children one Shilling Sterling in cash within six months after my death. Item. Give and bequeath all my land to my four sons, viz. John, Allen, William and Kinchen, to be equally divided by men of their own choosing, allowing John's lot to be where he now lives, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and I do appoint my loving wife, Rachel, Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Ratifying Rachel Cooley, Executrix. Ratifying, sllowing and confirming this and no other but this to be my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Second Day of December in the year of our Lord 1793. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced by the said John Cooley as his last Will and Testament in the presense of us who in his presence and in presense of each other have herunto subscribed our names: Lewis Strickley, Samule Mixon, Frederick Bell, John Cooley (seal).

    1795: Will proved DarlingtonCo, December, Intermediate Court. Lewis Strickley testified.

    http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/mckstorycooley.htm

    John married Rachel Kinchen about 1775 in Darlington, South Carolina. Rachel was born in 1758 in Darlington Co, South Carolina; died on 3 Dec 1839 in Darlington Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. William C. Cooley, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1785 in Darlington, South Carolina; died in 1841 in Jasper Co, Mississippi .
    2. 8. Mary Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1788 in South Carolina; died after 1841 in South Carolina.
    3. 9. Sarah "Sally" Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1794 in South Carolina; died after 1820.
    4. 10. Lydia Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1770 in South Carolina; died about 1841 in South Carolina.
    5. 11. John Anderson Cooley, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1775 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died after 1815 in South Carolina.
    6. 12. Allen Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1780 in Abbeville, South Carolina; died in 1850.
    7. 13. Kinchen Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1780 in North Carolina; died in 1859 in Greene Co, Mississippi.

  4. 6.  Anne (maybe dau of John C?) Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1750 in of, Kentucky; died after 1797 in of, Natchez (Spanish held), Mississippi.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: 30 Dec 2010; parents?

    Notes:

    Research Notes:
    This part of the Cooley line is who intermarried with the Bounds who intermarried with the Coles and the Huffmans also intermarried with the Coles. Her b.d. has been estimated by adjusting her b.d. to be reasonable both as a child of John and a mother of a child in Natchez.
    In this scenario, she would be the aunt of Wm C. Cooley Jr.
    marked with ">>>>" below.

    4 Eleanor Bounds b. Abt 1733 d. Aft 1765
    Stephen Cole b. Abt 1730 d. 1800
    5 William Temple Cole b. Abt 1746 d. 1810
    + Hannah Allison b. Abt 1745 d. Aft 1800
    4 John Bounds b. Abt 1735 d. Abt 1800
    Mary Allen b. Abt 1746 d. Aft 1790
    5 James Bounds b. 1766 d. 1835
    Mary Ann Crocker b. 1776 d. 1860
    6 Mary Jane "Jenny" Bounds b. 23 Mar 1800 d. Bef 1840
    6 John Bounds b. 08 Aug 1802 d. 01 Jul 1867
    >>>> Mary Sophronia "Polly" Cooley b. 24 Aug 1808 d. Jul 1869
    7 Susan Evaline Bounds b. 14 Apr 1834 d. Aft 1880
    Andrew Jackson Butts, Sr b. 12 May 1812 d. Aft 1880
    8 Berry Butts b. Abt 1853 d. Aft 1916
    8 Susan Butts b. Abt 1858 d. Aft 1859
    8 Mary Butts b. Abt 1860 d. Aft 1861
    6 William Crocker "Billy" Bounds b. 1805 d. 27 Aug 1859
    6 Julia C. Bounds b. Abt 1807 d. 1807
    6 Sarah Bounds b. Abt 1808 d. 15 Aug 1885
    6 Elizabeth Pauline Bounds b. Abt 1808 d. 1873
    5 Nancy Bounds b. 1784 d. 1858
    >>>> William C. Cooley, Sr. b. 1785 d. 1841
    6 Eliza Cooley b. 1802 d. 1866
    6 Elizabeth Cooley b. 1804 d. 1880

    Anne married Jacob Huffman about 1770 in of, Kentucky. Jacob was born about 1750 in of, Kentucky; died after 1794 in of, Natchez (Spanish held), Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. (child 1) Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1790 in of, Kentucky; died after 1790 in of, Natcez (Spanish held), Mississippi.
    2. 15. (child 2) Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1790 in of, Kentucky; died after 1790 in of, Natchez (Spanish held), Mississippi.
    3. 16. Esther Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790 in Kentucky; was christened in 1807 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1810 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
    4. 17. (son 3) Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1791 in Natchez District, Mississippi; died after 1792.
    5. 18. Robert F. Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1797 in Mississippi; died on 22 Dec 1841 in Huffman, Harris Co, Texas.
    6. 19. Anita (Anna) Huffman, (gr-dau maybe)  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1818; died after 1839 in of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  William C. Cooley, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1785 in Darlington, South Carolina; died in 1841 in Jasper Co, Mississippi .

    William married Nancy Bounds in 1801 in Darlington, South Carolina. Nancy (daughter of John Bounds and Mary Allen) was born in 1784 in Georgetown, South Carolina; died in 1858 in Jasper Co, Mississippi . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Eliza Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1802 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died in 1866 in Mississippi.
    2. 21. Elizabeth Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1804 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died in 1880 in Jasper Co, Mississippi .
    3. 22. Harband Cooley, (DNA-Circle-g)  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1806 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died in Dec 1867 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; was buried in Shirley Place Cem, Wayne Co, Mississippi.
    4. 23. Mary Sophronia "Polly" Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1808 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died in Jul 1869 in Lee Co, Texas; was buried in Old Mesquite Cem, Lee Co, Texas.
    5. 24. Nelson Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1810 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died in Jan 1860.
    6. 25. William C. Cooley, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1812 in Cottontown, Sumner, Tennessee; died in 1875 in Jasper Co, Mississippi ; was buried in Shady Grove First Baptist Church Cem, Heidelberg, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
    7. 26. Calvin Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1815 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died after 1860 in of, Clarke Co, Mississippi.
    8. 27. Daniel Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1818 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died after 1859 in of, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
    9. 28. Little Berry Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jul 1821 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died on 23 May 1903 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
    10. 29. Martha Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1824 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died after 1830.
    11. 30. Ira Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1823 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died on 17 Aug 1908 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hagar Cem, Ragley, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
    12. 31. Middleton Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1826 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died in 1878 in Angelina Co, Texas.
    13. 32. Nancy Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1827 in Mississippi; died after 1859 in of, Jasper Co, Mississippi.
    14. 33. John C. Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1828 in Wayne Co, Mississippi; died on 28 Jun 1906 in Mississippi.

  2. 8.  Mary Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1788 in South Carolina; died after 1841 in South Carolina.

  3. 9.  Sarah "Sally" Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1794 in South Carolina; died after 1820.

  4. 10.  Lydia Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1770 in South Carolina; died about 1841 in South Carolina.

  5. 11.  John Anderson Cooley, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1775 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died after 1815 in South Carolina.

    John married Sarah Morris in 1794 in South Carolina. Sarah was born in 1775 in South Carolina; died in 1870 in Geneva, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. John Anderson Cooley, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1799 in Darlington District, South Carolina; died on 18 Nov 1850 in Alabama.

  6. 12.  Allen Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1780 in Abbeville, South Carolina; died in 1850.

  7. 13.  Kinchen Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1780 in North Carolina; died in 1859 in Greene Co, Mississippi.

    Kinchen married Elizabeth Higgins in 1802 in Mississippi. Elizabeth was born in 1780 in North Carolina; died in 1830 in Greene Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Nancy Adaline Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1821; died on 9 May 1848 in Green Co, Mississippi.

  8. 14.  (child 1) Huffman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born before 1790 in of, Kentucky; died after 1790 in of, Natcez (Spanish held), Mississippi.

  9. 15.  (child 2) Huffman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born before 1790 in of, Kentucky; died after 1790 in of, Natchez (Spanish held), Mississippi.

  10. 16.  Esther Huffman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1790 in Kentucky; was christened in 1807 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1810 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Age determined by baptism in 1807 at 17 years of age.

    Esther married John Cole on 17 Jul 1807 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. John (son of Stephen Cole and Jenny Ann Ellis) was born about 1786 in Coles Creek Settlement, Natchez, Mississippi; died after 1810 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 17.  (son 3) Huffman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1791 in Natchez District, Mississippi; died after 1792.

  12. 18.  Robert F. Huffman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1797 in Mississippi; died on 22 Dec 1841 in Huffman, Harris Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Aft 1783, Green River, Muhlenberg Co, Kentucky; not documented
    • Military: 1812, Louisiana

    Notes:

    It's said that Robert was the first family member in America to begin using the name Huffman instead of Hoffman
    from a Rootsweb tree: "from an e-mail received from Ann Pruett, descendant of David Huffman."


    Military:
    Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812
    La. Genealogical and Historical Society, 1963, compiled by Marion John Bennett Pierson

    NAME: Huffman, Robert
    RANK: Private
    COMPANY: 16 Reg't. (Thompson's), LA Mil.

    Robert married Suzanne Clark on 18 May 1813 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Suzanne (daughter of John Little "Jean" Clark and Sarah Celeste Robert) was born on 13 Sep 1795 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; was christened on 13 Nov 1801 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 20 Jul 1855 in Harris Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Sarah Huffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1827 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in 1867 in Uvalde, Uvalde Co, Texas.

  13. 19.  Anita (Anna) Huffman, (gr-dau maybe) Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne3, 2.Martha2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1818; died after 1839 in of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

    Anita married Emanuel M. Dunks on 27 Dec 1838 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Emanuel (son of Andrew Dunks and Jenny McCleland) was born on 28 Nov 1818 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Sep 1872 in Hoffman, Harris Co, Texas; was buried in Huffman Cem, Huffman, Harris Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Jane Dunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840; died after 1870.
    2. 38. Elvira Dunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1851 in Huffman, Harris Co, Texas; died on 18 Jul 1918.


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