Coonley Family Record
Located in the Rossi Records, Volume 34, page 59, at the
Durham Center
Museum. Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf.
Notes in brackets () by Mrs. Rossi.
On a sheet of Paper (large foolscap double sheets) pasted to the bible of Dwight Coonly is the following records. Also spelled Coonley.
John Coonley came from Germany 1760 and his wife Hannah, both buried Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY
They had children as follows, some born Germany: (Note: These do not go in order and notcompleted but put on record as I found them)
Solomon Coonley born 1753
George Coonley born 1778
John J. Coonley born 1757
David Coonley
Jacob Coonley born Clinton, Dutchess Co, NY, July 30, 1763, died March 15, 1818
Daniel Coonley
Samuel Coonley
Frederick Coonley
Mary Coonley born July 7, 1799, died August 10, 1874. Married Henry Thomas
Williams, he born October 20, 1796, died July 8, 1869, marriage date 1829
Ann Coonley born December 28, 1808, died March 18, 1872, married Jacob Lisk,
born Greenport, Columbia Co, NY, July 13, 1803, died April 13, 1885, marriage
date October 18, 1826
Solomon Coonley married Elizabeth, she born October 11,
1753, died 14th of 3rd month 1831. They had children
Jacob Coonley, baptized Coxsackie, NY March 4, 1781
Johannes Coonley baptized January 25, 1788
Elizabeth Coonley daughter born January 17, 1792, died 11th of 5th
Month 1847
Eleanor Coonley daughter born 1795, died 11th month, 30th
day, 1870.
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John Coonley and Barbara
Children:
John (Johannes) Coonley born – baptized Coxsackie, NY
January 1st 1780
Elizabeth Coonley baptized November 19, 1781
Maria Coonley baptized January 14, 1787
(Note: Have been told there were others but they were not baptized here.)
Married John Coonley of Coeymans, NY and Polly Bronk of New Baltimore, NY were married at Coxsackie, NY, Baptist Church, September 2, 1817
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John P. Coonley born 1826, died 1887
His wife, Lydia Springsted born 1821, died 1904
Children:
Frank Coonley born August 20, 1851, died September 2, 1858
Henry S. Coonley, born February 18, 1854, died September 18, 1858
Anna L. Coonley born April 24, 1863, died February 18, 1865
Martha B. Coonley born September 2, 1855, died December 28, 1860
Mary E. Coonley born May 11, 1859, died April 2, 1862
Children F. and S.J. Vrooman:
Francis H. Vrooman born March 9, 1890, died September 15, 1890
Also another infant died same date September 15, 1890
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Solomon Coonley born October 2, 1822, died January 25, 1898
His wife, Martha J. Cryne(?) born October 20, 1828, died March 27, 1885
Their daughter Kittie V. Coonley born August 23, 1864, died January 1, 1887, she the wife of Admiral Southard. No children.