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     Sabra Bancroft was born on 27 January 1745/46 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Samuel Bancroft and Sarah White. Sabra Bancroft married Clark Cooley, son of Daniel Cooley III and Frances McIntyre, on 22 November 1764 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. Sabra Bancroft died on 22 February 1813 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 67.

     James Alderman Holcombe was born on 18 April 1782 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Ezekiel Holcombe and Jemima Griffin. James Alderman Holcombe married Dorcas Trumbull on 11 October 1804 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. James Alderman Holcombe died on 15 April 1851 at Madison, Sandusky Co., OH, at age 68. He was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.^3,4

Information on the line of Ezekiel down to John Noble Holcombe is provided by Wadean Holcombe, 41997 Holcomb Rd., Richland, OR 97870; she cites a family bible held by Dale Holcombe in Bethpage, NY.

Gertrude (Holcombe) Normoyle of Clackmas, OR, believes her G-G-Grandfather, Gideon Chester Holcombe is a son of James and Dorcas. Her information will be included here until disproven.

James A. and Dorcas were enumerated in the 1850 Madison, Sandusky Co., OH, federal census. He was 68, she was 66. There was a child enumerated with them, David Holcombe, age 10.

Dorcas was enumerated in the 1860 Fremont, Madison Township, Sandusky Co., OH federal census in the household of her daughter, Jeanette Smith and her husband Daniel.

     Dorcas Trumbull was born on 20 January 1785 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She married James Alderman Holcombe, son of Ezekiel Holcombe and Jemima Griffin, on 11 October 1804 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Dorcas Trumbull died on 2 September 1871 at age 86. She was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2

     Samuel Bancroft married Sarah White.

     Sarah White married Samuel Bancroft.

     Lauria Cooley was born on 21 January 1789 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Lauria Cooley married Ashbill Bradley on 7 March 1808 at East Granville, Hampden Co., MA.¹

     Ashbill Bradley was born on 8 May 1787 at Cheshire, New Haven Co., CT. He married Lauria Cooley, daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe, on 7 March 1808 at East Granville, Hampden Co., MA.¹ Ashbill Bradley died on 17 March 1831 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 43.¹

     The Cooley Genealogy lists the children, found in the vital records of Granville. Cephas Cooley was born on 11 April 1791 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Cephas Cooley died on 21 May 1836 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 45.

     Festus Cooley who married Elizabth and had daughter Marilla, born June 27, 1845, Granville, was probably their son. Festus Cooley was born on 4 February 1793 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe.

     Luna Cooley was born on 25 April 1795 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe.

     Michael Cooley was born on 5 April 1798 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe.

     Eunice Cooley was born on 16 April 1800 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Eunice Cooley died on 29 May 1802 at Measles at age 2.

     Son Cooley was born at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Son Cooley died on 16 November 1802.

     Eunice Cooley was born on 17 April 1804 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe.

     The Cooley Genealogy cites references in the Vital Records of Granville, MA: child d. 1842; a son, b. Nov. 10, 1844; son, birth recorded June, 1848; ch., b Dec. 4, 1849; Lucy Jane, burned to death Mar. 3, 1849, ae. 4. Zadock Farnum Cooley was born on 10 June 1806 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Zadock Farnum Cooley married Jerusha Crocker on 3 November 1831 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. Zadock Farnum Cooley died on 20 April 1882 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA, at age 75.

     Luman Cooley was born on 18 May 1809 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe. Luman Cooley married Lucina Pomeroy, daughter of Roderick Pomeroy and Sarah Seymour, on 1 January 1836 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Luman Cooley died on 7 October 1898 at New Britain, Hartford Co., CT, at age 89. He was buried at Silver Street Cemetery, Granville, Hampden Co., MA.

     Lucina Pomeroy was born on 29 July 1819 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Roderick Pomeroy and Sarah Seymour. Lucina Pomeroy married Luman Cooley, son of Zadock Cooley and Michel Holcombe, on 1 January 1836 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.

     Sherman P. Cooley was born on 22 October 1840 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA. He was the son of Luman Cooley and Lucina Pomeroy. Sherman P. Cooley married Georgia Bradley, daughter of William Bradley and Adaline Johnson, on 12 February 1867 at New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. Sherman P. Cooley died on 18 June 1900 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 59.

     Georgia Bradley was born on 23 November 1842 at Bristol, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of William Bradley and Adaline Johnson. Georgia Bradley married Sherman P. Cooley, son of Luman Cooley and Lucina Pomeroy, on 12 February 1867 at New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. Georgia Bradley died on 16 December 1928 at Cranford, NJ, at age 86.

     William Bradley Cooley was born on 15 April 1872 at New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Sherman P. Cooley and Georgia Bradley. William Bradley Cooley married Augusta White, daughter of Virgil White and Mary E. Cook, on 5 March 1926 at Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA. William Bradley Cooley died on 20 June 1939 at Cranford, NJ, at age 67.

     Augusta White was born on 9 June 1879 at North Bristol, OH. She was the daughter of Virgil White and Mary E. Cook. Augusta White married William Bradley Cooley, son of Sherman P. Cooley and Georgia Bradley, on 5 March 1926 at Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, PA.

     Eunice Cooley was born circa 1804. She was the daughter of Clark Cooley II and Candace Holcombe. Eunice Cooley died on 8 March 1879.

     Edith Landis was born on 21 August 1883 at Strawn, IL. She was the daughter of Benjamin Landis and Sallie Luryea. Edith Landis married Edward Lewis Cooley, son of Roswell Day Cooley and Mary Kyle, on 27 February 1906 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE.

     Marian Cooley was born on 21 June 1907 at Alvo, NE. She was the daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis. Marian Cooley married Clarence Althouse, son of William Althouse and Louise Leidig, on 5 June 1928.

     Margaret Cooley was born on 16 February 1910 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. She was the daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis.

     Lucile Cooley was born on 30 September 1913 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. She was the daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis. Lucile Cooley married John Charles Martin, son of Arthur Martin, on 11 April 1930 at Marysville, KS.

     Kathryn Cooley was born on 1 March 1917 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. She was the daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis.

     Betty Jean Cooley was born on 11 October 1920 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. She was the daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis.

     Edward Lewis Cooley II was born on 26 February 1924 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. He was the son of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis.

     Clarence Althouse was born in 1902 at Alvo, NE. He was the son of William Althouse and Louise Leidig. Clarence Althouse married Marian Cooley, daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis, on 5 June 1928.

     Arthur Althouse was born on 25 December 1931 at Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE. He was the son of Clarence Althouse and Marian Cooley.

     John Charles Martin was born on 5 June 1910 at Erie, IL. He was the son of Arthur Martin. John Charles Martin married Lucile Cooley, daughter of Edward Lewis Cooley and Edith Landis, on 11 April 1930 at Marysville, KS. John Charles Martin lived at Loup City, NE.

     Leslie Martin was born on 22 November 1931 at Waverly, Lancaster Co., NE. She was the daughter of John Charles Martin and Lucile Cooley.