Bissell Family History

[------- Benjamin Cooley

[          b. Abt 1617, Tring, Hertford, Eng.  Benjamin may have come to Massachusetts in 1640 or after.

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[------- Joseph Cooley, b. 6 Mar 1662, Springfield, MA

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[                   [------- Sarah Colton, b. Abt 1622

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Joseph Cooley, 7th Great-grandfather

b. 31 Jan 1687

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[                                       [------- Thomas Holcombe [GMD], 10th Great-grandfather

[                                       [          b. Abt 1601

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[                   [------- Mary Holcombe, b. Abt 1635, Dorchester, MA.  Married George Griswold 3 Oct 1655, Windsor, CT.

[                   [                   [            d. 4 Apr 1708, Windsor, CT.

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[                   [                   [------- Elizabeth, b. 1617

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[------- Mary Griswold

           b. 28 Sep 1663, Windsor, CT

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[                   [------- Margaret, b. 1611

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[------- George Griswold, bap. 19 May 1633, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Eng.; d. 3 Sep 1704, Windsor, CT.

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[                   [------- Dousabel Leigh, b. Abt 1575

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[------- Edward Griswold [GMD], bap 1607

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[------- George Griswold, b. 6 Nov 1574

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[------- Roger Griswold, b. 1540

 

Notes.

 

Benjamin Cooley’s parents may have been William Cooley and Joan Arnott, and William’s father John Collye.  This would need more research.