William COLLEY b. 1773 Old Dobbs, Georgia, USA d. 22 Feb 1857 Leary, Calhoun, Georgia, USA

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1773 - 1857 (84 years)

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Name	William COLLEY
Birth	1773	Old Dobbs, Georgia, USA
Gender	Male
Death	22 Feb 1857	Leary, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Person ID	I2205	Jennifer's Family Tree-All Lines 10-25-2016
Last Modified	19 May 2014

Father	Roderick "Roger" CAULEY, b. 1740, Ireland d. 1810 (Age 70 years)
Mother	Alcey Herring-Mary DOVE, b. Bef 1755 d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Bef 1771
Family ID	F806	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MARY, b. 1778, South Carolina, USA d. 11 Apr 1854, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA (Age 76 years)

Marriage Bef 1820

Children

	1. Elizabeth -Colley CAULEY, b. Abt 1804 d. Bef 1830 (Age 26 years)
	2. Nancy -Colley CAULEY, b. Abt 1805, Wilkinson County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Ailcy "Elsey" -Colley CAULEY, b. Between 1806 and 1808 d. Yes, date unknown
	4. John -Colley CAULEY, b. 29 Dec 1809, Wilkinson County, Georgia d. 28 Jan 1892, Leary, Calhoun, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years)
	5. Lisha -Colley CAULEY, b. Between 1811 and 1820 d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Peggy Ann -Colley CAULEY, b. Between 1811 and 1820 d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Unknown -Colley CAULEY, b. Between 1811 and 1820 d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Catherine -Colley CAULEY, b. Abt 1816, Wilkinson County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
	9. George W. -Colley CAULEY, b. 22 Aug 1822, Wilkinson County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F805 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 May 2014

Notes

This message from George Colley (gwcolley@earthlink.net)
Jennifer,
Wish I knew for sure the name of Catherine Colley's mother. The following is where I am now on William Colley's marriages:

"2.0 Marriage(s)
Was William Colley married more then once? I have no evidence that he was married more then once. He was certainly married to Mary for many - many years. However, since earlier researches have suggested that Jane Davis and Nancy Thompson as possible wives they are included in this discussion. (Similar names in the same area may have confused early researchers or maybe he did have more then one wife.)

2.1 Mary
Mary (Surname unknown) was married to William Colley. When they were married is unknown. Mary was born in South Carolina in 1778 and died 11 April 1854. She is buried next to William Colley in a Cemetery near Leary in Calhoun Co., Georgia. Their tombstone lists them as husband and wife and gives their dates of birth and dates of death. Mary was married to William Colley before 1820 and was with him until her death. The 1820, 1830 and 1840 censuses list a female that I believe is Mary. Mary is specified by name in the 1850 census. William and Mary lived in Wilkinson County Georgia for a number of years. The family then moved to a part of Baker Co. (was Early County) that became part of Calhoun Co., Georgia. This is where William obtained large tracks of land from which he created his Plantations.

2.2 Nancy (Thompson) Cauley and Jane (Davis) Cauley
I do not believe Nancy Thompson was a wife of the William Colley of this story. However, more information is needed to say for sure that this is true.

Records show that Nancy Thompson was the wife of a William Cawley. The Freeman family has said that Nancy (Thompson) and William Cauley were the parents of Elizabeth Jane Cauley who married John Freeman.

William Colley of this story did have a daughter named Elizabeth Colley who married Sparkman Bowen. Elizabeth Jane (Cauley) Freeman and Elizabeth (Colley) Bowen were both having children about the same time.

Elizabeth (Colley) Bowen and her children are listed in William Colley?s Will. Elizabeth Jane (Cauley) Freeman and her children were not in William Colley?s Will. The Will was very carefully drawn and withstood strong legal challenges.

Old researchers seem to have mixed two families. Elizabeth Jane (Cauley) Freeman was the daughter of Nancy (Thompson) and William Cauley/Cawley. Elizabeth (Colley) Bowen is the daughter of William Colley. The surnames Cauley, Cawley and Colley have been used in various documents for the same families and individuals. Some descendants of William Colley today use the surname spelled Cauley.

Jane Davis was the wife of a William B. Cauley/Cawley who I believe was the son of Nancy (Thompson) and William Cauley/Cawley. She was not a wife of the William Colley in this story. [William B. Cauley and Jane Davis were married on 1/10/1845, in Wilkinson County GA, by William Garrott, J.P.]"

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