Maureen, Your very welcome. We are all looking for our "connection" to this very large COOLEY line. The surname seems to show up in Mass., Conn., and New York and then onto the migration path of Ohio, Penn., and my line - to Illinois. A great many of my line and "cousins" are in Illinois. My Cooley continues to Kansas and eventually ends up in San Diego, Calif. Happy hunting and good luck on your search. Mary McKillop In a message dated 6/5/00 3:52:44 PM, abc@empire.net writes: << Dear Mary, I wanted to thank you for helping me. Maureen >>