This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.ross/1267/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following is ancestry of William Schooley, father of Elizabeth Schooley, who married William W Coons. Information based on the Marvin Miller New England genealogy page(outstanding), Schooley Family Genealogy Forum page postings by Constance Thaxton, 1999, Trent Hampton, 2002, Neil Schooley, 2001, Linda Tasker, 2000, and Cheryl LNU, 2001: 12.1 Robert Scholey, Sr. [one "o"]. b. 1648 Hemsworth, Eng. d. 1689 Trenton, Burlington Co., NJ [came to America 1678 aboard "The Shield."] md. Sarah Bingham 1678 "at home of John Hootens at Skegby in Notts. Eng". [Sarah 2nd marriage 10 Dec 1696 to Caleb Wheaty l-Chesterfield, NJ]. Children of Robert and Sarah Scholey: Alice, b 1678, England William, b 20 Oct 1679, Burlington NJ Mary, b 6 Jan 1681, NJ Sarah, b 26 Mar 1684, NJ Elizabeth, b 26 Dec 1686, NJ Robert, b 10 Jan 1687, NJ 12.2 Robert Schooley, Jr. b. 10 Nov 1687 NJ, d. 1732 Burlington Co., NJ md. Catherine [who remarried Thomas Williams]. Children of Robert Jr and Catherine Schooley: Samuel, b ~1707, NJ 12.3 Samuel Schooley, b. ~1707, NJ; d.May 1769, Loudoun County, VA; m. ca1729, NJ, Sarah LNU Children of Samuel & Sarah Schooley; John, b. ~1727, NJ Samuel, b ~1729, NJ Mary b. ~1731, NJ, md Jonathan Myers ca. 1750 in Hunterdon County NJ Phoebe b. ~1737, NJ William b. ~1739, NJ Ann b. ~1737, NJ, Samuel Schooley and Jonathan Meyers were Quakers at Kingwood M.M. NJ. Both families migrated to Loudoun Co., VA in 1761. 12.4 William Schooley, b ~1739, NJ, md Ann Matthews(b ~ 1840) Children of William and Ann: Hannah, b ~1762 Mahlon, b ~1762, Loudoun Co VA Samuel, b 1766, Loudoun Co VA William Jr, b 15 Mar 1767, Loudoun Co VA John, b 9 Aug 1769, VA Issac, b 13 Feb 1771, Loudoun Co Va 12.5 William Schooley Jr, b 1767, VA, md Sarah Bowen(b 19 Jun 1782) on 17 Dec 1799 in Ross Co OH. Children of William and Sarah: Thomas, b ~1800 Sena, b 1802/3 Samuel, b 31 Mar 1806, Ross Co OH Elizabeth, b 21 Sept 1808, OH, (md William Wilson Coons, daughter Sarah) Emma, b 7 April, 1811, OH William, b 25 May 1813, OH Sarah, b 6 Jun 1815, OH Hannah Ann, b 1820, OH Harriett, b 21 July 1821, OH John, b 12 Dec 1822, Liberty, Ross County OH 12.6 Elizabeth Schooley married William W Coons(Koontz), 20 Sept 1826. Their daughter, Sarah(Sallie) married Annuel Gifford. Elizabeth Schooley Coons died 7 May 1890.