Tri-County County Bible
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Hi Joyce, I was visiting your website and noticed your fantastic collection
of Tri-counties bibles. I would like to share our family records to your
collection. We obtained a copy of the Revolutionary War Pension Application
of Absalom Cary and his bible record was included. A piece of a second bible
was also in this pension. Although the Nathaniel and Sarah Cooley did not
live in Chemung Co, their daughter Temperance was the wife of Absalom
Cary...both lived and died in Chemung.
Lynda K. McGinnis
Lmcginnis2@kumc.edu
descendant of this Cary family
Cary - Cooley Bible
Bible Record of Absalom Cary from his Am. Rev. War Pension File.
Surnames in this record:
CARY / CAREY
COOLEY
Note: Absalom CARY and his wife Temperance Cooley were both said to be born
in Orange Co, NY. The family moved to Chemung Co, NY c1820 where they died and
are buried in the Old Dry Brook Cemetery. This old cemetery is sadly
neglected; the old pioneer tombstones are sinking, disintegrating and
disappearing. Most or all of the children of Absalom and Temperance Cary
were born in Orange County and several moved to Chemung. Nathaniel and Sarah
(CARPENTER) COOLEY were also of Orange Co, NY. This record is a transcript of a
single page in the pension file. It was handwritten and was probably entered
into Absalom Cary's pension file c1893. The odd statement in this record,
"leaf of the New Testament, torn apart" suggests that this record was made from
2 separate bibles and that one was only partially included in the pension
file. It is possible that someone else may have/find the remaining pieces of
the page of Nathaniel COOLEY's bible record. The following is
a transcript from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Application of
Absalom Cary:
"Copy of the family record of Absalom and Temperance (COOLEY) CAREY on file with their pension
papers, the originals (two pieces of paper) having been returned to M. E. POOLE of Ithica for himself and in behalf of Rev. Absalom CAREY, a son of pensioner aged 88 years.
Nathaniel COOLEY born Feby 28 1744
Sarah, his wife born Jany 11 174... (last figure mysing)
(Children in part...leaf of New Testament torn apart)
Temperance COOLEY born Nov 27 1769
(Family record of Absalom CAREY)
Absalom CAREY, born April 9 1765
Temperance (his wife) born Nov 27 1769
we were married in 1786
Children,
Abner CAREY born April 18 1787
Nathaniel CAREY born Nov 29 1789
Stephen CAREY born Jany 1 1793
Benjamin CAREY born Nov 11 1795
Heather CAREY born May 6 1797
Samuel CAREY born April 8 1800
Absalom CAREY born June 6 1802
David N. CAREY born June 19 1805
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the family record. The
originals of which have
been returned to the above stated..."