To be clear, the 12-marker matches are to Ensign Benjamin Cooley of
Massachusetts, the subject of the famous "Cooley Genealogy." The remaining
results, however, are needed before knowing for sure whether they were
likely descendants of his.
-Michael
> Very surprising!
>
> The first 12 markers have come in for both Reuben Ransom Cooley and
> Abraham Cooley. They match one another *and* match the first 12 markers of
> the Benjamin Cooley line!
>
> For anyone who wants to follow the upcoming results, these are kits 266911
> and 267595 at
> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Cooley/default.aspx?section=yresults
>
> I've got two leads on the Franklin County, NC Cooleys. To date, though,
> our guys are unique among the American Cooleys.
>
> -Michael
>
>
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Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
President, the Genealogy Club of Humboldt State University
Administrator, the Eldridge Family DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst Family DNA Project (in the works)
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley Family DNA Project
Instructor "Genealogy and Family History," the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI)
Received on Thu Feb 21 2013 - 22:48:19 MST