Michael, thanks so much for your summary. Outstanding. Leaving our Cooley family in Alaska after a visit and heading home to our own Michael Cooley!
Thanks also for your note re Perrin C. Had found that 1850 census but was unsure if it fit our Perrin. The possible explanation of Harriet/Edward helps thinking beyond the box.
Nancy and Joel Cooley
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On Mar 17, 2013, at 14:35, "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com> wrote:
> As a group, we've discovered a lot of new things. Thanks to Gloria
> Tanner's finding of the 1859 newspaper notice, we've learned about the
> family her and Jim Cooley's John Cooley was born into. Although we don't
> have a primary document saying the John and his brother James were sons of
> Perrin Cooley Sr, that is certainly highly likely--perhaps probable; there
> is certainly no other explanation.
>
> Of course, within the context of this family, there are a number of other
> questions that need answered. For example, how many times was John
> married? Gloria actually has recorded a clue--her mitochondrial DNA. Birth
> dates suggest that her Elizabeth Bailey and John's youngest daughter, Mary
> Storey, had different mothers. We've lost track of Mary, but have picked
> up the scent of the eldest child, Angeline Cooley Morgan Tollott. She
> appears to have had daughter Mary S Morgan who married Joseph H Hill. The
> mtDNA from a matrilineal descendant of Mary's will tell us whether
> Angeline and Elizabeth were of the same mother.
>
> Another member found an "eligible" descendant of William Matthews Cooley.
> The test revealed that he was of the family. The paper trail suggests he
> was the eldest son of John Cooley.
>
> We found evidence that John may have been married to Sarah Matthews, but
> we have nothing that resembles a primary document.
>
> We have proven that John was NOT of a New York Dutch family!
>
> We have found the "missing" brothers of the Matthias Cooley, who went to
> Oregon with his cousins, and the true identity of his mother.
>
> We have traced the descendants of Isaac N Cooley, the son of James
> (1772-1821), and probably have an "eligible" tester within our grasp.
>
> We found John's daughter, Hannah Cooley Burnett/Barnet, and have located
> at least some of her grandchildren and one great-grandson, Namon Hollomon.
>
> We discovered several years ago the placement of Mathias M Cooley, father
> of the infamous Scott Cooley, and determined that he likely had a son
> named Perrin Cooley (c1856).
>
> We have discovered genetic "look-a-like" Cooleys in PA--young enough to
> have been John's grandsons but possibly a collateral line to him--but
> possibly not related at all!. Mary did a great job fleshing out the
> descendants of William Henry Cooley.
>
> And we've found more Cooleys implicated in killings!
>
> Shall I count the ways in which we rock?
>
> But there's still a lot of work to do...
>
> The most enduring question, of course, is John himself. We can only guess
> that he died in Casey county in 1811, and we can only guess that he was
> probably born in England. We have no idea as to who his parents were. But
> I feel confident that if Sarah Matthews *was* his wife we will one day
> uncover it.
>
> The William Henry Cooley thing is tantalizing. The genealogy may not be
> forthcoming but further genetic testing may reveal the likelihood of a
> connection. (The similarity, for example, might unravel with a YDNA-111
> test.)
>
> We have yet to find descendants of Daniel and Reuben to test. I spoke to a
> couple of Reuben descendants a few years ago but could not convince either
> of them to test. Perhaps we could entice one of them with some funds. :)
> In fact, now that I think about it, the 12 marker test would be good
> enough at this point. The $39 special is still in force.
>
> And speaking of Daniel, Shirley Wilcox's John was born in Adair County KY
> c1797. That highly suggests he may have been a son of Daniel's. But there
> is already another John attributed to him. I've ID'd living John
> Cooley/Annis Hardin descendants but have had no luck contacting them. In
> the meantime, I have created this tree:
>
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/hardin-desc.html
>
> Will it work into *our* tree? Cooley/Hardin DNA tests and a test of a
> proven Daniel descendant can answer that question.
>
> DNA can tell us something about Joseph Cooley's first wife. I will again
> contact my good friend, a matrilineal descendant of Joseph's daughter
> Elizabeth Cooley White, about having her mtDNA tested.
>
> I still have a couple of DNA tests pending: 23andme which, among
> everything else, is testing for mutation M417 which is one step downstream
> of (a "descendant" of) the confirmed M198 mutation. And ftdna is testing
> for mutation L448 ("Young Scandanavian"), which about 2,000 year old. I've
> started a page that will track this for all tested Cooleys at
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/adam-desc.shtml
>
> What else should we have on our list of to-do's?
>
> Sorry for the long email!
>
> -Michael
>
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