Yes, that's what I meant. Sorry! He's not of Benjamin, but is closely
matched to us.
-Michael
> I am really confused, now. You are saying that William Henry Cooley
> didn't
> have matching DNA - I assume you are saying that his DNA didn't match
> Ensign
> Benjamin Cooley?
>
> Mary Cooley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:38 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Washington County Ohio Cooleys
>
> FYI...
>
> Johnny Appleseed's mother was a Cooley of the Ensign Benjamin crowd. They
> lived in Washington county, Ohio. We know, of course, that William Henry
> Cooley, who married there in 1818, didn't have matching DNA.
>
> A descendant of our John Cooley, William Washington Cooley (Issac, James,
> John), lived his last several decades in Washington county. And I'm
> reminded that Reuben Ransom Cooley, who lived near my John (Edward, John)
> in Bartholomew county IN, was born in Ohio in 1805. The family is said to
> have come from NC and resided in Washington county (Marietta) before
> moving to Indiana.
>
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/ReubenRansomCooley.html
>
> All that is known about the family Reuben was born into is that he had a
> brother James and that their father was said to have been born in
> Birmingham, England.
>
> Reuben remains on my DNA wish list.
>
> Like I said, just an FYI.
>
> -Michael
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