Speaking of premature, let me enter into the record:
Abraham, son of Anthony and Ann Cooley, July 4th 1695, Christchurch,
Greyfriars, Newgate, England
Can't recall if this is a birth or christening date. I wrote it on the
back of an envelope; forgot to write the
source but I'm sure it was the digitized church record book I found
on-line a while back.
Has anyone seen this "family" before? Speculation: Could be Abraham's
father (or grandfather?)
Jim
On 12/27/2012 1:17 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> BTW, unless the testers step forward, I'm obliged to keep their identities
> private, especially since I'm one of the admins for the DNA project. But
> I've gone ahead--a bit prematurely--and indicated their lines of descent:
>
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/abraham-desc.html
> http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/lineages/reubenr-desc.html
>
> These are always terribly exciting to me. As an admin to the project and
> 2nd VP of the CFAA, I'm hoping the project will be able to ID the genetic
> fingerprints of the major Cooley families who arrived in the country by
> 1800.
>
> -Michael
>
>> I have his address! There's nearly enough in the general fund to cover it.
>> A couple of donations of $20 will put us over.
>>
>> Thanks for any help on this!
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>> Yes, I'm hoping to hear back from him again before the 31st.
>>>
>>> I first proposed an Abraham descendant test about a year or so ago.
>>> Several of us agreed we'd contribute to it. If anyone would like to do
>>> so,
>>> you can go to this website:
>>>
>>> http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx
>>>
>>> It's a little funky in that you have to be careful to select the correct
>>> group--which is "Cooley," btw :) In the Notes field put something like
>>> "for Abraham tester." If we go a little over what's needed, it will just
>>> be applied to the next test.
>>>
>>> I'll let everyone know when it's been ordered.
>>>
>>> For those of you who may be new to the list or otherwise missed the
>>> discussion, Abraham is believed to have gone to New York from England by
>>> c1780 and married Sarah Reed, believed to have been a woman of French
>>> descent. He moved to Surry County NC in the '80s near our John Cooley,
>>> hence the speculation the two men may have been related. The test should
>>> clinch it one way or another.
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>>> Brilliant! Let me know if you need a few clams for the test.
>>>>
>>>> You probably already know but for those who don't, FTDNA has some
>>>> special pricing on tests and upgrades
>>>> until December 31st.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On 12/26/2012 7:23 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
>>>>> I'm waiting for his snail mail address. Hopefully, I'll be able to
>>>>> order
>>>>> right away.
>>>>>
>>>>> The test kit is off to the Reuben Ransom Cooley descendant.
>>>>>
>>>>> We should have some interesting news in a couple of months.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Michael
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>>>>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>>>>> information.
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>>>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>>>> information.
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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)
>>>
>>
>> --
>> 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)
>>
>> --
>> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>> information.
>>
>
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