Er, maybe it wasn't the digitized church records. So far I can only
find this on a surname site.
On 12/27/2012 5:02 PM, The Cooleys wrote:
> 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
>>>>>>
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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)
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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)
>>>
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