This is so interesting and thanks to all of you who work so hard to solve the family mysteries. I have learned a lot...info and strategies...just from your posts and am encouraged to keep searching for our Perrin C. Cooley's (1820-1912) parents and link in addition to the DNA of nephew.
Nancy Cooley
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On Mar 15, 2013, at 21:06, "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com> wrote:
> We now have a clear record of John's children and we now know, without
> doubt, that he was James's brother. And that means the John who we find in
> 1850 and 1860 and who I had attributed to Perrin Sr was NOT Perrin's son.
> He was probably James's (1771-1821) son! The Dickson County James's
> relationship to the others isn't stated, but I think we can very safely
> assume they were siblings.
>
> That William Cooley was living in Oregon gives some pause. It's possible
> we haven't properly ID'd him.
>
> Perrin C Cooley (born 1820) is still a mystery. :(
>
> I'm going to merge the Cooley/Bearden page into the main John Cooley page.
> Hurray!
>
> -Michael
>
>> I don't have a scanner but will have it scanned next week. Then I'll
>> repackage the whole thing and snail mail it to Jim--who may be able to
>> read some of it better than I can.
>>
>> It's big. It includes IOUs that James had signed and it's evident he owed
>> quite a bit of money and that his property was liquidated to cover the
>> debt. There are also some pages for a John W Coley who, I think, was no
>> relationship.
>>
>> Much of it is hard to read. I'd gone through 3/4 of it before I saw
>> anything of real genealogical value. It's a list, with no real
>> explanation, but the cleanest, clearest document in the whole packet:
>>
>> William Cooley Oregon Territory
>> Paren Cooley Missouri
>> Nelly & William Green Illinois
>> Hannah & William Beardin Mo.
>> Elizabeth and Edward Stinson "
>> John Cooley dead his heirs
>> Angeline Cooley married Daniel Morgan in Texas
>> Edward Cooley Illinois
>> Elizabeth & John Bailey Dickson Co. Ten.
>> E. C. Coley " " " "
>> Milo Cooley " " Minor
>> Mary Cooley " " do.
>>
>> It's spelled out better in a later document, but I don't see a date. It
>> references the land that James bought from John B Walker, which is
>> registered in Book J, page 245. Here is the good stuff. (Congrats Jim and
>> Gloria!)
>>
>> --quote--
>> Your petitioner states that the following are the only Heirs at Law of the
>> said James Cooley, as he is informed and believes, to wit. William Cooley,
>> Paren Cooley, William Green & wife Nelly formerly Cooley, William Bearden
>> and wife Hannah formerly Cooley, Edward Stinson and wife Elizabeth,
>> formerly Cooley, Daniel Morgan and wife Angeline, formerly Cooley, Edward
>> Cooley, John Bailey and wife Elizabeth, formerly Cooley, E.C. Cooley, Milo
>> Cooley, & Mary Cooley, the last six of whom are children of a decd Brother
>> of sd James Cooley, the last two of which are minors under the age of 21
>> years.
>> --endquote--
>>
>> And I rest my case. :) Thoughts in a moment.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
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