Is there any way DNA testing can be done to track down Perrin C's line? Either by Joel or my mother?
Since mom and I are female, from Perrin's son's daughter I hadn't really given it much thought,but I know there are new tests...
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On Mar 30, 2013, at 10:28 PM, "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com> wrote:
> In support of the five son theory, Perrin has four son on the 1810 census.
> As best as we've been able to tell, Perrin Jr hadn't been born yet. But I
> can think of nothing that would identify that other son. :(
>
> Incidentally, for those who may have missed or forgotten, Perrin sold his
> Casey Co KY land in 1811. His wife, Sarah, was named. She was likely the
> mother of all his children. Of course, they probably married in Stokes Co
> NC.
>
> -Michael
>
>> BTW, here's how I presently have Perrin's children, largely drawn from
>> James's estate settlement:
>>
>> Eleanor Cooley (1796-) m William Green
>> James Cooley (1797-1858) m poss Polly Massey
>> Elizabeth Cooley (c1800-) m Edward Stinson
>> John Cooley (bef 1810-1846) m1 unk m2 Martha Bearden
>> William Cooley (c1804-1850+) m1 ___ m2 Sarah Ann Ballinger
>> Hannah Cooley (1808-1860+) m William Bearden
>> Perrin Cooley Jr (c1813-1880+) m Lucinda Carter
>>
>> We know from the census that Perrin had two sons and two daughters by
>> 1800. The 1840 census suggests that John was born 1800-1810. Was he the
>> second boy on the 1800? But we need to remember that we haven't yet ID'd
>> the father of Perrin C Cooley. He doesn't belong to James, John or Perrin
>> C and William may have been too young to have been Perrin C's father. So,
>> was there a 5th son?
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>
>>> I'm still thinking it's Jim's John. His widow (Martha Bearden) and
>>> children are living with James Cooley in TN in 1850. The dates make
>>> sense.
>>> Still, we need more info.
>>>
>>>> Who does the John that committed suicide in Fayette in 1846 belong to?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
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>>>> Subject: The John Cooleys
>>>>
>>>> I had long believed that the John Cooley who shows in Macon County MO
>>>> in
>>>> 1850 and 1860 was the son of Perrin, but we now know that the Jim's
>>>> John,
>>>> the John who married Martha Bearden, was Perrin's son.
>>>>
>>>> John W Cooley (1790-1857) who married Mahala Hardwick is believed to
>>>> have
>>>> been the son of Daniel.
>>>>
>>>> John Cooley (1793-1844) who married Elizabeth White is believed to have
>>>> been the son of Joseph.
>>>>
>>>> That leaves James as the only possible father of John of Macon.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> -Michael
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