Julie,
Joel Cooley's nephew Jack had his DNA tested which confirmed Perrin C. 1820-1912 is of the John Cooley line but where, oh where does he belong?!
Nancy Cooley
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On Mar 31, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Julie <lulerianiel_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is there any way DNA testing can be done to track down Perrin C's line? Eith=
> er by Joel or my mother?
>
> Since mom and I are female, from Perrin's son's daughter I hadn't really giv=
> en it much thought,but I know there are new tests...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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. :(
>> =20
>> 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.
>> =20
>> -Michael
>> =20
>>> BTW, here's how I presently have Perrin's children, largely drawn from
>>> James's estate settlement:
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>>> 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
>>> =20
>>> 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?
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>>> -Michael
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>>> 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.
>>>> =20
>>>>> Who does the John that committed suicide in Fayette in 1846 belong to?
>>>>> =20
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>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: Michael Cooley <michael_at_newsummer.com>
>>>>> To: John Cooley Mailing List <undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net>
>>>>> Sent: Sat, March 30, 2013 9:01:18 PM
>>>>> Subject: The John Cooleys
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>>>>> 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.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> John W Cooley (1790-1857) who married Mahala Hardwick is believed to
>>>>> have
>>>>> been the son of Daniel.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> John Cooley (1793-1844) who married Elizabeth White is believed to have=
>
>>>>> been the son of Joseph.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> That leaves James as the only possible father of John of Macon.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>> =20
>>>>> -Michael
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>> --=20
>> 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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