I AM still interested, but unfortunately now is not the time. I'd like
to know what your
thoughts are after your results come back and if you still think it is
worthwhile. Barring a
big revelation with our Abraham tester, I might have to take the FF test
(if not EVERY test)
in order to find my missing link. One of my daydreams lately has been
that the A.C.
descendant is an exact match with me and Scott. The possibility is
minute, I realize,
but it would surely blow things open a bit, giving my twisted roots some
more soil to move
around in. I can't shake that there has to be a connection with William
Matthews Cooley or why
else would those Missouri-born kids end up in Tennessee?
Jim
On 2/12/2013 1:31 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> I've submitted my 23andMe test. It will be a few weeks before the results
> are back but I've learned quite a bit more. They test more than 900
> thousand SNPs, which comes to close to a third of our whole DNA. They also
> test SNPs on the Y chromosome, which is different from the STRs that ftdna
> tests. The SNPs more reliably tell you what haplogroup you belong to, but
> the fast mutating STRs can provide for a more subtle analysis of
> relationships. 23andMe also provides testing of the mtDNA and
> X-chromosome, the latter I've not looked into yet. It also provides a lot
> of medical markers. That can be a concern for some, but I've decided not
> for me. (Knowing my personal medical history and family medical history, I
> pretty much know what's in store for me!) All of this for $99.
>
> The other thing about the 23andMe is that the results can be transferred
> to ftdna for $89--a big plus!
>
> There are only 15 people now listed in the Cooley DNA project who have
> done the Family Finder. If you have FF-tested, be sure you have joined the
> Cooley Family DNA Project. With that, Greg Parker and I will be able to
> look at your results. If you've not tested, I'd recommend 23andMe for $99.
> FTDNA, however, is better for the Y test.
>
> Interestingly, I have found that two non-Cooley Cooley descendants
> FF-match. One is of the Halifax NC Cooleys (which has been Y tested) and
> the other of the Franklin NC Cooleys. Does this mean that the two groups
> are one and the same? Not necessarily. Their FF matches could be from
> another family. But I have someone of Franklin group half-convinced to Y
> test.
>
> So, mysteries are slowing becoming resolved. We may not yet know where our
> guy belongs, but we know where he doesn't!
>
> Jim, you've expressed interest in Family Finder. Perhaps it's time to do
> it, possible through 23andMe--or wait until my results are returned.
>
> -Michael
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