I had my mtDNA done years ago, so that was not an issue for me.
My earliest proven Cooley ancestor was John Cooley. He was born ca.
1792-6, in KY and his parents were born in VA, according to the 1880
census of Lake Co., CA. He probably died 30 June 1880.
*_Timeline for John Cooley who married Annis Ann Hardin:_*
*1812 - he enl. in the regular army at_Richmond, Madison Co., KY_. The
only Cooley on the Madison Co., KY tax records in 1812 was William
Cooley (1 m 21+)
*1816 Nov 3 - he m. Annis Ann Harden,_Overton Co., TN_ [this is in his
pension record; why they were m. in TN is a puzzle (did she have
relatives here?); in the 1880 census she says her father was b. VA & her
mother b. TN; her father Electious Hardin left a will probated July 1812
in _Adair Co., KY_]
*1818 Nov 3 - _Columbus, Adair Co., KY_, daughter Nancy Ann Cooley born
*1820 Oct - son Felix Cooley born in KY [1900 census] or 1818
[tombstone]; he is 28 on 1850 census and 49 on 1870 census
*1824 ca - son John born in KY
*1825 ca - daughter Mary Ann born KY
*1826 Oct 15 - daughter Lydia Ann born in KY (date from tombstone; but
1900 census showed her b. Oct. 1831; not likely however since she m. in
1846)
*1830 - on census _Adair Co., KY_, p27: 2 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 30-40,
1 f 0-5, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 20-30
*1836 Feb 9 - _Adair Co., KY,_ dau. Nancy Ann m. Jacob Fees
*1840 - John Cooley on _Des Moines Co., IA_ census
*1843 Jan 19 - _Henry Co., IA_, son Felix Cooley of Des Moines Co., IA,
m. Sarah M. Worth
*1844 Nov 28 -_Des Moines Co., IA, _Mary Ann Cooley m. Isaac Stormes, at
the house of John Cooley
*1846 Dec 17 -_Des Moines Co., IA,_ dau. Lydia Ann m. Archer Bridges, at
house of Mr. Cooley
*1850 - John & Annis Ann Cooley, both b. KY, on census _Flint River
Twp., Des Moines Co., IA_
*1851 Feb 27 - _Des Moines Co., IA,_ son John m. Sophia C. Lane at house
of John Cooley Sr.. _Flint River Twp._
*1852 - John & Annis Cooley, Sr, on census _Flint River Twp., Des
Moines Co., IA _
*1856 -. res._Des Moines Co., IA,_ is age 51 and applied for bounty land
for War 1812 service
*1856 -John Cooley Sr & Annis on census_Flint River, Des Moines Co.,
IA_, he b. KY, she b. TN
*1857 Apr 20 - John Cooley purchased 20A _Des Moines Co., IA_ from O J
Sharp & wife Sarah
*1857 Apr 20 - John Cooley Sr & wife Annis sell 12A in_Des Moines Co.,
IA_ to Frederick Hassencomfit
*1857 Apr 25 - John Cooley Sr & John Cooley Jr, purchase two lots in
_Des Moines Co., IA_ from Mary (Greenwood) Dupee, gdn of heirs of Edmund
Greenwood dec'd
*1860 - John & Annis Cooley on census _Flint River Twp., Des Moines Co.,
IA_, he b. KY, she b. TN, living next door to John Cooley Jr. b. IN
*1865 Mch 24 - John Cooley Sr & wife Anis sell 20A to John Cooley Jr,
_Des Moines Co., IA_
*1865 Mch 24 - John Cooley Sr & wife Annis & John Cooley Jr & wife
Caroline sell 20A to Jane Farrell, _Des Moines Co., IA_
*1869 - res. _Daviess Co., MO_, age 74, applies for bounty land;
previous claim was suspended
*1870 - on census at _Liberty, Daviess Co., MO_; several children of his
son John live nearby
*1871 - res. _Iconium, Appanoose Co., IA_, age 76; says he applied for &
rec'd bounty land of 160A when res. Gallatin, Daviess Co., MO. Asks to
be placed on pension roll under Act of 14 Feb. 1871.
*1875 - res._Tehama Co., CA,_ Reg. of Voters, Beele Mill, age 80, b. KY
*1880- on census/Big Valley, Lake Co., CA/
*1880 June 30 - probable death date in _Lake Co., CA_
Shirley Wilcox
On 2/15/2013 4:21 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
> Thanks. That would beat the price of having it done at 23andMe for $99
> then moving it to ftdna for $89. The 23andMe test, however, includes
> mtDNA.
>
> I see that they're offering mtDNA for $99, but their page doesn't say
> whether is just HVR1. There are too many matches that result from just
> having region 1 tested.
>
> Good to hear from you! You need to remind us every now and then about YOUR
> mysterious John. :) In fact, you might want to refresh our memories with a
> synopsis.
>
> -Michael
>
>> Right now World Vital Records has partnered with FamilyTree DNA and is
>> running a sale on DNA tests. See
>> http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/dna-tests/ The family finder
>> [autosomal] test is $173 with shipping. I have ordered a kit, but it has
>> not yet arrived. My great-great grandmother was Nancy Ann Cooley
>> (1818-1921), daughter of John Cooley and Annis Ann Harden, and wife of
>> Jacob Fees. But, that far back is getting to the limit of finding
>> possible matches, so the odds are slim that it will help with my Cooley
>> ancestry.
>>
>> Shirley Wilcox
>>
>> On 2/14/2013 2:45 PM, Michael Cooley wrote:
>>> I received notification from 23andMe today that they have my sample.
>>>
>>> Here's an interesting chart from one pf FTDA's websites regarding the
>>> accuracy of predictions for autosomol testing:
>>>
>>> http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers/default.aspx?faqid=17#628
>>>
>>> Accuracy for 4th-cousin predictions drops to 50/50. (Fourth cousins
>>> share
>>> a set of great-great-great-grandparents--six generations back. FYI, I'm
>>> nine generations removed from John.)
>>>
>>> BTW, the first 12-marker results for the Abraham and Reuben Ransom
>>> Cooley
>>> testers are expected for 3/6.
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>>> I'm in - just ordered my kit on 23andme.
>>> --
>>> <a href="http://newsummer.com/distlist">distlist 0.9</a>
>>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>>> information.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> See http://ancestraldata.com/listarchive/johncooleylist/ for list
>> information.
>>
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>
>
>
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