Michael,
Joel and I did finally test at 23andME and we received the results in March. As you recall, Joel is Jack's paternal uncle. Would his results help you regarding the mysterious Perrin C. and the DNA connection between Jack and Gloria?
We know you are busy these next weeks but let us know if we can send you Joel's results.
Thanks for your continued interest and musings on Greatgrandfather Perrin C.
Nancy and Joel Cooley
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> On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:04 PM, "Michael Cooley" <michael_at_newsummer.com> wrote:
>
> It occurred to me that there's another place that Perrin C Cooley might
> fit -- and it might best explain the auDNA match between his descendant,
> Jack, and Gloria Tanner: Could Perrin have been a child of John's (later
> married Martha Bearden)? John's children were listed on his brother's
> (James) probate, but the only Perrin listed was John's brother -- who we
> have long believed to be Perrin Jr.
>
> But might Perrin C have been disinherited for one reason or another? Might
> he have been illegitimate? (We already suspect that John had issues over
> "controlling himself.") All we know for sure about John's age is that he
> was born before 1810. But he could well have been born just after 1800,
> making it biologically possible. Perhaps he denied being the father. Or,
> perhaps, no one knew where Perrin was in 1858 and he wasn't listed simply
> for that reason.
>
> Consider, too, that we find Perrin C living with John's son Edward. That
> they might have been brothers or half-brothers would make sense.
>
> And then there's the DNA. The prediction is that Jack and Gloria are 3-5th
> cousins. If this theory is correct, they would be 4th cousins, which fits
> just right.
>
> Gloria's mother is going to take the test. This will first confirm that
> the match *is* on her side. If Jack's father were to test and the two
> (Jacks's father and Gloria's mother) tested as 3rd cousins, then we'd be
> spot-on.
>
> Just some thoughts. We'll see where the testing takes us.
>
> -Michael
>
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