Pauline: The COOPER Surname DNA Project Website is located at: http://www2.arkansas.net/~bcooper2k/ At the link called "Family Trees.htm", there are many family groups information that has been shared by the participants. However, all have not been willing to submit their information as yet. There are now over 50 divergent lines of COOPER identified genetically. Within these lines there are many who have anywhere from 2 to 10 genetically matched cousins identified. There are also many who are waiting on a participant to join someday that will match them. Please encourage your cousin to become a member. When he is ready, the link to join automatically is: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=K53200 Regards, Gary W. Cooper

Gary... I've been to the DNA site several times. Despite the fact that my cousin did the DNA testing, I cannot figure out the lineages. Is there a link I am missing that states the different lineages? I think that would be very useful. Lois in Auburn, CA

Lois, sharing family tree information or websites by participants in the Cooper Surname DNA Project is strictly voluntary. Many have opted not to share this information but it would be very helpful to them as well as others who visit the website if they would. Family Tree DNA does not allow revealing a participant in the Cooper Surname DNA Group's personal information. This is shared on voluntary basis as well. That is why you will not figure out a lineage. I have shared my family tree as well as a website URL where my extensive family tree is detailed. I encourage others to do the same if they earnestly want to find unknown kin and expound on their family history. Even though I have color coated different groups, there is no connection from the information in the charts to the family trees. As a side note, I would like to inform others on the list that Gary W. Cooper [[email protected]]volunteered and has been made a Co-Administrator of the Cooper Surname DNA Group. I welcome the assistance and hope others will welcome him aboard and feel free to bury him in questions. (-; H. Ben Cooper Group Administrator Cooper Surname DNA Project [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Franceschi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [COOPER] Cooper DNA testing Gary... I've been to the DNA site several times. Despite the fact that my cousin did the DNA testing, I cannot figure out the lineages. Is there a link I am missing that states the different lineages? I think that would be very useful. Lois in Auburn, CA

For all you Coopers who have done a DNA test. PLEASE post who your ANCESTOR is for those of us who have FEMALE ancestors. It DOES NOT help those of us who have women ancestors connect back to your line. I have been on this list for a while and I have not seen anyone state they did a DNA test and who their ancestor was. If you state I have their are new people joining this group daily and if you have not posted it PLEAS DO. I would like to ask that you post the persons name in the SUBJECT LINE: and that person name with DNA test DONE. So that no one deletes the information and will read it. So please help me and others who have COOPER lines that start with a FEMALE ancestor. We would like to know if you have our ANCESTOR, too. I do have a MALE but the Richmond book could have the information wrong and I would never know. Unless the COOPER who tested in my line has the same names I do and that will give me a place to start. Or I find another COOPER women to do a DNA test with because mothers and daughters have the same DNA make up. This came from a DNA lab. My Ancestor is Margaret "Peggy" COOPER born 10 Feb 1798 in Monmouth Co, NJ she married in 1816 Adams Co, Ohio Jacob BOONE. I have her father as William COOPER from Monmouth County, NJ. If this is your line please let me know. I found online that William COOPER's father was Thomas COOPER but I have no proof of this. William COOPER and Elizabeth Richmond. This marriage is mentioned in Richmond book First Native American Richmonds: [by Native Americans]. States that William Cooper was the son of Thomas COOPER and Margaret COOPER maiden name unknown. I have not seen this book the information was given to me by another family member. So if you connect back to Thomas COOPER probably from NJ. So if you connect to any of these names and others please post often so others who join this group can have the benefit of the DNA test you did and it will help us a lot. Thank you for reading this post. Joy Durrett Ancestor Margaret "Peggy" COOPER and Jacob BOONE Thanks Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary W. Cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [COOPER] Cooper DNA testing > Pauline: > > The COOPER Surname DNA Project Website is located at: > http://www2.arkansas.net/~bcooper2k/ > > At the link called "Family Trees.htm", there are many family groups > information that has been shared by the participants. However, all have > not been willing to submit their information as yet. > > There are now over 50 divergent lines of COOPER identified genetically. > Within these lines there are many who have anywhere from 2 to 10 > genetically matched cousins identified. There are also many who are > waiting on a participant to join someday that will match them. > > Please encourage your cousin to become a member. When he is ready, the > link to join automatically is: > http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=K53200 > > Regards, > > Gary W. Cooper > > > ==== COOPER Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >