Born in Green, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nelson Mordecai Cooke
and Nancy Ester (McGehee) Cooke
Sister of
William Pinckney Cooke, Charlotte M. Cooke, Sarah Cooke, Mary Ann Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, James Montgomery Cooke, Martha Cooke and Andrew J. Cooke
Wife of
Jesse Gordon Lay
— married
22 Jun 1835 in Greene, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Slate Springs, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2014
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Biography
Barbara was born in 1815 and was a twin to Martha Cooke. She passed away in 1888.
Sources
- 1835 Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967"
Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61365 #901890254 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Barbary M Cooke marriage to Jesse G. Lay on 22 Jun 1835 in Greene, Alabama, USA.
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi; Roll: 369; Page: 354a; Line Number: 7
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3361092 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Barbary M Lay (30) in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. Born in Kentucky.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: M653_578; Page: 577; Family History Library Film: 803578
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #38604302 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Barbara Lay (40) in Calhoun, Mississippi. Born in Kentucky.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 22 Range 8, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: M593_722; Page: 446A
Ancestry Record 7163 #36074162 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Barbary Lay (50), Keeping House, in Township 22 Range 8, Calhoun, Mississippi. Born in Kentucky.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 608B; Enumeration District: 016
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #9250732 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Barbry Ann Loy (60), wife, Keeping House, in household of Jessie G. Loy (63) in Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Born in Kentucky.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #131171730 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Memorial page for Barbara M. Cooke Lay (5 Feb 1820-2 Apr 1888), citing Bethel Cemetery, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Linda Olsen (contributor 47343820).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barbara:
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~6.25%
Glen Davis
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A606280 [compare], Ancestry member jjstratton58
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Koye Henderlight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WF4417281 [compare], Ancestry member Koyecooper18
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~0.78%
Janice Pustka :
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