Cortlandt/Cooney family explained

Series:	All My Children
Cortlandt/Cooney family
Creator:	Agnes Nixon
Introducer:	Jorn Winther
Years:	1979–2011, 2013
First:	1979
Last:	September 2, 2013

The Cortlandt/Cooney family is a fictional family on the original ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children.

Family members

First Generation

Palmer Cortlandt [born Pete Cooney] (died 2010) - Bess's older brother.
- Lottie Chandler (deceased) - Palmer's lover, Ross's mother and sister of Adam and Stuart Chandler.
- Daisy Cortlandt - Palmer's first wife and mother of Nina.
- Opal Cortlandt - Palmer's ex-wife and mother of Petey.
- Cynthia Preston - Palmer's ex-wife and mother of Andrew.
Bess Cooney-Hunkle (deceased) - Palmer's younger sister, Dixie, Will, and Melanie's mother, Paul Hunkle's wife.
- Paul Hunkle
Unknown Cooney (deceased) - Palmer and Bess's sibling and Caleb's mother or father.

Second Generation

- - Ross Chandler Ellen Shepard
    - Nina Cortlandt Cliff Warner Andrew Preston-Cortlandt (adopted by Palmer)
Pete Cortlandt (born 1992)
Dixie Cooney Martin (born 1962)
- Adam Chandler
- Tad Martin
Will Cortlandt (died 1992)
- Hayley Vaughan
Melanie "Lanie" Cortlandt-Rampal
- David Rampal
Caleb Cortlandt
- Sonia Reyes (deceased)

Third Generation

Julie Rand Chandler (adopted daughter of Ross and Ellen)
- Nico Kelly
Robert "Bobby" Warner (born 1981; Nina's adopted son)
- Kate Jefferson
- Anita Santos
Michael Warner (born 1987)
Adam "JR" Chandler, Jr. (born 1989 revised to 1983)
- Babe Carey
- Marissa Tasker
Asher Pike
Kathleen Martin

Fourth Generation

Sam Grey (born 1996 revised to 1990)
Adam Chandler III (born 2004 revised to 1997) [JR's son with Babe later adopted by Marissa]

Family tree

Cooney

Palmer Cortlandt (died 2010) [Born Pete Cooney]
- a. Charlotte "Lottie" Chandler (deceased)
  - c. Ross Chandler
- m. Daisy Murdoch [divorced]
  - c. Nina Cortlandt
- m. Donna Beck [divorced 1981]
- m. Cynthia Preston [married 1985; divorced]
  - c. Andrew Preston-Cortlandt (adopted by Palmer)
- m. Natalie Marlowe [divorced]
- m. Daisy Murdoch [divorced]
- m. Opal Purdy [married 1990; divorced 1998]
  - c. Pete Cortlandt (born 1992)
- m. Vanessa Bennett [married 2000; divorced]
Bess Cooney (deceased)
- m. Paul "Seabone" Hunkle
  - c. William "Will" Cortlandt (died 1992)
    - m. Hayley Vaughan [married 1992]
  - c. Dixie Cooney (born 1963)
    - m. Adam Chandler Sr. [married 1989; invalid]
      - c. Adam "JR" Chandler, Jr. (born 1989 revised 1983)
        m. Babe Carey [2003; invalid]
        c. Adam "AJ" Chandler, III (born 2004 revised 1997)
        
        m. Babe Carey [married 2004; divorced 2005]
        
        m. Babe Carey [married 2006; divorced 2007]
        
        m. Marissa Tasker (Born 1983)[married 2009]
        c. AJ Chandler (adopted by Marissa)
    - m. Tad Martin (Born 1963) [married 1989; divorced 1990]
    - m. Craig Lawson [divorced]
    - m. Brian Bodine [married 1992; divorced 1993]
    - m. Tad Martin [married 1994; divorced 1996]
    - m. Tad Martin [married 1999; divorced 2002]
      - c. Unnamed daughter (miscarriage)
      - c. Katherine "Kathy" Martin (born 2002)
  - c. Melanie "Lanie" Cortlandt
    - m. David Rampal [married 1992]
Unknown Cooney (deceased)
- m. Unknown person (deceased)
  - c. Caleb Cortlandt
    - m. Sonia Reyes (deceased; 1990)^[1]
      - c. Asher Pike (born 1990)^[2]

Notes and References

Sonia's obituary is shown on-screen on October 20, 2010.
Sonia died when Asher was just a baby.