Mary Pocoke

JOHN Almy, b. say 1637; m. by 1668 Mary Cole, daughter of JAMES COLE of Plymouth [PCLR 3:326; GMB 1:423; Austin 238]. As this couple had no children, the estimate of marriage date derives from their appearance in a deed of 1668. Mary Cole's date of birth was estimated as 1632, and the marriage may well have taken place some years earlier, so John's date of birth is estimated to fit into a convenient gap in the list of children of the immigrant. Both these estimated dates of birth may be off by some years

RECORDS OF THE COLONY OP RHODE ISLAND, [1679] Page 74 PDF

Voted, This Assembly doth recommend to the CounciU of the towne of Portsmouth, that they are desired to desire Mary Pococke, the Executrix of the late deceased John Almy, to give an account of what is become of the estate of the said late deceased John Almy, left by the CouncHl of the said Ports- mouth, in her custody. It being reported that the said Exe- cutrix hath paid and disbursed for payment of said Almy's debts farr more than the estate left in the possession of the Executrix. And the Council! are desired to make returne thereof to the next sittinge of this Assembly. Voted, This Assembly is adjourned untill Tuesday, the 2d day of December next. 1679.

Mary (Cole) Pockoke’s death is seen as circa December 03, 1706 (62-82) Plymouth, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America. Without supporting evidence. Possibly it’s before 1689 when John Pockoke married Rebecca (presumably the same John Pockoke).

• COLE, Mary
• b. 1639 Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: COLE, James
• Mother: LOBEL, Mary [SIC]
• Family:
• Marriage: 1 OCT 1676 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.
• Spouse: ALMY, John
• Family:
• Marriage: 28 JUN 1677
• Spouse: POCOCK, John
• b. ABT 1650
• Children:
  • POCOCK, Bridget
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_146.htm#62 __________
• The early genealogies of the Cole families in America. (Including Coles and Cowles). With some account of the descendants of James, by Hartford, Connecticut, 1635-1652, and of Thomas Cole, of Salem, Mass., 1649-1672
• https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Early_Genealogies_of_the_C...
• https://archive.org/details/earlygenealogie00colegoog
• https://archive.org/stream/earlygenealogie00colegoog#page/n87/mode/1up
• Pg.53
• JAMES COLE. One of the families that came from England to Plymouth was that of James Cole. I have not been able to find anything concerning him previous to 1634, but he probably had a family with him when he came to the settlement. He was the first settler on the eminence known as "Burial Hill." The first mention of him in the Plymouth Colony Records is in the list of freemen of 1633, where the name is spelled Coale ("Ply. Col. Rec. 1-4.) .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/earlygenealogie00colegoog#page/n89/mode/1up
• .... Savage says that he was living in 1688, very aged.
• His wife was Mary —— , she was living in March, 1660. Children :
  • 2. i. James, b. about 1625 d. —
  • 3. ii. Hugh, b. about 1627, d. —
  • 4. iii. John, b. — d. 1677.
  • iv. Mary, b. — m. John Almy, he was a son of William Almy of Plymouth, 1643. After his marriage to Mary Cole he moved to Portsmouth, R. I. He was Capt. in King Phillip's war, and died in 1676.
• JAMES2 COLE (James1), The oldest son of James Cole, the Plymouth inn-keeper was probably born in England and came to the colony when a boy with his father. The date of his birth was probably about 1625, as he is on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643, together with his younger brother Hugh.
• He married December 23, 1652, Mary Tilson, at Scituate, and there his oldest child was born.
• .... etc.
• https://archive.org/stream/earlygenealogie00colegoog#page/n90/mode/1up
• Pg.56
• HUGH2 COLE (James1), the second son of James and Mary Cole, was born probably about 1626, as he is found on the list of able-bodied men in 1643, and those lists generally included the men from sixteen to sixty.
• https://archive.org/stream/earlygenealogie00colegoog#page/n91/mode/1up
• Pg.57
• He married June 8, 1655, Mary, the daughter of Richard Foxwell.*
• .... etc.
  • * Richard Foxwell came with Winthrop and was admitted freeman in 1631. He moved to Situate, R. I., in 1634, and m. Ann Shelly. He was one of the church in Situate under the Rev. John Laythrope. He d. about 1668. His children (recorded in Barnstable) were: i. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1635, m. Hugh Cole. ii. Martha, b. Mar. 24, 1638, m. Sam'l Bacon, May 9, 1699. iii. Ruth, b. Mar. 25, 1641. iv. John, b. — d. Sept, 21, 1646.
• https://archive.org/stream/earlygenealogie00colegoog#page/n93/mode/1up
• Pg.59
• .... etc.
• On Jan. 1, 1689, he married Elizabeth, the widow of Joseph Cook,* and in 1698, as his third wife, the widow Mary Morton.
• JOHN2 COLE (James1), .... etc.
  • * Elizabeth Litter was the daughter of Thomas Litter, of Plymouth, who came over from London in 1635, at the age of twenty-three, and died in 1684. He left one son and three daughters, the second of whom, Elizabeth, m. Oct. 1655, Wm. Shurtleff, who was struck by lightning June 23, 1663. By him she had three sons. On Nov. 18, 1669, she m. Joseph Cook, the youngest son of Francis, who came over in the Mayflower in 1620. He was b. in Holland and came over in the Ann, in 1623, with his mother and brother. He d. 1676, and Jan. 1, 1689, she m. Hugh Cole, who survived her. _____________________
• William Almy
• Birth: 1601 Dunton Bassett, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
• Death: Apr. 23, 1677 Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• William Almy came to America prior to 1631 without his family. Found first in Lynn, MA records in 1631, he was fined for taking a canoe without permission. In about 1634, he returned to England and in 1635, was found on the passenger list of the ship, ABIGAIL, along with this wife, Audrey, and children, Anne, 8, and Christopher, 3.
• The family was living in Lynn, MA until the spring of 1637 when he was one of nine others who founded Sandwich in Plymouth Colony. He removed to Portsmouth, RI where he held several civil offices for the community.
• He bequeathed property to sons, Christopher & Job, as well as daughters, Anna & Catherine, and £20 to grandson, Bartholomew West at 21 yrs.
• The children of William & Audrey Almy:
  • 1. ANNE AGNES ALMY b. 1627 in England, d. May 17, 1709, married JOHN GREENE, of Warwick, RI.
  • 2. Christopher Almy b. 1632 in England, d. May, 1709 married Elizabeth Cornell.
  • 3. John Almy b. about 1634-1637, d. Oct., 1676, married Mary Cole.
  • 4. Catherine Almy b 1635, married Bartholomew West.
  • 5. Joseph Almy b. 1635/6, d. 1637
  • 6. Job Almy b. about 1636/7, d. Oct, 1676.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Christopher Allmy (____ - 1624)
• Spouse:
• Audrey Barlow Almy (1603 - 1677)
• Children:
  • Ann Agnes Almy Greene (1627 - 1709)*
  • Christopher Almy (1632 - 1713)*
• Note: Buried here -- no tombstone
• Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Plot: Lot # 87
• Find A Grave Memorial# 47153536
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47153536 _________________

Mary Cole

• Birth: 1639 - Plymouth, Plym., MA
• Parents: James Cole, Mary Cole
• Husband: John Almy, John Popocke, John Pocake
• Siblings: Hugh Cole, Ephraim Cole, John Cole, James Cole, Jr.

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Mary was born in 1632 to Captain James Cole and his wife Mary Tibbes. She first married John Almy and he passed in 1676. She subsequently married John Pococke in 1677.

References

• Title: Great Migration Begins, Vol 1, A-F.AncestryImage
• Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Page 591. AncestryImage
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Cole_(56)_ cites
• 1. Almy, Lloyd Huber. Henry Augustus Almy, his descendants and lineage from the immigrant William Almy. (Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: unknown, 1956) p. 2. AncestryImage
• 2. The American Genealogist (TAG). (Donald Lines Jacobus, et.al.) 83(2009):258. Residence 22 Oct 1679 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Death Bef 12 May 1680
• 3. Testimony 11 Apr 1673 - Rebecca Cornell Murder Trial -- Mary ye wife of Mr John Almy of ye Towne of Portsmouth Aged Thirty three yeares or thereabouts, being According to Law Engaged & Sworne, Deposeth & Testifieth yt shee hath severall times observed an Undutyfull-ness in Tho~ Cornell towards his Mother Mrs Rebeca Cornell, & saith yt shee hath severall times spoke of it to others. ...

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