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- The Genealogy of the Family of Cole, of the County of Devon: Of the County of Devon, and of ... by JAMES. EDWIN-COLE
- https://archive.org/details/genealogyfamily00edwigoog
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- 1 WILLIAM COLE, of Hutenesleigh (now called Hittisleigh) in the county of Devon, living in the year 1243, whose son and heir
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- 2 ROGER COLE,* had "his dwelling at Coleton," in Chumleigh, and also held, in 27 Henry III., Hantesford, in that parish.† In 25th of Edward I. he was "returned from the county of Cornwall as holding lands or rents to the amount of £20 yearly value and upwards, either in Capite or otherwise, and as such summoned under the general writ to muster at London, on Sunday next after the Octaves of St. John the Baptist (7 July, 1297), to perform Military Service in person with horses and arms, &c., in parts beyond the Seas ;" ‡ and also again summoned with his son William§ to muster at Berwick-on-Tweed, on the nativity of St. John the Baptist, to perform service against the Scots in 1301. He was father of
- 3 ROGER (of whom immediately), and of the above-named William, who probably perished in this expedition, as there is no further trace of him ; and perhaps his early death may account for the omission of his name in the family pedigree drawn up, in July 1630, by Sir William Segar, Garter, King-at-Arms.
- 3 ROGER was heir to his father Roger, and lived in the reign of Edward II. ; his son and heir was
- 4 JOHN COLE, of the counties of Devon and Cornwall, who, in 1324, was described as "John Cole de Tamer, Man-at-Arms, || and
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- returned by the Sheriff of the county of Devon, pursuant to Writ tested at Westminster, 9 May, as summoned by proclamation to attend the Great Council at Westminster, on Wednesday after Ascension Day, 30 May, 17 Edward II." In the 9th of Edward III (1335) he had free warren in Tamer, Lydeston, Hokesbere, and Hutenesleigh in the county of Devon, and in Rispernatt ;* and it appears by a Fine of 15 Edward III. (1341) that he was possessed of the manors of Respnel in the county of Cornwall, Launceston, and Stokley, and of the manor of Uptamer, Nytheway, and Hutenesleigh, the third part of the manor of Winston, and divers other lands in the county of Devon. He left a son and heir,
- 5 SIR JOHN COLE, knight, of Nythway, in the parish of Brixham, who, on 25th July, 4 Richard II. (1380) was "knighted (before the castle of Ardres) in Fraunce, by the Erl of Buckingham Thomas of Woodstock, Lord Deputy there for the King,"† and who married Anne, daughter and heiress to Sir Nicholas Bodrugan,‡ knt., by whom he had issue,
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- 6 WILLIAM COLE (called Sir William Cole of Tamar, knt., by De la Pole, and also in a Herald's Visitation of Devon), who married Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Beaupell, knt, and by her was the father of
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- 7 SIR JOHN COLE, knt, who was in "the Retynew of the Duke of Gloucester,* at the Battell of Agincourt on Fryday, the XXVth day of October in the yere of our Lord God, 1415, and in the Third yere of the Reigne of the most Excellent Prince, King Harry the Fifte ;" and it is probable that he received his spurs for his conduct on that glorious field. He married Agnes, daughter of Sir —— Fitzwarine, knt., and had issue four sons, viz : —
- I. Sir Adam Cole, knt., his heir, who succeeded at Uptamer and Nythway, and marrying Elizabeth,† daughter of Sir Richard Weston, knt, had a son John, the father of John, who left issue only two daughters, his co-heirs, viz. : — Elizabeth, married to Sir John Huddy, of Stowell, co. Somerset, Chief Justice of England ; and Joane, married to John Anne of ——— co, Gloucester. Sir Adam also married Margaret,† daughter of Sir Henry de la
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- Pomeroy, knt., and their sole daughter,* married John Holbeame of Holbeame, in co. Devon, esq., and had issue William Holbeame†, Sir William de la Pole adds, "from Margaret, wife of Adam Cole, is descended Baynham of Gloucestershire."
- 8 II. JOHN COLE, of whom hereafter (see p. 12).
- 8 III. WILLIAM COLE,‡ who married and had two sons, William 9 (of whom hereafter), and Stephen, his heir, who married
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- Joane,* daughter and heiress to John White, by whom he had Jane, married to Robert Tozer ; Mary, married John Kestall (or Castell) ; Joane, married to John Truebody ; Thomasine married to John Tucker; and John Cole, his heir, who married Margaret,† daughter and heiress to Thomas Clarke, and by her had issue : — 1. John, his heir (who married Margaret, daughter to John Fortescue of Spriddleston, and had a son, John, who died s. p) ; 2, William, eventual heir ; 3, George ; 4, Edward ;‡ 5, Thomas ; 6, John ; 7, Roger ; 8, Stephen ; and Anne, married to Thomas Jeoffery of Tredineck.
- IV. Robert Cole § (fourth son of Sir John and Agnes) was father of John Cole of Treworgee in St. Cleer, near Liskeard, who had a son Walter, the father of Stephen, who by his wife Jane, daughter and heiress to Robert Wyatt, had John Cole, of Cornwall, || esquire, his heir.
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- 9 WILLIAM COLE (see p. 7) was father of JOHN COLE of Sudbury,* in 10 Suffolk, "where he lies buried, who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Martyn of —— , by whom he had five sons, viz. : —
- I. Martin Cole, M.P. for Sudbury, 14 Queen Elizabeth, who married Ellen, daughter of —— Hancocke, by whom he left, 1, Martin Cole of Sudbury, who married Anna, daughter of —— Andrews, but died s.p. 9 December, 1620, and left by his will, dated 28 September, 18 James 1st, a yearly rent-charge of £14 to be distributed among the poor, and the ministers of Sudbury; 2, Caesar Cole, heir to his brother, 40 years old in 1620, who married Margaret, daughter of —— White, and had Elizabeth, Martin, John, and Thomas; 3, Richard Cole ; and a daughter, married to —— Brown.
- II. William Cole of Sudbury married Catalina, or Catherine, daughter of Ferdinando de Gallegos, a Spaniard of noble extraction, and had two sons, of whom the elder, Robert, married Anna, daughter of —— Cooke of Kersey, in Suffolk, and died s. p, ; and the second, Roger, was, in 1623, of the parish of St. Saviour's, in Southwark, in the co. of Surrey, gent. ; he married Anne daughter of Edward Maisters of Rotherhithe, in Surrey, by whom he had issue, 1 Roger, 2 Roger, 3 John, who all died young, Elizabeth, married to William Oland of London, Susanna married to William Locke of Merton, in Surrey, Anne and Catalina. This William Cole married secondly Elizabeth Rushan, by whom he had 1 John, 2 Martin, 3 William, 4 Edward, 5 Jeoffrey, 6 Parnell, and Elinor, married to James Raye.
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- Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 2 By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters
- https://books.google.com/books?id=caNCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1226&lpg=PA1226...
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- Thomas Russham of Sudbury, Suffolk, gent. and one of the aldermen of the same town, 31 May 1578, proved 23 October 1578. To be buried in the churchyard of St. Gregory "whereas" my father and mother were buried. To wife Thomasine my house which I now dwell in, situate in the parish of St. Peter in Sudbury and purchased by me of John Cole the elder and also a shop and a chamber over the same, which I purchased of George Alliston the elder. I give her my four butcher stalls right over against my said house wherein I dwell, sometimes Tanner's stalls. I give her my orchard and garden commonly called the Pound garden, sometime belonging to the College and walled about with a middle wall, situate in the parish of St. Gregory. Also my three tenements right against Mr. Eden's place, called sometimes the Friars. Also my house a little from the Gull. She to hold all these tenements &c. for life; and after her decease I give them to my son Jefferey Russham. I give my wife my house in the parish of St. Peter now in the tenure of William Gardyner, with a barn and stable and an orchard thereunto belonging, in a street leading towards Much Waldingfield. To son Jefferey sundry furniture &c., among which a joined chair, a wicker chair, a chest with bars of iron &c. Also to him my best bowl of silver, parcel gilt, and six silver spoons. To Elizabeth Cole my daughter and wife unto William Cole my other bowl of silver and three silver spoons and ten pounds in money. To William Cole her husband my black gown faced with budge. To my daughter Frances Prentyse, wife unto John Prentyse of Cowlne, ten pounds and three silver spoons. Elizabeth Russham daughter unto my son John late departed. Anne Ellys, my wife's daughter and wife unto Peter Ellis now
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- dwelling at the Swan. Samuel Russham son to Ellin Russham my daughter late deceased. Ten shillings each to John Cole the son of my daughter Cole, to Martyn Cole, her next son, to William Cole, her youngest son, to Ellyn Cole, her daughter, and to Parnell Cole, her next daughter, John Prentyse, son of my daughter Frances, William Prentise, her next son, Robert Prentyse, her third son, and Johan Prentyse, her daughter. Wife Thomasyn to be executrix and son Jefferey supervisor. Langley, 37.
- WILLIAM COLE of Sudbury. Suffolk, 17 October 1588, with a codicil dated 18 October 1588, proved 9 January 1588. To wife Elizabeth my house wherein I now dwell during her natural life, also my house and orchard which I lately purchased of William Curde the younger. To daughter Ellen Cole twenty pounds at day of marriage (and certain household stuff). To son Martyn Cole twenty pounds at twenty one or day of marriage (and other property). The same to son William at twenty one &c. Similar gifts to sons Edward and Geffrey Cole, each at twenty one. Daughters Parnell and Mary Cole at marriage or twenty one. To son Roger Cole twenty pounds within two years next after my decease. To son John twenty pounds in one year. To son Robert twenty pounds in one year. Brother John Cole. Wife Elizabeth executrix and brother in law Jeffery Rusham to be executor with her, if he will. Leicester, 17.
- JEFFERYE RUSHAM of London gent. 22 July 1587, proved 12 June 1589. To wife Mary my messuage &c. in Cornard Magna, Suffolk, called Parkers, lately purchased by me of Roger Warren Esq., to hold for her natural life and after her decease I devise and give the said messuage to John Cole, eldest son of Elizabeth Cole my sister, to hold for ten years after my wife's decease, then to Martin Cole his brother, then to William Cole another brother, next to Edward Cole another brother, then to Jeffery Cole another
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- brother, afterwards to my right heirs forever. To the children of my sister Elizabeth now wife of William Cole of Sudbury a hundred and three score pounds, viz't, twenty pounds apiece. To the children of my sister Frances Prentise now living ten pounds apiece. To Elizabeth Rusham daughter of my elder brother John twenty pounds. The portions severally due to the foresaid children to be delivered unto my brother William Cole for his children and my brother Prentise for his children and to my brother Hunwick for Elizabeth Russham. To the children of my sister Anne Ellis now widow five pounds apiece. Margaret ___ mother of the said Elizabeth Rusham. To my brother John Hunwick of Colchester twenty pounds to buy him a gilt salt. To sister Ellis, sister Cole and sister Frances Prentice fifty shillings each to buy them rings. Mr. Garnett my wife's father. Mr. Donatte. Mr. Albery. The poor of Sudbury. Wife Mary to be executrix and her father and my brother Hunwick overseers. In a codicil added 9 June 31 Eliz : he refers to John Hunwick of Stebbinge, to Parnell Cole daughter of William Cole lately deceased, to Robert Garthe, to brother Jasper Garnett, to cousin John Curde of Sudbury and others. Leicester, 51. ___________________________
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Geoffrey Cole's Timeline
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Hampshire, England
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Ulcombe, Kent, England
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1495
Age 61
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