John Cole, of Plymouth and Plympton

Not the same as John Cole, of Swansea and Warren

John Cole, of Plymouth and Plympton

• Born 16 Mar 1660 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
• Died 14 Mar 1724 at age 63 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
• Son of James Cole Jr. and Mary Tilson
• Husband of Susanna (Gray) Cole — married before 1 April 1688

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Disambiguation

The sources available are clear, so let us all be careful not to confuse the families of:

JOHN COLE (born 16 March 1660 in Plymouth, Mass; married Susannah Grey; died 14 March 1724 in Plymouth; buried in Lakenham Cemetery, Plymouth, Mass.),

WITH

JOHN COLE (born 1660 in Swansea, Mass/Rhode Island - the location being right across the border from each other ; married Susannah; died 25 June 1748 in Swansea; buried in Kickemuit Cemetery in Swansea.
The data is similar, but they are not the same person.

Biography

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Cole-2825 created 17 Oct 2011 | Last modified 26 Oct 2023

John Cole, Sr's life timeline from FamilySearch.org Don't confuse this John Cole with his cousin, John Cole born 15 May 1660.

John (James, James) b. March 16, 1660;[1]Wakefield points out that the only source for this date is "The Desc. of James Cole by E.B Cole, but he does not document the date.[2]

m. Susannah Gray d/o Edward and Dorothy (Lettice) Gray[2][1] (later w/o Nathaniel Clark). Susannah was b 15 Oct 1668; d. 26 Aug 1727 [1] This marriage took place shortly before 1 April 1688, on which date Susanna Cole ("who was Grey") was called before the church for fornication with her husband before they were married.[2]

A marriage to Patience Barber was reported by EB Cole and subsequently in Torrey's New England Marriages, however Patience Barber was the wife of John Jr.[2]

John and Susannah lived in Plymouth and then moved to Plympton before 14 Feb 1705/6 when Joseph was born.

Referred to as John Cole Sr. in the Plympton Vital Records[3]

John Cole died March 14, 1723/4, in Carver.[4] or in Plympton in his 63rd year[3][2][1] He was buried at what is now called the Lakenham Cemetery in Carver.[4]

John Cole's will dated 13 May 1723/4, refers to himself of Plimpton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts, in New England, a yeoman, and sick and weak. His wife Susanna Cole is heir and executrix. No children are mentioned.[5][6]

The administration of Susanna's estate in 1727, mentions children. The documents refer to them as her children: John Cole, Edward Cole, Thomas Cole, Joseph Cole, Benjamin Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Samuel Cole (decd, had a son Samuel), Mary Wright wife of Isaac Wright of Plympton, Susanna Harlow wife of Robert Harlow of Plimouth[7]

Children:

1. Patience b. 1697;[1]
2. John Cole[7] b. 1699;[1] m. Patience Barber in Bridgewater, Mass 27 Jan 1709/10[8] Two children listed in "The Descendants of James Cole," as sons of John and Susanna[1] are sons of John Cole Jr and Patience by the Vital Records of Plympton.[9]
3. *Ebenezer 17 Oct 1711;[1] child of John Jr and Patience[9]
4. *Hezekiah b. ? d. 16 May 1724;[1] b. July 29, 1722 son of John Jr & Patience. There was a second Hezekiah b. in 1725.[9]
5. Edward Cole[7]
6. Thomas Cole[7]
7. Joseph Cole[7] b 14 Feb 1706;[1][9] 1705/6[3]
8. Benjamin Cole[7]"Benjamine, ch. John Sr. and Susanah [(Susanna (d. Edward Gray of Plymouth and Dorothy (second w.)))], Feb. 15, 1707-8," at Plympton, Massachusetts.[9] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Volume: Plympton - V1, Page(s): 74, 75 Accessed at American Ancestors[3] In 1728, Benjamin between 14 and 21 years of age made the choice of Mr. Samuel Bradford of Plympton to be his guardian.[10]
9. Elizabeth Cole[7] born June 4, 1710.[9][3]
10. Samuel Cole (decd in 1727 but had a son Samuel)[7]
11. Mary Cole, wife of Isaac Wright of Plympton[7]
12. Susanna Cole, wife of Robert Harlow of Plymouth[7]

Notes for Susanna (Cole) Harlow: Susanna Cole, daughter of John and Susanna (Gray) Cole, was probably born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where her parents lived at the estimated time of her birth. Her birth is estimated at about 1695. John Cole does not mention his children in his will and Susanna has no birth record. However, 16 Sept 1724, Robert Harlow and wife Susannah quitclaimed to her widowed mother, Susanna Cole of Plympton, claim to the estate of her father John Cole. When the widow Susanna Cole's estate is settled, in 1728, the distribution document mentions daughter Susanna Harlow, wife of Robert Harlow. She and Robert are also mentioned in the probate documents of her brother Samuel.[11]

References

1. Family profile w/birth, marriage, death and childrens names; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp. 32 (7) which may be found here: [1]
2. Wakefield, Robert S. and Alice H. Dreger. "The Wives and Children of James Cole (c1625-1709) of Plymouth, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist 67:243. 1992.
3. "Plympton, Mass., Vital Records", The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants) Vol 5 p 207. At AmericanAncestors
4. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008) (Subscription required.) Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI) Volume: Carver - V1, Page(s): 152 (see Coal, Cole), "John [h. Susanna], Mar. 14, 1724, in 63d y. G.R.1."
5. Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) 1727 # 4732, #4694.
6. Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. Boston, Mass.: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1916. Page 38
7. Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (HEGHS, Boston, Mass., 1923) Page 75
8. Roser, Susan E. "two Susanna Coles: One Mayflower Connection." The Mayflower Descendant 50:165. 2000.
9. Y-DNA Patrilineal Confirmation; See the profile for Bill Cole for details explaining this source in his biography section at “DNA testing”
10. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9MBS-9BG