Nathaniel Cole, of Swansea

Not the same as Nathaniel Cole, of Duxbury (who married Sarah) or Nathaniel Cole, of Farmington (who married Elizabeth Woodford).

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cole-12794

When Nathaniel Cole was born [1][2] in 1673 in Swansea, Massachusetts, his father, John, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 27.

He married Elizabeth Eddy [3] in 1700 in his hometown. She was the daughter of Caleb Eddy and Elizabeth Bullock, born 20 Apr 1678 in Swansea, Massachusetts, and died after 1713.

They had three known children [4] during their marriage.

He died on March 18, 1745, in his hometown [5]at the age of 72, and was buried there.

The will of Nathaniel Cole of Swanzey, yeoman, is dated 28 May 1744 and was proved (15?) March 1744/5.[6] It mentions:

• wife Elizabeth
  • son Caleb Cole
  • daughter Patience, the wife of Aaron Kingsley
  • eldest son Nathaniel Cole, who is said to be non compos mentis, and his wife Sarah
    • grandsons Barnard, Ephraim, and Nathaniel Cole, "the sons and only children of my sd. son Nathaniel by Sarah his wife."

Executor was his grandson Barnard.

Will of NATHANIEL COLE of Swan., Yeoman, dtd. 28 May 1744, prob. 15 March 1744. Wife Elizabeth. Sons: Nathaniel (eldest, now non compos mantis) & Caleb Cole. Dau. Patience wife of Aaron Kingsley. Sarah the wife of my son Nathaniel. Grsons. Barnard, Ephraim & Nathaniel Cole the sons & only childn. of my son Nathaniel by Sarah is wife. Grson. Bernard Cole to be Exec. Witns: Benjamin Cole, Daniel Salsbury, Andrew Cole & Benjamin Herrington (10:489/90).

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25 NATHANIEL COLE (John^, James^), 2d ch., b. Swansea, Mass., (date unknown); d. 1744; m. Elizabeth Eddy, daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth (Bullock) Eddy, 1700, b. Apl. 20, 1678.

Children

• 118 i Nathaniel, b. Aug. 20, 1702.
• 119 ii Patience, b. Apl. 5, 1705.
• 120 hi Caleb, b. Mch. 7, 1708.

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References

1. The descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 1633 : also a record of the families of Lieutenant Thomas Burnham, of Ipswich, 1635, Lieutenant Edward Winship, of Cambridge, 1635, and Simon Huntington, of Norwich, England, 1635, with a complete record of the Cole, Coole, and Cowle families of America in the revolution. by Cole, Ernest Byron. Person # 25. Page 36. < Archive.Org >
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cole-12794 cites
   1. Cole, Ernest Byron; The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633
   2. https://new.findagrave.com/memorial/21985163
   3. Cole, Ernest Byron; The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633
   4. Birth records of children
   5. Findagrave https://new.findagrave.com/memorial/21985163
   6. Bristol Co., Mass. probate vol. 10 pages 489–490. Footnotes:
   7. Rounds, H. L. Peter. Vital records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), 197.
   8. Cole, Ernest Byron; The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633 (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp. 36 (25)
   9. Will: Massachusetts Town, Porbate, and Vital Records, 1600s-1900s
   10. Bristol County, MA Probate Records, 1687-1745, Volume X 1740-1745, Page 344:
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eddy-2539 cites
   1. Vital Records of Swansea, MA, p. 4.
   2. The Eddy Family in America, published 1930; pages 39 and 59.