Samuel Cole, III

Biography

First Draft

Samuel Cole, III was born in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts on March 3, 1754. He states in his Revolutionary War Pension File that he enlisted as a Private in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

The he further describes being involved in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the opening shots of the Revolution. Saying he saw the eight dead bodies in Lexington. A statement latter backed up by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in his Pension File on page 52. That he enlisted February 26 1775 and engaged April 19, 1775 the day of those Battles.

This is just a brief as I am still constructing his profile.

After the Siege of Boston he was sent to Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, which he described as a Frontier Town

There on September 11, 1776 he Married Anna Tillotson He remained on post in Haverhill until 1778 when he moved to Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire Anna's Home Town.

To the couple then were Born

1. Deborah b 1783 Baptized February 17, 1783 in Orford

2. Bethiah b. 1784 Baptized June 1784 in Orford

3. ???

4. ???

The Informaion above on the girls is comming from the book; Tillotson, Tillison, and Tillitson: descendants of John Tillotson, immigrant to the American colonies from the West Riding, Yorkshire, England : landowner of Rowley and Newbury colony of the Massachusetts Bay and one of the thirty founders of Lyme colony of Connecticut in two volumes, Volume 1 Page 146

I'd get a Copy, but it's $250 Buck on Amazon. That's all I could coax out of a Preview..

On the 1790 Census the Couple was still in Orford, and the Census lists 5 females and one male, so there are at least 2 more daughters born in Orford...no Sons.

By 1800 they Had Removed to Randolph, Orange, Vermont. on that Census there are still 4 Daughters and no Sons. How do we know of all the Samuel Cole's out there that Samuel was with his Family in Randolph?

His Neighbor William Perkins swears to it in Samuel's Revolutionary War Pension file, saying on Page 9 of the File in 1833;

"We were acquainted with him when he lived in Randolph between thirty and forty years ago. That we lived in the same Neighborhood as his Family."

Samuel Cole, and he had 4 Daughters. in his house, Himself and Anna.  6 Total.  No Son's

While in Randolph, Bethiah marries John Cole on March 3, 1801. And it says on that record that John was a Resident at that time of Caneadea, Allegany County, New York

While still in Randolph Samuel Cole Jones first Born of John Jones and Bethiah Cole is Born In Randolph, Orange Vermont 13 Jan 1802, no doubt being named after grandpa.

Then Jan 10, 1808 Samuel Marries Sarah Hartshorn in Stanstead, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec

And Removes with Sarah to Stanstead.

To That couple are born

1. Samuel Cole, IV b. 8 Feb 1815, in Stanstead, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

2. Benjamin Cole b. 1827 in Stanstead, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

3. Simeon Cole b. 24 Jul 1829 in probably Stanstead, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Anna Cole (Tillotson) died on Feb 04, 1824, in Orford, NH. or Randolph, VT

In one of the statements for the Widow's Pension by a Neighbor he States that he was a Samuel's funeral, and just where he is buried, I will be creating a Find a grave for him at that location on private ground and attaching his testimony to it.

But this is where it stands May 19, 2015

If anybody has access to this book it would surely be helpful;

Tillotson, Tillison, and Tillitson: descendants of John Tillotson, immigrant to the American colonies from the West Riding, Yorkshire, England : landowner of Rowley and Newbury colony of the Massachusetts Bay and one of the thirty founders of Lyme colony of Connecticut in two volumes, Volume 1 Page 146

In reading the Pension documents, you get the real sense that his guy was highly respected, and those around him really loved to hear his stories. And that's the purpose of this profile.

Military History

American Revolutionary War

Service Description:  1) ALSO PVT, CAPTS WILLIAM PERLEY, JOSEPH HUTCHINS; COLS JOSEPH FRYE, TIMOTHY BEDEL 2) SGT UNDER CAPT TIMOTHY BARRON

Appears on the Rolls of Joseph Hutchings August, 1777 being paid for 1 month 16 days of service.

Bedel's Regiment was first raised as a single company of rangers in Coos, New Hampshire on May 26, 1775 under the command of Timothy Bedel for the protection of northern New Hampshire during the early days of the American Revolutionary War. Between July 1775 and January 1776 eight more companies of rangers were recruited from the frontiermen of northern New Hampshire as the regiment joined the Continental Army and took part in the Siege of Fort St. Jean and the Battle of The Cedars during the Invasion of Canada. Most of the regiment was captured at The Cedars but were exchanged for British soldiers captured during the Canadian campaign eight days later. With the ending of the enlistments of the soldiers the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Coos, New Hampshire.

Sources:

Service: Listing at D.A.R. Revolutionary War (Data in the Correction File 5/18/2015)

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• Military: (2 Feb 1775 — Age: 20) Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• Military: (19 Apr 1775 — Age: 21) Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Marriage to Anna Tillotson: (11 Sep 1776 — Age: 22) Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: (Jul 1778 — Age: 24) Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: (1790 — Age: 36) Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: (1800 — Age: 46) Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Marriage to Sarah Hartshorn: (10 Jan 1808 — Age: 53) Stanstead, Memphrémagog, Quebec, Canada
• Civil: (27 Dec 1833 — Age: 79) Province of Lower Canada
  • Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via Anna Tillotson by SmartCopy: May 18 2015, 4:48:48 UTC
• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: May 21 2015, 4:36:27 UTC