William Cole, of Hampton

Eunice Cole (c. 1590, England - October 1680, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA), maiden name unknown, was a woman from the coast of New Hampshire. Better known as "Goody Cole", she is the only woman convicted of witchcraft in New Hampshire.[1]

Her husband was William Cole. There are no records of this union producing children, although since they came to this country when they were already well past childbearing age, it is certainly possible that they had children in England. Both of them were indentured servants of Matthew Craddock, a wealthy London merchant. After their service with Charles/Matthew Craddock was over, the Coles were released from Craddock's service they came to New England with their passage furnished, for £10. In Boston they were granted 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land in Mount Wollaston (now Quincy), Massachusetts on February 20, 1637, though they left for Exeter, New Hampshire before the year was out. Both of the Coles were followers of Reverend John Wheelwright, who believed in antinomianism. Very soon after, they moved to neighboring Hampton, New Hampshire, receiving a 40-acre (160,000 m2) parcel of land. The 5-acre (20,000 m2) house lot was situated slightly east of where the Baptist church stands today on Winnacunnet Road. The other 35 acres (140,000 m2) was a good source of income, considering William Cole was a carpenter. William Cole died on May 26, 1662.

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WILLIAM COLE. He came to the Massachusetts Bay colony early, and January 23, 1637, two acres were granted to him at Mt. Wallaston. He married Elizabeth, a daughter of Francis Doughty, a merchant of Bristol, England. Her brother, the Rev. Francis Doughty, also came to the colony. He was in Taunton in 1639, and subsequently went to Rhode Island and thence to Long Island, where he was very roughly handled by the Dutch. He finally went to Virginia. .... etc. .... He moved back to Hampton, and died there May 16, 1662, in his eighty-second year.

His children were:

• 2. i. John.
• 3. ii. Nicholas, b. 1636.
• 4. iii. William,

And probably others.