Jane (Cole) George (1605 - abt. 1670)

Born 1605 in Tillingham, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of John George — married 4 Nov 1623 in Tillingham, Essex, England

Descendants

Died about 1670 at about age 65 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Jane (Cole) George was a Virginia colonist.

It is currently believed that "this" Jane Cole may have been born around 1605, or possibly later, in Essex, England; maybe in or close to Tillingham. Some online trees and sites falsely claim or assume that she was born in the colony of Virginia, when immigration evidence suggests otheriwse.

There appears a concensus across several online family trees that she married John George on 4 Nov 1623 in Tillingham, Essex - however no primary reference source (parish baptism record or similar) has been found thus far which verifies that date and place. Other sources suggest a marriage date of 1632 or 1635. [Please add primary reference sources if located.]

What does appear reasonably verified is that Jane and her husband John George arrived in Virginia in 1638, and that a Thomas George that arrived the same year may possibly be their son.^[1]

The birth of a daughter Sarah George in 1645 suggests that Jane's death date was after that. One PM believes that Jane may have died before her her husband John George, since John George's widow Ann George (likely his second wife) is shown marrying another in the note below.

"Bertram or Bertrand SERVANT had child Frances SERVANT who married John GEORGE in 1696, son of Col. John GEORGE of Nansemond, whose widow, Anne, married Col. John LEAR aft 1678. Anne died before 1688, as Col. John LEAR married again in 1688."^[2] (Note: This record shows John GEORGE's father as Col. John George but information from the Marty Grant's website suggests that his parents were Isaac George and Hester Fawdon. - mgp)

This suggests that Jane (Cole) George certainly died before 1677/78, and perhaps several years prior. In the absence of any reliable source related to her death, burial or will, a working date of death of 1870 has been assumed for now.

Emigration

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1635 or 1638 t.b.c.

Place: Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ "Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666" by George Cabell Greer, publ. 1912 by W C Hill Printing Company, Richmond, VA (1912) - page 125;
2. ↑ Genealogies of VA Families, Volume IV, Elizabeth City Co., VA Families, Col. John Lear, Charles Jenings, pg. 654

• Grant, Marvin A., Jr. Descendants of Col. John George (Self-published, 2006)
• Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived.
• "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s" (PILI) 3 volumes; edited by P. William Filby; published by Gale Research Co., Farmington Mills, MI, USA (1980); online source: The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, Utah, USA.

Acknowledgements

This profile is the result of multiple, sequential merges of original profiles created as follows:

• by the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 Sep 2010;
• by the import of My Family File.ged on 19 May 2010;
• by the import of jan302011.ged on 31 January 2011;
• by the import of AlvaFAMILY.ged on 08 April 2011;
• WikiTree profile Cole-2780 created through the import of Moorman Lemp Family (1).ged on 6 Oct 2011 by Stephanie M;
• WikiTree profile Cole-3236 created through the import of florencealmapughancestors.ged on 12 Apr 2012 by Richard Williams;
• WikiTree profile Cole-5018 through the import of JamestonHatcherdesc_2013-09-14.ged on Sep 14, 2013 by Kelley Anonymous;