John William Cole III (1742 - 1826)

Born 12 Sep 1742 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Son of John Cole Jr and Abigail (Butts) Cole

Husband of Mercy (Wood) Cole — married 19 Jul 1764 (to 1770) in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Husband of Susannah (Salisbury) Cole — married 4 Oct 1770 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

Husband of Mary (Eddy) Spicer — married 8 Nov 1777 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1826 at age 84 in Washington, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John Cole III is Notable.

John Cole III is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-136168
Rank: Private

Private John Cole III served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

John Cole III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024176.

When John William Cole was born on September 12, 1742, in Swansea, Massachusetts, his father, John, was 46 and his mother, Abigail, was 46. He married Mercy Wood and they had four children together. He then married Susannah Salisbury and they had six children together. He died on October 12, 1826, in Washington, Ohio, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried in Marietta, Ohio.

Military Service: 1777 John was a soldier of the Revolution, born in Swansea Mass., SAR and DAR state: He served under Col John Dagget's Rhode Island Reg't as Private as aide to Captain Jas Hill, Colonel William's Reg't. Died Wash. Co., Ohio--Captain Hills Co., Col. John Daggetts Reg. Bristol, R. I. (On headstone erected by his descendants in 1918).

John Cole was the son of Abigail Butts and John Cole. He was first married to Mercy Wood 19 Jul 1764, Swansea , Bristol Co, MA. Married Susannah Salisbury, da of Richard Salisbury and Ruth Boomer, 4 Oct 1770 in Swansea, Bristol Co, MA. He came to Washington County in the early days of the settlement . By his second wife he had Elizabeth, Candace, Phillip, Ichabod and John. By his first wife he had Noah, Asa, Sarah (died young) and Nathan

The History of Washington County, Ohio 1788-1881 gives this account of JOHN COLE, but it is not totally correct. (Under bio of Capt. Caius Cole, John's grandson.) It was John's "grandfather" and his brother's who fled from the Indians. "Not his father." This all took place during King Philips War in June of 1675. See notes for Hugh Cole, who was the Great Grandfather of this John Cole. Williams History of Washington Co., gives the following account: "The earliest account that I have about this Cole family is that 3 Cole brothers, Englishmen, settled on Long Island. They were attacked by Indians and fled to save their lives one of them being killed by the pursuing savages. The two who were spared did not return to the dangerous locality they had originally chosen for a home, but settled in New York State upon the Hudson river".

According to the short biography in Williams History about John Cole's grandson, Sampson who is the son of Nathan states that Nathan Cole removed with his family, in 1787 to Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York. He afterwards removed to the Hoosac valley and remained the till 1803, when he came to this county and temporarily took shelter in a log house, nearly opposite the mouth of the Kanawha. He purchased land on the Ohio river bank with the present limits of Dunham Township, and while a cabin was being built, Sampson then a boy of 19 yrs, and his younger brother, lodged in the covered wagons. The house was ready for occupancy in a week, the the family moved into it. (NOTE: The mouth of the Kanawha is at Belpre, Ohio directly across the Ohio River from Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. This would be about 1/4 of a mile from Blennerhassett Island.

Philip Cole was the first representative of his family who settled in Warren township. John Cole, his father was a native of Rhode Island, where he was married twice. By his first wife he had three children--Asa, Nathan, and Noah. By his second wife, Susannah Salisbury, he had five children--Elizabeth, Candace, Philip, Ichabod, and John. He emigrated from Rhode Island to West Virginia, and then settled in Belpre where he remained two years. Philip, during the stay of the family in Wood County, West Virginia, married Eunice Gates, a Vermont lady, and in 1803, or early in 1804, sought a home up the river. He settled on the farm now owned by J. H. Deming. His nearest neighbor down the river was Wilbur Harris, one of the very earliest settlers of the township. The nearest improvement up the river was Nogletown. In 1804, John Cole with his family removed from Belpre and settled below Vienna Island on the farm now owned by Henry Cole. He opened the first house of entertainment in the neighborhood and kept the first ferry between Belpre and Marietta. His son Asa, retainted the homestead; Nathan settled on the territory now included in Dunham, where he afterwards opened a tavern. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter, married William (should be Willard) Green; Candance married Willard Harris and settled, in 1806, on Little Hocking. Philip Cole's family consisted of eight children--Eunice (O'Neil), Lucinda (Whiteman), Diantha (Deming), Caroline (Lewis), William, Louisa (Shields), Henry H., and Mary Ann (Ballard). Philip Cole was an enterprising citizen and a useful member of his pioneer community. He was one of the first magistrates of his township. He died January 25, 1831; his wife died December, 1857. --History of Washington County, Ohio 1788-1881 - Written by H. Z. Williams - Pg. 635

John Cole kept a tavern on the Ohio River bank known as "The Half Way House" because it was about equal distance between Marietta and Belpre. There he entertained the wayfaring stranger as well as friends. He kept the custom of setting forth a 'gigger' of whiskey to his guests until he died.

Name: JOHN COLE State: OH County: Washington County Township: Belpre Township. Year: 1803

1807 Enumeration of Belpre Township (taken before Warren Township was formed), several familiar names appear in the following order: Benj. F. Stone, John Torrence, Nathan Cole, Willard Harris, Willard Greene, Thomas Bartley, Asa Cole, John Cole, Ichabod Cole, Gideon Rathbon, and Ephraim Cutler. When I put this list with the notes on land owners, it appears that the enumerator was moving up the Ohio River from Belpre. ---------------Linda Showalter (Constitution, Warren Twp., Washington County, Ohio Historian)

NOTE: In the book Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, by Ernest Byron Cole 1908 states that John Cole's 2nd wife as "Morah Eddy", married Nov. 8, 1777. I believe that this date is incorrect, and question if this marriage even occured. His 2nd wife, Susanna Salisbury. She didn't die until February 13, 1823. Both John and Susanna are buried at Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery in Washington County, Ohio. John and Susanna are the parents of 5 children. The oldest child Elizabeth, was born in 1773 and his youngest, John being born in 1785. ----- If Morah Eddy was his wife, they would have to of been married between the years of 1770 & 1773. If this is the case, then Noah Cole could be the child by this marriage. ---I have seen many researchers of John Cole have on the internet the wives of John Cole, but the dates of his marriages, and which children who belongs to whom, does not match up. (Some also have John Cole married to Susannah Salisbury with the following marriage dates: Nov. 8, 1777, Nov. 18, 1777 and Nov. 8, 1871. The latter date seems to be more like the true date of marriage, because Elizabeth and Candace were already born before 1777.)

• Fact: Burial (October 1826) Warren Township, Washington, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Occupation Revolutionary War veteran
• Fact: Other

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Research Notes

John appears as head of household in Warren in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island^[1]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are

• two white males over 16: John and possibly his nephew John, who was made ward of John's father in 1767.
• two white males under 16: possibly sons
• one white female over 16: second wife Susannah

Sources

1. ↑ 1774 Census

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 August 2018, 08:27), entry for John William Cole(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZGW-FG9); contributed by various users.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Bill Cole and Jeff Cole match on 64 out of 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Hugh T. Cole.
• DNA-Y Paternal Lineage Confirmation; See the profile for Bill Cole for details explaining this source in his biography section at “DNA testing”
• Marriage to Mercy Wood, 19 Jul 1764 @ Swansea, Bristol: "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850"; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0022366 item 3 & 0903395 items 7-8.
• Marriage to Susannah Salisbury, 04 Oct 1770 • Swansea, Bristol: "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850"; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0022366 item 3 & 0903395 items 7-8.
• "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970" (#84244)
• "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records for Milton, 1620-1988" for John Cole showing birth date of 7 Jul 1742
• "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp.63 (241)
• Marriage, "John & Susannah Salisbury, both of Swanzey, were married Oct 4, 1770"; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850, Sess. 1746-77, pp. 610;(AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016): [1]
• Marriage, 'John & Marah Eddy, both of Swanzey, were married Nov 8, 1777"; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850, Book D, pp. 251;Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016);[2]
• Memorial for John Wm Cole and links to family at Find A Grave: Memorial #34019049
• 1774 Rhode Island Census, Warren, Page 4, Entry 9 -- John Cole Jun.; citing transcription by Annie Austin in Rhode Island Roots 33 p.27, March 2007.

Other sources

Name: JOHN COLE State: OH County: Washington County Township: Belpre Township Year: 1808 Record Type: Tax List Page: 034

Name: JOHN COLE State: OH County: Washington County Township: Bell Prie Year: 1809 Record Type: Tax List Page: 017

Name: JOHN COLE State: OH County: Washington County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1810 Record Type: Tax list Page: 024 Database: OH 1810 Washington Co. Census Index

1820 Census, Warren Twp., Washington County, Ohio John COLE Males: 1 45+ Females: 1 45+

Other Sources (that may require an account)

"Ancestry Member Trees submitted by members":[3] [4]

SEE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF JOHN COLE IN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HIS GREAT- GRANDSON, CAIUS MARK COLE. (Asa Cole, Sardis Cole, Cauis Cole)

Acknowledgement; Entered by Deborah King, Sep 24, 2012

data from merge with Cole-11656

alt death place : or Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts,

Birth: Sep 12 1742 - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage: Spouse: Mercy Cole (born Wood) - July 19 1764 - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Wife: Mercy Cole (born Wood)

Child: Asa Cole

Death: Oct 12 1826 - Warren, Washington, Ohio, USA

myheritage : Gardner Web Site - John William Cole https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-268617155/john-cole-in-familysearch-family-tree

Birth: July 7 1742 - Milton, Norfolk,Massachusetts

Parents: John Cole, Abigail Cole

myheritage : Bloom Web Site - John Cole https://www.myheritage.com/person-1013044_283174801_283174801/john-cole

John William Cole

Birth: Sep 12 1742 - Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

Death: Oct 12 1826 - Warren, Washington County, Ohio, United States

Wife: Susanna Ann Salisbury

Child: Candace "Candy" Cole

also Wood Web Site : John Cole