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William Cole (abt. 1653 - abt. 1710)

William Cole aka Colles
Born about in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colonymap
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Husband of — married 27 Jul 1688 in Wallingford, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
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Died about at about age 56 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticutmap
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Biography

William Cole, born 25 April 1653 at Middletown, Connecticut, was a son of Sarah (Rusco; abt.1626-1688) and Henry Cole (1615-1676) [1],[2].

William married 27 July 1688 at Wethersfield, Connecticut, Sarah (Conger) Cole (abt.1657-1742) [3]. Several children proceeded from this union, these of whom are documented:

  • John Cole (28 March 1691 – 1761); married Mary Sanford
  • Sarah Wadsworth Cole (14 October 1693 – 14 September 1780); married William Blanchard
  • William Cole (15 Feb 1696 – 19 Feb 1772); married Experience Gaylord
  • Samuel Cole (7 March 1698 – 1730); married Mary Scranton
  • James Cole (7 March 1707 – 1803)

Notes

Surname of this family variously spelled Colles, Coll, Cull, Coall.

The cited Cole genealogy states the name of William's wife as Martha, which may be an error.

Sources

  1. "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73P-Y58 : Wed Oct 04 02:44:43 UTC 2023), Entry for William Colles and Henry Colles, 25 April 1653.
  2. Cole, Ernest Byron. The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633. Grafton Press, 1908. Page 329 [1]
  3. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-NR96 : 15 April 2022), William Cook, ; citing Marriage, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272228. [Note: This is a transcribed record which states his name incorrectly as William Cook]
  • White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.




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Cole-16067 and Cole-4018 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents; same birth information; same death information.
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