Ambrose Cole Jr (abt. 1695 - bef. 1777)

Born about 1 Feb 1695 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lincoln) Cole — married 29 Dec 1720 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Husband of Mehitabel (Goold) Cole — married 15 Oct 1748 in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 2 Jun 1777 before about age 82 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Ambrose was born about 1700. Ambrose Cole ... Elizabeth Lincoln married Ambrose Cole in Scituate on 29th December 1720 and she died at the age of 21 years old^[1]

Ambrose was the son of Ambrose and Silence (Wade) Cole

He had four marriages: first to Abigail Sutton, about 1715 at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - parents of James Cole

He then married his second wife Elizabeth Lincoln, daughter of Mordecai and Mary (Hobart) Lincoln, on 29 Dec 1720 at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - their children were Elizabeth and Amos Cole

In 1729, Ambrose was appointed guardian to his children, Elizabeth and Amos for their estate inherited from their mother.^[2]

His third marriage was to Elizabeth Vinal in 1739 at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

His final marriage was to Mehitable Gould on 1 Feb 1748/9 at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

He is buried at Groveland Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Probate

The will of Ambrose Cole of Scituate, yeoman was dated 8 April 1777 and proved on 2 June 1777 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife (but not by name), his son-in-law James Merrit (executor), and the children of his deceased son Amos (Ambrose Cole, Amos Cole, Polly Cole, and Elizabeth Cole). His inventory was taken on 2 June 1777 in Scituate.^[3]

In 1778, an account of his estate by James Merritt was recorded which included debts received, debts paid, doctor in his last sickness, and administration fees.^[4]

In 1782, a second account of his estate by James Merritt was recorded which included selling real estate, and debts paid. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Pg.66.The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln.By James Henry Lea, John Robert Hutchinson,
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FCS4 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 269-270 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-ZS21  : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 195-196 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-Z3TP : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 332-333 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-6H6B : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 94-95 of 638; State Archives, Boston.

• Ambrose Cole discovered in Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26409655?h=e0c2ef
• Ambrose Cole discovered in Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26409666?h=4ffa75
• Ambrose Cole discovered in Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26409681?h=f7b381
• Ambros Cole discovered in Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26409695?h=65b58e
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136060266/ambrose-cole