Dennis Garett Cole (abt. 1705 - bef. 1773)

Born about 1705 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Jun 1773 before about age 68 in Balltimore County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Origin

No birth record has been found for Dennis Garrett Cole. His relationship to his father, John Cole, comes from wills and land records.

Marriage & Children

Dennis married Rachel Price the daughter of Mordecai Price and Mary Parsons. They were the parents of seven known children:

Edith b. 28 AUG 1728 m. 8 NOV 1748 John Mallonee

Urith b. 25 Nov 1731 m. John Price Jr.

Dennis b. 9 DEC 1734 - d. 1770

Rachel m. --?-- Pearce

Henry

Cassandra b. 1751 - d. 1811 m. Stephen Gill

Rebecca m. --?-- Pitt ^[1]

Other Events

1737- Dennis Cole is listed as a taxable male living in the Back River Upper Hundred of Baltimore County. ^[2] 1750- He owned 59 acres of Price's Favor and 50 acres of Maynor's Beginning.

Cole's Choice, and additional tracts of land near the Patapsco River, were owned by his father beginning in 1690's.

Will

In his will proved 16 JUN 1773 he named grandson, Dennis Cole, the children of his deceased daughter Edith Mallonee; grandson Stephen Gill, born of his daughter Cassandra Gill; daughters Urith Price and Rachel Pearce; his son, Henry; granddaughter Rebecca Pitt and his wife Rachel. He also mentioned sons-in-law John Price Jr. and Stephen Gill.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Barnes, Robert W. "Baltimore County Families 1659-1759", Willow Bend Books, Westminster: 1999
2. ↑ Wright, F. Edward, “Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1692-1763” Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books 1999.
3. ↑ Barnes, ibid

Stated in the book, Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland; A Genealogical and Biographical Review from wills, deeds and church records. By: J.D. Warfield, A.M. Kohn & Pollock Publishers, Baltimore, MD. 1905, page 133 describes The Cole Family Dennis Garrett Cole, his wife Rachel, children and parents. The purchase of land by Thomas Stone and Dennis Garrett on "Long Island Point" in 1683 and in 1691, Thomas Stone gave his portion to the children of Dennis Garrett. Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland; A Genealogical and Biographical Review from wills, deeds and church records. By: J.D. Warfield, A.M. Kohn & Pollock Publishers, Baltimore, MD. 1905.

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