Thomas Cole (abt. 1660 - 1696)

Born about 1660 in Wells, York, Maine, Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Wormwood) Cole — married May 1685 in Wells, York, Maine, Colonial America

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1696 at about age 36 in Wells, York, Maine, Colonial America

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Biography

Thomas Cole b. abt. 1660; s/o Nicholas Cole and Jane ______

m. Abigail Wormwood about 1688

d.June 24, 1696

CHILDREN:

Samuel Cole b.abt.1683 bapt. July 12, 1702 at Wells, ME occupation Millman d.abt.1749 at Biddeford, ME, m.(1)Nov. 3, 1708 Rebecca Stimpson dau. of George Stimpson and Alice Phillips m.(2)(int.)Oct. 14, 1731 of Biddeford Esther Brooks

Elizabeth Cole b.abt.1688 bapt. July 12, 1702 at Wells, ME m.Nov. 25, 1708 Richard Stimpson

Abigail Cole b.1687 d.June 26, 1772 m.Dec. 28, 1716 Thomas Haines son of Robert Haines, he d.March 25, 1770

Ruth Cole b.Nov. 15, 1694 Kennebunk d.on or bef.Nov. 23, 1763/68 m.July 26, 1714 at Wells, ME Ichabod Cousins b.abt.1689 son of Thomas Cousins; he d.abt.1764 at Wells, ME.

________Cole twin, b.Nov. 15, 1694 d.Nov. 21, 1694

Thomas Cole had grants from 1684-1693 in Kennebunk, ME. Will probated on July 7, 1696. Administration was granted to Nicholas Cole and Josiah Littlefield. The latter in 1702 had two of Thomas's children baptized as his adopted children. Both Thomas and his wife were killed by Indians Ruth (Cole) Cousens and Ichabod Cousens her husband, conveyed to Mr. Storer, 10 May 1745, one hundred acres of upland that had been granted to our grandfather, Nicholas Cole, & May 1681, by the town of Wells... from helenesgenes.com/Cole

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

NAME: Thomas Cole BIRTH DATE: 1660 BIRTHPLACE: Massachusetts VOLUME: 32 PAGE NUMBER: 206 REFERENCE: A recd. Of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. Ed. By Ezra S. Stearns. New York, 1908. (4v.):1734

History of Wells and Kennebunk, Maine, by E.E. Bourne, 1875, pg. 221:

June 24, 1696 while traveling between York and Wells, ME. From History of Wells and Kennebunk, Maine, by E.E. Bourne, 1875, pg. 221: "But during the next year (1696)...Thomas Cole and his wife Abigail, and two other men and their wives, who had been on a visit to York, on their return were waylaid by them [Indians]. Cole and his wife were shot dead...Cole was the son of Nicholas Cole. We presume that he left no descendants. He had twins, but they died in infancy."

NOTE: Only one of their twins that were born on November 15, 1694 died, six days after birth on November 21, 1694. The surviving twin was Ruth Cole who married Ichabod Cousins on July 26, 1714 in Wells, York County, Maine.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

• "Maine, York County, Probate Estate Files , 1690-1917," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9HJ-MDYV?cc=2094226&wc=M6Y2-7P6%3A361225401 : 22 May 2014), Case no 3403-3477, Cole, J-Collins, F > image 712 of 1035; York County Courthouse, Alfred.

1. ↑ Cole-6043 was created by Casandra Clark through the import of Rutledge Family Tree.ged on Apr 6, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

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