Joseph Cole Jr. (1734 - 1809)

Born 1734 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Southworth) Cole — married 8 Dec 1757 in N. Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1809 at about age 75 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joseph Cole Jr. was born in 1734 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, a son of Joseph Cole and Mary (Stephens). Whether he was born in Plympton or nearby Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is not certain, however his father owned land in Bridgewater ^[1].

Joseph Cole Jr. married Elizabeth 'Betty' Southworth on December 8, 1757, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts ^[2]. They had at least three children:

• Desire (Cole; 1758-1831); married Noah Pratt
• Southworth Cole Sr. (1761-1825); married Rucksbe Bryant
• Joseph Stephens Cole (1767-1833); married Sarah Rhodes
  

  Captain Joseph Cole Jr. served during the French and Indian War.
  

  Captain Joseph Cole Jr. served with Plymouth County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
  

  Joseph Cole Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024193.

Joseph served the British cause as a Corporal in the Crown Point Expedition in 1755; also as a Sergeant in Col. Dwight's Regiment in 1756 during the French and Indian War.

American Revolutionary War service: The following appears in the caption of his online memorial site: Cole,Joseph (also given Jr.), Bridgewater, Sergeant, Capt. Josiah Hayden's co. of Minute-men, Col. Bailey's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 12 days; also. Ensign, Capt. Josiah Haden's co., Gen. John Thomas's regt.; list of officers; commissioned May 19, 1775; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged Ma}- 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 week, 1 da}' ; also, company return dated Oct. 6, 1775 ; also, muster roll for Sept. and Oct. [year not given, probably 1775], dated Camp at Roxbury ; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Elisha Mitchel's co., Col. Cary's regt. ; list of officers; commissioned Feb. 21, 1776; regiment raised to serve as a reinforcement to the Continental Army until April, 1776 ; also, Lieutenant, same co. and regt. ; service, 5 days, from time of enlistment to time of marching; roll dated April 2, 1776; also, Captain, Col. Robinson's regt. [service not given] ; company roll made up from July 6, 1777, for 6 mos. service at Rhode Island, and sworn to in Plymouth Co.; also. Captain, Col. John Jacobs's regt.; engaged Jan. 1, 1778; service, 12 mos. 2 days, at Rhode Island ; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779 ; roll sworn to in Suffolk Co." (Source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, by Massachusetts, Office of the Secretary of State) (Pages 773-774). A brief version of this account also appears in the cited Cole genealogy .

An online memorial site indicates that Joseph Cole Jr. died in 1809 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts; burial details are unknown ^[3].

Notes

Two other potential children of this family are currently attached to this profile, however are not supported by evidentiary sourcing:

• Elizabeth Cole (1765-1768)
• Luther Cole (1770-1824)

Sources

1. ↑ "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) p. 55 (no. 135) [1],[2]
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MK8Q : 24 November 2022), Joseph Cole and Betty Southworth, 1757.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #224307091

• A genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), descendants of Constant Southworth : with a sketch of the family in England

Other Sources (that may require an account)

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

Acknowledgement

This person was created through the import of kaisersheehanworldconnect.ged on 22 February 2011.