Susannah (Rentfroe) Cole (abt. 1699 - abt. 1761)

Born about 1699 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America [uncertain]

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Died about 15 Nov 1761 at about age 62 in Chester, Pennsylvania, Colonial America [uncertain]

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Susannah was born about 1699. Documentation of her parents is needed. One source implies they may be John Rentfroe and a Mary Rentfroe who was appointed to a committee in 1722.^[1] She is often shown as the daughter of John Rentfrow whose will was probated in Edgecombe County, NC on May 30, 1748.^[2] and his first wife, Margaret Robinette and that is who she has been connected to here. I had disconnected her because of the year of birth given on Margaret's profile, but that is likely wrong. Renfro family researcher Otto Manshardt puts them as being married in the year 1700 so obviously Margaret was not born in the 1690's.^[3] There is no evidence given of this particular John Rentfroe having a daughter named Susannah.

On the 12th day of 10th month (December per Julian Calendar used) at the New Garden monthly meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers), James Cole, Sr. and Susannah made their intention to marry. ^[1][4] On the ninth day of the eleventh month (January) it was noted that they could proceed no further due to "obstructions."^[4] It is thought that they did eventually get married.

She reportedly passed away in 1752. ^{citation needed}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Two-hundredth anniversary of the founding of London Grove Meeting by the Society of Friends at London Grove, Pennsylvania tenth month third, 1914. Philadelphia: Innes, 1980. Attenders of Marlborough Meeting
2. ↑ J. Bryan Grimes, Abstract of North Carolina Wills: Compiles from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State (Raleigh, NC: E.M. Uzzell & Co. State Printers and Binders, 1910), Location 7534 of Kindle Version or per index, p. 310
3. ↑ Papers of Dr. Otto Manshardt, State Historical Society of Missouri
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1718-1746; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 339