Anne (Unknown) Cole (abt. 1696 - aft. 1719)

Born about 1696 in Barnstable county, Massachusetts

Wife of Elisha Cole Sr. — married about 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 26 Jan 1719 after about age 23 in Truro, Barnstable county, Massachusetts

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Biography

Birth

Anne's birth is estimated to be between 1686 and 1696

Marriage

Elisha Cole married Anne _____, Estimated to be before the winter of 1714^[1]

Children of ELISHA COLE and ANNE (unknown)^[2]:

1. Joshua Cole, born 9 Oct 1715 Eastham MA; married Hannah Cole, daughter of David and Jerusha Cole.

2. Eunice Cole, born 24 Nov 1717; married 27 Nov 1737 Silas Pierce; son of Isaac Pierce and Esther Covill.

3. Mary Cole, born about 1718; married (unknown) Barber or Barbour.

+4. ELISHA Cole, born 26 Jan 1719 Eastham MA; died about 1801 Carmel NY; married (1) 13 Dec 1739 Priscilla Smalee of Eastham, daughter of Joseph Smalley and second wife, Mercy Young; born 8 Apr 1720; died 1740; married (2) HANNAH SMALLEY died 1811 Fredricksburgh NY. Elisha and Hannah moved from Harwich MA to what is now known as Putnam Co. NY during the fall of 1746 or spring of 1747. He built a log house near the stream that is the outlet of Barrett's Pond in the Town of Kent. In 1748 he built a grist mill on the outlet known as Cole's Mill and this was owned and operated by a member of the Cole family until 1888 when New York City purchased the water rights for reservoir purposes. Elisha was a Baptist preacher; he was partly paralyzed and somewhat demented before his death. The land where they settled in Putnam Co. was purchased from the State of NY after it had been confiscated from Roger Morris. Elisha was a member of the 7th Rgmt, Dutchess County Militia, during the Revolutionary War.

Death

The date of Anne's death has not been found yet. However, The Daniel Cole Society lists Elisha's death as 1719, at age 30, probable cause being an accident.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ * Book: A Cole Family in America (1633-2003), Page 43
2. ↑ ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL COLE
3. ↑ * Book: A Cole Family in America (1633-2003), Page 43

• ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL COLE [http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/colefamily.html

• Book: A Cole Family in America (1633-2003) (Google eBook), David Charles Cole, Xlibris Corporation, Jul 6, 2007 - Reference

• http://person.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/72074764/person/38246117602/facts