Abraham Cole (1636 - aft. 1697)

Born 3 Aug 1636 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Rebaca (Unknown) Cole — married 1660 in Staten Island, New York

Husband of Mary (Wedgwood) Cole — married 15 Mar 1666 in Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1697 after age 60 in Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Abraham Cole was an early settler in Massachusetts.

Abraham Cole was a New Hampshirite.

Birth

Abraham Cole was born on 03 Aug 1636 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts to Isaac Cole and Joan Jones. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Baptism

He was baptized in Charlestown 14 Sep 1638.

Marriage

Abraham first married Rebaca (Unknown) Cole in 1660 in New York. Together they produced Elizabeth Cole.

Stillwell places Abraham Cole on Staten Island 1682, 1699 and 1703, ^[4] but Dow has him in Hampton, New Hampshire in 1700; ^[5] which suggests two different Abraham Coles. Might not this put his New York marriage to Rebaca and their daughter Elizabeth in doubt? Was this Abraham Cole ever even in New York?

He married Mary Wedgwood, daughter of John Wedgwood 15 Mar 1666/1667 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Their children were Issac, Abraham, Abigail and Jacob. ^[6]

Death

He passed away about 1728. ^[7]

Research

Check this record for death info. - "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-Y62 : 17 Jan 2020), Abraham Cole in entry for Mary, 1677.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-SVD : 20 May 2022), Abraham Cole, 03 Aug 1636; citing Birth, Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
2. ↑ [https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/35565273?cid=mem_copy Original citation - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-SVD : 20 May 2022), Abraham Cole, 03 Aug 1636; citing birth, Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
3. ↑ Abraham Cole (Holland) Massachusetts Town Records 16201988_473329095.jpg.pdf
4. ↑ Stillwell, John Edwin “Historical and Genealogical Miscellany - Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey” : self published, New York 1903 Vol I pp 19, 25, 50 [1]
5. ↑ Dow, Joseph; Lucy Ellen Dow “History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire” : Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem 1893 Vol I pp 174, 180, 366 [2]
6. ↑ Dow, Joseph; Lucy Ellen Dow “History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire” : Salem Press Publishing & Printing Company, Salem 1893 Vol II p 644 [3]
7. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

See also:

• Anderson, Robert Charles New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Vol II, C-F, p 156.
• New Hampshire Marriage Records Index. For Abraham Cole and Mary Wedgwood in Sep 1666.
• New Hampshire Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. Marriage on 13 Sep 1666 for Abraham Cole and Mary Wedgwood.
• New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011. 1850 publication. Abraham Cole born to Isaac and Joannah Cole on 03 Aug1636 in Boston, Massachusetts. Birth of Abraham to Isaac and Joannah Cole.
• FamilySearch Person: LZ3N-5VW

Acknowledgements

1. Jenea Mascho created Cole-4271 on 14 Apr 2013.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources to blank profile on 27 Dec 2015.