Susanna (Cole) Eldred (abt. 1653 - 1726)

Born about 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Eldred — married 1670 in Kings Town, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 31 May 1726 at about age 73 in Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

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Biography

Birth

Susanna (Cole) Eldred was an early settler in Rhode Island.

Susanna was born about 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay to John Cole and Susanna Hutchinson.^[1] Her parentage is documented through her father's estate distribution records of the Kingstown Town Clerk.^[2]

Marriage

She married Lt. Thomas Eldred in 1670 at Kings town, Rhode Island.^[1][3][4]

Children

1. John Eldred^[5]
2. Elisha Eldred^[5]
3. Susannah Eldred^[5]
4. Sarah Eldred^[5]
5. Mary Eldred^[5]
6. Grace Eldred^[5]
7. Bridget Eldred^[5]
8. William Eldred^[5]
9. Samuel Eldred^[5]

Death

She died 1726 in Kings Town, Rhode Island.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Watson, Marston. Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Vol. 2. Reverend Francis Marbury and Five Generations of the Descendants Through Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson and Katherine (Marbury) Scott. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Available at Ancestry pp. 11 & 25 (subscription needed); Ancestry Sharing Link (p. 11); Ancestry Sharing Link (p. 25).
2. ↑ Peirce, John B. [Town Clerk of North Kingstown], "A Sketch of the Cole Family. " The Narragansett Historical Register. Hamilton, Rhode Island: James. N. Arnold, 1883. vol 2 p 182. Internet Archive
3. ↑ Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918. The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to thefourth generation. Albany : J. Munsell's sons. 1887. pg 71
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. subscription needed
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} Watson, Marston. Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Vol. 2. Reverend Francis Marbury and Five Generations of the Descendants Through Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson and Katherine (Marbury) Scott. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Available at Ancestry pg 26 (subscription needed)

See also:

• Wilson, Liela Morse. 10 Generations from William & Mary Dyer of Newport, R.I.[1]
• "Samuel Eldred and Some of His Descendants," Nelson B. ELDRED III