William
Cole
Born about in Baltimore County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Cole Sr.
and Johanna Hannah (Garrett) Cole
Brother of
Thomas Cole Sr, Elizabeth Cole, Joseph Cole, Susannah (Cole) Morecock, Sarah (Cole) Gorsuch, Elizabeth (Cole) Ensor, Dennis Garett Cole, John Cole Jr, Charles Cole [half], Joseph Cole [half] and Matthew Cole [half]
Husband of
Sarah Mary (Giles) Cole
— married
19 Aug 1735 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Cole) Hicks, Alice (Cole) Cross, Alice (Cole) Caples, Vincent Cole, William Cole and Ailey (Cole) Caples
Died before
before about age 72
in Baltimore County, Maryland [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
No birth record for William Cole has been found. During William Cole's lifetime there were several men with the same name living in Baltimore County, Maryland, so it is difficult to tell who is who.
Events
- 1737 - William Cole is listed on the Baltimore Co. tax list living in the Gunpowder Upper Hundred.
- 1754 - William Cole of Deer Creek owner of Arabia Petre in the Baltimore County Debt Book[1]
Marriage and Children
William was married to Mary Giles. They were the parents of twelve known children:
- William
- John
- Giles
- Vincent
- Joseph
- Alice married Robert Caples
- Hannah
- Cordelia
- Elizabeth
- Sybil
- Rebecca
- Mary
Death and Legacy
William Cole wrote his will 18 JAN 1769 and it was probated 25 JUN 1770. His will names tracts of land he owned: Cross Park, Cole's Favor, Cole's Manor, Cole's String, Cole's Castle, Cole's Struggle and Cole's Chance. He also mentions his father, John Cole and his wife Mary, and all of his children.[2]
Sources
- ↑ F. Edward Wright. Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1692-1763
- ↑ Robert W. Barnes. Baltimore County Families 1659-1759
+Find A Grave: Memorial #55161894
Note: Harford County was created from Baltimore County in 1773.
- Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marie and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Richard Wofford
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1b, FTDNA kit #B577614, MitoYDNA ID T13603 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pam (Pearson) Sams :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Jeff Hamrick :
23andMe, GEDmatch M551718 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561980 [compare], Ancestry member jeffreydhamrick1967
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~0.39%
Bonnie (Cahill) Blume :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BonnieBlume
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~0.39%
Kyle Velvin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A371419 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Annette (Pryor) Gelbrich :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ATFlora2010
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~0.39%
Jeanette (Creech) Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A674283 [compare], Ancestry member Jeanette_Moore
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~0.39%
Dan Prichard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DanielPrichard
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~0.39%
Richard Ragland :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Pamela Burgess :
MyHeritage DNA
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- Advice before editing this pre-1700 Cole profile? Jan 31, 2020.
Rejected matches › William Cole (abt.1820-1901) › William Samuel Cole (abt.1742-1795) › William Cole III (abt.1692-1729) › William Roy Cole (abt.1895-1937)
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