TRIBUTARIESLt. James/3 Cole
M, #49926, (3 November 1655 or 8 November 1655 - )
Lt. James/3 Cole|b. 3 Nov 1655 or 8 Nov 1655|p4993.htm#i49926|Hugh/2 Cole|b. circa 1627\nd. 26 Jan 1699/0|p4523.htm#i45226|Mary/2 Foxwell|b. 30 Aug 1635|p4992.htm#i49912|Capt. James/1 Cole|b. say 1600|p4521.htm#i45204|Mary (–?–)|b. say 1602||Richard/1 Foxwell|b. say 1605\nd. before 3 Jun 1668|p4992.htm#i49913|Anne Shelley|b. say 1610||
| Father* | Hugh/2 Cole1,2 b. c 1627, d. 26 Jan 1699/0 |
| Mother* | Mary/2 Foxwell2,1 b. 30 Aug 1635 |
| Last Edited | 26 Aug 2007 |
Lt. James/3 Cole was born 3 (E.B. Cole) or 8 (F.T. Cole) Nov 1655 at Plymouth, MA.3,4 Removed with his father, 1667, to Swansea, MA, where he was admitted to the third rank 1 Oct 1672.5,6 There admitted a freeman 12 Nov 1680.6 He was constable, 1682, ensign of the trainband 4 Jun 1686, and deputy in 1689 and 90. He was a captain in the force raised by Col. Benjamin Church, Mar 1704, to go against the Eastern Indians.6
"In [sic] December 25, 1689, he was commissioned as Lieutenant — all the officers moving up one step. There seems to have been considerable trouble in the company, which was the burden of a letter from John Walley, of Rehoboth, to Thomas Hinckley, Esq., August 13, 1689. It would seem that Lieutenant Cole, as candidate of the young men, was elected Captain over the head of the old Captain, Brown, who was given the second place, and great trouble ensued. Mr. Walley says: 'Cole has sought the place beyond measure.' Another letter of Walley's dated April 16, 1690, says the trouble was settled by a new election, in which Brown was chosen Captain and Cole Lieutenant."6
Lt. James Cole, as he appears in the records, married Mary (–?–).5 Despite the earlier conflict over leadership of the trainband company, their daughter Abigail married Lt. John Brown, son of Capt. Brown.
"In [sic] December 25, 1689, he was commissioned as Lieutenant — all the officers moving up one step. There seems to have been considerable trouble in the company, which was the burden of a letter from John Walley, of Rehoboth, to Thomas Hinckley, Esq., August 13, 1689. It would seem that Lieutenant Cole, as candidate of the young men, was elected Captain over the head of the old Captain, Brown, who was given the second place, and great trouble ensued. Mr. Walley says: 'Cole has sought the place beyond measure.' Another letter of Walley's dated April 16, 1690, says the trouble was settled by a new election, in which Brown was chosen Captain and Cole Lieutenant."6
Lt. James Cole, as he appears in the records, married Mary (–?–).5 Despite the earlier conflict over leadership of the trainband company, their daughter Abigail married Lt. John Brown, son of Capt. Brown.
Family | Mary (–?–) b. s 1657 |
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Source Citations/Notes:
- [S1219] E.B. Cole, Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 27.
- [S1220] F.T. Cole, Early Genealogies of the Cole Family in America, 59.
- [S1220] F.T. Cole, Early Genealogies of the Cole Family in America, 59: 8 Nov 1655.
- [S1219] E.B. Cole, Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 27, 32.
- [S1219] E.B. Cole, Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 32.
- [S1220] F.T. Cole, Early Genealogies of the Cole Family in America, 61.
- [S1081] Mason, Swansea Records, 94-21, John Brown/Abigall Cole m.
- [S1219] E.B. Cole, Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 33.
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