Samuel Cole (1709 - 1731)

Born 2 Apr 1709 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Barnes) Hedge — married 7 Sep 1728 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 11 Nov 1731 at age 22 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

When Samuel Cole was born on April 2, 1709, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, his father, Ephraim, was 50 and his mother, Rebecca, was 39. He married Mercy Barnes on September 7, 1728, in his hometown. They had three children during their marriage, but only one, Samuel Jr., b. 11 Nov 1731, survived child hood. He married but had no children. Samuel Sr. died as a young father on November 11, 1731, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 22, and was buried there.

Note: This was the second Samuel born to Ephraim and Rebecca. The first died young without marrying.

On 31 January 1731/32, his widow Mercy was granted the administration of his estate.^[1]

Samuel Cole was a slaveholder. His inventory was taken on 10 April 1732 in Plymouth and lists an "Indian girl" valued at £6 pounds.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NHZ7 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1730-1733 and 1839-1845 vol 6-6U > image 74-75 of 589; State Archives, Boston.Starts at the bottom right hand side.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-N4PW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1730-1733 and 1839-1845 vol 6-6U > image 102-103 of 589; State Archives, Boston.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC55-MC9 : 4 December 2014), Ephraim Coole in entry for Samuel Coole, 02 Apr 1709; citing PLYMOUTH,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250
• "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850" at Ancestry, (Acct reqrd); [1]
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, memorial for Samuel: https://new.findagrave.com/memorial/80220501
• Family profile w/birth, marriage, death and childrens names; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp.42 (52) which may be found here: [2]
• Y-DNA Paternal Lineage Confirmation; See the profile for Bill Cole for details explaining this source in his biography section at “DNA testing”