Richard
Cole
Born in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh Cole IV
and Jane (Sisson) Cole
Brother of
Sarah (Cole) Seamans, Martha (Cole) Salisbury, Lillis (Cole) Pray, Samuel Cole, Amy (Cole) Hunter, Peabody Cole, Sisson Cole, James Cole and Hugh Cole V
Husband of
Abigail (Walker) Cole
— married
1765 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Father of
Jeremiah J Cole and Phebe (Cole) Brown
Died
at about age 91
in Herkimer, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2018
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Biography
Richard Cole served with Bristol County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Richard was born in 1750. He was the son of Hugh Cole and Jane Sisson. When Richard Cole was born in 1750 in Swansea, Massachusetts, his father, Hugh, was 44 and his mother, Jane, was 38. He married Abigail Walker and they had six children together. He then married Patience Martin on September 5, 1779. He died on February 25, 1841, in Herkimer, New York, at the impressive age of 91, and was buried in Warren, Rhode Island.
- Children of Richard and Abigail Walker, 1743–1840
- Hezekiah Cole, 1765–1844
- Jeremiah Cole, 1771–1843
- Stephen Cole, 1773–1854
- Phebe Cole, 1774–1853
- Mary Cole, 1780–1781
- Lydia Cole, 1783–1845
- Military Service in the Revolution
- Sources; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) "Revolutionary Records Compiled from State and Federal Archives" found on pp.410 a detailed service record for this profile. Served as an ensign in the 4th Col, Rhode Island Militia. (for another man by same name)
Sources
- Family profile w/birth, marriage, death and children's names; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp.92 (408) which may be found here: [1]
- Memorial for this profile with possible links to other family members at Find A Grave: Memorial #9258400
- "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for Richard Cole": [2] SAR P-136228
- Y-DNA Patrilineal Confirmation; See the profile for Bill Cole for details explaining this source in his biography section at “DNA testing”
- Other Sources (that may require a paid account)
- "Ancestry Member Trees submitted by members": [3] with additional sources and images
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- James Cole
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #830501 - Jeff Cole :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup E-L117, FTDNA kit #B5420
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Sally (Watson) Metzger :
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