Susanna (Hutchinson) Cole (bef. 1633 - abt. 1713)

Born before 15 Nov 1633 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Cole — married 30 Dec 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1713 after about age 79 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Biography

Susanna (Hutchinson) Cole immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Birth

Susannah Hutchinson was christened (not born) on 15 Nov 1633 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England,^[1] as the third child of William Hutchinson and Anne Marbury. She arrived in Boston, Massachusetts Bay with her parents in 1634.

Her mother, Anne Marbury, was descended from Edward I Plantagenet, King of England on her mother's side, and Sancha de Ayala, a Spanish noblewoman on her father's side. After the death of Susanna's father about 1641, Anne and her family moved to New York (site of the present Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, where in Aug, 1643, they were attacked by Indians. All were massacred except for 9-year-old Susanna, who was carried off and lived with the Indians for some years before being ransomed. Her story was told in the semi-fictional book "Trouble's Daughter." (See Tradition section)

Marriage

Susanna Hutchinson was married to John Cole 30 Dec 1651 in Boston, by Richard Bellingham, Esq.^{[2] [3]}

They had the following children:

1. Susannah Cole was born about 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died about 1726 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island. She married Thomas Eldred about 1670 in Kingston, Kings, Rhode Island Colony.

1. Samuel,^[4]
2. Mary,^[5]
3. John,^[6], died soon
4. Ann,^[7]
5. Elizabeth,^[8]
6. John,^[9]
7. Hannah,^[10]
8. William,^[11]
9. Francis,
10. Elisha,

At least 9 of them grew to maturity. The fate of their oldest son, Samuel is not known. Mary lived into her 60s, never marrying, and John, Jr. died as a youngster. Ann married Henry Bull, the son of Jireh Bull, and grandson of Rhode Island colonial governor Henry Bull. A second John grew to maturity, Hannah married Thomas Place, and William married Ann Pinder. Francis grew to maturity, Elizabeth married Robert Potter, and Elisha married Elizabeth Dexter and was for many years a Deputy or Assistant in the Rhode Island colony.Among her well known descendants are two aspirants to the United States Presidency: Stephen Arnold Douglas, who lost to Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election, and Willard Mitt Romney, who lost to incumbent Barack Obama in 2012.Her grandson, John Cole, the son of Elisha Cole, was a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Death

Susannah died in 1713 in Kingston, Kings, Rhode Island.^{[citation needed]}

Tradition

When she was nine years old, her family was massacred. She was taken captive by the tribe that killed her family. She was returned when she was twelve.^[12]

Tradition says that while captive, she gave birth to Ninham, a son of Wampage, chief of the Siwanoy.

There is no documentation to support this story, and it seems pretty unlikely she had a child between the ages of 9 and 12. The profiles for the chief and his son have been disconnected from this one (they were formerly connected as her spouse and child).

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch [1] : 11 February 2018, Susanna Hutchinson, 15 Nov 1633); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0599503 IT 3.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 29 November 2018), John Cole and Susanna Hutchinson, 1651; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Cole, Thomas. "The Early Geneologies of the Cole Families In America" pp 83 - 84. see at hathitrust
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [3] : 11 March 2018), Susanna in entry for Samuel Cole, 24 Mar 1656; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 23; FHL microfilm 592,866.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [4] : 10 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Mary Cole, 06 Oct 1658; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [5] : 11 March 2018), Susanna in entry for John Cole, 23 Jan 1658; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 40; FHL microfilm 592,866.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [6] : 10 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Ann Cole, 07 Mar 1660; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [7] : 10 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Elizabeth Cole, 04 Mar 1664; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [8] : 11 March 2018), Susanna in entry for John Cole, 17 Jan 1666; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 61; FHL microfilm 592,866.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [9] : 10 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Hannah Cole, 17 Dec 1668; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [10] : 11 March 2018), Susanna in entry for William Cole, 13 Jul 1671; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 81-82; FHL microfilm 592,866.
12. ↑ Winthrop's Journal (1908 edition, Winthrop's Journal, "History of New England," 1630-1649 by John Winthrop, James Kendall Hosmer) https://archive.org/details/winthropsjourna00hosmgoog/page/n300/mode/2up?q=Susanna

See also:

• Wikipedia: Susanna Cole
• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q7648651
• Find A Grave: Memorial #22328159 accessed on 13 Dec 2019
• Lockwood Barr, Brief but Most Complete And True Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Manor, 1946, Dietz Press;