Joseph Cole

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name
Joseph Cole
aka
[Joseph Cole Jr.]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Joseph Cole Jr. of Eastham, Massachusetts, born there in 1718, the eldest son of Joseph Cole by his second wife, Mercy Hinckley. He married Sarah Nickerson at Harwich in 1737 and had five children at Eastham, among them the twins Mary and Sarah, the latter probably the wife of John Holdershaw. He and his wife joined the Eastham church in 1774, and he died in 1795.
born
date
18 May 1718
place
Eastham, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-eastham]
note
"Joseph Cole the Son of Joseph and Mercy Cole" (Eastham records, MD 15:57).
died
date
1795
place
South Parish of Eastham (Orleans), Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
father
id
joseph-cole-1677
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-eastham, deeds-cole-eastham]
note
His birth names Joseph and Mercy Cole, and his father's deed of 1764 gives land to "my two natural Sons namely, Gersham Cole, and Joseph Cole both of Eastham."
mother
id
mercy-hinckley-fl1715
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-eastham, vital-records-harwich]

Father of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Born at Eastham, the eldest son of Joseph Cole by his second wife, Mercy Hinckley. As "Joseph Cole jur of Eastham" he entered his intention with "Sarah Nickerson of harwich" on 1 Oct 1737, and they were married at Harwich on 17 November by Joseph Doane, justice of the peace (record). Their children, born at Eastham: the twins Mary (m. David Snow, 1765) and Sarah, 9 Sept 1738; Reuben, 19 Jan 1742/3 (m. Hannah Cole); Abiel, 24 Dec 1745 (m. Hannah Linnell); and Henry, 9 July 1748 (m. Desire Bassett) (record, source). In 1764 his father deeded his lands to him and his half-brother Gershom (record). He and Sarah joined the Eastham (Orleans) church on 2 May 1774, the year after his son-in-law John Holdershaw. He died in 1795 in the south parish of Eastham.

Open questions

  • His probate (Barnstable, 1795): a will or division naming "Sarah Shaw" or "Holdershaw" would prove that his daughter Sarah was Hope Holdershaw's mother.

Research: Cape Cod ancestry of Hope Holdershaw and Hannah Brown.

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  2. name: Joseph Cole
  3. aka: [Joseph Cole Jr.]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Joseph Cole Jr. of Eastham, Massachusetts, born there in 1718, the eldest son of Joseph Cole by
  8. his second wife, Mercy Hinckley. He married Sarah Nickerson at Harwich in 1737 and had five
  9. children at Eastham, among them the twins Mary and Sarah, the latter probably the wife of John
  10. Holdershaw. He and his wife joined the Eastham church in 1774, and he died in 1795.
  11. born:
  12. date: 18 May 1718
  13. place: Eastham, Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [vital-records-eastham]
  17. note: '"Joseph Cole the Son of Joseph and Mercy Cole" (Eastham records, MD 15:57).'
  18. died:
  19. date: "1795"
  20. place: South Parish of Eastham (Orleans), Massachusetts
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  24. father:
  25. id: joseph-cole-1677
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [vital-records-eastham, deeds-cole-eastham]
  29. note: His birth names Joseph and Mercy Cole, and his father's deed of 1764 gives land to "my two natural Sons namely, Gersham Cole, and Joseph Cole both of Eastham."
  30. mother:
  31. id: mercy-hinckley-fl1715
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [vital-records-eastham, vital-records-harwich]
  35. ---
  37. Father of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Born at Eastham, the eldest son of Joseph Cole by his second wife,
  38. Mercy Hinckley. As "Joseph Cole jur of Eastham" he entered his intention with "Sarah Nickerson of
  39. harwich" on 1 Oct 1737, and they were married at Harwich on 17 November by Joseph Doane, justice of
  40. the peace ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-harwich/)). Their children, born at Eastham: the twins Mary
  41. (m. David Snow, 1765) and Sarah, 9 Sept 1738; Reuben, 19 Jan 1742/3 (m. Hannah Cole); Abiel, 24 Dec
  42. 1745 (m. Hannah Linnell); and Henry, 9 July 1748 (m. Desire Bassett)
  43. ([record](/files/sources/vital-records-eastham/), [source](/files/sources/book-nickerson-family-1997/)). In 1764
  44. his father deeded his lands to him and his half-brother Gershom
  45. ([record](/files/sources/deeds-cole-eastham/)). He and Sarah joined the Eastham (Orleans) church on 2 May
  46. 1774, the year after his son-in-law John Holdershaw. He died in 1795 in the south parish of Eastham.
  48. ## Open questions
  50. - His probate (Barnstable, 1795): a will or division naming "Sarah Shaw" or "Holdershaw" would prove
  51. that his daughter Sarah was Hope Holdershaw's mother.
  53. Research: `research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Cape_Cod.md`.
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