died before 1772
Died before 1772 and probably in youth
Died before 1772
The will of Israel Cole of Eastham, yeoman, dated 23 July 1746 and proved 9 September 1747, mentioned wife Emary Cole; sons Ebenezer, Israel, Silvanus, Benjamin, and Rufus; and "natural daughters" Hannah Snow, Emery Cole, and Dorcas Burgis. On 12 May 1752, Israel Cole, Salvenis Cole, and Benjamin Cole, all yeomen of Eastham and undoubtedly sons of Isreal II, conveyed Hog Island in the south part of Eastham to Henry Young and Joseph Cole Jr., both of Eastham. Rufus Cole, yeoman of Eastham, conveyed the same premises to the same grantee on 13 June 1753. Israel, Silvanis, Benjamin and Rufus Cole, all yeomen of Eastham, sold their half part of land in Harwich on 18 February 1750. Benjamin Ackley and Hannah Ackley of Hartland, Connecticut quit claimed to Israel Higgins of Chatham, Connecticut 5 June 1770 all their rights in lands of Mr. Israel Cole of Eastham, deceased. On Southern District Tax lists of Dutchess County, NY were Israel Cole (February 1754 to Februry 1761), Rufus Cole ("on Will Hunt Farm" June 1753 to February 1757) and Silvenus Cole (February 1759 to 1771).
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Death: Will dated 23 July 1746, proved 9 Sep 1747. Names "my beloved wife Emary Cole", Benj amin and Rufus "my sons" and "my natural children" Ebenezer, Hannah Snow, Israel, Silvanus, Dorcas Burgis and Emery Cole. Daugher Hannah Snow received land purchased from Israel Higgins at Great Neck. !Burial: Israel is supposed to be buried in the Old Cove Cemetery at Eastham. In the 1940s, Louise Palen was there, and Alice Lowe the then town historian pointed out his approximate grave site. The stone is gone, or was as recently as the 1990s. [Info from Margaret Sharp] Austin's MFTFG did not correctly print the abstract of his will, missing this distinction between "natural children" and "my sons". One theory is that Israel had two wives, Emary being the second, and his "natural chldren" being from his first wife. One other variant of this theory is that Benjamin and Rufus were sons of Emary by her first marriage and adopted by Israel Cole. The naming of one natural daughter "Emery" may indicate a possible family connection between the two wives, e.g., perhaps they were sisters. In support of these theories, Margaret Sharp reports to me that a late cousin, Louise Palen (desc. of Nathaniel Cole Jr. through son James Henry Cole) wrote that she visited Eastham in the late 1940s and spoke with the then Eastham Town Historian about the children of Israel Cole II. Louise was told that Israel had two wives and that two of the sons went by the name Cole but that they were children of the second wife and adopted by Israel. The other theory is that Emary was Israel's only wife and the mother of all his children, and that the usage of "natural" hae some other connotation at the time that we are misinterpreting.
First name may have been Emary.
First name may have been Emery.
Widow of James Rodgers of Duxbury