James COLE

Birth:
16 Feb 1778
Foster, Providence, R.I.
Death:
27 Sep 1868
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
Burial:
East Rome, Rome, Michigan
Marriage:
Providence, Prov., R.I.
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
Letter from Elizabeth Heath (Mrs. Frank Lansing Heath)
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio:
       Abigail Cole, wife of James Cole d. Jan 16 1837 aged 58 years
       James Cole Jr., d. Mar 11, 1843 aged 31 years 8 mo.
       Perlina C. Cole, w. of Carlton & dau of James Cole d. Oct 18 1834 or 1835
            aged 27 years
       Daniel D. Cole, son of Thomas & E.  died 1846 aged 15
       Dennis Cole, son of Thomas & Experience, Oct 26 1826--Feb 27 1905
       Mary A. Cole, his wife Dec 5 1826--Nov 22 1898
1860 Census Waterville, Lucas, Ohio
East Rome Cemetery, Lenawee, Michigan:  James Cole d. 27 Sep 1868 age 92

LIFE OF JAMES COLE:

       The little that is known of the family of James Cole and his wife Abigail Pray has been gleaned from bits and scraps of information mentioned in their interaction with the Pray family and from the temple ordinances done by his descendants.  These together with mention in the genealogical records of John Lansing Pray provide most of the clues by which they have been traced.
       James Cole's father, Sisson and grandfather, Hugh were well known residents of Foster, Rhode Island.  In 1793 Sisson left Foster and bought land in Richfield, New York and established his family on a farm there.
       James and Abigail's first child, Owen was born in 1799 in Gloucester, Rhode Island.  Not long afterward James and Abigail moved to New York, first to Little Hoosick, then to Middlesex, Yates County where several of their children were born.  Probably they lived in other New York locations before moving to Copley, Ohio.
       It is often observed that in the early days of our country relatives and neighbors moved together to a new settlement.  John Pray had laid out the town of Waterville and Ohio proved to be a focal point for Jame's family.  Thomas settled in Copley, Summit County (near Akron,) James and his family must have been here for some time.  In a small Copley cemetery some family stones are still standing.
       Owen and his family moved from New York to Copley in 1832.  There his oldest son, William Riley Cole heard Sidney Rigdon expound the principles of the New Mormon Church.  He was baptized and walked to Far West, Missouri in 1837 to join the Sanits.  Soon Owen and his family were converted and joined their son there in 1838.  Subsequently they endured the persecutions of those early days finally moving with the body of the Church to Utah.
       At one time James Cole, Alpha, Hugh and Abigail were all living in Waterville.  Alpha who married Lori Gillette, twin sister of Laura, went to Michigan.  He and Lory are buried in the North Adrian Cemetery.  Abigail married, as his third wife, James Finch of Adrian.  Hugh owned a prosperous farm and in the 1860 Census of Waterville his father, now 81 and James' second wife Lydia Payne were living in his home.  Later Abigail took her father to live with her in Adrian, where he died.  His cemetery inscription reads:  James Cole, died 27 sep 1868, at age 92.  (He was 90 in 1868.)
       Our Cole ancesters were enterprising, sturdy pioneer stock, their lives intertwined with western expansion and the beginnings of Mormon Church History.
                                                                           By Thelda Baker

James Cole moved from Waterville to Adrian Twp., Michigan where he spent his last years with his dau. Abigail Finch.
Abigail PRAY
Birth:
23 Apr 1779
Foster, Providence, R.I.
Death:
18 Jan 1837
Penfield, Monroe, N.Y.
Burial:
Copley, Summit, Ohio
Father:
Hugh PRAY
Notes:
                   Sources:Vital Recds. Swansea; Vital Rec. Wrentham,Mass; Hugh Pray Cemetery
in Foster, R. I.; Benn's R. I. Families V 3 p 114, 276, V 2.
1850 Census of Foster, R. I.; Foster Deed Bk 2 p 470
Gloucester, R.I. Will Bk. 5, p 258; Will of Esther Pray 1846
Foster Will Bk. 23, p 252: Hugh Pray of Foster died intestate.
Hugh Pray of Gloucester appt. Admin. 8 Oct 1816
Will of Richard Green Bk E p 266- Cooperstown, N.Y.
Will of Hugh COLE of Foster
Will of William Pray, Oswego, N.Y. Bk B pp 236,238
Unpublished Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray (1839-1911) p. 87
Seamans Family in America 1687 by John Julius Lawton pp 34,80,81.
Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
Letter from Elizabeth Heath (Mrs. Frank Lansing Heath)
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
D- 18 Jan 1837 age 58
Bur- Copley Cem. near Akron, Summit, Ohio

       Abigail and her husband moved to Penfield, Monroe, New York after their marriage and she died there..

Question - Thelda Baker did not believe Clarissa was Abigail's daughter .  But her father's other wife, Lydia was too young to be her mother although she was listed as such in the Cole genealogy.  So, who is her mother?
Children
Marriage
1
Clarissa COLE
Birth:
27 Aug 1798
Richfield, Otsego, N.Y.
Death:
17 May 1880
Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Asa HOUGHTON 
Marr:
31 Mar 1832
Richfield, Otsego, N.Y. 
Notes:
                   B 13 F 6 pp. 213-214

Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.

LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
1860 Census Waterville, Lucas, Phio

Question - Thelda Baker did not believe Clarissa was Abigail's daughter .  But her father's other wife, Lydia was too young to be her mother although she was listed as such in the Cole genealogy.  So, who is her mother?
2
Owen COLE
Birth:
13 Jan 1799
Gloucester, Providence, R.I.
Death:
22 Dec 1888
Provo, Utah, Utah
Marie Elizabeth Susan Wilhema (Mary) GERBER 
Marr:
25 Sep 1856
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   Pioneers and Patriots "Over the Blue Mountain"
Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. OhioBapt-25 Jan 1837, rebapt. 3 FEB 1934
End- 25 Sep. 1856 and 12 Feb 1934
Slg-Spouse 16 Oct 1871, 20 Feb 1934
Spouses: (2) Huldah JUDD
           (3) 14 Mar 1851 Mrs. Keziah BRANDON (Frontier Guardsman 21 Mar 1851)
           (4) Marie Elizabeth Susan Wilhema (Mary) GERBER
1. Family Record Book by Wm. Riley COLE & Autobiography of W.R. Cole
2. LDS Archives and TIB.  Provo 2nd Ward Recds. GSF#26324 pt 11
3. LDS G. R. Seventies BK. B R35. -Deseret News Obit. GSF# 27,113.
4. Provo Ut. Cemetery, Owen Cole Plot Nauvoo Frontier Guardsman 21 Mar 1851

Bk. B, R35, G.F. Seventies Rec 1 C Seventies, p.111 T. Quorum, ordained 1845 by L.W. Hancock; G.R. Seventies Bk. 3, p. 37, ordained 24 Nov 1844 by Jacob Burgess


He was buried in Provo in lot 32, 2 N 2 W (no marker) Third wife buried 23 block, 12 N 17 W.
Note: On the 3 Feb 1934 Owen Cole was reinstated by Bapt. & on 29 Jan 1980, the End. recd in life together with all sealing blessings received in life were
restored.

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
History of Joseph Smith by himself, Vo. 4, p. 64
Affidavit of Owen Cole, Quincy, Illinois, March 17 1840:

       This is to certify that I, Owen Cole was a resident of Caldwell Sounty, State of Missouri, and while residing at my dwelling house the militia under Governor Boggs, and by his orders plundered my house, and shot me through the thigh.  My damage sustained by the militia, by being driven from the state, besides my wound, was five hundred dollars.  The militia men were quartered on the lands of the people called Mormons, contrary to the laws and constitution of the state.  I herely certify this to be a true statement.

                                                               Owen Cole
3
Thomas COLE
Birth:
Abt 1801
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
Abt 1896
Akron, Summit, Ohio
Almira BENFORD 
Marr:
11 Oct 1858
Medina, Ohio 
Notes:
                   John Lansing Pray Genealogy (1839-1911)
Family genealogy records kept by William Riley Cole
Census records 1840-1870 Copley Township
Summit and Medina Counties, Ohio marriage records
Temple record book kept by William Riley Cole
Copley Cemetery inscripions
Otsego County, New York marriages

Thomas lived near Akron, Ohio on a farm and was a farmer.
4
Otis COLE
Birth:
8 May 1804
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
2 Dec 1887
North Royalton, Ohio
Lovina COLE 
Marr:
6 Jun 1857
 
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio

Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 1633, pp. 213, 214, 279, 280, 306
1850 and 1860 Censuses of Lorain County, Ohio
Unpublished Pray genealogy by John Lansing Pray
M-Lovina COLE, His Cousin
1860 Census Ohio

Otis lived near Cleveland, Ohio.
5
Alpha or Alfred COLE
Birth:
Abt 1805
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
5 Jul 1858
Michigan
Lory GILLETTE 
Marr:
8 Nov 1843
 
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
1850 Census Tekonsha, Calhoun, Mich.
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
Gravestone Records of Lenawee, Michigan, p. 89:
       North Adrian Cemetery

Alpha was a farmer: he lived and died in  Michigan.
6
Perlina (Pauline) COLE
Birth:
Abt 1807
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
18 Oct 1834
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.

LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio

Perlina was buried in Copley Cemetery, Summit county, Ohio (near Akron.)
7
Abigail COLE
Birth:
Abt 1810
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
30 Aug 1879
Notes:
                   Marriage Certificate from Lucas county, Ohio
Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
Letter from Elizabeth Heath (Mrs. Frank Lansing Heath)
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
1860 Census of Lenawee, Michigan, Rome township, Film #803551

       Abigail lived and died near Adrian, Michigan on a farm.  Abigail was buried in the James Thomas Finch plot in Rome, Michigan.  Her father James Cole went to Adrian, Michigan with this daughter; he died and was buried in Rome Cemetery in Adrian.
8
James COLE
Birth:
1812
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
11 Mar 1843
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.

LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio

Note: James had no children. He was buried in Copley Cemetery, Summit county, Ohio (near Akron.)
9
Lucinda COLE
Birth:
Abt 1815
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
1818
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.

LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
10
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.
Letter from Elizabeth Heath (Mrs. Frank Lansing Heath)
LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio1850 Census of Providence Township, Lucas, Ohio

1860 Census of Providence Township, Lucas, Ohio
Waterville Cemetery Records
Unpublished Genealogy of John Lansing Pray 1839-1911 of Waterville, Lucas, Ohio
Family Records of Nelson Cole, son of Charles Albert Cole

Farmer in Waterville, Ohio.
11
Henry COLE
Birth:
Abt 1817
Middlesex, Yates, N.Y.
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I.,
Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau.

LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633;
Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray.  Summit & Medinal Co.,
Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co,
Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads
of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851
Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. Ohio
FCID:14288:540
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James Cole - Abigail Pray

James Cole was born at Foster, Providence, R.I. 16 Feb 1778. His parents were Sisson Cole and Elizabeth Hunter.

He married Abigail Pray at Providence, Prov., R.I. . Abigail Pray was born at Foster, Providence, R.I. 23 Apr 1779 daughter of Hugh Pray and Mary Aldrich .

They were the parents of 11 children:
Clarissa Cole born 27 Aug 1798.
Owen Cole born 13 Jan 1799.
Thomas Cole born Abt 1801.
Otis Cole born 8 May 1804.
Alpha or Alfred Cole born Abt 1805.
Perlina (Pauline) Cole born Abt 1807.
Abigail Cole born Abt 1810.
James Cole born 1812.
Lucinda Cole born Abt 1815.
Blocked
Henry Cole born Abt 1817.

James Cole died 27 Sep 1868 at Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan .

Abigail Pray died 18 Jan 1837 at Penfield, Monroe, N.Y. .