Hugh Cole was born before 29 June 1627 in Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom to James Cole (1600-1692) and Marye Tibbes (bef1599-c1660) and died 22 January 1699 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Foxwell (1635-c1689) . He married Elizabeth Lettice (1635-1693) 1 January 1689 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He married Abigail Davenport (c1638-) . He married Mary Tilson (c1640-) .
Son of the original settler of Cole's Hill, Hugh lived with his family in Swansea, on the banks of Cole’s river, at the future site of the railroad station known for many years as Cole’s Station, and now as Touisset, Massachusetts.
King Philip's War

King Philip's War (1675-1678) was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists and their Native American allies. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay in April 1678.
"Hugh Cole was a very intimate friend of King Philip, and on the eve of the breaking out of his war King Philip sent him word by an Indian scout, telling him of his danger, and that it would be impossible to protect him after the Indian warriors were on the warpath. He left there, taking a boat with his household goods, and went down the river. He had not gone far before he looked back and saw his house burning. He seems to have left this farm to his sons Hugh and James, and he later settled on the Kickemuit river. Hugh Cole was deputy from Swansea to the General Court at Plymouth Colony in 1673-74-75 and 1680 and 1683-84-85-86-87."
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
James Cole (1655-) | |||
Hugh Cole (1658-1738) | 16 March 1658 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | 17 February 1738 Swansea, Massachusetts, United States | Deborah Buckland (1660-1724) |
John Cole (1660-1748) | 15 May 1660 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 15 June 1748 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States | Susanna Gray (1668-1727) |
Martha Cole (1662-) | |||
Anna Cole (1664-) | |||
Ruth Cole (1666-) | |||
Joseph Cole (1668-) | |||
Mary Cole (1676-) | |||
Ebenezer Cole (1677-) | |||
Benjamin Cole (1678-) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
James Cole (1626-1709) | 11 February 1626 Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom | 10 April 1709 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | Mary Tilson (1627-1678) Abigail Davenport (1630-1717) |
Hugh Cole (bef1627-1699) | 29 June 1627 Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom | 22 January 1699 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States | Mary Foxwell (1635-c1689) Elizabeth Lettice (1635-1693) Abigail Davenport (c1638-) Mary Tilson (c1640-) |
John Cole (1637-) | |||
Mary Cole (1639-) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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