Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond

Sarah Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 13 Feb 1780 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Oct 1837 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Daniel Cole (1751-1804) ³
         Mother: Susanna Collins (1752-1840)

Spouses and Children

1. *Simon Newcomb (5 Oct 1778 - 6 Jul 1848)
       Marriage: 13 Jan 1799 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ⁴
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Thomas Newcomb (1799-1855) ⁵ ⁶
                2. Captain Elisha Cole Newcomb (1802-1853) ⁶
                3. Daniel Cole Newcomb (1804-1823) ⁶
                4. Warren Newcomb (1806-1825) ⁶
                5. Sarah Cole Newcomb (1809-1894) ⁷
                6. Grace Harding Newcomb (1811-1811) ⁶
                7. Grace Harding Newcomb (1813-1904) ⁶
                8. Charlotte Newcomb (1816-1886) ⁶ ⁸
                9. Newcomb (1819-1819) ⁶
                10. Jerusha Cole Newcomb (1820-1826) ⁶
                11. Newcomb (1823-1823) ⁶

Notes

General:

"In memory of Mrs. Sarah, wife of Simon Newcomb, who died Oct. 20, 1837, aet. 57.

Also of Daniel C., their son, supposed to have been lost at sea Mar. 30, 1823, in the 19th yr, of his age." ⁹

Marriage Notes (Simon Newcomb)

"William H Greenough born March 19th 1817 Served his time with Mr Simon Newcomb" ⁶

Sarah Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 
        Baptism: 20 Sep 1747 - Truro, Massachusetts ¹⁰
          Death: Bef Jan 1762 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Isaac Cole (1723-      )
         Mother: Martha Vickery (1727-      )

Sarah Smith Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 21 Mar 1827 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹¹
        Baptism: 
          Death: 13 Sep 1885 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹²
         Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Ebenezer Cole (1800-1867) ¹³
         Mother: Rebecca Wiley (1799-1883) ¹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Winslow Paine (1 Sep 1825 - 11 Aug 1909) ¹⁵ 
       Marriage: Cir 1847
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Edward Everett Paine (1849-1911) ¹⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸
                2. John W Paine (1852-1854) ¹² ¹⁹
                3. Ebenezer C Paine (1853-      ) ¹⁹
                4. John Cole Paine (1856-1860) ¹²
                5. Richard S Paine (1860-1932) ²⁰

Notes

Medical:

age 58-5-23 ¹²

Silvanus Cole

      Sex: M

AKA: Sylvanus Cole

Individual Information

          Birth: Abt 1714 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1765 - Dutchess Co, New York
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Israel Cole (1685-1746)
         Mother: Mary Emory (1677-1746)

Spouses and Children

1. *Priscilla Walker (6 Mar 1720 -       )
       Marriage: 1741 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Barnabas Cole (1751-      )
                2. Solomon Cole (1743-      )
                3. Silvanus Cole (1745-Bef 1827)
                4. Nathanael Cole (1747-      ) ²¹
                5. Hannah Cole (1753-      )
                6. Andrew Cole (1755-      )

Silvanus Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 13 Mar 1745 - Eastham, Massachusetts ²²
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 25 Jan 1827 - Broome Co., New York
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Silvanus Cole (Abt 1714-1765)
         Mother: Priscilla Walker (1720-      )

Notes

General:

Marriage 1 Sarah E b: 1750 in Dutchess Co,NY
Children
Mehitable COLE b: Mar 1773
Sylvanus COLE III b: 1761 in South East Dutchess Co,NY
Priscilla COLE

Solomon Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 30 Mar 1730 - Eastham, Massachusetts ²³
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: James Cole (1700-1760)
         Mother: Mary (Cole) (Est 1705-      )

Solomon Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 8 Jul 1743 - Eastham, Massachusetts ²²
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Silvanus Cole (Abt 1714-1765)
         Mother: Priscilla Walker (1720-      )

Solomon Atkins Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 4 May 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁴
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Nehemiah Cole (1810-1856) ²⁵ ²⁶
         Mother: Sabra Doane Pierce (1810-1874) ²⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *Clarissa Ann Cleverly (8 Sep 1839 - 1901) ²⁸ 
       Marriage: 8 May 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁹
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William Cole (1860-      )

Notes

General:

At the 1860 census he and his sister Harriet were living in Chelsea, at the home of their sister Rachel and her husband Warren Eastman.
1860 seaman, Wellfleet

Stephen Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: Est 1690 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Elisabeth Berry (Est 1690 - 28 Apr 1714)
       Marriage: 6 Mar 1712 - Eastham, Massachusetts ³⁰
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Cole (1713-      )
                2. Stephen Cole (1714-      )

2. Rebecca Mayo (Abt 1684 - After 1740)
       Marriage: 20 May 1725 - Eastham, Massachusetts ³¹
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Cole (1726-      )

Stephen Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: Est 1770 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Bethiah Nickerson (Sep 1778 - 19 Jan 1865)
       Marriage: 5 Jan 1797 - Eastham, Massachusetts ³²
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Barshua Cole (1797-      ) ³³
                2. Jedidah Cole (1798-1876) ³⁴
                3. Timothy Cole (1800-      ) ³³
                4. Daniel Cole (1804-      ) ³³
                5. Mary Cole (1806-      ) ³³
                6. Eunice Nickerson Cole (1809-      ) ³³

Stephen Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 14 Apr 1714 - Harwich, Massachusetts ³⁵
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Stephen Cole (Est 1690-      )
         Mother: Elisabeth Berry (Est 1690-1714)

Spouses and Children

1. *Rebecca Baker (19 Aug 1718 -       )
       Marriage: 3 Aug 1738 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status:

Stillman Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 15 Mar 1844 - Orleans, Massachusetts ³⁷
        Baptism: 
          Death: 29 Nov 1871 - schooner Wm. H. Atwood, wrecked at Provincetown
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: drowned

Events

• Alt Birth, 1848 in Orleans, Massachusetts

Parents

         Father: Ephraim Cole (1805-1876) ³⁸
         Mother: Hannah M (Est 1820-      )

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary E Holden (1850 -       )
       Marriage: 19 May 1871 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³⁹
         Status:

Notes

General:

Wellfleet men lost were Capt. Hawes A. Gross (33), Stillman Cole (23), Stephen J Lane (27), and Peter Rich, jr (18). ³⁶

Medical:

age 23 ?
single
mariner ³⁶

Susan Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 17 Jan 1796 - Biddeford, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Jun 1850 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown ⁴¹
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *John Whorf (17 Aug 1785 - 22 Nov 1854)
       Marriage: 9 Apr 1839 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
         Status:

Notes

General:

mar. bet. Rebecca Snow's death 10 Sept 1837 and 1840 Census
Cemetery #2-Old Section Lot #316 Provincetown
Susans surname, birth date and marriage date fromFerguson Manuscript, Provincetown Library

Susanna Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 15 Jul 1716 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴²
        Baptism: 
          Death: After Apr 1760 - Gorham, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Timothy Cole (Est 1686-1760)
         Mother: Apphia Pepper (1687-1718) ⁴³

Spouses and Children

1. *Joseph Brown (5 Feb 1705 - After 1761) ⁴⁴ 
       Marriage: 20 Feb 1736 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁵
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jerusha Brown (1738-      ) ⁴⁵
                2. Joseph Brown (1745-      ) ⁴⁵

Notes

General:

Daughter Susanna Brown was mentioned in the will of Timothy Cole of Eastham dated 2 Apr 1760. ⁴⁶

Marriage Notes (Joseph Brown)

Children
Jerusha Brown b: 29 MAY 1738 in Eastham Barnstable Ma
Joseph Brown b: 2 JUN 1745 in Eastham Barnstable Ma
Benjamin Brown b: 1751 in Gorham Cumberland Me
Simeon Brown b: 9 MAY 1753 in Gorham Cumberland Me
Susanna Brown b: 26 JUL 1756 in Gorham Cumberland Me

Susanna Cole

      Sex: F

AKA: Susannah Cole

Individual Information

          Birth: 5 Mar 1745 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁷
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1787 - (Connecticut)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Isaac Cole (1714-1782)
         Mother: Anne Doane (1715-      )

Spouses and Children

1. *Joseph Doane (21 Apr 1739 - Feb 1831) ⁴⁸ 
       Marriage: 13 Oct 1767 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁹
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Isaac Doane (1768-      ) ⁴⁹
                2. Joseph Doane (1771-1837) ⁴⁹
                3. David Doane (1774-1857)
                4. Ebenezer Doane (1777-1860)
                5. Joel Doane (Abt 1780-      )
                6. Anna Doane (1784-      )
                7. Zenas Doane (1787-1804)

Notes

General:

Identification of this Susanna as the one who married Joseph Doane is speculative.

Susanna Cole

      Sex: F

AKA: Susannah Cole ⁵²

Individual Information

          Birth: 2 Oct 1792 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹ ⁵²
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Feb 1889 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ⁵²
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: age and paralysis

Parents

         Father: Daniel Cole (1751-1804) ³
         Mother: Susanna Collins (1752-1840)

Spouses and Children

1. *Sylvanus Nicholson (Abt 1786 - 30 Mar 1823)
       Marriage: 23 Jun 1812 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ⁵³
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Nathan Cole Nicholson (1813-1899) ⁵¹ ⁵⁴ ⁵⁵
                2. Thankful Cole Nicholson (1815-1857) ⁵⁵
                3. Sally Atkins Nicholson (1818-1854) ⁵⁵
                4. Sylvanus Nicholson (1821-1886) ⁵⁵

Notes

Medical:

age 77-7-8

Susannah Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: Cir 1750 - Kittery, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Abner Cole (1706-1791)
         Mother: Patience Spinney (1713-1791)

Spouses and Children

1. *John Remick (Cir 1746 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status:

Susannah Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: Est 1760
        Baptism: 
          Death: May 1819
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *William Bray (18 Dec 1729 - 22 Aug 1805)
       Marriage: 1796
         Status:

Susannah Cole

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: Est 1754 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Samuel Brown (1745 - 12 Oct 1798)
       Marriage: 4 Feb 1773 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁵⁶
         Status:

Notes

Marriage Notes (Samuel Brown)

Married by Revrd mr Cheever. Samuel was of Wellfleet when married.

This seems like the wrong Samuel Brown!
⁵⁶

Sylvester Lewis Cole

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 1848 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1902 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Congregational & Soldiers cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Ella Gill George (1853 - 1945) ⁵⁷ 
       Marriage: 
         Status:

Sources

1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:34. the family of Daniel Cole and Susanna his wife.

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:241. Deaths.

3 Stanley W. Smith, "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Mass." (Mayflower Descendant, vols 10, 11, 12).

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:550 Marriages.

5 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 10.

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:75: family of Simon Newcomb jr. and Hannah his wife.

7 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 31, lot 118. Sarah C. & Eleazer L. Collins.

8 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 10, lot 4. Freeman A. & Achsah L. Snow family.

9 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 52.

10 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 10. has transcription errors

11 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:139, The family of Ebenezer and Rebecca Cole.

12 Kenneth Cole, South Wellfleet Cemetery (Wellfleet, Mass. Rich Family Association).

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:72. Ebenezer and Sarah Cole family.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:35.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 57.

16 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 28. Edward E. & Lydia C Paine family.

17 Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 820.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 20.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 38.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2.

21 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 108 (20:155. Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

22 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 108 (20:155.

23 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 81 (MD16:146).

24 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:157. The children of Nehemiah and Sabra Cole.

25 Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 815.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:100. Daniel and Polly Cole family.

27 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:95. Solomon & Keziah Pierce family.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:124. children of William and Hannah Cleverly.

29 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Marriages 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1.

30 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 42 (MD8:92).

31 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 76 (MD16:73).

32 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors

33 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e.

34 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

35 Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 14. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 15.

37 "Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births by family 1628-1855, from Orleans records" (2002. Holbrook Research Institute. files H01_01a - H01_01g), 1.

38 Rachel L Wynn, "The Descendants of Robert Linnell" (http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL1h.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL2h.htm
dates but few places, unreferenced).

39 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Marriages 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 17.

40 Marcia Briggs (Rootsweb files. unsourced).

41 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).

42 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 34 (MD7:238).

43 Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

44 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 8 (MD3:181).

45 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 97 (MD17:142).

46 Nancy Wallace Tidrick, A Brown Family History: The Story of a Maritime Family (2006. Poland, Ohio: Nancy Wallace Tidrick. self-published CD), 10.

47 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 102 (MD19:101).

48 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 83 (MD16:196).

49 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 164 (MD32:67).

50 M. Dio, Joseph & Jane Doan family (Jan 2007. email), children's births.

51 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 42, lot 5 & 6. Nathan C. & Elizabeth B. Nicholson family.

52 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1889, p 32.

53 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:562. Marriages.

54 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 44. 1899 #26.

55 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:104. The children of Silvanus and Susana Nicholson.

56 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 171, MD32:175.

57 Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).

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