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Harwich, Massachusetts Vital Records
[p.233] January the 7 day 1736/7 then Israell Cole Jur of Eastham and Remember Burg of harwich had their intention of marriage to each other entered here in this book


Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts Vital Records
[p.223] January 8: 1736/7 then entred the Intentions of Israel Cole junr and Remembrance Burges to proseed in marriage

Israel and Remember lived in Dutchess and Ulster Counties in New York and then moved to Washington County, Virginia. Israel (or his son Israel) was a signer of the Articles of Association in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York.


Will of Israel Cole

In The Name of God Amen. I, Israel Cole
of the State of Virginia and County of Washington, being very sick
and weak in body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be
unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and
knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make
and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say
principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul
into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body
I recommend to be buried in a decent Christian burial
at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at
the general resurrection I shall receive the same again
by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly
Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in
this life. I give devise and dispose of same in
the following manner and form first I give and bequeath to my
beloved Son Thomas Cole the one half of my land to wit the
East Side. Also I give to Reufus Cole one two year old
heiffer and one spotted sow. Also I give to David Cole

one Ewe and half a lamb and the remainder of my Estate
to be equally divided amongst my grandchildren which
I shall name Joanna Thomson, Hannah Main, Dorkes
McClure, Eunish Roush, Eleazar Cole, John Cole, Freelove
Thomas, Joseph Cole juner, Keziah Cole, Samuel Cole,
David Cole, Elizabeth Done, Masa Eldridg, James
& Phillip Cole, Sarah Cole, Israel Cole, _____ Stuart,
Eleazar Cole, Mary Cole, Sabees Main whom I likewise
constitute make and Ordain the sole Executor of this my
Last Will and Testament all and separately my Lands and
Tenements by them freely to be possessed and enjoied and
do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and
every other former testamonials Wills Legacies Bequeaths
and executors by me in any ways before named willed and
bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to
be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness who
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this thirteenth
of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred and ninety two.

Signed sealed and published

Israel Cole

pronounced and declared by the said Israel
Cole as his Last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who in his presence
and in the presence of each other have
hereunto Subscribed our names

Thomas Watkins
Isaac Watkins

At a Court held for Washington County October 16th
1792.

The Last Will and Testament of Israel Cole dec.
was exhibited in Court and proven by the Oath of
Thomas Watkins and Isaac Watkins subscribing witnesses
thereto and Ordered to be recorded.


Estate Inventory of Israel Cole


An Inventory and Appraisment of the estate of
Israel Cole of late dec. according to an order of Court to us
directed bearing date Oct. 16, 1792

0/3/0 1 pitchfork & beggonet [biggonett - a cap with pieces covering the ears]
0/1/6 fro [tool used to make shingles from tree stumps]
0/3/0 tea kettle
0/5/6 1 pot & hook & some other afairs
0/4/0 kettle & hooks
0/5/0 2 sett pot trannols[?] [sett pot - large pot for washing clothing]
0/3/0 tongs & shovel
0/4/0 6 books
0/3/0 ____ bason [?]
0/5/6 pewter & two tin cups
0/2/6 1 basket some wool and yarn
0/1/8 2 baskets and 1/2 basket
0/2/0 iron evedge[?] riddle & sifter [riddle - a coarse sieve, as for gravel]
0/2/0 3 pales
0/7/0 gun shot bag and power horns
0/2/0 barrel, tobacco & chain
0/3/0 fryin pan
0/18/0 loom & some tackling
0/4/0 chain
0/2/0 great wheel
0/3/0 tittle wheel [tittle - small]
0/2/0 3 old bags
0/2/0 2 silk handkerchiefs
0/17/0 body cloathing
0/7/6 lincey [probably a coverlet - Linsey is a coarse fabric of linen and wool]
0/12/0 8 yards linen
0/9/0 2 blankets
0/6/0 3 pillows and bed stead
0/18/0 3 coverlaids [also probably coverlets]
0/4/0 sheet
0/3/0 two bottles
0/2/0 stone jugs
0/4/0 crock
0/35/0 brindled cow & bell
0/1/6 pr specks
0/36/0 black heyfer
0/30/0 brindled cow
0/25/0 yearlings
0/6/0 barrow [castrated pig]
knife and drawing knife
0/8/0 8 dozen rye
0/5/0 8 dozen wheat
0/2/6 dozen oats
0/2/0 warming pan, tobacco & other small afairs
0/3/0 pair plow irons
0/3/6 pittatoes [potatoes]
0/15/6 1/2 acre corn
0/7/6 1/2 acre wheat & rye
0/12/0 3 calves
0/3/0 ax
0/3/0 conkshel [?]
0/2/0 pr. sleeve buttons & ___
0/2/0 2 raisors [razors]
0/2/0 walking stick
0/8/0 candlestick
0/12/0 red sow
0/9/0 sandy barrow
0/7/0 white sow and 2 pigs
0/5/6 spotted sow
0/5/0 white sow
0/18/0 4 shoats [young pigs]
0/11/0 sow, shoat and pig



John Huston
Adam Senter
Thomas Douglass
Sabeas Main Executor

At a court held for Washington County Nov. 20th, 1792
An Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Israel
Cole dec. was returned to Court and Ordered to be recorded.

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Birth	1712	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Marriage	7 Jan 1736	Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Remember BURGESS
Death	Bet Jun 1792 and Oct 1792	Washington County, Virginia
Will	13 Jun 1792	Washington County, Virginia
Miscellaneous		is Mayflower Descendant No. 47,045

Spouse	Remember BURGESS (1714 - 1772)
Child	David Cole ( - )
Child	Israel Cole (1737 - 1792)
Child	Thomas Cole (1738 - )
Child	Rufus Cole (1740 - )
Child	Eunice COLE (1742 - 1777)
Child	Philip Cole (1744 - )
Child	Mary Cole (1748 - 1781)
Child	Kesiah Cole (1750 - 1778)
Child	Remember Cole (1752 - 1775)

Father	Israel COLE (1685 - 1747)
Mother	Emary [--?--] (1682 - )
Sibling	Ebenezer Cole (1710 - )
Sibling	Silvanus Cole (1714 - )
Sibling	Benjamin Cole (1716 - )
Sibling	Rufus Cole (1718 - )
Sibling	Hannah Cole (1720 - )
Sibling	Emary Cole (1722 - )
Sibling	Dorcas Cole (1724 - )