Cole of Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

My selection for this Saturday's Surname is Cole, another old Connecticut family. Names in green are my direct lines.


Generation No. 1

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1.	HENRY COLE (JOHN COLE) was born 1627 in England, and died 10 DEC 1676 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married SARAH RUSCOE 10 DEC 1646 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of WILLIAM RUSCOE and REBECCA. She was born ABT 1626, and died JAN 1688 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of HENRY COLE and SARAH RUSCOE were: 2   i. Henry COLE was born 20 SEP 1647 in Middletown, Connecticut. He married Mary. 3   ii. James COLE was born 8 FEB 1650 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 4   iii. JOHN COLE was born 14 FEB 1652 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 5   iv. William COLE was born 25 APR 1653 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1710 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah CONGER 27 JUL 1688 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 6   v. Sarah COLE was born 22 OCT 1654 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 7   vi. Samuel COLE was born 10 SEP 1656 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Lydia. 8   vii. Mary COLE was born 11 JUN 1658 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She married Richard GOODALE. 9   viii. Joanna COLE was born 1 AUG 1661 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Aaron GOFF. + 10   ix. Abigail COLE was born 28 OCT 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 11   x. Rebeckah COLE was born 5 APR 1667 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married John BUSHNELL 10 MAY 1692 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 2

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4.	JOHN COLE (HENRY COLE, JOHN COLE) was born 14 FEB 1652 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married DEBORAH BARTLETT 22 NOV 1668 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ROBERT BARTLETT and ANN w\o ROBERT BARTLETT. She was born BEF MAR 1646, and died 11 DEC 1711 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Child of JOHN COLE and DEBORAH BARTLETT was: + 12   i. RACHEL COLE was born 1670 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1751 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

10.	Abigail COLE (HENRY COLE, JOHN COLE) was born 28 OCT 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married John STEEVENS 28 APR 1684 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of THOMAS STEEVENS and MARY FLETCHER. He was born 10 MAR 1660 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married John FRENCH BEF 21 MAR 1723, son of Thomas FRENCH and Mary BUTTON. He died 28 DEC 1727. He was buried in West Cemetery. Madison, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Abigail COLE and John STEEVENS were: 13   i. Phebe STEEVENS was born 18 JAN 1684 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 NOV 1688. 14   ii. Peter STEEVENS was born 21 FEB 1686 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mercy\Mary COTTRELL 1 SEP 1728 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. 15   iii. John STEEVENS was born 29 DEC 1689 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 16   iv. Joseph STEEVENS was born 27 JUL 1693 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Deborah STEEVENS 25 MAR 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Thomas STEEVENS and Deborah w\o Thomas STEEVENS. She was born 28 MAR 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 17   v. Ebenezer STEEVENS was born 27 SEP 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 18   vi. Dosithaus\Dorithea STEEVENS was born 8 OCT 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Timothy CHITTENDEN 14 FEB 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 19   vii. Henry STEEVENS was born 11 OCT 1699 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 20   viii. William STEEVENS was born 24 SEP 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 21   ix. Abigail STEEVENS was born 3 OCT 1704 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 22   x. Phebe STEEVENS was born 2 MAY 1706 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 3

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12.	RACHEL COLE (JOHN COLE, HENRY COLE, JOHN COLE) was born 1670 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1751 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married EPHRAIM SMITH APR 1686 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, son of JOSEPH SMITH and LYDIA HEWETT. He was born 8 SEP 1659 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
	Children of RACHEL COLE and EPHRAIM SMITH were: 23   i. Ephraim SMITH was born 16 DEC 1690 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth SMITH. He married Sarah HART 19 JAN 1720 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 24   ii. Rachel SMITH was born 10 FEB 1695 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. + 25   iii. LYDIA SMITH was born 20 NOV 1697 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 31 AUG 1785 in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 26   iv. Sarah SMITH was born 6 AUG 1700 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 18 MAR 1774. 27   v. Mary SMITH was born 11 APR 1703 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 28   vi. Benjamin SMITH was born 10 APR 1706 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 29   vii. John SMITH was born 16 SEP 1709 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1751.