Daniel Cole was born 26 December 1614 in Daventry, Northampton, England to James Cole (1585-) and Rebecca Collier (1589-) and died 21 December 1694 Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Ruth Collier (1627-1694) 1644 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
About the beginning of the second decade of the existence of the Plymouth colony, there came from England three young men, brothers, named John, Job and Daniel Cole. I suspect that they came over with William Collier, a merchant of London, about 1633. Their father is unknown. Whether they were brothers of James, the inn-keeper of Plymouth, I know not, but I judge that they were not.
John died at Plymouth in December, 1637, and in his will, proved January 2, 1638, he mentions by name, "Master Collier's men," his brothers Job and Daniel, and his sister Rebecca, wife of Job. He was probably unmarried. JOB COLE, the eldest of the three brothers, married May 16, 1634, Rebecca Collier
Also see: Great Migration Begins, Vol 1, A-F “William Collier sketch.” AncestryImage; “Job Cole sketch” AncestryImage
Research Notes
Wife's Name
Under biography regarding Daniel Cole's wife Ruth Collier. This has recently been verified (see Mayflower Quarterly Magazine, Fall 2020. p.27 "Ruth married Daniel Cole...Ruth was unique among the sisters (Sarah Brewster, Elizabeth Southworth, Mary Prence, Rebecca Cole) in not having her marriage recorded; it is, instead, documented through a deed in which her father, William Collier, named Daniel Cole as his son-in-law." Jeremy Bangs: "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth of New England: Deeds, &c., Vol. II, 1651-1663, p.269-71.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Cole (1644-1724) | |||
| Timothy Cole (1646-1695) | |||
| Hepzibah Cole (1649-1694) | 16 April 1649 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 15 January 1694 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | George Crisp (1622-1682) Daniel Doane (1637-1712) |
| Ruth Cole (1651-1728) | |||
| Israel Cole (1653-1723) | |||
| James Cole (1655-) | |||
| Mary Cole (1658-1734) | 10 March 1658 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 1 March 1734 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Joshua Hopkins (1657-1738) |
| Hester Cole (1661-) | |||
| William Cole (1663-1735) | 15 September 1663 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 20 November 1735 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Hannah Snow (1666-1737) |
| Esther Cole (1664-1705) | |||
| Daniel Cole (1666-) | |||
| Thomas Cole (1666-1736) | |||
Siblings
Residences
See Also
- Daniel Cole
- Cole in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Daniel Cole of Eastham - Geni.com