Robert Cole, b. 1699, Great Britain

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In my search for family history I have recently come to a roadblock in my Cole Lineage. I can trace my family back until about the year 1715 in the United States. Before that, I only have reference to a man named Robert Cole born 1699 and "from Great Britain" I know this from marriage records and Immigrant Arrival records I found on Ancestry.com.

Immigrant Arrival:

Cole, Robert. Boston, Mass; from Great Britain, before 1714; int. m. Abigail Tenney, April 9, 1715
source: Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775

Updated Immigrant Arrival from a few years later:

Cole, Robert. Newbury, Mass.; from Great Britain, before 1715; int. m. Abigail Tenney, of Rowley, Aug 31, 1715, at Newbury, Mass.
source: Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775

Marriage Certs I have found all state exactly:

Robert Cole of Great Britain & Abigail Tenney of Rowle, were married on Aug 31, 1715
source: Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Record for Abigail Tenney

So basically I need to find the ships name that Robert Cole came over on and the ships Point of Origin to get a ruff idea of where he came from. I need somebody to access ancestry.co.uk/ and search for a Robert Cole, born 1699. (also try 1684. I have found one reference to a birthdate of this) Or I need to find passenger manifests from Points of Origin in GB around 1714-1715. What I truly am missing and what I need from all of this is Robert Coles parents so I can continue my lineage thru Great Britain

Also, any ideas as to where to continue my search would be great. Thanks.


Robert Cole 1699-July 14, 1740 died in Newbury, Mass'
Abigail Tenney 12 Dec 1688, Rowley, Mass Died 12 Dec 1768, Newbury, mass

[MarkCDodd]

There is a Robert Cole born in Boston on the 12th January 1684 to a Robert and Anne.

He is listed in the Masschusetts Registry Of Births and has a brother Sainer/Staines Cole.

It would be easy to confuse this Richard Cole with the one originating from the UK.

World Vital Records has an PAssenger And Immigration Index entry for a Robert Cole arriving in New England in 1714 amd again in 1715.

I am trying to figure out how the PILI index works but here are the entries....

Place: New England
Year: 1714
Source Publication Code: 658
Source Publication Page Number: 37
Document Type: Immigrant Record
Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index

Place: New England
Year: 1715
Source Publication Code: 658
Source Publication Page Number: 222
Document Type: Immigrant Record
Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index