Joseph Cole

1750 - 1826  (76 years)

• Name	Joseph Cole  [1]
  Birth	22 May 1750	Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	VA Militia Revolutionary War
  Death	6 Sep 1826	Washington, Virginia   [1]
  Burial	St Cloud Bottom Primitive Baptist Church, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia   [2]
  	oseph Cole, II was the son of Joseph Cole, I and Freelove Mason. He married Remember Cole 26 November 1769. Remember was the daughter of Israel Cole and Remember Burgess. Remember died and Joseph later married Margaret Leeper in 1777. Joseph enlisted in the Virginia Militia. He was a Captain and fought in the battle of Kings Mountain. His tombstone was recorded by Redmond Cole circa 1926. Since that time, his tombstone has been destroyed or missing. A gravemarker was placed in the Cemetery at St. Clair's Bottom Primitive Baptist Cemetery by Dennis Stewart 27 September 2005. Dennis ordered this military marker at no cost from the US government. A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, 27 September 2005 at 4:00 PM. Betty O'Brien, of SC, a member of Nathanael Greene Chapter DAR, researched the biography and read it at the service. Betty also lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the USA. Dennis Stewart of TN, a member of Col. Benjamin Cleveland Chapter SAR, presented the colors, unveiled the marker, layed the wreath, and retired the colors. The invocation and prayer were done by Rev. Zeb Carson Williams, Jr., of VA. All participants sang The Star Spangled Banner. Betty is a 5th great-grand niece of Joseph Cole. Dennis and Zeb are 5th great-grandnephews of Joseph Cole. Last year, a memorial Service was also held for Hugh Cole, a brother of Joseph Cole in this cemetery.
  		CPT Joseph Cole, II (1750-1826) - Find A Grave Memorial
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  	1. Elizabeth Cole           b. 16 Apr 1739, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 1785, Washington, Virginia  (Age 45 years)   2. Joanna Cole           b. 6 May 1742, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 17 Nov 1757  (Age 15 years)   3. Hugh Cole           b. 14 Mar 1743, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 14 Mar 1743, Continental, Washington, Ohio  (Age 0 years)   4. Urania Cole           b. 27 Feb 1746, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 5 Jun 1828, Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont  (Age 82 years)   5. Susannah Cole           b. 1750, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts   6. Lydia Cole           b. 1752, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts   7. Zacheus Cole           b. 1752, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. Oct 1813, Butler, Kentucky  (Age 61 years)   8. Sampson Cole           b. 17 Mar 1755, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 25 Jun 1833, Washington, Virginia  (Age 78 years)   9. Lydia Ledy Cole           b. 1760, Bristol, Massachussetts           d. 1830, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Person ID	I9152	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Cole           b. 3 May 1716, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 25 Jun 1785, Abington, Washington, Virginia (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Freelove Mason           b. 14 Nov 1720, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts           d. 1792, Washington, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F2976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Remember Cole
  Children	1. Ann Cole           b. 1779             d. 1850 (Age 71 years) m. John James McClure (1810)
  Family ID	F2975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Leeper           b. 1750, Augusta County, Va           d. 26 Sep 1826, Smyth County, Va (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Andrew Cole           b. 1780, Washington County, Va           d. 10 Sep 1802, Washington County, Va (Age 22 years)   2. James Cole
  Family ID	F2981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S795] Cynthia Blevins, Gregory Family Tree Ancestry.com. [S799] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11904315/joseph-cole, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11904315/joseph-cole.