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Generation No. 1
1. UNKNOWN1 COLES
Children of UNKNOWN COLES are:
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SOLOMON2 COLES, b. 10 Jan 1710/11, (O.S.) possibly Long Island; d. 02 Jul 1746, Exeter, Philadelephia (Berks), PA. |
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DANIEL COLES, b. 1712; d. 1749, Exeter Twp, Berks, PA (Exeter MM). |
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MARY COLES, b. 02 Feb 1712/13, Queens Co., Long Island, New York; d. 05 Aug 1792, Rockingham Co., Virginia. (Speculated sister of Solomon & Daniel who we know are brothers) |
Generation No. 2
2. SOLOMON2 COLES (UNKNOWN1) was born 10 Jan 1710/11 in (O.S.) possibly Long Island1, and died 02 Jul 1746 in Exeter, Philadelephia (Berks), PA1. He married MARTHA COLES1 Bef. 1737. She died Aft. 1782. Solomon's widow Martha married second 06 Jun 1748 in Exeter MM, Berks, Pennsylvania JOHN HUGHES son of Ellis HUGHES & Jane FOULKE, born 19 May 1714 in (O. S.), and died 29 Dec 1763 in Exeter MM, Berks, PA.
Children of SOLOMON COLES and MARTHA COLES are:
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THOMAS3 COLES, b. 02 Jan 1736/371. |
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SOLOMON COLES, JR., b. 10 Apr 17391. |
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RACHEL COLES, b. 07 Oct 17401; d. Bet. 1740 - 1742. |
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RACHEL COLES, b. 06 Apr 17431; d. 17 Apr 17631; m. SAMUEL BOONE, son of Samuel BOONE & Elizabeth CASSEL,14 Oct 1760, Exeter MM, Berks, Pennsylvania1; b. 22 Mar 1735/36, Exeter Twp, Berks, PA; d. Abt. 1805, Shelby Co., Kentucky. After the death of Rachel in 1663 Samuel married second in 1766 Jane HUGHES daughter of John HUGHES (now husband of Martha Coles) by his first marriage. |
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HANNAH COLES, b. 02 Jun 17451; d. 02 Jul 1807, Germantown MM, PA1; m. JONATHAN JONES, son of Joseph & Mary JONES, 27 Apr 1769, Exeter MM, Berks, Pennsylvania1; b. 17411; d. 13 Aug 1825, Franklin MM1. |
Children of JOHN HUGHES and MARTHA COLES are:
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ELEANOR HUGHES, b. 02 Aug 1751; d. 02 May 1809, Catawissa MM, PA; m. SAMUEL BOONE son of Benjamin and Susanna BOONE; b. 11 Aug 1746; d. 03 Aug 1811. |
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SARAH HUGHES, b. 07 Jan 1755; d. 18 Jul 1843, Roaring Cr. MM, PA. |
3. DANIEL2 COLES (UNKNOWN1) was born 17121, and died 1749 in Exeter Twp, Berks, PA (Exeter MM)1. He married DINAH BOONE Apr 1742 in Exeter MM, Berks, Pennsylvania, daughter of GEORGE BOONE and DEBORAH HOWELL. She was born 18 Jan 1721/22 in (O.S.), and died 28 Jul 1797 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married (2) ADINO WILLIAMS Abt. Oct 1751. He was born 05 Sep 1727, and died 1763.
Notes for DINAH BOONE:
"4-24, 1742 (O. S.), Daniel Coles and Dinah Boone (Marriage) Reported orderly accomplished." (a) [Spraker, Hazel A., Boone Family, p. 53]
"10-26, 1757, (N. S.) Adins Williams and Dinah Coles, Reported orderly accomplished," (a) also a removal of Dinah and her 2nd husband
"6-29, 1758, (N. S.) Adins Williams, wife, child Abner, and Solomon and Mary Coles his wife, and children to Phila., M." (b)
From the will of Jeremiah Boone of Oley 2-20-1787--Mar. 30, 1787 "To Solomon Coles son of my sister Dinah Fifty Pounds"
Children of DANIEL COLES and DINAH BOONE are:
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SOLOMON3 COLES, b. 29 Jun 1743, (O.S.) prob. Exeter, Berks, PA1; d. 1828, Robeson MM1; m. ESTHER PEARSON, 02 May 1769, Reading MM, Berks, PA1; b. 08 Dec 1747; d. 23 Mar 1820. |
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MARY COLES, b. 17451. |
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DEBORAH COLES, b. 18 Jun 1747, (O.S.)1; d. Abt. Aug 1825, prob. Philadelphia Co., PA1; m. UNKNOWN ZIMMERMAN, 1783. Notes for DEBORAH COLES: Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol V, (Edward Stern & Co., 1895; Genealogy,com, 2004) Abstracts of Wills Recorded in the Administration Books, Register's Office, Philadelphia..., Page 291 : "Deborah Zimmerman; not dated; property to brother, Solomon Coles and sister Hannah Burns; witnesses, Hannah T. and Sarah W. Johnson; administration to Joseph Burn, August 23, 1825 (N, p. 58)
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HANNAH COLES, m. UNKNOWN BURNS. |
4. MARY2 COLES (UNKNOWN1) was born 02 Feb 1712/13 in Queens Co., Long Island, New York2, and died 05 Aug 1792 in Rockingham Co., Virginia3. She married (1) ROBERT MATTHEWS 22 Jul 1731 in St. George's Church, Hempstead, Queens, Long Island, NY4. He was born 1705 in Oyster Bay, New York, and died Bet. 12 May - 06 Jun 1748 in Exeter Twp, Philadelphia (now Berks), Pensylvania4. She married (2) CLEMENT CHERRINGTON 10 Apr 1750 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania4,5. He was born 1711 in Cheltenham, England5, and died 1769 in Pennsylvania5.
Notes for MARY COLES: See Descendants of Robert Matthews & Mary Coles for full details on the Matthews & Cherrington children.
The Amasa Webb Bible records the folloing without location as to birth or death:
Mary Cherrington born Feb. 2, 1713 Departed this life August 5, 1792 Age 79
Children of MARY COLES and ROBERT MATTHEWS are:
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JOHN3 MATTHEWS, b. Bet. 1732 - 1733, New York or Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; d. Bef. Apr 1760, Exeter Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania6; m. SARAH MILLER6, Bet. 1750 - 1755, (speculated marriage based on research of Diana Lehman); b. Abt. 1725, prob. Huntingdon, Suffolk, NY; d. Abt. 1760, Exeter Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania. Note: John's daughter Hannah, not included here, is believed to have married Moses WEBB, son of John WEBB & Mary BOONE and whose brothers James and Benjamin Webb marry his sisters Rebecca and Mary.
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TOWNSEND MATTHEWS, b. Bet. 1733 - 1737, Philadelphia Co. (now Berks), Pennsylvania7; d. 27 Sep 1808, Greenbriar, West Virginia7; m. ELIZABETH FAYLE, 1760, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania8; b. Abt. 1740, prob. Dublin, Ireland9; d. Aft. 1808. |
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AMELIA MATTHEWS, b. Bet. 1734 - 1740, prob. Exeter Twp, Philadelphia (now Berks), Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1810, <Rockingham Co.>, Virginia; m. ROBERT DICKEY, Abt. 1755; d. Bet. Aug 1803 - 19 Jun 1804, <Rockingham Co.>, Virginia. |
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ROBERT MATTHEWS, JR., b. Bef. 1742, Philadelphia Co. (now Berks), Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 19 Jun 1804. |
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REBECCA MATTHEWS, b. Bet. 1740 - 1742, Philadelphia Co. (now Berks Co.), Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1803, Probably Sullivan Co., TN (proven by Matthews v. Warren); m. BENJAMIN WEBB, son of John WEBB & Mary BOONE and brother of James who married her sister Mary, Bef. 1764, Probably Berks Co., Pennsylvania; b. 28 Dec 1732, Gwynedd MM, Philadelphia Co., (Montgomery), PA10; d. prob. Sullivan Co., TN. |
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MARY MATTHEWS, b. 18 Oct 1743, Philadelphia Co. (Berks), Pennsylvania11,12; d. Aft. 1803, prob. Clark or Fayette Co., KY (living 1803 - Matthews v. Warren); m. JAMES WEBB, son of John WEBB & Mary BOONE and brother of Benjamin who married her sister Rebecca Bet. Oct 1762 - May 1763, Probably Berks Co., Pennsylvania; b. 03 Mar 1736/37, Exeter Twp, Philadelphia (Berks), Pensylvania13,14,15; d. 1808, probably Jessamine or Clark Co., Kentucky16. |
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SOLOMON MATTHEWS, b. 02 Feb 1744/45, Philadelphia Co. (now Berks), Pennsylvania17; d. 02 Apr 1834, Rockingham Co., Virginia18,19; m. AGNES VAN REID; b. 23 Feb 1745/4620; d. 07 May 1828, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia20. |
Children of MARY COLES and CLEMENT CHERRINGTON are:
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THOMAS3 CHERRINGTON, b. 16 Mar 1750/51, Berks Co., PA21; d. 09 Oct 1832, Northumberland (now Columbia) Co., PA21; m. RACHEL LEE, daughter of Samuel LEE and Margaret HUGHES, 04 May 1775, Exeter Friends Meetinghouse, Exeter, Berks, PA21. Notes for THOMAS CHERRINGTON: Abstracts of Berks Co, PA, Wills, 1785 – 1800: BOONE, JUDAH, Exeter. June 11, 1787. Adm. to Thomas LEE and Thomas CHERRINGTON. The widow Hannah BOONE renouncing.
Abstracts of Berks Co, PA, Wills, 1785 – 1800: WEAVER, JACOB, Esq., Amity. February 12, 1790 - July 23, 1790. To wife Elisabeth and Daniel MESSERSMITH of Reading all estate real and personal as tenants in common, except for my negroes who are to be set free. Exrs: Wife Elisabeth and Daniel MESSERSMITH. Wits: Solomon BRUMFIELD, George LORAH and Thomas CHERRINGTON
Abstracts of Berks Co, PA, Wills, 1785 – 1800: FINCHER, JONATHAN, Robeson. October 1, 1795 - October 19, 1795. To nephew Jesse, eldest son of brother John FINCHER, 5 shillings for his birthright. To nephew Benjamin KENARD, son of sister Margaret, £0. To Friends Meeting at Reading £20. To Margaret BOONE, dau. of sister-in-law Hannah BOONE, £100 at 21. To wife Esther my messuage and 21 acres of land on River Schuylkill and all other estate, she paying above legacies. Exrs: Wife Esther and brother (her brother) Ellis LEE. Wits: John FINCHER, Thomas CHERINGTON and Rachel CHERINGTON
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RACHEL CHERRINGTON, b. 13 Sep 1753, Berks Co., PA22; d. 30 Nov 183923; m. SAMUEL LEE, son of Thomas LEE & Eleanor ELLIS, 28 Jul 1776, Friends Meetinghouse, Exeter, Berks, PA23. |
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WILLIAM CHERRINGTON, b. 19 Apr 175523; d. 28 Apr 1833, Gallia Co., OH23; m. (1) MARGARET HANKS, 18 Feb 1779, Virgina23; m. (2) LETITIA MCCLUNG (WIDOW), 28 Nov 1797, Greenbrier Co., WV23. Notes for WILLIAM CHERRINGTON: 1784 Heads of Families - Rockingham County, VA Cherrington, Wm 7 1 1 |
Endnotes
1. Eshelman, John E, Genealogy of Berks County Friends in Pennsylvania, (Fleetwood, PA, 1930).
2. Amasa Webb Bible, (In the possession of Shirley Powers Webb, 2003), Listed as Mary Cherrington.
3. Amasa Webb Bible, (In the possession of Shirley Powers Webb, 2003).
4. Cherrington, Dean, Cherrington Correspondence, (2003), "Electronic."
5. Dean C. Cherrington & Henrietta C. Evans, THE CHERRINGTON FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY, (April 1978 (Second Edition - 1999)).
6. Cherrington, Dean, Cherrington Correspondence, (2003), "Electronic."
7. McCrosky, Janet, (Email Corrospondence, 2003), Reference to work of Donnadeane Depew Reeme.
8. McCrosky, Janet, (Email Corrospondence, 2003), References work of Donnadeane Depew Reeme.
9. McCrosky, Janet, (Email Corrospondence, 2003), Reference to work of Donnadeane Depew Reeme.
10. Humphrey, John T., Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800 Birth Index, (Online database, Genealogy.com), "Electronic," Exeter Monthly Meeting, Birth/Baptism; 28 10mo 1732 to John Webb & Mrs Mary Webb.
11. Webb, Dollye F., Dollye F. Wright Webb Chart, (Hand written descendant chart for James Webb).
12. Amasa Webb Bible, (In the possession of Shirley Powers Webb, 2003).
13. Webb, Dollye F., Dollye F. Wright Webb Chart, (Hand written descendant chart for James Webb).
14. Amasa Webb Bible, (In the possession of Shirley Powers Webb, 2003).
15. Humphrey, John T., Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800 Birth Index, (Online database, Genealogy.com), "Electronic," Exeter Monthly Meeting, Birth/Baptism Quaker Date: 4 1mo 1737/8 to John Webb & Mrs. Mary Webb.
16. Amasa Webb Bible, (In the possession of Shirley Powers Webb, 2003).
17. Archer, Cassandra, Cassandra Archer, (Family genealogy osted to Rootsweb; CaseyO@elite.net), "Electronic."
18. Cherrington, Dean, Cherrington Correspondence, (2003), "Electronic."
19. Broom, Susan, Hines Bible, (Matthews GenForum, Genealogy.com, July 19, 2002, msg# 4326).
20. Cherrington, Dean, Cherrington Correspondence, (2003), "Electronic."
21. Dean C. Cherrington & Henrietta C. Evans, THE CHERRINGTON FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY, (April 1978 (Second Edition - 1999)).
22. Humphrey, John T., Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800 Birth Index, (Online database, Genealogy.com), "Electronic."
23. Dean C. Cherrington & Henrietta C. Evans, THE CHERRINGTON FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY, (April 1978 (Second Edition - 1999)).