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Elizabeth Coles 1665 – 1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 27 Mar 1736

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Daniel Coles

Mother: Maha-Shalal Gorton

Spouse(s): John Townsend

Children(s): John Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Sarah Townsend, Hannah Townsend, Stephen Townsend, James Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Stephen Townsend, Mary Townsend, Jane Townsend, Charles Townsend, Rachel Townsend

Elizabeth Coles was born in 1665 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Daniel Coles and Maha-Shalal Jabez (Mary) Gorton. Elizabeth Coles married John Townsend, and had children including John Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Sarah Ann Townsend, Hannah Townsend, Stephen Townsend, James Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Stephen Townsend, Mary Townsend, Jane Townsend, Charles Townsend, Rachel Townsend. Elizabeth Coles passed away in 1736 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Coles was born in 1665 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Daniel Coles and Maha-Shalal Jabez (Mary) Gorton.
  • Elizabeth Coles married John Townsend, and had children including John Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Sarah Ann Townsend, Hannah Townsend, Stephen Townsend, James Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Stephen Townsend, Mary Townsend, Jane Townsend, Charles Townsend, Rachel Townsend.
  • Elizabeth Coles passed away in 1736 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Coles
1637 – 1692
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, MA Colony
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Maha-Shalal Gorton
1638 – 1692
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA Colony
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Spouses(s)

John Townsend
1656 – 1727
Birth Location: Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
JT

Children(s)

John Townsend
1683 –
Birth Location: Bucklebury, , Berkshire, England
JT
Elizabeth Townsend
1688 – 1788
Birth Location: Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
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Sarah Townsend
1690 – 1732
Birth Location: Kent,Delaware
ST
Hannah Townsend
1690 – 1727
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
HT
Stephen Townsend
1694 – 1769
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
ST
James Townsend
1696 – 1765
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
JT
Joseph Townsend
1698 – 1772
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
JT
Stephen Townsend
1700 – 1769
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Townsend
1702 – 1725
Birth Location: Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
MT
Jane Townsend
1704 – 1732
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
JT
Charles Townsend
1706 – 1776
Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
CT
Rachel Townsend
1707 – 1760
Birth Location: Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
RT

Elizabeth Coles's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Coles
1665 – 1736
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Daniel Coles
1637 – 1692
Ipswich, Essex, MA Colony
Maha-Shalal (Jabez (Mary)) Gorton
1638 – 1692
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA Colony
Grandparents
Robert Coles
1597 – 1654
Groton, Suffolk, England
Mary Hawxhurst
1602 – 1656
Nuneaton, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, Warwickshire, England
Samuell Gortonne
1592 – 1677
Gorton, Lancashire
Mary Maplett
1609 – 1677
St Lawrence Jewry and St Mary Magdalene Milk St, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cole
1572 – 1624
Mary Harris
1578 – 1650
Samson Hawkshurst
1571 – 1627
Alilce Warwick
1574 – 1627
Thomas Gorton
1566 – 1610
Anne Johnson
1566 – 1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tillingham
1546 – 1623
Lady Cole
1550 – 1622
Edward Harris
1550 – 1595
Dorothe Quinten
1554 – 1631
Symon Warwick
1544 –
Elizabeth Ruddock
1527 – 1627
Thomas Gorton
1526 – 1611
Anne Bridge
1518 – 1586
John \Johnstone-
1538 – 1603
Janet Richardson
1540 – 1566

Elizabeth Coles's Descendants

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Elizabeth Coles (1665 – 27 Mar 1736) m. John Townsend (9 April 1656 – 17 Jun 1727)
  1. 1. John Townsend (13 Aug 1683 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Townsend (1688 – 1788)
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Townsend (1690 – 28 Aug 1732) m. Owen Thomas (1688 – 1740)
    1. 1. John Thomas (circa 1708 – )
    2. 2. Hester\Esther Thomas (1710 – not bef 1747) m. Captain (George Aston,) Jr (1715 – 1766)
      1. 1. Owen Aston (1730 – 1771)
      2. 2. William Aston (1732 – 1787)
      3. 3. George Aston (1734 – 1799)
      4. 4. George Aston (1741 – 11 Sep 1771)
      5. 5. Hester (Thomas) ASTON (7 Aug 1747 – 18 Nov 1826) m. Lt. (Joshua) Phipps (1746 – MAR 1835) m. John Shields (1797 – 8 Jun 1870)
        1. 1. James Phipps (1751 – 1829)
        2. 2. John (Boone) Phipps (1760 – May 1850)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Phipps (1765 – 1800)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Phipps (1765 – 1856)
        5. 5. Willana (Wilma) Phipps (1766 – Jul 1833)
        6. 6. Deborah (Thomas) PHIPPS (1768 – 1830) m. CAPT (JOHN A BINGHAM (1)) DNA (1763 – 1820) m. Deborah Phipps (1768 – ) m. Benjamin Cresson (23 Jan 1774 – 19 Aug 1827) m. Martin (1751 – 1796)
        7. 7. William Phipps (26 January 1768 – 6 Nov 1856)
        8. 8. Joshua Phipps (1769 – Apr 1857)
        9. 9. Ann Phipps (1770 – Jul 1833)
        10. 10. Sarah (Erwin) Phipps (17 Sep 1770 – 1800)
        11. 11. Hetty Phipps (1772 – )
        12. 12. Elizabeth Phipps (3 Oct 1772 – 1800)
        13. 13. James Phipps (1773 – 1840)
        14. 14. Johnathon Phipps
      6. 6. Dora Lavenberg (1870 – )
    3. 3. Esther Thomas (1710 – 1738)
    4. 4. Esther Thomas (1710 – aft 1758)
    5. 5. Hester ((Esther)) Thomas (1715 – aft 1758)
    6. 6. John Thomas
  4. 4. Hannah Townsend (12 Mar 1690 – Bef. 1727)
  5. 5. Stephen Townsend (1694 – 15 Apr 1769)
  6. 6. James Townsend (1696 – 22 Feb 1765)
  7. 7. Joseph Townsend (1 Dec 1698 – 11 Feb 1772)
  8. 8. Stephen Townsend (1700 – 15 Apr 1769)
  9. 9. Mary Townsend (1702 – 1725)
  10. 10. Jane Townsend (1704 – 1732)
  11. 11. Charles Townsend (Jul 1706 – 26 Jun 1776)
  12. 12. Rachel Townsend (1707 – 1760)

Elizabeth Coles's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of Elizabeth Coles in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1736
27 Mar 1736
Age 71
Death of Elizabeth Coles in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1736
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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