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COLES, John Sr.

COLES, John Sr.

Male 1706 - 1747  (41 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 34 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name COLES, John  [1
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1706  Enniscorthy, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 58154127 
    Immigration Abt 1732  Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    from Ireland 
    Residence Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    called Enniscorthy, named for the city of his birth, 
    Will 11 Oct 1747  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 16 Oct 1747  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Age 41 years 
    Burial St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    St. John's Episcopal Church
    2401 E. Broad St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I2654  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2025 

    Father COLES, Walter   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother PHILPOT, Alice   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WINSTON, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1721, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1758 (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1738  [1, 3
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 32 years - She : ~ 17 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Male COLES, Walter Sr.,   b. 14 Nov 1739, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1780, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    >  2. Female COLES, Sarah,   b. 15 Aug 1741, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1778, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +  3. Female COLES, Mary,   b. 19 Apr 1743, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1823, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +  4. Male COLES, Col. John Jr.,   b. 29 Apr 1745, Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1808, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +  5. Male COLES, Isaac Sr.,   b. 2 Mar 1746/47, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1813, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F1029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1706 - Enniscorthy, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from Ireland - Abt 1732 - Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - called Enniscorthy, named for the city of his birth, - - Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 11 Oct 1747 - Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Oct 1747 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    St. John's Episcopal Church
    2401 E. Broad St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA - - St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Mary Ann Winston: p. 451.

    2. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Aug 2013, accessed 23 Aug 2013<, John Coles, Memorial #58154127.

    3. [S603] Shaw, Dan, Internet - Old Halifax Co., VA, (http://www.oldhalifax.com/ : 2014), 17 Jan 2015, accessed 17 January 2015), Mildendo, http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Mildendo.htm.


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