WILLIAM COLE of Edenbridge, butcher (1605-1671)
He was the elder son of William Cole of Edenbridge, butcher, and his wife Martha. He married Elizabeth and by her had five sons and three daughters. William was listed in the Protestation Returns for 1641. His father died in 1647. In the assessments for subsidy to the Crown of 1601, 1608, 1628 and 1648 for Edenbridge no Cole is mentioned, but in the 1650s both William and his brother James were assessed for taxation to support the Army. William was a tenant of John Stanford. In 1664 the Hearth Tax shows that William possessed two hearths.
On 31st August 1669 William's wife Elizabeth was buried in Edenbridge. William made his will on 18th June 1670 and was buried on 26th September 1671. In his will (PCC):
An inventory was taken of the possessions of William Cole the elder (PCC).
| Purse, girdle and ready money | 5s. |
| Wearing apparel | £2. |
| In the hall | |
| One table with a joined frame, one joined form, one little table, one joined cupboard, one joined settle | £1 |
| Eight pewter dishes, eight porringers, two saucers, five pewter candlesticks | 19s. |
| Two brandirons, three spits, two pairs of pothangers, two gridirons, two toasting irons, one smoothing iron, one iron to lay before the dripping pan, two tin dripping pans, three iron pots, five pairs of pothooks, one frying pan, a fire pan and a pair of tongs, two candlesticks | £1-10s. |
| One joined chair and three small chairs, one window curtain | 3s-6d. |
| Four bowls and serving dishes | 3s. |
| One brass kettle, three brass skillets, one brass skimmer, one brass mortar, a brass warming pan, one iron chaffering dish | 19s. |
| In the parlour | |
| One table with a joined frame, one joined form, four high joined stools, two low joined stools, one aumbry cupboard, one joined chair, and one flagbottomed chair and a dozen of trenchers | £2-2s-0d. |
| In the chamber over the hall | |
| One table with a joined frame, four joined chests, one trundle bedstead, one blanket, a coverlet, one form and a small chair | £1. |
| In the chamber over the shop | |
| one joined bedstead, one flock bed, two flock bolsters, one blanket and one coverlet, one sideboard table, one joined chair, one broad joined stool, one wicker chair | £1-3s. |
| Ten pairs of sheets, three table cloths and three towels | £3. |
| In the buttery | |
| Seven small drinking vessels, four keelers and four small tubs, one bucking tub and two old pails | £1-8s. |
| One woollen wheel, one linen wheel | 2s |
| Certain lumber and things of small value | 2s-6d. |
| Money owing upon bonds | £300 |
| Total | £316-7s-6d |
William Cole seems to have possessed a surprising amount of wealth in the form of bonds. In the 17th century only the very richest townsmen had goods and money worth as much as £300. There is nothing else about William to suggest wealth; nevertheless this is not an illusion because he bequeathed at least £165 in cash as well as two houses.
| 2nd marriage | Andrew Cole | m: c 1520 | Agnes (Annys) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1480 d: 1546 Edenbridge, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John | Johane | Julyan | Richard | George | Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1520 d: c 1585 Edenbridge, Kent | b: Before 1525 | b: Before 1525 | b: 1525 to 1546 | b: 1525 to 1546 d: Feb 1551/52 Tonbridge, Kent bur: 20th Feb 1551/52 Tonbridge, Kent | b: 1525 to 1546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st marriage | John Cole butcher | m: c 1545 | Mrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1520 d: c 1585 Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1525 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johanna | Juliana | James | John | Andrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1547 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 14th Aug 1547 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1550 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 30th Jan 1550 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1554 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 25th Jun 1554 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Jan 1560 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 16th Jan 1560 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1555 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 30th Apr 1555 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1556 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 7th Mar 1556 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Sep 1584 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 20th Sep 1584 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Cole butcher | m: 29th May 1571 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | Joane Basset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1556 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 7th Mar 1556 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Sep 1584 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 20th Sep 1584 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1555 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agnes | James | William | Andrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1572 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 10th Aug 1572 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1575 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 26th Jun 1575 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1578 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 23rd Mar 1578 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Feb 1647 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 10th Feb 1647 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1580 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 13th Apr 1580 St. Peter and St. Paul d: 1657 Westerham, Kent bur: 3rd Jan 1657 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Cole butcher | m: c 1600 | Martha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1578 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 23rd Mar 1578 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Feb 1647 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 10th Feb 1647 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1580 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John | William | James | Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1602 Edenbridge, Kent d: Sep 1602 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 5th Sep 1602 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1605 Edenbridge, Kent d: Sep 1671 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 26th Sep 1671 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1607 Edenbridge, Kent d: Sep 1672 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 2nd Sep 1672 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1610 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Cole butcher | m: c 1635 | Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1605 Edenbridge, Kent d: Sep 1671 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 26th Sep 1671 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1610 d: Aug 1669 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 31st Aug 1669 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne | William | Andrew | Robert | Richard | Jane | John | Frances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1636 Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1638 Edenbridge, Kent d: Dec 1716 Chiddingstone, Kent bur: 18th Dec 1716 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent | b: 1641 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 9th Aug 1641 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Aug 1699 Hever, Kent bur: 29th Aug 1699 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1644 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 23rd May 1644 St. Peter and St. Paul d: 1716 | b: 1646 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 4th Jan 1646 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Jul 1673 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 17th Jul 1673 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1648 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 4th Apr 1648 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Jul 1648 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 8th Jul 1648 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1649 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 16th Oct 1649 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1649 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 16th Oct 1649 St. Peter and St. Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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