John COLE85 was born Abt. 1733 in Willington, Beds., Eng.86, and died October 03, 1764 in Willington, Beds., Eng.87. He married Sarah PECK on October 05, 1755 in St Paul's Church, Bedford, Beds., Eng.88, 89, daughter of John PECK.
Notes for John COLE: Occupation: Cider Maker
DC0001 In June 2001, I [David KC Cole] undertook a web-based "study" to determine where the people with the Peck surname were living in England, during the period 1500 to 1800. I was especially interested in Bedfordshire because a John Peck had a daughter who married John Cole in Bedfordshire, and in this manner, took his place among my ancestors. John Cole was born in Woburn, Beds. Sarah Peck was born in St. Pauls parish in Bedford, Beds. Sarah Peck married John Cole on the 5 Oct, 1755 in St. Pauls church in Bedford, Beds.
Today, World Connect [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/] lists over 60 million names, although it appears that US web-genealogists contribute more than British web-genealogists. To search World Connect, a given name and a surname must often be used. So, to begin with, I chose John Peck, because I felt that John was quite a common given name, through the ages. I came across many John Pecks in Yorkshire in the 1500's, but none in Bedfordshire until about 1814, specifically in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, England. His parents were William Peck (b. c1787) and Sarah ?. William Peck's father, Peter Peck (b. c1747) was also born in Bedfordshire. William's mother Mary Page married Peter Peck on 19 Jul 1779 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire. Mary Page's parents are unknown. Of 11 Peter Pecks in World Connect that were born between 1707 and 1747, 5 were either born or died in the USA and 1 was born in Bedford, England. No geographic information was provided for the other 5.
One of the earliest dated entries I found for a John Peck (B. 1279 Bolton, Yorkshire, England) was before 1300. But his pedigree dates back to an even earlier John Peck (B. c1126 Bolton, Yorkshire, D. c 1149 Bolton, Yorkshire, England). He was married to an UNKNOWN Melgrave (B. c1129 in Yorkshire, England). One child is known to exist: Thomas Peck (B. c 1150, Bolton, Yorkshire, England) The source is JohnHBoyd@compuserve.com. Of the 20-some Peck entries in his database, the most frequent given names are John (6), Robert (4), Thomas (4)and Richard (3). It was not easy to determine where these Peck's were born.
There is no clear indication that the Peck's from Bolton, Yorkshire were ancestors of the Peck's in Bedfordshire. The Bolton Pecks left no listed descendants after Richard Peck (B. 1417 in Walkfield, Yorkshire, England) who died c1436.
Many other John Pecks were from Norfolk and Suffolk. For example Joseph Peck (B. bef 23 Aug 1623 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. He married Hannah (B. abt 1628 also in Hingham.) Records show one child Jathniel Peck (B. 24 Jul 1660 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. Their ancestors date back through Robert Peck (B. Bef 1508 in Beccles, England) and through Thomas Peck (B. ABT. 1394 in Yorkshire, England) and through John Peck (B. c 1126 in Belton, Yorkshire) who is the earliest Peck in this line. Perhaps Belton is an alternate spelling of Bolton, Yorkshire, cited earlier above.
One line of Peck ancestors from Bedfordshire is spawned from Peter Peck who married Ann, and produced two children Robert Peck (B. c 1715 in Biddenham, Bedfordshire) and Peter Peck (B. c 1721 in the same location). Their descendants die out with William Peck (B. c1871 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, England))
Nicholas Peck was a popular name in Hingham, Norfolk, in Wakefield, Yorkshire and in Beccles, Suffolk. Paul Peck was a popular name in Essex. Peter Peck was a popular name in Bedford. Richard Peck was a popular name everywhere in England. William Peck was a popular name in London moreso than elsewhere.
Between 1780 and 1820, only 20 persons with Peck surnames are listed for England in World Connect. Eleven of these are in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire. But these 11 are all cited in the database named "rippin". Perhaps this provides a realistic conclusion:
"The perceived homes of the Peck's mentioned above is more an indication of who has been doing the research, rather than an indication of where all the Peck's lived in England."
by David Kenneth Charles Cole (B. Sept 16, 1944, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Jun 5, 2001
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DC0056 In 2000, research at the Mormon Center in Salt Lake City uncovered the residence of John Cole in Woburn, Bedfordshire, Eng. \DC0056
DC0027 In 2001, an Elizabeth Cole (B. 5 Mar 1608 in Eng. D. 22 Mar 1666 in Woodburn (or Woburn), Middlesex, Mass, USA) was discovered in WorldConnect. She was married (M. 6 May 1635 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass., USA) to Thomas Pierce(B. c1617 in Eng.). Multiple references in the WorldConnect/Ancestry database cite her parents to be Ryse;Rice COLE (B. 1589 England) and Arrold PHIPPS (B. 1600 in Ralph Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng.). \DC0027 DC0001 The parents of \DC0001
DC0000 Circa 2000, a search of IGI Batch Number M005111 for "Coale, England, British Isles" produced 4 persons:
Ann COALE Gender: F Marriage: 24 Jan 1675 Woburn, Bedford, England Saml. COALE Gender: M Marriage: 24 Oct 1731 Woburn, Bedford, England Benj. COALES Gender:M Marriage: 10 Oct 1682 Woburn, Bedford, England Eliz. COLE Gender:F Marriage: 10 oct 1715 Woburn, Bedford, England
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DC0001 It is quite possible that Benj. COALES (M. 10 Oct 1682 in Woburn, Bedford, England) was the grandfather of Saml. COALE (M. 24 Oct 1731 in Woburn, Bedford. England). It is very probable that Saml. COALE (M. 24 Oct 1731 in Woburn, Bedford. England) was the father of John COLE (B. c1733 in Woburn, Bedford, England).
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More About John COLE: Fact 2: October 03, 1764, Burial: Willington, Beds., Eng..
More About John COLE and Sarah PECK: Marriage: October 05, 1755, St Paul's Church, Bedford, Beds., Eng..90, 91
Children of John COLE and Sarah PECK are:
+Thomas COLE, b. May 06, 1759, Willington, Beds., Eng.92.
John COLE (b. Abt. 1733, d. October 03, 1764)
Notes for John COLE: