Ann Lines

Evidence needed to support as daughter of John Knight & Mary Knight

"In 1693 with the approval of his mother and her husband William Lines, Solomon exchanged the 60 acres with William Frost for land at Unkaway Neck, South Oyster Bay, L. I.

The following is from "The Memorial of Samuel Hicks Seaman", byMary Thomas Seaman: from "American Ancestry", Vol 9, pp 77-80: from Bunkers Long Island Genealogies: from "The Wright Family of Oyster Bay", by Rowland Delano Perrine, New York, 1923: from "The Jones Family of Long Island", by John Henry Jones, New York, 1907: from "Samuel Gorton", by Adelos Gorton, Philadelphia, 1907: and from the Cocks, Cock Family in America, by George William Cocks, New York, 1912.

Robert Coles was born at Sudbury, Suffolk, England, about 1597, and died at Warwick, R.I., on October 18/1655. He came to Roxbury, Mass, with the Winthrops in 1630. In 1632 he was a member of the first representative body, and was made a freeman on October 19/1630. He removed to Agawan and Salem in 1633. In 1636 he was one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence Plantations. In 1639 he was at Providence, and one of the twelve original members of the Baptist Church at Warwick, R.I., in 1648. He was a man of much prominence.

He married about 1630, Mary Hawkhurst, born in England, died November 2/1684, daughter of Sampson Hawkhurst, see subject 1238. She came to New England with her brother Christopher in 1630, settled first at Ipswich, Mass., then moved to Rhode Island. After Robert's death, she married; 2nd, Matthias Harvey, and with her children, moved to Oyster Bay, L.I.

1/1. John Coles. Died 1676. He married Anne ---, who married, 2nd, in 1683, William Loines, probably the father of William Loines who married on September 10/1726, Ann Valentine, born 1715, daughter of Obadiah and Martha (Willets) Valentine, see subject 290, pages 4-5.

References

1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/MKS4-323 cites
   1. Family of Robert Coles, The Great Migration Begins, v. 1, A–F, pp. 437-438. Shows Robert Coles's 2 correct wives and children with NO daughter Elizabeth.By wife 1) Mary: John, 1630, Deliverance, Ann.By 2) Mary Hawkshurst: Daniel, Nathaniel, Robert, Sarah.
   2. Quit claim deed from Mrs. Ann Coles, wid of John to minor son Solomon in 1683, OBTR, v.1, p. 177-178, begins bottom of page. (Public memories.) Page 178 < FamilySearch >
   3. History and Genealogy of the Cocke, Cocks, Cox Family
   4. Millennium File