I think it would be helpful to put some dates & places together with names in tracing Cole (or Kool etc) descendants from 16th Century Amsterdam to New Amsterdam (New York city) to the Hudson River valley (Dutchess & Ulster counties, New York state, USA) to the Bay of Quinte region, Ontario, Canada after the American Revolution.
I have the Simon J. Cole line as follows:
Jacob Arentsen Cole (c1580 - Nov 6, 1634) & Aeltje Dirks (c1584 - ?) > Barent Jacobsen Cole (chr May 18, 1610 - 1676) & Marytje Leenderdt DeGraw (c1620 - c1670) > Jacob Barentsen Cole (chr Sept 25, 1639 - 1719) & Marytje Floriszen Symons (Oct 1, 1632 - c1672) > Simon Cole (Mar 27, 1661 - Apr 15, 1705) & Belitje Pietersen Wyberssen (Aug 15, 1666 - ?) > Isaac Cole (Apr 15, 1705 - ?) & Geesje Traphagen (c1705 - ?) > Simon J. Cole (circaMar 23, 1734/5 - ?) & Maria Trumpour [aka Trombauer](chr May 7, 1745 - before1839).
According to Edwin Lackey [
http://wc.rootsweb.com, database: elackey], Simon J. Cole & Maria Trumpour were living at Normans Kill, Albany county, NY USA at the time of the American Revolution. Their children Petrus Cole (cMay 25, 1766 - ?), Christina Cole (chr Dec 13, 1767 - ?), and Isaac Cole (circa Jan 26, 1770 - ?) were born in New York state, USA.
Simon J. Cole was a British loyalist during the American Revolution [see "The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada by the United Empire Loyalists 1784-1884", Pg 157 Appendix B The U. E. List.,"Soldier in corps not stated (in provision list 1786)" at
http://www.ourroots.ca/ ]. He and his brother-in-law Lt. Paul Trumpour (and cousin Dr. Daniel Cole) were part of the Van Alstine party of loyalist refugees who left the port of New York on Sept 8, 1783 & arrived in Quebec on October 8, 1783. The group overwintered in tents at Sorel before continuing on to the Bay of Quinte in boats, but Simon J. Cole & Lt. Paul Trumpour received permission to return to New York state & bring their families out to Ontario by an overland route. Simon J. Cole settled with his family in Sophiasburgh township, Prince Edward county, Ontario, Canada in 1784.
Some of Simon J. Cole's cousin Dr. Daniel Cole's children also settled in Sophiasburgh township -- so it is important to use BMD dates to distinguish different individuals with similar names living in the same area.
I believe that I am a descendant of Simon J. Cole (cMar 23, 1734/5 - ?) & Maria Trumpour (Chr May 7, 1745 - bef1839) through their daughter Christina Cole (chr Dec 13, 1767 - ?) who married [before June 20, 1767*] Richard Davenport (chr Apr 19, 1768 - after 1820).
[*source: William D. Reid, "The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons & Daughters of American Loyalists", (Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, USA 1973), Order in Council dated June 20, 1797 authorizing a land grant to Christina Cole, upon marriage, as the daughter of a Loyalist.]
Richard Davenport (chr Apr 19, 1768 - after 1820) operated an inn west of Grassy point & the ferry from Sophiasburgh township, Prince Edward county to Mill Point (Deseronto), Tyendinaga township, Hastings county, Ontario from 1797 to at least 1820. Later generations of this Richard Davenport & Christina Cole family settled on both sides of the ferry, before dispersing elsewhere.
I would be interested in the antecedents of Jacob Arentsen Cole (c1850 - Nov 6, 1634) & will try to contact elidi by email in addition to this posting.
I would appreciate any info or advice about the Cole & Davenport family in Prince Edward county, Ontario, Canada & would be glad to compare notes with other interested researchers or family members.