Descendants of William COLE I

Second Generation

2. Roger COLE I (William ) was born in 1242/1243 in of Chumleigh, Devon, England . He died in 1301 in in an expedition against the Scots, perhaps in Scotland.

The coat of arms are stated in a note to Roger Cole. "Arms ofCole: Arg. a bull passant Sa., armed Or with a bordure of thesecond bezantee." The border may have come from "Richard, Earleof Cornwall . . . as an augmentation for services in theWarres. " According to the Visitation of Surrey which has noreference to the Roger Cole above, "Arms -- Argent, a bullgules, horned or, within a bordure sable bezantee." Thesedescriptions translate to a red horned walking bull on a whitebackground with a black border studded with gold coins orcircles called bezantes.The family crest is "A demi-dragon Vert, holding in the dexterpaw an arrow Or, headed and feathered Arg." The Visition hasthe same description except calls the arrow "flighted." Thesedescriptions suggest a charging dragon on a green backgroundholding an arrow in the right paw. The feathers of the arrowhas a different color than the crest.The family motto is "Deum Cole Regum Serva" which is "HonorGod, Serve the King

Sources:
Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: TheDescent of Margaret Locke, Third Wife of Deputy governorFrancis Willoughby, Volume Info: 35, Page: 59-65Abbrev: Locke, NEHGRAuthor: Col. Joseph L. ChesterPublication: January 1881Page: p. 65
Title: The Genealogy of the Family of Cole, of the County of DevonAbbrev: The Genealogy of the Family of ColeAuthor: James Edwin-ColePublication: James Rusell Smith, London, 1867Page: p. 6

He had the following children:

+	3	M	i	Roger COLE II
	4	M	ii	William COLE.

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