The following court record shows that Jane, wife of Isaac Cole, was previously married to a man named Eggelton.
Middlesex County Court Record: The humble request of Jane Cole ye relict of Isaac Cole deceased, & of Samuel Blodgett and John Nutting, yt whereas Isaac Cole of Woburn died intestate and left a 120 pounds Estate: namely fourty pounds in moveables and ye rest in house & Lands. Its their request yt their Mother in law Jane Cole may have a competency to maintain her in her old age she being about 74 years old. If the court sees fit to order ye one half of sd Estate ye above mentioned parties are willing to Entertain her and free ye town from charges an ye Selectmen of Wooburn doe concur herein. Cambridge 6: 8: 74. The court having heard wt all Ptyes concerned can say in this case, do order ye widow forty pounds to be paid out of ye moveables as prised in ye Inventory, or money, & ye widow to make choyce of her bed & furniture in pt.
Woburn Town Records:
John Nutting married, Aug. 28, 1650 Sarah Eggleton
Samuel Blodgett married, Dec. 13 1655 Ruth Eggleton
Isaac Cole died June 10, 1674
Jane Cole died Mar. 10, 1687
[Arthur G. Loring, NEHGR 1905, v59, p417-418]