UPDATE: My husband and I formed in 2023 a non-profit for the conservation of the old graveyard in Chester: Friends of Old St. Paul and Swedish Burial Ground. I am actively researching the burials and welcome all inquiries.

I began researching my COLE family history in 2012. I quickly fell down the rabbit hole, and am passionate about learning and finding my COLE and allied families. I had the thrill of a lifetime to find my 6th GGF Stephen Cole's grave d. 1744 (above) at Saint Paul's Burying Ground in Chester, Delaware, PA and my 7th GGF John Hunter's grave at Saint David's Cemetery in Radnor, Delaware, PA and extended family at Ivy Mills - Elizabeth Cole Willcox - Stephen's sister. I have a particular fondness and interest in the Saint Paul's Burying Ground (aka Old St. Paul's Cemetery or Old Swedish Burial Ground). The experience of researching, documenting, discovering and visiting these graves has ignited a passion for the care and restoration of my family graves. I'm enthusiastic and cooperative, and look forward to working with others.