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Benjamin Drake 1683 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 July 1683

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 30 August 1763

Death Location: Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: John Drake

Mother: Rebecca Trotter

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The story of Benjamin Drake began in 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America. Benjamin Drake passed away in 1763 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Drake began in 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Drake passed away in 1763 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Benjamin Drake's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Birth Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
John Drake
1655 – 1741
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Rebecca (G.) Trotter
1655 – 1702
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
FRANCIS DRAKE
1615 – 1687
Whitchurch, Devon, England, UK
Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
William Trotter
1625 – 1676
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Cutbury Gibbs
1628 – 1667
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Jane Gawton
1581 – 1640
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Hanah Walker
1602 – 1660
Gyles\John Gibbs
1600 – 1641
Joan Scott
1605 – 1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1683
3 July 1683
Birth of Benjamin Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
1763
30 August 1763
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Drake in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 July 1683
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Drake family in England and America, 1360-1895 : and the descendants of Thomas Drake of Weymouth, Mass., 1635-1691

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1763
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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