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Benjamin Drake 1683 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1683

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Death Date: 30 Aug 1763

Death Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey

Father: Rev Drake

Mother: Rebecca Trotter

Spouse(s): Mary (Rongnion)

Children(s): Thomas Drake, Daniel Drake

Benjamin Drake was born in 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, the child of Rev John Drake and Rebecca Trotter. Benjamin Drake later married Mary Runyon (Rongnion), and together they raised children including Thomas Drake and Daniel Drake. In 1763, Benjamin Drake passed away in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.

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Parents

Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
RD
Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
RT

Spouses(s)

Mary (Rongnion)
1677 – 1748
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Children(s)

Thomas Drake
1724 – 1792
Birth Location: –
TD
Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
DD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Jul 1683
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23909.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Aug 1763
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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