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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

The story of Benjamin Drake began in 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Benjamin Drake married Mary Runyon (Rongnion), and had children including Thomas Drake, Daniel Drake. Benjamin Drake passed away in 1763 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Drake began in 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  • Benjamin Drake married Mary Runyon (Rongnion), and had children including Thomas Drake, Daniel Drake.
  • Benjamin Drake passed away in 1763 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

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

Thomas Drake
1724 – 1792
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
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Benjamin Drake's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Birth Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Parents
Rev John Drake
1655 – 1740
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Robert) Drake
1615 – 1687
Whitechurch, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
William Trotter
1630 – 1676
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine (Cutbury) Gibbs
1628 – 1667
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Hannah Philbrick
1602 – 1660
Giles Gibbs
1602 – 1641
Katherine Carwithe
1604 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655

Benjamin Drake's Descendants

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Benjamin Drake (3 Jul 1683 – 30 Aug 1763) m. Mary (Runyon) (Rongnion) (2 Jul 1677 – 1748)
  1. 1. Thomas Drake (1724 – 10 Mar 1792) m. Dorothy (Van) Kirk (20 Sep 1734 – 13 Dec 1791)
  2. 2. Daniel Drake (14 Nov 1732 – 8 Feb 1818) m. Thisbe Anderson (11 Oct 1740 – 1814) m. Hannah Anderson (30 Apr 1736 – Oct 1774)
    1. 1. Mary Drake (8 August 1755 – 13 Jan 1815) m. Asher Stelle (1746 – 12 May 1825)
    2. 2. William Drake (1757 – 1810) m. Elizabeth Hinkle* (1755 – 1795)
      1. 1. William Drake (Abt. 1784 – Bet. 1850–1860) m. Mary Bosley (1787 – )
      2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Drake (1789 – 9 Nov 1842*) m. Johann (Georg Zimmerly) (Zimmerla) (23 Oct 1783 – 27 Jun 1861)
        1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca) Zimmerla (6 Jun 1811* – Aft. 1880) m. Allen Street (1809 – 1880)
        2. 2. David (Cephus) Zimmerly (1812 – 1885) m. Gretchen Carson
        3. 3. Mary (Louisa Mahala) Zimmerla (1 Sep 1813 – 30 Aug 1901) m. Patrick Irons (15 Sep 1812 – 16 Mar 1875)
        4. 4. Mahala Zimmerly (1 Sep 1813 – 30 May 1903) m. Frederick Simons (March 1795 – 18 Oct 1871)
        5. 5. Francis (A (Frank) Zimmerly) (Zimmerla) (30 Nov 1818 – 30 Dec 1878) m. Elizabeth ((Nancy)) Christie (1825 – ?) m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Christie (21 Oct 1820 – 1867)
        6. 6. Marine ((Marion) Thomas) Zimmerly (1821 – 1883) m. Catherine Campbell (1830 – 4 Aug 1908)
        7. 7. Emma ("Amy") Zimmerly (30 Apr 1822 – 20 May 1894) m. John McConnell (24 Mar 1808 – 3 Nov 1884)
        8. 8. Harriet Zimmerla (8 Feb 1830 – 10 Jul 1927) m. Emanuel Ruse (29 Feb 1828 – 30 Aug 1891)
        9. 9. Richard (Lawrence) Zimmerla (10 Jun 1830 – 15 Feb 1898) m. Jemima Dennison (Mar 1831 – 14 Sep 1922)
      3. 3. Edward Drake (10 May 1792 – 19 Mar 1880) m. Verlinda Beall (1 May 1805 – 25 Oct 1889)
        1. 1. William (Vinton) Drake (1839 – ) m. Deborah (Carr) Coleman (25 Mar 1840 – 4 Jun 1916)
        2. 2. Adaliza Drake (abt 1840 – )
        3. 3. Mary Drake (abt 1846 – ) m. Peter (M) Hendrickson (6 Apr 1844 – 27 Apr 1923)
      4. 4. George (H) Drake (Abt. 1796 – ) m. Catharine Combs (1794 – 31 May 1884)
        1. 1. John (Marion) Drake (16 April 1838 – 11 May 1919) m. Mary (A) Smith (abt 1844 – )
    3. 3. Permelia Drake (16 Nov 1757 – 13 Apr 1847) m. Stephen Blackwell m. Benjamin Blackwell (29 Apr 1756 – 2 Jun 1831)
      1. 1. Jonathan Blackwell (13 Apr 1777 – 18 Feb 1821) m. Hannah Bray (29 Mar 1783 – 10 Nov 1858) m. Jemima Blackwell (1775 – 20 Nov 1799)
        1. 1. Sidney (Bray) Blackwell (13 Apr 1813 – 28 Dec 1873)
        2. 2. Susan (Bray) Blackwell (30 Apr 1815 – 3 Sep 1887) m. Alexander Coryell (8 Oct 1799 – 27 Mar 1881)
      2. 2. Maria Blackwell (5 Jan 1779 – )
      3. 3. Uree Blackwell (15 Jan 1779 – 23 Jul 1854) m. John Polhemus (29 Aug 1780 – 18 Feb 1849)
      4. 4. Daniel Blackwell (7 Jan 1781 – 16 Dec 1856) m. Elizabeth (Van) Cleve (8 Sep 1782 – 20 Sep 1857)
        1. 1. John (Van Cleve) Blackwell (18 Sep 1804 – 21 Jun 1837) m. Sarah Baker (1804 – )
        2. 2. Permelia (Van Cleve) Blackwell (1807 – 13 May 1838) m. Stephen Blackwell
        3. 3. Ira (Stout) Blackwell (Sep 1810 – 24 Dec 1851) m. Caroline Drake (21 March 1814 – 29 March 1850)
        4. 4. James (Stephenson) Blackwell (abt 1821 – 19 Jan 1853) m. Elizabeth (H) Drake (1822 – 31 Jul 1884)
        5. 5. Jonathan (Van Cleve) Blackwell (1822 – 3 February 1888) m. Amanda (Malvina Blackwell Van) Marter (May 1822 – 28 Apr 1902)
      5. 5. Hannah (Blackwell) Drake (6 Nov 1782 – 26 Dec 1861) m. Andrew Drake (27 Nov 1778 – 27 May 1850)
        1. 1. Parmelia (B) Drake (13 Feb 1802 – 1868) m. Andrew (B) Drake (1800 – 12 Apr 1862)
        2. 2. John (D) Drake (2 Oct 1803 – 1854) m. Elizabeth Knowles (abt 1811 – 21 Nov 1897)
        3. 3. Benjamin (B) Drake (19 Apr 1806 – 11 Dec 1886) m. Jane (E) Quick (23 Apr 1805 – 7 Feb 1875)
        4. 4. Noah Drake (9 Jun 1808 – 26 Jan 1860)
        5. 5. Jonathan Drake (14 July 1810 – Sep 1879) m. Elizabeth Conover (abt 1813 – 1 Aug 1871)
        6. 6. Charles Drake (1 Mar 1813 – 16 May 1891) m. Hannah (M) Hill (Jul 1817 – 26 Feb 1904)
        7. 7. Ann (Mariah) Drake (12 Jun 1815 – 16 Apr 1887)
        8. 8. Jemima Drake (12 Jul 1817 – 23 Oct 1853) m. John Blackwell (14 Sep 1814 – 8 Sep 1897)
        9. 9. Wilson (B) Drake (10 Oct 1820 – 21 Apr 1887) m. Anna Maria (abt 1817 – )
        10. 10. Andrew (Johnson) Drake (24 Mar 1825 – 13 May 1860)
      6. 6. Thomas (W) Blackwell (30 Nov 1784 – ) m. Abigale Hart (27 Jan 1787 – Sep 1859)
        1. 1. Rebecca Blackwell (abt 1825 – )
      7. 7. Andrew Blackwell (17 Oct 1786 – 22 Sep 1851) m. Mary Rittenhouse (1793 – 5 May 1874) m. Anna Hunt
        1. 1. Edward (Rittenhouse) Blackwell (1814 – 28 Jan 1893) m. Persis (Jane) Dickinson (9 Jun 1820 – 16 Jul 1911)
        2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Blackwell (31 May 1816 – 14 May 1874)
        3. 3. Penelope (R) Blackwell (15 Aug 1818 – 12 Jun 1901)
        4. 4. Daniel (B.) Blackwell (22 Sep 1820 – 8 Mar 1889) m. Harriet Shepherd (24 Jun 1815 – 23 Mar 1879)
        5. 5. Permelia Scudder (12 Dec 1822 – 6 Feb 1902)
      8. 8. Jacob Blackwell (20 Aug 1789 – 23 Sep 1831) m. Mary (Van) Dyke (27 Jun 1787 – 19 Jan 1832)
        1. 1. Ann (Maria) Manners (22 Mar 1815 – 31 Oct 1871)
        2. 2. Nathaniel (Drake) Blackwell (3 Jan 1817 – 3 Dec 1895) m. Mary (Ann) Titus (16 Aug 1832 – 15 Aug 1915)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (V.) Manners (13 Apr 1819 – 14 Feb 1906)
        4. 4. Jeremiah (Van Dyke) Blackwell (Sep 1821 – 1903) m. Emily (Adelaide) Titus (1831 – 1858)
        5. 5. Luke (Schenck) Blackwell (21 Nov 1823 – 7 Jul 1901) m. Sarah (K) Sutphin (26 Oct 1831 – 13 Jul 1933)
        6. 6. Benjamin Blackwell (Dec 1825 – 10 Apr 1903) m. Helen (M) Gravis (Abt 1833 – 1916)
      9. 9. John Blackwell (22 September 1791 – 1812) m. Fanny Hart
      10. 10. Henry (J) Blackwell (4 Nov 1793 – 27 Mar 1854) m. Rebeccah Titus (14 Sep 1791 – 31 Oct 1869)
        1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Phillips (8 Jan 1815 – 11 Feb 1885)
        2. 2. Woolsey (Pierson) Blackwell (27 Mar 1816 – 23 Jun 1889) m. Maria Bake (6 Dec 1818 – 6 Mar 1890)
        3. 3. Enoch (A) Blackwell (7 Sep 1819 – 21 Jan 1820)
        4. 4. Charles (T) Blackwell (24 Dec 1820 – 16 Oct 1896)
        5. 5. Enos (Titus) Blackwell (15 Jan 1823 – 5 Apr 1908) m. Keturah Hoagland (24 May 1833 – 18 Dec 1924)
        6. 6. Pamela Blackwell (3 Sep 1827 – 18 Jan 1830)
        7. 7. Almena (Elizabeth) Blackwell (28 Feb 1830 – 18 May 1848)
      11. 11. Mary Blackwell (4 Nov 1795 – 15 Feb 1836)
      12. 12. Mary (Ann) Blackwell (12 Nov 1795 – 16 Feb 1863) m. Jeremiah (W) Penine (abt 1790 – )
      13. 13. Mary (Ann) Blackwell (12 Nov 1795 – 16 Feb 1863) m. Woolsy Perine (23 Feb 1790 – 24 Apr 1869)
        1. 1. Henry (Blackwell) Perrine (29 Jan 1816 – 12 Dec 1898)
        2. 2. John Perrine (15 May 1818 – 6 Apr 1892)
        3. 3. Abigail (Perrine) Phillips (1824 – 1852)
      14. 14. Peter Blackwell (1 Dec 1797 – 24 Apr 1827) m. Esther Hart (8 May 1795 – July 1836)
        1. 1. Phebe (Elizabeth) Blackwell (17 Sep 1824 – 8 May 1863) m. Enoch (Armitage) Titus (17 Sep 1821 – 17 May 1918)
        2. 2. Mary (P) Blackwell (1825 – 15 Oct 1899)
        3. 3. Susan (P) Blackwell (27 Oct 1827 – 22 Apr 1913)
    4. 4. Catherine Drake (23 Oct 1760 – Apr 1761)
    5. 5. Thomas Drake (23 Jun 1762 – 5 Aug 1825) m. Hannah Cain (21 Apr 1778 – Aug 1862)
      1. 1. Jonathan Drake (2 Apr 1801 – 11 Aug 1866) m. Frances Curry (1797 – 8 Nov 1868)
      2. 2. Daniel Drake (18 Jun 1803 – 12 Jun 1891) m. Susan Hilliard (1812 – 22 Dec 1892)
      3. 3. Charles (Smith) Drake (11 Aug 1804 – 24 Jun 1890) m. Lucy (Edith) Clayton (9 Jan 1812 – 19 January 1896)
        1. 1. John (Cain) Drake (1829 – 9 Aug 1852)
        2. 2. John (C) Drake (1829 – 21 Aug 1852)
        3. 3. Moses (Clayton) Drake (19 June 1834 – 20 Dec 1893)
        4. 4. Henry (Bascombe) Drake (11 Oct 1837 – 10 Feb 1913)
        5. 5. Silas (Hamilton) Drake (9 Jul 1843 – 14 Mar 1920) m. Sarah (Ellen) Wright (11 Aug 1860 – 20 Oct 1943)
        6. 6. Zachary (Taylor) Drake (5 Mar 1849 – 11 Dec 1919)
        7. 7. Edith (Elizabeth) Drake (2 Feb 1852 – 29 Apr 1944) m. Charles (William) Clampit (11 Apr 1858 – 14 May 1929)
      4. 4. Thomas (M.) Drake (8 Jun 1806 – 7 Jul 1882) m. Zilpha (Ann) Waters (13 Sep 1802 – 21 Dec 1877)
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Drake (25 May 1837 – 15 Jul 1908) m. Caroline Hallenbeck (16 May 1844 – 1 Dec 1909)
    6. 6. Frances Drake (5 November 1769 – 31 Dec 1837) m. Joseph Holcombe (20 Apr 1771 – 25 Jun 1840)
      1. 1. Charles Holcombe (2 Jun 1798 – 25 Dec 1867) m. Harriet Holcombe (1801 – 26 Mar 1892)
        1. 1. Mary (F Holcombe) Hart (1825 – 1912)
        2. 2. Hellen Holcombe (16 Oct 1831 – Nov 1831)
        3. 3. Matilda (Holcombe) Quick (3 Nov 1835 – 25 Dec 1868)
        4. 4. Louisa (Holcombe) Phillips (3 Dec 1835 – 29 Jan 1909)
        5. 5. Harriet (Holcombe) Quick (27 Apr 1838 – 10 Nov 1887)
        6. 6. Cornelia (Holcombe) Hart (15 Sep 1840 – 12 Apr 1926) m. Henry Hart
        7. 7. Charles (A) Holcombe (abt 1843 – )
      2. 2. Achsat (Drake) Holcomb (26 Oct 1807 – 14 Feb 1866) m. George (Van) Cleve (17 Jun 1804 – 4 Dec 1865)
      3. 3. Hannah Holcomb (Feb 1810 – 19 Jan 1874)
    7. 7. Hannah Drake (5 Oct 1770 – 24 Mar 1840) m. Jacob Sebold (1 Feb 1761 – 2 Feb 1853)
      1. 1. Frances ("Fannie") Sebold (26 Jun 1793 – 6 Mar 1877) m. Azariah Matthews (abt 1789 – 5 Jun 1854)
      2. 2. John Sebold (9 Feb 1795 – 22 Feb 1883) m. PROVEY HOWELL (20 Sep 1799 – 26 Mar 1872)
      3. 3. Daniel Sebold (27 Oct 1797 – 26 Dec 1879)
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Sebold (1800 – Oct 1844) m. Benjamin Muckel (1791 – 10 Mar 1845)
      5. 5. Phebe Sebold (27 Apr 1804 – 12 Sep 1844) m. Adam Kitchen (1798 – 26 Aug 1866)
      6. 6. Jacob (D) Sebold (6 Feb 1806 – 21 Mar 1890) m. Mary Williamson (1806 – 13 Dec 1876)
        1. 1. Emley (W) Sebold (7 Dec 1830 – 27 Jul 1916) m. Mary (E) Jorden (Dec 1842 – 1913) m. Mary Williamson (Abt 1835 – )
        2. 2. Gilbert (B.) Sebold (1845 – 1917) m. Margaret (R) Sperling (22 Apr 1851 – 14 Feb 1873)
      7. 7. Charlotte Sebold (1808 – 1 July 1850) m. Holloway (H) Race (1804 – 25 Feb 1856)
        1. 1. George (W) Race (1836 – 2 Mar 1906) m. Susan Heibler (Jul 1840 – )
        2. 2. John (Wesley) Race (1843 – 20 Jun 1882)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Sebold (30 Jun 1810 – 5 Feb 1848) m. Mahlon Pegg (8 Aug 1805 – 4 Oct 1876)
        1. 1. Mary (Elenor) Pegg (31 Oct 1830 – 3 Jul 1849)
        2. 2. Permelia (Ann) Pegg (9 Mar 1833 – 13 Jun 1850)
        3. 3. John Pegg (30 Sep 1836 – 14 Aug 1911)
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pegg (11 Jan 1839 – 8 Jul 1866) m. Godfrey Fine (Abt 1838 – 4 Feb 1898)
        5. 5. Jacob (S) Pegg (18 Dec 1842 – 10 Jul 1925)
        6. 6. Jane (M) Pegg ( – 27 Jan 1850)
      9. 9. Thomas (M) Sebold (3 Dec 1812 – 28 Aug 1849) m. Ruhamah Brewer (abt 1826 – )
      10. 10. Permelia Sebold (1816 – 9 Apr 1882) m. Sylvester Bloom (Abt 1822 – 8 Sep 1887) m. Sylvester Bloom (Abt 1822 – 8 Sep 1887)
        1. 1. Mary (F) Bloom (13 May 1844 – 1 Apr 1877)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bloom (1845 – 23 Dec 1930) m. John Marshall (1844 – 1907)
        3. 3. George (W.) Bloom (Abt 1848 – 1905) m. Thisbe Weller (Apr 1854 – 1921)
        4. 4. Lewis (S.) Bloom (26 Feb 1853 – 20 Sep 1931) m. Laura (Adelaide) Bidewell (12 Feb 1861 – 16 Dec 1915)
    8. 8. Daniel Drake (19 Aug 1774 – 16 May 1775)
    9. 9. Jacob Drake (18 Oct 1778 – 12 Nov 1846)

Benjamin Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1683
3 Jul 1683
Birth of Benjamin Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
1763
30 Aug 1763
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Drake in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 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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