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Col. Samuel L. Drake 1719–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1795

Death Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Drake

Mother: Margaret Weldon

Spouse(s): Mary Cox

Children(s): Michael Drake

Col. Samuel L. Drake was born in 1719 in Devon, England, the child of Capt John Lewis Drake And Margaret Weldon. Col. Samuel L. Drake married Mary Pauline Cox, and had children including Michael P Drake. Col. Samuel L. Drake passed away in 1795 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Samuel L. Drake was born in 1719 in Devon, England, the child of Capt John Lewis Drake And Margaret Weldon.
  • Col. Samuel L. Drake married Mary Pauline Cox, and had children including Michael P Drake.
  • Col. Samuel L. Drake passed away in 1795 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Drake
1676–1753
Birth Location: Farway, England
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Margaret Weldon
1697–
Birth Location: Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cox
1726–1827
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
MC

Children(s)

Michael Drake
1755–1798
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., VA, Virginia, USA
MD

Col. Drake's Ancestors

Self
Col. Drake
1719–1795
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Capt. John Lewis Drake
1676–1753
Farway, England
Margaret Weldon
1697–
Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (Drake of) Plymouth
1652–1717
Plymouth, Devon, England
Frances Lewis
1651–1682
Buckland, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Buckland
1624–1681
Elizabeth Rowe
1625–1681
Grace Scott
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Drake's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Samuel L.) Drake (1719–6 Dec 1795) m. Mary (Pauline) Cox (1726–8 March 1827)
  1. 1. Michael (P.) Drake 1755–1798 m. Jane Davidson 1756–1841
    1. 1. Charles (Frederick) Drake 1780–1842 m. Clarissa (Ann) James 1788–1860
      1. 1. Solomon (James) Drake 1813–1880 m. Elizabeth (Virginia Jane) Elswick 1815–1880
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Drake 1836–1881 m. George (W) Hall 1842–1917
        2. 2. Sutton Drake 1842–1893
    2. 2. John Drake 1775–1820

Col. Drake's Timeline

17 Records

1717
4 Apr 1717
Birth of Col. Samuel L. Drake in Fairfield East, Cheshire, England
Fairfield East, Cheshire, England
1717
7 Apr 1717
Birth of Col. Samuel L. Drake in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1719
1719
Birth of Col. Samuel L. Drake in Devon, England
Devon, England
1730
1730
Age 11
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1730
1730
Age 11
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Virginia, USA
1730
1730
Age 11
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States
1734
1734
Age 15
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe, Virginia
Wythe, Virginia
1735
1735
Age 16
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1738
1738
Age 19
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married
None
1743
1743
Age 24
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Wythe Co, VA, Virginia, USA
1743
1743
Age 24
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States
1743
Abt. 1743
Age 24
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1747
1747
Age 28
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States
1760
16 Nov 1760
Age 41
Col. Samuel L. Drake was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1795
6 December 1795
Age 76
Death of Col. Samuel L. Drake in TN, Tennessee, USA
TN, Tennessee, USA
1795
06 Dec 1795
Age 76
Death of Col. Samuel L. Drake in Boonesborough, Kentucky, United States
Boonesborough, Kentucky, United States
1795
6 Dec 1795
Age 76
Death of Col. Samuel L. Drake in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1717
    Event Place: Fairfield East, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1717
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1738

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Wythe Co, VA, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1743
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1760
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1795
    Event Place: TN, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Boonesborough, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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