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Francis Robert Drake 1615 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1615

Birth Location: Whitechurch, Devon, England

Death Date: 24 Sep 1687

Death Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Robert Drake

Mother: Susanna Knopp

Spouse(s): Mary Walker

Children(s): Captain Drake, Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor, Elizabeth Drake, Rev Drake, Samuel Drake, Susannah Drake, Ann Drake, Francis Drake

The story of Francis Robert Drake began in 1615 in Whitechurch, Devon, England. Francis Robert Drake married Mary Ann Patience (Polly) Walker, and had children including Captain George B. Drake, Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor, Elizabeth Catherine Ann Drake, Rev John Drake, Samuel Drake, Susannah Drake, Ann Polixen Drake, Francis Drake. Francis Robert Drake passed away in 1687 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Robert Drake began in 1615 in Whitechurch, Devon, England.
  • Francis Robert Drake married Mary Ann Patience (Polly) Walker, and had children including Captain George B. Drake, Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor, Elizabeth Catherine Ann Drake, Rev John Drake, Samuel Drake, Susannah Drake, Ann Polixen Drake, Francis Drake.
  • Francis Robert Drake passed away in 1687 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Children(s)

Captain Drake
1650 – 1710
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony
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Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor
1653 – 1719
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Elizabeth Drake
1653 – 1711
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Samuel Drake
1658 – 1741
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Susannah Drake
1660 – 1757
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Ann Drake
1674 – 1757
Birth Location: Piscataway, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Francis Drake
1679 – 1733
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Francis Drake's Ancestors

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Francis Drake
1615 – 1687
Birth Place: Whitechurch, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Halstead, Essex, England
Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice) Admiral)
1564 – 1625
South Leigh, Devon, England
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
Petrockstow, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Drake's Descendants

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Francis (Robert) Drake (23 Dec 1615 – 24 Sep 1687) m. Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker (1625 – 29 Jul 1688)
  1. 1. Captain (George B.) Drake (1650 – 7 Nov 1710) m. Mary (Ackerly) Oliver (20 Jun 1657 – Jul 1726)
    1. 1. William (Oliver) Drake (1676 – )
    2. 2. George (Oliver) Drake (4 August 1678 – 1743)
    3. 3. Mary (Oliver) Drake (2 Jan 1679 – 22 June 1759)
    4. 4. Hannah (Oliver) Drake (3 Sep 1681 – 1709)
    5. 5. Daniel (Oliver) Drake (3 Dec 1682 – 10 Oct 1777)
    6. 6. Mercy (Oliver) Drake (22 Jan 1683 – 21 Dec 1746)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Oliver) Drake (28 Mar 1683 – 22 Feb 1689)
    8. 8. Andrew (Oliver) Drake (20 Jan 1685 – 2 Nov 1743) m. Hannah (Conger) Fitzrandolph (4 Feb 1689 – 25 Jun 1742)
      1. 1. George Drake (21 Jul 1709 – 13 Nov 1776) m. Elizabeth Stelle (1730 – )
        1. 1. Mary Drake (1760 – 18 April 1858)
      2. 2. FitzRandolph Drake (24 Apr 1717 – 6 Oct 1791) m. Rachel Drake (1723 – 19 Jan 1811)
        1. 1. Jonathan Drake (1745 – )
        2. 2. William Drake (1745 – )
        3. 3. Rachel (Elizabeth) Drake (7 August 1746 – 1797)
        4. 4. Andrew Drake (19 July 1748 – ) m. Eunice Martin (1759 – )
        5. 5. Charles Drake (1750 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Vail) Drake (1719 – 1795)
      4. 4. Lydia (Fitzrandolph) Drake (11 Dec 1719 – 13 Feb 1786) m. William (Clawson) Drake (1716 – 6 April 1752)
        1. 1. Jonathan (Drake) Drake (1755 – 1804)
        2. 2. William (Drake) Drake (3 Jan 1757 – Aug 1822)
        3. 3. Andrew (Drake) Drake
        4. 4. David Drake ( – 16 July 1826) m. Mary (H) Henry (2 Nov 1796 – 25 May 1883)
      5. 5. Catherine (Drake) Dunn (23 Jul 1726 – 1755)
      6. 6. Brazill (C) Drake
    9. 9. Deborah (Oliver) Drake (8 Jan 1686 – 1721) m. Jeremiah Dungan (1673 – )
    10. 10. Esther (Oliver) Drake (1687 – 26 Aug 1752)
    11. 11. Jonathan (Oliver) Drake (1689 – 30 July 1754)
    12. 12. David (Oliver) Drake (3 Dec 1692 – 1747)
    13. 13. Susannah (Oliver) Drake (1 Jul 1698 – 1709)
  2. 2. Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor (1653 – 14 November 1719)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Catherine Ann) Drake (25 Dec 1653 – 8 Aug 1711) m. Hugh (P) Dunn (1650 – 16 Nov 1694)
    1. 1. Hugh Dunn (18 Nov 1678 – Feb 1736) m. Elizabeth Martin (24 Mar 1680 – 1720)
      1. 1. Hugh Dunn* (1 Jan 1700 – 10 Jul 1759) m. Amy (Mary) Sutton (9 Mar 1698 – )
        1. 1. Keziah (Dunn) Ayars (6 Apr 1722 – 24 Aug 1777)
        2. 2. Hugh Dunn (4 May 1732 – 22 May 1781) m. Abigail Carman (1742 – 13 Dec 1820)
      2. 2. Jeremiah Dunn* (10 Dec 1712 – 17 May 1794)
      3. 3. Phineas Dunn* (1 Apr 1719 – 3 Aug 1761) m. Elizabeth Manning (3 Jan 1713 – 1766)
        1. 1. Phineas Dunn (1756 – 13 Apr. 1825)
    2. 2. Martha (Ann) Dunn (13 Jul 1681 – 20 Dec 1748) m. Thomas Runyon (1675 – 16 April 1753)
  4. 4. Rev (John) Drake (5 Jul 1655 – 29 Sep 1740) m. Rebecca Trotter (5 Jul 1655 – 23 Dec 1702)
    1. 1. John Drake (2 Jun 1678 – 30 May 1758) m. Sarah Compton (1 June 1673 – 9 December 1697) m. Ann
    2. 2. 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)
        3. 3. Permelia Drake (16 Nov 1757 – 13 Apr 1847) m. Stephen Blackwell m. Benjamin Blackwell (29 Apr 1756 – 2 Jun 1831)
        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)
        6. 6. Frances Drake (5 November 1769 – 31 Dec 1837) m. Joseph Holcombe (20 Apr 1771 – 25 Jun 1840)
        7. 7. Hannah Drake (5 Oct 1770 – 24 Mar 1840) m. Jacob Sebold (1 Feb 1761 – 2 Feb 1853)
        8. 8. Daniel Drake (19 Aug 1774 – 16 May 1775)
        9. 9. Jacob Drake (18 Oct 1778 – 12 Nov 1846)
  5. 5. Samuel Drake (22 Mar 1658 – 3 Apr 1741)
  6. 6. Susannah Drake (1660 – 1757) m. John Taylor
  7. 7. Ann (Polixen) Drake (1674 – 1757) m. William Perrin
    1. 1. Anna Perrin
  8. 8. Francis Drake (23 Dec 1679 – 1 Apr 1733) m. Patience Walker (1680 – 7 Apr 1762)
    1. 1. Ephraim Drake (29 Sep 1694 – 1725)
    2. 2. Martha Drake (14 Jul 1699 – 1700)
    3. 3. Ephraim Drake (11 January 1701 – 1702)
    4. 4. Hezekiah Drake (17 Dec 1703 – 1704)
    5. 5. Martha Drake (2 Sep 1705 – 1785)
    6. 6. Rachel Drake (25 Nov 1707 – 1784)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Drake (1 Jul 1710 – 1738)
    8. 8. Francis Drake (26 Sep 1712 – 1713)
    9. 9. Benjamin Drake (19 Dec 1716 – 1717)
    10. 10. James Drake (28 Jan 1717 – 9 Dec 1757)
    11. 11. Henry Drake (8 May 1721 – May 1754)
    12. 12. Joseph Drake (13 Apr 1725 – 28 Jan 1803) m. Catherine Cheesman (1725 – 4 Aug 1791)

Francis Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1615
23 Dec 1615
Birth of Francis Robert Drake in Whitechurch, Devon, England
Whitechurch, Devon, England
1687
24 Sep 1687
Age 72
Death of Francis Robert Drake in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1615
    Event Place: Whitechurch, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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