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FRANCIS DRAKE 1615 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1615

Birth Location: Whitchurch, Devon, England, UK

Death Date: 24 Sept 1687

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Sir Admiral)

Mother: Jane Gawton

Spouse(s): Mary Walker

Children(s): Rev. Drake, George Drake, Alice Drake, Ann Drake, Francis Drake, Josias Drake, Francis o, George Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Catherine DRAKE, Susannah Taylor, Elizabeth Dunn, John Drake, John Drake, Francis Drake, Walter Drake, Samuel Drake, Susannah Drake, Ann Drake-Perrin, Sarah Drake

Born in 1615 in Whitchurch, Devon, England, UK, FRANCIS DRAKE was the child of Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral) and Jane Elizabeth Gawton. In time, FRANCIS DRAKE married Mary Walker, and they raised a family that included Rev. John Drake, George Drake, Alice Drake, Ann Polixan Drake, Francis Drake, Josias Jansze Drake, Francis Drake o, George Capt. Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Catherine DRAKE, Susannah Drake Brackett Taylor, Elizabeth Catherine Ann Drake Dunn, John Drake, John Abraham Drake, Francis Drake, Walter Drake, Samuel Drake, Susannah Drake, Ann Polixen Drake-Perrin and Sarah Drake. FRANCIS DRAKE died in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA in 1687.

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Parents

Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England
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Jane Gawton
1581 – 1640
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
MW

Children(s)

Rev. Drake
1616 – 1625
Birth Location: Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada
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George Drake
1631 – 1710
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
GD
Alice Drake
1641 – 1648
Birth Location: –
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Ann Drake
1647 – 1652
Birth Location: –
AD
Francis Drake
1647 – 1733
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Josias Drake
1647 – 1701
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA
JD
Francis o
1648 – 1683
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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George Drake
1651 – 1710
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
GD
Elizabeth Drake
1652 – 1711
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
ED
Catherine DRAKE
1653 – 1711
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Susannah Taylor
1653 – 1719
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Elizabeth Dunn
1654 – 1711
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
ED
John Drake
1655 – 1741
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
JD
John Drake
1655 – 1741
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
JD
Francis Drake
1657 – 1733
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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Walter Drake
1658 – 1741
Birth Location: England
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Samuel Drake
1658 – 1741
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Susannah Drake
1660 – 1757
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Ann Drake-Perrin
1674 – 1757
Birth Location: Piscataway, Essex, New Jersey, USA
AD
Sarah Drake
1684 – 1749
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1615
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Devon, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Sept 1687
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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