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Francis Drake 1679 – 1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1679

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1733

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Francis Drake

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Patience Walker

Children(s): Ephraim Drake, Martha Drake, Ephraim Drake, Hezekiah Drake, Martha Drake, Rachel Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Drake, Benjamin Drake, James Drake, Henry Drake, Joseph Drake

Francis Drake was born in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA in 1679, to Francis Robert Drake and Mary Ann Patience (Polly) Walker. Later in life, Francis Drake married Patience Walker; among their children were Ephraim Drake, Martha Drake, Ephraim Drake, Hezekiah Drake, Martha Drake, Rachel Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Drake, Benjamin Drake, James Drake, Henry Drake and Joseph Drake. Francis Drake died in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, 1733.

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Parents

Francis Drake
1615 – 1687
Birth Location: Whitechurch, Devon, England
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Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Patience Walker
1680 – 1762
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Ephraim Drake
1694 – 1725
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Martha Drake
1699 – 1700
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Ephraim Drake
1701 – 1702
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Hezekiah Drake
1703 – 1704
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Martha Drake
1705 – 1785
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Rachel Drake
1707 – 1784
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Drake
1710 – 1738
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Francis Drake
1712 – 1713
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Benjamin Drake
1716 – 1717
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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James Drake
1717 – 1757
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Henry Drake
1721 – 1754
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Joseph Drake
1725 – 1803
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1679
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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