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

In 1679, Francis Drake entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, born to Francis Robert Drake And Mary Ann Patience Polly Walker. Francis Drake married Patience Walker, and had children including Benjamin Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Ephraim Drake, Francis Drake, Henry Drake, Hezekiah Drake, James Drake, Joseph Drake, Martha Drake, Rachel Drake. Francis Drake passed away in 1733 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1679, Francis Drake entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, born to Francis Robert Drake And Mary Ann Patience Polly Walker.
  • Francis Drake married Patience Walker, and had children including Benjamin Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Ephraim Drake, Francis Drake, Henry Drake, Hezekiah Drake, James Drake, Joseph Drake, Martha Drake, Rachel Drake.
  • Francis Drake passed away in 1733 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

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
PW

Children(s)

Benjamin Drake
1716–1717
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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Ephraim Drake
1701–1702
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
ED
Ephraim Drake
1694–1725
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
ED
Francis Drake
1712–1713
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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Hezekiah Drake
1703–1704
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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James Drake
1717–1757
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
JD
Joseph Drake
1725–1803
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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Martha Drake
1699–1700
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Rachel Drake
1707–1784
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
RD

Francis Drake's Ancestors

Self
Francis Drake
1679–1733
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Francis Robert Drake
1615–1687
Whitechurch, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker
1625–1688
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Robert Drake
1581–1667
Halstead, Essex, England
Susanna Knopp
1583–1640
Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joseph Walker
1599–1683
Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Philbrick
1602–1660
Haverhill, Saint Edmundsbury Borough, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1564–1625
Phillippa Dennis
1561–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Drake's Descendants

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Francis Drake (23 Dec 1679–1 Apr 1733) m. Patience Walker (1680–7 Apr 1762)
  1. 1. Benjamin Drake 1716–1717
  2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1710–1738
  3. 3. Ephraim Drake 1701–1702
  4. 4. Ephraim Drake 1694–1725
  5. 5. Francis Drake 1712–1713
  6. 6. Henry Drake 1721–1754
  7. 7. Hezekiah Drake 1703–1704
  8. 8. James Drake 1717–1757
  9. 9. Joseph Drake 1725–1803 m. Catherine Cheesman 1725–1791
  10. 10. Martha Drake 1705–1785
  11. 11. Martha Drake 1699–1700
  12. 12. Rachel Drake 1707–1784

Francis Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1679
23 Dec 1679
Birth of Francis Drake in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1733
1 Apr 1733
Age 54
Death of Francis Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

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

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