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Francis Drake 1701–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1701

Birth Location: Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA

Father: Rev Drake

Mother: Catherine Stone

Spouse(s): Mary Buckingham, Sarah Bryant

Children(s): James Drake, John Drake, Albrittain Drake, Bazzio Drake, Benjamin Drake, James Drake, Matthew Drake

Francis Drake was born in 1701 in Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Rev Bampfylde Joseph Drake And Catherine Katherine Stone. In 1744, Francis Drake resided in Dartmouth. Francis Drake married Mary Buckingham, Sarah Bryant, and had children including Albrittain Drake, Bazzio Drake, Benjamin Drake, James Drake, James I Drake, John Drake, Matthew Drake. Francis Drake passed away in 1763 in Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Drake was born in 1701 in Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Rev Bampfylde Joseph Drake And Catherine Katherine Stone.
  • In 1744, Francis Drake resided in Dartmouth.
  • Francis Drake married Mary Buckingham, Sarah Bryant, and had children including Albrittain Drake, Bazzio Drake, Benjamin Drake, James Drake, James I Drake, John Drake, Matthew Drake.
  • Francis Drake passed away in 1763 in Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA.

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Francis Drake's Ancestors

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Francis Drake
1701–1763
Birth Place: Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Rev Bampfylde Joseph Drake
1670–1729
Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Catherine ((Katherine)) Stone
1675–1728
Exeter, Devon, , England
Grandparents
Joseph (Drake of) Buckland
1629–1708
Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Crymes
1651–1682
Buckland,Monachorum,Devon,England
Richard Stone
1660–1677
Oxford, Oxfordshire, , England
Katherine Strange
1660–1687
East Hanney, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ellis Crymes
1597–1651
Mary Drake
1629–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Drake
1602–1629

Francis Drake's Descendants

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Francis Drake (21 August 1701–1763) m. Mary Buckingham (May 1703–27 Jan 1763) m. Sarah Bryant (1692–1778)
  1. 1. James Drake 1725–1791 m. Hartwell Hodges 1730– m. Mary** Watts 1735–1810
    1. 1. William (Bradley) Drake 1756–1829
      1. 1. Ephraim (Cordell) Drake 1799–1867
        1. 1. Ephraim (Monroe) Drake 1841–1918 m. Rebecca (A) Cowin 1833–1912
    2. 2. Benjamin Drake 1768–1833
    3. 3. Albrittain Drake 1755–1785
  2. 2. John Drake –1750
  3. 3. Albrittain Drake 1755–1835
  4. 4. Bazzio Drake 1735–
  5. 5. Benjamin Drake 1742–1827
  6. 6. James (I) Drake 1725–1791
  7. 7. Matthew Drake 1738–

Francis Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1701
21 August 1701
Birth of Francis Drake in Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom
Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom
1724
1724
Age 23
Francis Drake was married in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1744
1744
Age 43
Francis Drake resided here in Dartmouth
Dartmouth
1763
1763
Age 62
Death of Francis Drake in Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA
Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1701
    Event Place: Farway, shire, Europe., Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Dartmouth
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Drakes Bridge, Nash, Colonial America, North America., North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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