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John (Dennis) Drake 1585 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England

Death Date: 16 Aug 1659

Death Location: Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America

Father: Sir Admiral)

Mother: Phillippa Dennis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rogers, Elinor Butler

Children(s): John (Immigrant), Job Drake, Mary Gaylord, John (Immigrant)

In 1585, John (Dennis) Drake entered the world in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England, born to Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral) and Phillippa Dennis. John (Dennis) Drake married Elizabeth Rogers, Elinor Helen Butler, and had children including John Drake (Immigrant), Job Drake, Mary Gaylord, John Drake (Immigrant). John (Dennis) Drake passed away in 1659 in Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America.

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Biography

  • In 1585, John (Dennis) Drake entered the world in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England, born to Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral) and Phillippa Dennis.
  • John (Dennis) Drake married Elizabeth Rogers, Elinor Helen Butler, and had children including John Drake (Immigrant), Job Drake, Mary Gaylord, John Drake (Immigrant).
  • John (Dennis) Drake passed away in 1659 in Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England
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Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
Birth Location: Petrockstow, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rogers
1600 – 1681
Birth Location: Watford, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Elinor Butler
1595 – 1666
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John (Immigrant)
1622 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton-in-Arden, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
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Job Drake
1623 – 1689
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Mary Gaylord
1625 – 1683
Birth Location: Hampton, Arden, England, United Kingdom
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John (Immigrant)
1622 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton-in-Arden, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
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John Drake's Ancestors

Self
John Drake
1585 – 1659
Birth Place: Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England
Parents
Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral)
1564 – 1625
South Leigh, Devon, England
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
Petrockstow, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Drake's Descendants

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John ((Dennis)) Drake (1585 – 16 Aug 1659) m. Elizabeth Rogers (1600 – 7 Oct 1681) m. Elinor (Helen) Butler (1595 – 2 October 1666)
  1. 1. John (Drake) (Immigrant) (August 1622 – 7 Jul 1688) m. Hannah Moore (16 Feb 1626 – 16 Feb 1686)
    1. 1. John Drake (14 Sep 1649 – 7 Jul 1688)
    2. 2. Job Drake (15 Jun 1651 – 17 Apr 1733) m. Elizabeth Alvord (28 Oct 1651 – 22 Dec 1729)
    3. 3. Hannah Drake (8 Aug 1653 – 4 Aug 1694) m. John Higley (22 Jul 1649 – 25 Aug 1714)
      1. 1. John Higley (16 Mar 1673 – 1 Dec 1741)
      2. 2. Jonathan Higley (16 Feb 1675 – 1 May 1716) m. Anna Barber (7 Oct 1672 – 15 Nov 1722)
      3. 3. Katharn (Higley) Noble (7 Aug 1679 – 7 Mar 1740)
      4. 4. Brewster Higley (10 Jan 1680 – 5 Nov 1760)
      5. 5. Hannah Higley (22 Apr 1683 – 8 Nov 1768) m. Joseph Trumbull (16 Jan 1679 – 16 June 1755)
      6. 6. Joseph Higley (1685 – 3 May 1715)
      7. 7. Mindwell Fitch (1689 – 1 Sep 1769)
    4. 4. Enoch Drake (8 Dec 1655 – 21 August 1698) m. Sarah Porter (5 Sep 1655 – 13 Dec 1730)
      1. 1. Sarah (Drake) Trumble (31 May 1681 – 7 May 1742)
      2. 2. Enoch Drake (5 May 1683 – 17 Nov 1776) m. Dorcas Eggleston (7 Sep 1692 – 18 May 1751) m. Elizabeth Barber (9 Feb 1684 – 2 Apr 1717)
        1. 1. Jerusha Drake (14 Jun 1720 – 16 Sep 1750)
        2. 2. Hezekiah Drake (17 Jan 1721 – 7 Oct 1763)
        3. 3. Lydia Drake (15 Nov 1727 – 9 November 1818)
        4. 4. Ebenezer Drake (28 Nov 1729 – 4 May 1776) m. Mehitable Cook (1740 – 4 May 1776)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Ruth) Drake (3 Feb 1708 – 5 Jan 1802) m. John Gillett (11 Sep 1707 – 25 Dec 1800)
      3. 3. Nathaniel Drake (27 Jul 1685 – 23 May 1769)
      4. 4. Samuel Drake (27 Jul 1688 – )
      5. 5. Hannah (Drake) Sheldon (6 Oct 1695 – 31 Mar 1758) m. Remembrance Sheldon (21 Feb 1693 – 1758)
        1. 1. Elisha Sheldon (29 Feb 1720 – 1 Sep 1779)
        2. 2. Jerusha Sheldon (27 Nov 1722 – 1 May 1798)
        3. 3. Epaphras Sheldon (24 Sep 1726 – 20 Sep 1803)
        4. 4. Remembrance Sheldon (23 Oct 1728 – July 1776)
    5. 5. Ruth Drake (1 Dec 1657 – 13 November 1731) m. Samuel Barber (1 Oct 1648 – 12 Mar 1708)
      1. 1. Mary Barber (25 September 1680 – 27 August 1719)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Barber) Loomis (9 Feb 1684 – 1727)
    6. 6. Simon Drake (28 Oct 1659 – )
    7. 7. Lydia Drake (26 Jan 1661 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Drake (22 Jul 1664 – )
    9. 9. Mary Drake (29 Jan 1666 – 2 Dec 1728) m. Deacon (Thomas) Marshall (23 Feb 1663 – 1735) m. Thomas Marshall (18 Feb 1663 – 8 Nov 1735) m. Thomas Marshall (18 Feb 1663 – 8 Nov 1735)
      1. 1. Mary Marshall (22 Feb 1688 – 11 Feb 1772) m. John Wilson (24 May 1686 – 10 Aug 1774)
        1. 1. John Wilson (21 Jan 1707 – 1799)
        2. 2. John (Wesley) Wilson (8 Jun 1709 – 1800)
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Wilson (16 Jul 1710 – 5 July 1781)
        4. 4. John Wilson (7 Nov 1711 – 11 Dec 1799)
        5. 5. Hannah Wilson (19 Oct 1713 – 16 Apr 1790)
        6. 6. Noah Wilson (12 Feb 1716 – 8 Mar 1796) m. Ann Cook (30 October 1719 – 9 March 1796)
        7. 7. Joel Wilson (17 Apr 1718 – 20 Sep 1797)
        8. 8. Rachel (Wilson) Cook (6 Jun 1720 – 8 Apr 1789)
        9. 9. Captain (Amos) Wilson (13 Jan 1726 – 11 May 1816) m. Zerviah Grant (13 Nov 1731 – 3 May 1776)
        10. 10. Phineas Wilson (16 Mar 1728 – 25 Nov 1804)
        11. 11. Mary (Ann) Wilson
      2. 2. Samuel Marshall (23 Jul 1691 – 1749)
      3. 3. Catherine Marshall (11 Apr 1699 – 2 May 1731) m. Jonathan Fowler (19 Oct 1685 – 13 September 1774)
        1. 1. Catherine Fowler (1 Jul 1723 – 19 Oct 1806) m. Samuel Noble (5 Aug 1722 – 4 Nov 1773)
        2. 2. Anna Fowler (3 Jun 1724 – 24 Aug 1808) m. Enoch Holcomb (4 Sep 1717 – 11 Mar 1808)
      4. 4. Daniel Marshall (24 Aug 1706 – 2 Nov 1784) m. Martha Stearns (18 Aug 1726 – 24 Oct 1771)
      5. 5. Eunice Marshall (3 May 1709 – 7 May 1792) m. Samuel Eno (7 Jul 1696 – 17 Aug 1778)
      6. 6. John Marshall (3 Apr 1701 – 11 Nov 1730)
    10. 10. Joseph Drake (26 Jun 1674 – 14 Jan 1754) m. Ann Morton (26 Nov 1678 – September 1717)
      1. 1. Thomas Drake (18 May 1708 – 10 March 1780)
      2. 2. Abel Drake (24 Mar 1710 – 8 Aug 1747) m. Experience Webb (12 Nov 1710 – 13 Dec 1790)
        1. 1. Anna Drake (12 Jun 1743 – May 1824) m. Mark Noble (9 Nov 1741 – Oct 1822)
        2. 2. Moses Drake (1744 – 1822)
        3. 3. Eunice (S Drake) Walkins (1749 – 1845)
      3. 3. David Drake (20 July 1716 – 1790)
  2. 2. Job Drake (1623 – 16 Sep 1689) m. Mary (Allyn) Wolcott (1622 – 16 Sep 1689)
    1. 1. Abigail Drake (28 Sep 1648 – 17 Nov 1696) m. Israel Dewey (25 Sep 1645 – 23 Oct 1678)
      1. 1. Hannah Dewey (1669 – 1 Jan 1738) m. Philip Loomis
      2. 2. Israel Dewey (30 Dec 1673 – 24 Dec 1730) m. Lydia Quimby (22 May 1658 – 23 Feb 1696)
        1. 1. Israel Dewey (1693 – 5 May 1768)
        2. 2. Jabez Dewey (1695 – 1753) m. Deborah York (6 Oct 1696 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Dewey (10 Jan 1696 – 1745) m. William Bromley (12 Apr 1693 – 28 Dec 1745)
      3. 3. David (Deacon) Dewey (11 Jan 1676 – 30 Nov 1712) m. Sarah (1682 – 3 August 1756)
        1. 1. Isaac Dewey (10 Sep 1708 – 12 May 1773) m. Abigail Bagg (15 Sep 1707 – 2 May 1773)
      4. 4. Joseph Dewey (1678 – Jan 1731)
    2. 2. Mary (Drake) Colton (1649 – 1681)
    3. 3. Job Drake (28 Mar 1652 – 9 Nov 1711) m. Elizabeth Clark
      1. 1. Sarah Drake (10 May 1679 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth ((Dunn Buckland)) Drake (14 Nov 1654 – 20 Feb 1695)
    5. 5. Joseph Drake (1657 – 1664)
    6. 6. Hepzibah Drake (21 Aug 1658 – 22 Jan 1684) m. Thomas Packard (1654 – 1 Oct 1723)
      1. 1. Susana Packer (1 Feb 1682 – 21 Oct 1683)
      2. 2. Susanna Packer ( – 21 Oct 1863)
    7. 7. Esther (Drake) Griswold (1662 – )
  3. 3. Mary Gaylord (15 Aug 1625 – 12 Jun 1683) m. John Gaylord (24 Feb 1622 – 31 Jul 1689)

John Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1585
1585
Birth of John (Dennis) Drake in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England
Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England
1591
1591
Age 6
Birth of John (Dennis) Drake in Wiscombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Wiscombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1659
17 August 1659
Age 74
Death of John (Dennis) Drake in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1659
16 Aug 1659
Age 74
Death of John (Dennis) Drake in Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America
Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Wiscombe, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7111.007; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire county, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1659
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1659
    Event Place: Hampton Twp, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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