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John DRAKE 1585 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1659

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: William DRAKE

Mother: Phillippa DENNIS

Spouse(s): Elizabeth ROGERS

Children(s): John DRAKE

In 1585, John DRAKE entered the world in Devon, England, born to William DRAKE and Phillippa DENNIS. John DRAKE married Elizabeth ROGERS, and had children including John DRAKE. John DRAKE passed away in 1659 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1585, John DRAKE entered the world in Devon, England, born to William DRAKE and Phillippa DENNIS.
  • John DRAKE married Elizabeth ROGERS, and had children including John DRAKE.
  • John DRAKE passed away in 1659 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William DRAKE
1564 – 1625
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Phillippa DENNIS
1566 – 1655
Birth Location: Bickleton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth ROGERS
1581 – 1681
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Children(s)

John DRAKE
1622 – 1688
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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John DRAKE's Ancestors

Self
John DRAKE
1585 – 1659
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
William DRAKE
1564 – 1625
Devon, England
Phillippa DENNIS
1566 – 1655
Bickleton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert DRAKE
1528 – 1600
Devon, England
Elizabeth PRIDEAUX
1523 – 1572
South Leigh, Oxfordshire, England
Robert DENNIS
1525 – 1592
Holcombe, Lancashire, England
Margaret GODOLPHIN
1544 – 1592
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John DRAKE's Descendants

1.
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John DRAKE (1585 – 17 Aug 1659) m. Elizabeth ROGERS (1581 – 07 Oct 1681)
  1. 1. John DRAKE (1622 – 07 Jul 1688) m. Hannah MOORE (29 Dec 1644 – 16 Feb 1686)
    1. 1. John DRAKE (14 Sep 1649 – 08 Feb 1725)
    2. 2. Job DRAKE (15 Jun 1651 – 19 Apr 1733)
    3. 3. Hannah DRAKE (08 Aug 1653 – 04 Aug 1694) m. John HIGLEY (22 JUL 1649 – 25 Aug 1714)
      1. 1. John HIGLEY (16 Mar 1673 – 01 Dec 1741)
      2. 2. Elizabeth HIGLEY (13 Mar 1677 – 07 DEC 1743)
      3. 3. Hannah HIGLEY (13 Mar 1677 – 31 Mar 1677)
      4. 4. Katherine HIGLEY (07 Aug 1679 – 07 MAR 1760)
      5. 5. Brewster HIGLEY (10 Jan 1680 – 05 Nov 1760)
      6. 6. Hannah HIGLEY (22 Apr 1683 – 08 NOV 1768)
      7. 7. Joseph HIGLEY (1685 – 03 May 1715)
      8. 8. Samuel HIGLEY (1687 – MAY 1737)
      9. 9. Mindwell HIGLEY (1689 – 01 SEP 1769)
    4. 4. Enoch DRAKE (08 Dec 1655 – 21 Aug 1698) m. Sarah PORTER (05 Sep 1655 – 13 Dec 1730)
      1. 1. Sarah DRAKE (31 May 1681 – 08 MAY 1742)
      2. 2. Enoch DRAKE (05 May 1683 – 17 Nov 1776)
      3. 3. Nathaniel DRAKE (1685 – 23 May 1769)
      4. 4. Samuel DRAKE (27 Jul 1688 – )
      5. 5. Hannah DRAKE (06 Oct 1695 – 31 Mar 1758)
    5. 5. Ruth DRAKE (01 Dec 1657 – 13 Nov 1731) m. Samuel BARBER (01 Oct 1648 – 12 Mar 1709)
      1. 1. John BARBER (25 Jan 1677 – 24 Jul 1717)
      2. 2. William BARBER (1678 – 17 Jul 1704)
      3. 3. Mary BARBER (1680 – 27 Aug 1719) m. Peter BROWN (02 Mar 1667 – 06 Mar 1739)
        1. 1. Peter BROWN (28 Jan 1699 – )
        2. 2. Dinah BROWN (04 Jan 1702 – 28 OCT 1775) m. Thomas POST
        3. 3. Samuel BROWN (28 Aug 1705 – 18 Jun 1785)
        4. 4. Mary BROWN (28 Aug 1708 – 19 NOV 1763) m. Benjamin TRUMBULL
        5. 5. Benjamin BROWN (11 Aug 1711 – 1799)
        6. 6. Ebenezer BROWN (27 Aug 1719 – 25 FEB 1758)
        7. 7. Mindwell BROWN (27 Aug 1719 – 25 FEB 1758)
      4. 4. Joseph BARBER (1681 – 1748) m. Mary LOOMIS (05 Jan 1679 – 06 May 1708)
        1. 1. Joseph BARBER (28 Jan 1708 – 1795)
        2. 2. Samuel BARBER (06 Aug 1710 – 29 MAR 1797) m. Ann Gillett (12 Mar 1709 – Mar 1736) m. Comfort Merriman (3 Oct 1720 – 15 Sep 1801)
        3. 3. Daniel BARBER (02 Jul 1712 – 17 Jun 1714)
        4. 4. Abigail BARBER (1713 – 11 Jul 1714)
        5. 5. Mary BARBER (24 Mar 1714 – 07 Jan 1781)
        6. 6. Mindwell BARBER (08 Oct 1716 – 01 Sep 1800) m. Ezekiel SCOVILLE (12 Jun 1712 – 05 Aug 1791)
        7. 7. Daniel BARBER (23 Apr 1719 – 29 SEP 1775) m. Naomi BARBER (27 Jan 1721 – 1760) m. Sarah PHELPS (17 Jun 1730 – 1790)
        8. 8. Elizabeth BARBER (25 Feb 1720 – 01 Jan 1721)
        9. 9. Jonah BARBER (09 Jan 1722 – 26 Jun 1795)
      5. 5. Mary (Mercy) BARBER (04 Oct 1681 – 17 Jul 1704)
      6. 6. Ruth BARBER (24 Jul 1683 – 02 Aug 1747)
      7. 7. Elizabeth BARBER (09 Feb 1684 – 18 Jul 1742)
      8. 8. David BARBER (12 May 1686 – 07 NOV 1729) m. Hannah POST (29 MAR 1692 – 07 MAY 1759)
        1. 1. Hannah BARBER (Sep 1712 – 21 Aug 1751) m. Benjamin SMITH (1710 – 21 Aug 1751)
        2. 2. Daughter BARBER (26 Apr 1715 – 10 May 1715)
        3. 3. David BARBER (17 FEB 1716 – 14 JAN 1801)
        4. 4. Temperance BARBER (08 Aug 1718 – 15 AUG 1798) m. Solomon PHELPS (29 JUL 1716 – 08 APR 1796)
        5. 5. Samuel BARBER (10 Jul 1722 – 23 JUL 1722)
        6. 6. Stephen BARBER (04 Apr 1724 – 22 JUL 1807)
        7. 7. Mary BARBER (25 Jun 1726 – )
      9. 9. Sarah BARBER (28 Aug 1688 – 04 JAN 1742)
      10. 10. Benjamin BARBER (1690 – 1732)
      11. 11. Mindwell BARBER (03 Dec 1691 – 03 Dec 1712)
      12. 12. John BARBER (1696 – 29 Mar 1767) m. Jane ALVORD (14 Jan 1698 – 21 Dec 1770)
        1. 1. John BARBER (19 Jun 1718 – 13 May 1742)
        2. 2. Daniel BARBER (23 Apr 1719 – 29 SEP 1775)
        3. 3. Jane BARBER (16 Jun 1720 – 09 Feb 1789)
        4. 4. Naomi BARBER (27 Jan 1721 – 1760) m. Daniel BARBER (23 Apr 1719 – 29 SEP 1775)
        5. 5. Gideon BARBER (26 Aug 1723 – 1787) m. Anna GILLETTE (13 Dec 1726 – 15 May 1768) m. Mary CLARK (17 Aug 1769 – 27 DEC 1818)
        6. 6. Asahel BARBER (06 Dec 1725 – 06 Nov 1726)
        7. 7. Asahel BARBER (10 Aug 1727 – 25 Dec 1762)
        8. 8. Reuben BARBER (26 Jan 1728 – 28 Dec 1815)
        9. 9. Jerusha BARBER (26 Sep 1730 – 06 Feb 1781)
        10. 10. David BARBER (31 Mar 1733 – 30 Oct 1795)
        11. 11. Noah BARBER (08 May 1735 – 13 MAR 1822) m. Sybil BOOTH (1733 – 16 AUG 1815)
        12. 12. Joel BARBER (22 Oct 1736 – Jan 1824)
        13. 13. Jerijah BARBER (31 Dec 1738 – 07 Feb 1792)
        14. 14. Ruth BARBER (10 Nov 1740 – 08 DEC 1814)
      13. 13. Daniel BARBER (1707 – 1759)
    6. 6. Simon DRAKE (28 Oct 1659 – 21 Dec 1711)
    7. 7. Lydia DRAKE (26 Jan 1661 – 07 May 1702)
    8. 8. Elizabeth DRAKE (22 Jul 1664 – 10 Feb 1697)
    9. 9. Mary DRAKE (29 Jan 1666 – 02 Dec 1728)
    10. 10. Mindwell DRAKE (10 Nov 1671 – 01 Mar 1736)
    11. 11. Joseph DRAKE (26 Jun 1674 – 14 Jan 1754)

John DRAKE's Timeline

3 Records

1585
1585
Birth of John DRAKE in Devon, England
Devon, England
1630
1630
Age 45
John DRAKE resided here in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1659
17 Aug 1659
Age 74
Death of John DRAKE in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 176.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBH.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7111.007; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7; Submitter Code: .
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1620–1650
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 28.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 27.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1630; Page Number: 581.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 27.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nantasket, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 6.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1659
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
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