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John Drake 1678 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1678

Birth Location: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province

Death Date: 30 May 1758

Death Location: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province

Father: Rev Drake

Mother: Rebecca Trotter

Spouse(s): Sarah Compton, Ann None

Children(s):

The story of John Drake began in 1678 in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province. John Drake married Sarah Compton, Ann. John Drake passed away in 1758 in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province.

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Biography

  • The story of John Drake began in 1678 in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province.
  • John Drake married Sarah Compton, Ann.
  • John Drake passed away in 1758 in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
RD
Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
RT

Spouses(s)

Sarah Compton
1673 – 1697
Birth Location: –
SC
Ann None
Birth Location: –
A

Children(s)

John Drake's Ancestors

Self
John Drake
1678 – 1758
Birth Place: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
Parents
Rev John Drake
1655 – 1740
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Robert) Drake
1615 – 1687
Whitechurch, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
William Trotter
1630 – 1676
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine (Cutbury) Gibbs
1628 – 1667
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Hannah Philbrick
1602 – 1660
Giles Gibbs
1602 – 1641
Katherine Carwithe
1604 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655

John Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1678
2 Jun 1678
Birth of John Drake in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
1758
30 May 1758
Age 80
Death of John Drake in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1678
    Event Place: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1758
    Event Place: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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