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Kezia Drake 1770–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Romansleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Drake

Mother: Elizabeth Nichols

Spouse(s): John Champion

Children(s): James Champion

Kezia Drake was born in 1770 in Romansleigh, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Drake And Elizabeth Nichols. Kezia Drake married John Champion, and had children including James W Champion. Kezia Drake passed away in 1823 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Kezia Drake was born in 1770 in Romansleigh, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Drake And Elizabeth Nichols.
  • Kezia Drake married John Champion, and had children including James W Champion.
  • Kezia Drake passed away in 1823 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Drake
1753–1822
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Nichols
1748–1816
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
EN

Spouses(s)

John Champion
1769–1823
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
JC

Children(s)

James Champion
1792–1872
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JC

Kezia Drake's Ancestors

Self
Kezia Drake
1770–1823
Birth Place: Romansleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Drake
1753–1822
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Nichols
1748–1816
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Drake
1723–1797
Norwich, St Lawrence, Norfolk, England
Sarah Kidden
1731–1805
Norwich, St Peter Southgate, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Drake
1697–
Susanna Shephard
1702–
Margaret Rutterford
1697–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kezia Drake's Descendants

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Kezia Drake (1770–1823) m. John Champion (1769–1823)
  1. 1. James (W) Champion 1792–1872 m. Sarah Green 1794–1885
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Louisa) Champion 1821– m. John (Thomas) Oglesby 1803–1899
      1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Oglesby 1854–1935 m. William (Thomas) Faulkner 1855–1937 m. Joseph (Marshall) Hicks 1850–1926
        1. 1. Walter (Roy) Hicks 1896–1962 m. Celia Hicks 1907–
        2. 2. Micaja Hicks 1879–
        3. 3. Rosie (Elizabeth) Hicks 1888–1972
        4. 4. Nancy Hicks 1869–1924
        5. 5. John (Robert) Hicks 1874–1949
        6. 6. Dollie Hicks 1877–1962
        7. 7. Minerva (Ella) Hicks 1884–1961
        8. 8. William (Owen) Hicks 1887–1968
        9. 9. Reuben (Elbern) Hicks 1893–1968
        10. 10. Joseph (Cager) Hicks 1878–1965
      2. 2. James (John) Oglesby 1851–1922
      3. 3. Phebe (Elizabeth) Oglesby 1839–
      4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth 'Sallie Ann') Oglesby 1853–1939
      5. 5. Lucious (Luther) Oglesby 1855–1922

Kezia Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Kezia Drake in Romansleigh, Devon, England
Romansleigh, Devon, England
1823
1823
Age 53
Death of Kezia Drake in Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Romansleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA
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