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Lieutenant Thomas Drake 1724–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1724

Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ

Death Date: 10 Mar 1792

Death Location: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: Benjamin Drake

Mother: Mary Runyon

Spouse(s): Dorothy Kirk

Children(s): Mary Drake

The story of Lieutenant Thomas Drake began in 1724 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ. Lieutenant Thomas Drake married Dorothy Dority Van Kirk, and had children including Mary Drake. Lieutenant Thomas Drake passed away in 1792 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Thomas Drake began in 1724 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Drake married Dorothy Dority Van Kirk, and had children including Mary Drake.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Drake passed away in 1792 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Drake
1683–1763
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Mary Runyon
1677–1748
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Kirk
1734–1791
Birth Location: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Drake
1745–1827
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Lieutenant Drake's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant Drake
1724–1792
Birth Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ
Parents
Benjamin Drake
1683–1763
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Mary (Marsha) Runyon
1677–1748
Piscataway, Middlesex County, United States of America
Grandparents
Vincent ((Rongnion)) Runyon
1645–1713
Poitiers, Departement de la Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lieutenant Drake's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Thomas) Drake (22 Feb 1724–10 Mar 1792) m. Dorothy ((Dority) Van) Kirk (September 20 1734–December 13 1791)
  1. 1. Mary Drake 1745–1827 m. Charles (Tanner) Woolverton 1741–1818
    1. 1. Dennis Wolverton 1768–1827 m. Mary (Annias) Saxton 1768–1830
      1. 1. Clement (P) Wolverton 1801–1879 m. Louisa Lauderbaugh 1812–1872
        1. 1. Druzilla (Ellen Wolverton) (Woolsertor?) 1835–1875 m. John (Andrew Spracklen) Jr. 1835–1863

Lieutenant Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1724
22 Feb 1724
Birth of Lieutenant Thomas Drake in Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ
Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ
1792
10 Mar 1792
Age 68
Death of Lieutenant Thomas Drake in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1724
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1792
    Event Place: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
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