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Matthew Drake 1753–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard III

Mother: Mary Birdsong

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Matthew Drake was born in 1753 in Southampton, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Drake Iii And Mary Birdsong. Matthew Drake passed away in 1777 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Drake was born in 1753 in Southampton, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Drake Iii And Mary Birdsong.
  • Matthew Drake passed away in 1777 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA.

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Matthew Drake's Ancestors

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Matthew Drake
1753–1777
Birth Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Drake III
1730–1814
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary Birdsong
1765–1808
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Ross Birdsong Iii) Major
1733–1790
St. Charles Parish, Poquoson, York, Virginia
Mary (L.) Armistead
1735–1782
Hampton Parish, Elizabeth, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Major
1711–1785
Sarah Bennett
1701–1735
Westwood Captain
1692–1756
Mary Tabb
1730–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Birdsong
1683–1756
Elizabeth Tomlinson
1676–1747
James Bennet
1680–1719
Elizabeth
1680–1719
Anthony Col.
1668–1728
Elizabeth Westwood
1695–1750
John Col
1702–1762
Mary Schlater
1692–1701

Matthew Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Matthew Drake in Southampton, Virginia, USA
Southampton, Virginia, USA
1777
1777
Age 24
Death of Matthew Drake in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

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