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Michael Drake 1745–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 July 1798

Death Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Col Drake

Mother: Mary Cox

Spouse(s): Jane Davidson, Jane Davidson

Children(s): Charles Drake, John Drake, John Drake

Michael Drake was born in 1745 in Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Samuel L Drake And Mary Pauline Cox. Michael Drake married Jane Davidson, and had children including Charles Frederick Drake, John Drake. Michael Drake passed away in 1798 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael Drake was born in 1745 in Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Samuel L Drake And Mary Pauline Cox.
  • Michael Drake married Jane Davidson, and had children including Charles Frederick Drake, John Drake.
  • Michael Drake passed away in 1798 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Drake
1719–1795
Birth Location: Fairfield East, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Cox
1726–1827
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Davidson
1756–1841
Birth Location: Tazewell, Montgomery, VA, Virginia, USA
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Jane Davidson
1756–1841
Birth Location: Tazewell, Montgomery, VA, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Drake
1780–1842
Birth Location: Gilmer, Giles County, VA
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John Drake
1775–1820
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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John Drake
1775–1820
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Michael Drake's Ancestors

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Michael Drake
1745–1798
Birth Place: Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col Samuel L Drake
1719–1795
Fairfield East, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Pauline) Cox
1726–1827
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John Lewis) Drake
1676–1753
Farway, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Plymouth
1673–1717
Frances Lewis
1651–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Buckland
1624–1681
John Buckland
1624–1681

Michael Drake's Descendants

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Michael Drake (1745–7 July 1798) m. Jane Davidson (1756–20 January 1841) m. Jane Davidson (1756–20 January 1841)
  1. 1. Charles (Frederick) Drake 1780–1842 m. Clarissa (Ann) James 1788–1860
    1. 1. Isaac Drake 1802–1885 m. Margaret (Pauline) Bishop 1805–1889
      1. 1. Huldah (H.) Drake 1831–1905
        1. 1. Lewis (Columbus) Graham 1852–1930
  2. 2. John Drake 1775–1820
  3. 3. John Drake 1775–1820

Michael Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Michael Drake in Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA
1798
7 July 1798
Age 53
Death of Michael Drake in Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Montgomery County, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1798
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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