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Rev John Drake 1655 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1655

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1740

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Francis Drake

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Rebecca Trotter

Children(s): John Drake, Benjamin Drake

Rev John Drake was born in 1655 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Francis Robert Drake and Mary Ann Patience (Polly) Walker. In 1651, Rev John Drake resided in Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Rev John Drake married Rebecca Trotter, and had children including John Drake, Benjamin Drake. Rev John Drake passed away in 1740 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev John Drake was born in 1655 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Francis Robert Drake and Mary Ann Patience (Polly) Walker.
  • In 1651, Rev John Drake resided in Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.
  • Rev John Drake married Rebecca Trotter, and had children including John Drake, Benjamin Drake.
  • Rev John Drake passed away in 1740 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Drake
1615 – 1687
Birth Location: Whitechurch, Devon, England
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Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

John Drake
1678 – 1758
Birth Location: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province
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Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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Rev Drake's Ancestors

Self
Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Francis Robert Drake
1615 – 1687
Whitechurch, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Halstead, Essex, England
Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Philbrick
1602 – 1660
Haverhill, Saint Edmundsbury Borough, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Drake's Descendants

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Rev (John) Drake (5 Jul 1655 – 29 Sep 1740) m. Rebecca Trotter (5 Jul 1655 – 23 Dec 1702)
  1. 1. John Drake (2 Jun 1678 – 30 May 1758) m. Sarah Compton (1 June 1673 – 9 December 1697) m. Ann
  2. 2. Benjamin Drake (3 Jul 1683 – 30 Aug 1763) m. Mary (Runyon) (Rongnion) (2 Jul 1677 – 1748)
    1. 1. Thomas Drake (1724 – 10 Mar 1792) m. Dorothy (Van) Kirk (20 Sep 1734 – 13 Dec 1791)
    2. 2. Daniel Drake (14 Nov 1732 – 8 Feb 1818) m. Thisbe Anderson (11 Oct 1740 – 1814) m. Hannah Anderson (30 Apr 1736 – Oct 1774)
      1. 1. Mary Drake (8 August 1755 – 13 Jan 1815) m. Asher Stelle (1746 – 12 May 1825)
      2. 2. William Drake (1757 – 1810) m. Elizabeth Hinkle* (1755 – 1795)
        1. 1. William Drake (Abt. 1784 – Bet. 1850–1860) m. Mary Bosley (1787 – )
        2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Drake (1789 – 9 Nov 1842*) m. Johann (Georg Zimmerly) (Zimmerla) (23 Oct 1783 – 27 Jun 1861)
        3. 3. Edward Drake (10 May 1792 – 19 Mar 1880) m. Verlinda Beall (1 May 1805 – 25 Oct 1889)
        4. 4. George (H) Drake (Abt. 1796 – ) m. Catharine Combs (1794 – 31 May 1884)
      3. 3. Permelia Drake (16 Nov 1757 – 13 Apr 1847) m. Stephen Blackwell m. Benjamin Blackwell (29 Apr 1756 – 2 Jun 1831)
        1. 1. Jonathan Blackwell (13 Apr 1777 – 18 Feb 1821) m. Hannah Bray (29 Mar 1783 – 10 Nov 1858) m. Jemima Blackwell (1775 – 20 Nov 1799)
        2. 2. Maria Blackwell (5 Jan 1779 – )
        3. 3. Uree Blackwell (15 Jan 1779 – 23 Jul 1854) m. John Polhemus (29 Aug 1780 – 18 Feb 1849)
        4. 4. Daniel Blackwell (7 Jan 1781 – 16 Dec 1856) m. Elizabeth (Van) Cleve (8 Sep 1782 – 20 Sep 1857)
        5. 5. Hannah (Blackwell) Drake (6 Nov 1782 – 26 Dec 1861) m. Andrew Drake (27 Nov 1778 – 27 May 1850)
        6. 6. Thomas (W) Blackwell (30 Nov 1784 – ) m. Abigale Hart (27 Jan 1787 – Sep 1859)
        7. 7. Andrew Blackwell (17 Oct 1786 – 22 Sep 1851) m. Mary Rittenhouse (1793 – 5 May 1874) m. Anna Hunt
        8. 8. Jacob Blackwell (20 Aug 1789 – 23 Sep 1831) m. Mary (Van) Dyke (27 Jun 1787 – 19 Jan 1832)
        9. 9. John Blackwell (22 September 1791 – 1812) m. Fanny Hart
        10. 10. Henry (J) Blackwell (4 Nov 1793 – 27 Mar 1854) m. Rebeccah Titus (14 Sep 1791 – 31 Oct 1869)
        11. 11. Mary Blackwell (4 Nov 1795 – 15 Feb 1836)
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Blackwell (12 Nov 1795 – 16 Feb 1863) m. Jeremiah (W) Penine (abt 1790 – )
        13. 13. Mary (Ann) Blackwell (12 Nov 1795 – 16 Feb 1863) m. Woolsy Perine (23 Feb 1790 – 24 Apr 1869)
        14. 14. Peter Blackwell (1 Dec 1797 – 24 Apr 1827) m. Esther Hart (8 May 1795 – July 1836)
      4. 4. Catherine Drake (23 Oct 1760 – Apr 1761)
      5. 5. Thomas Drake (23 Jun 1762 – 5 Aug 1825) m. Hannah Cain (21 Apr 1778 – Aug 1862)
        1. 1. Jonathan Drake (2 Apr 1801 – 11 Aug 1866) m. Frances Curry (1797 – 8 Nov 1868)
        2. 2. Daniel Drake (18 Jun 1803 – 12 Jun 1891) m. Susan Hilliard (1812 – 22 Dec 1892)
        3. 3. Charles (Smith) Drake (11 Aug 1804 – 24 Jun 1890) m. Lucy (Edith) Clayton (9 Jan 1812 – 19 January 1896)
        4. 4. Thomas (M.) Drake (8 Jun 1806 – 7 Jul 1882) m. Zilpha (Ann) Waters (13 Sep 1802 – 21 Dec 1877)
      6. 6. Frances Drake (5 November 1769 – 31 Dec 1837) m. Joseph Holcombe (20 Apr 1771 – 25 Jun 1840)
        1. 1. Charles Holcombe (2 Jun 1798 – 25 Dec 1867) m. Harriet Holcombe (1801 – 26 Mar 1892)
        2. 2. Achsat (Drake) Holcomb (26 Oct 1807 – 14 Feb 1866) m. George (Van) Cleve (17 Jun 1804 – 4 Dec 1865)
        3. 3. Hannah Holcomb (Feb 1810 – 19 Jan 1874)
      7. 7. Hannah Drake (5 Oct 1770 – 24 Mar 1840) m. Jacob Sebold (1 Feb 1761 – 2 Feb 1853)
        1. 1. Frances ("Fannie") Sebold (26 Jun 1793 – 6 Mar 1877) m. Azariah Matthews (abt 1789 – 5 Jun 1854)
        2. 2. John Sebold (9 Feb 1795 – 22 Feb 1883) m. PROVEY HOWELL (20 Sep 1799 – 26 Mar 1872)
        3. 3. Daniel Sebold (27 Oct 1797 – 26 Dec 1879)
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Sebold (1800 – Oct 1844) m. Benjamin Muckel (1791 – 10 Mar 1845)
        5. 5. Phebe Sebold (27 Apr 1804 – 12 Sep 1844) m. Adam Kitchen (1798 – 26 Aug 1866)
        6. 6. Jacob (D) Sebold (6 Feb 1806 – 21 Mar 1890) m. Mary Williamson (1806 – 13 Dec 1876)
        7. 7. Charlotte Sebold (1808 – 1 July 1850) m. Holloway (H) Race (1804 – 25 Feb 1856)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Sebold (30 Jun 1810 – 5 Feb 1848) m. Mahlon Pegg (8 Aug 1805 – 4 Oct 1876)
        9. 9. Thomas (M) Sebold (3 Dec 1812 – 28 Aug 1849) m. Ruhamah Brewer (abt 1826 – )
        10. 10. Permelia Sebold (1816 – 9 Apr 1882) m. Sylvester Bloom (Abt 1822 – 8 Sep 1887) m. Sylvester Bloom (Abt 1822 – 8 Sep 1887)
      8. 8. Daniel Drake (19 Aug 1774 – 16 May 1775)
      9. 9. Jacob Drake (18 Oct 1778 – 12 Nov 1846)

Rev Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1651
1651-1856
Rev John Drake resided here in Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1655
5 Jul 1655
Birth of Rev John Drake in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1677
7 Jul 1677
Age 22
Rev John Drake was married in Elizabethown, New Jersey
Elizabethown, New Jersey
1740
29 Sep 1740
Age 85
Death of Rev John Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1655
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1677
    Event Place: Elizabethown, New Jersey
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1651-1856
    Event Place: Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Contributions to the early history of Perth Amboy and adjoining country, with sketches of men and events in New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: L'Hommedieu : index.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1740
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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