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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: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Francis Drake

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Rebecca Trotter

Children(s): Benjamin Drake, John Drake

In 1655, Rev John Drake entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, born to 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 Gibbs Trotter, and had children including Benjamin Drake, John Drake. Rev John Drake passed away in 1740 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1655, Rev John Drake entered the world in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA, born to 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 Gibbs Trotter, and had children including Benjamin Drake, John Drake.
  • Rev John Drake passed away in 1740 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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)

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

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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