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Simon Drake 1785–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: bef 1840

Death Location: Indiana, United States

Father: Goodson Drake

Mother: Susan Hunter

Spouse(s): Patience Gregory

Children(s): James Drake

Simon Drake was born in 1785 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Goodson Drake And Susan Hunter. Simon Drake married Patience Gregory, and had children including James H Drake. Simon Drake passed away in 1840 in Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Simon Drake was born in 1785 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Goodson Drake And Susan Hunter.
  • Simon Drake married Patience Gregory, and had children including James H Drake.
  • Simon Drake passed away in 1840 in Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Goodson Drake
1762–1849
Birth Location: De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Hunter
1764–1794
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Patience Gregory
1800–1840
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Drake
1823–1876
Birth Location: Rowan Co. NC
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Simon Drake's Ancestors

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Simon Drake
1785–1840
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Goodson Drake
1762–1849
De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA
Susan Hunter
1764–1794
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Drake's Descendants

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Simon Drake (1785–bef 1840) m. Patience Gregory (Abt. 1800–Abt. 1840)
  1. 1. James (H) Drake 1823–1876
    1. 1. Sarah (M) Drake 1856–1915
      1. 1. Essie (Belle) PUGH 1876–1933 m. John ((Fred)) WERNER 1868–1930
        1. 1. Irene WERNER 1903–1997 m. Louis (WILLIAM) Hunt 1901–1952 m. James CALVEY 1888–1979
        2. 2. Frederick WERNER 1905–
        3. 3. Anne WERNER 1907–
        4. 4. Janet WERNER 1909–
        5. 5. Gertrude ((Gertie)) WERNER 1898–1956
        6. 6. Gertrude Warner 1899–
        7. 7. James (E) Warner 1910–

Simon Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Simon Drake in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1840
bef 1840
Age 55
Death of Simon Drake in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1840
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
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