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William Michael Drake 1789 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1789

Birth Location: Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1866

Death Location: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Father: John Drake

Mother: Jane Neely

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leftwich

Children(s): William Drake

William Michael Drake was born in 1789 in Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of John Drake and Jane Elizabeth Neely. William Michael Drake married Elizabeth Leftwich, and had children including William Leftwich Drake. William Michael Drake passed away in 1866 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Michael Drake was born in 1789 in Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of John Drake and Jane Elizabeth Neely.
  • William Michael Drake married Elizabeth Leftwich, and had children including William Leftwich Drake.
  • William Michael Drake passed away in 1866 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Drake
1748 – 1839
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Jane Neely
1750 – 1824
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leftwich
1798 – 1878
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Drake
1822 – 1887
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, USA
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William Drake's Ancestors

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William Drake
1789 – 1866
Birth Place: Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Drake
1748 – 1839
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Jane (Elizabeth) Neely
1750 – 1824
Grandparents
Zachariah Drake
1718 – 1766
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Blackwell
1721 – 1783
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Blackwell
1676 – 1757
Elizabeth Combs
1680 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Blackwell
1650 – 1717
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William Drake's Descendants

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William (Michael) Drake (23 Mar 1789 – 12 Jan 1866) m. Elizabeth Leftwich (14 Jul 1798 – 28 Dec 1878)
  1. 1. William (Leftwich) Drake (10 Dec 1822 – 9 Nov 1887) m. Eliza (Lillian) Skinner (1827 – 17 Jul 1869)
    1. 1. James (Henry) Drake (8 Jul 1865 – 15 Nov 1934) m. Jessica (Lenora) Leard (1866 – May 1902)
      1. 1. Henry (Furman) Drake (23 Feb 1892 – 10 Feb 1991) m. Florence (Dot) Overton (14 Nov 1892 – 28 Sep 1975)
        1. 1. Florence (Eulamae) Drake (18 Mar 1922 – 5 Aug 2001) m. Lloyd (Alvin) Scott (14 Apr 1919 – 28 Nov 1985)
      2. 2. James (Allen) Drake (19 May 1899 – 19 Jul 1957) m. Sarah (Myrtle) Haydock (3 Mar 1904 – 24 Oct 1984)
        1. 1. Marjorie (Marie) Drake (14 May 1923 – 14 Jan 1999) m. Andrew (Leon) Curran (25 Jan 1919 – 26 Jan 1999)
        2. 2. Ruth (Frances) Drake (1929 – ) m. Samuel (Smythe) Young (18 Nov 1919 – 6 Mar 2008)
        3. 3. Lucille (Edith) Drake m. Harry (Jack) Hillensbeck (6 Oct 1924 – 19 Oct 2002)

William Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1789
23 Mar 1789
Birth of William Michael Drake in Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1866
12 Jan 1866
Age 77
Death of William Michael Drake in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1789
    Event Place: Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA
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