John DRAKE

1659 - 1717  (58 years)

• Name	John DRAKE  [1]
  Birth	12 Mar 1658/59	Weymouth, Massachusetts Colony   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	According to the Drake Family History, 'John bought a share of land of Ephraim Hewit of Easton in April, 1702, and settled on it in 1703. It joined the Bridgewater line north of Stone House Hill, and probably included what was known a century later as North Daily Place. The remains of the cellar may still be seen [in 1895]; the massive door-step, a good bulkhead way and other signs are indications of a well appointed house.'
  Death	10 Oct 1717	Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I7940	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas DRAKE,   c. 13 Sep 1635, , St. Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devonshire, England, 50.74158,-3.06995 d. 1691, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Jane HOLBROOK,   b. 1636, St. John's, Glastonbury, Somerset, England d. 1679 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1656  [4]
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel
  Marriage	Bef 1680
  Children	1. Rachel DRAKE,   b. 21 Nov 1680, Boston, Massachusetts   2. Martha DRAKE,   b. 19 Jun 1683, Boston, Massachusetts   3. John DRAKE,   b. 12 Jun 1685, Boston, Massachusetts d. (probably young)
  Family ID	F1643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah KING,   b. 31 Jan 1665/66, , Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Sep 1727 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1687	, Milton, Massachusetts Colony   [5]
  	Married by Rev. Peter Thacher.
  Children	1. Prudence DRAKE,   b. 9 Nov 1688, Weymouth, Massachusetts Colony d. 16 Feb 1760, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)   2. Captain John DRAKE, Jr.,   b. 30 Sep 1694, Weymouth, Massachusetts Colony d. 21 Jun 1733, Warwick, Rhode Island (Age 38 years)   3. Thomas DRAKE   d. Bef 12 Mar 1729/30   4. Joseph DRAKE   d. 26 Oct 1780, Easton, Massachusetts   5. Ebenezer DRAKE,   b. Easton, Massachusetts d. Aft 1731   6. Sarah DRAKE   7. Samuel DRAKE,   b. Abt 1700
  Family ID	F577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] David Moore, 255. (Reliability: 2). [S18196] Massachusetts Births, Marriages & Deaths, 18196. (Reliability: 2). [S255] David Moore, 255. [S1342] Drake Family in England and America, 1342. (Reliability: 3). page 2 [S18195] Marriage - John Drake & Sarah King, 18195. (Reliability: 2).