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Rev John Drake Sr.

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Rev John Drake Sr.

Birth
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
29 Sep 1740 (aged 85)
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Rev. John Drake, my 7th great-grandfather, was the son of Capt. Francis Drake (1615-1687), not the same Elizabethan era English navigator Sir Francis Drake, and Mary Walker (1625-1688).

John married Rebecca Trotter (1655-1702), daughter of William Trotter (1646-) and Cutbury Gibbs (1631-1667), on July 7 1677 in Piscataway, NJ.

John and Rebecca had fifteen children: John (1678-1758), Francis (1679-1733), Joseph (1681-1758), Benjamin (1683-1763), Abraham (1685-1763), Sarah (1686-1749), Isaac (1688-1759), Jacob (1690-), Ebenezer (1693-), Ephraim (1694-), Rebecca (1697-1749), Abigail (1699-), Hannah (1699-), Mary (1700-1740), and Elizabeth (1702-).

Although there is no headstone for John, there is a plaque at the church where he is shown as being the first pastor, continuing for fifty years. John also served as a civil magistrate.

He was married twice after Rebecca's death He married Barbara Scott on July 8, 1707 in Philadelphia; nothing is known of the other.
Rev. John Drake, my 7th great-grandfather, was the son of Capt. Francis Drake (1615-1687), not the same Elizabethan era English navigator Sir Francis Drake, and Mary Walker (1625-1688).

John married Rebecca Trotter (1655-1702), daughter of William Trotter (1646-) and Cutbury Gibbs (1631-1667), on July 7 1677 in Piscataway, NJ.

John and Rebecca had fifteen children: John (1678-1758), Francis (1679-1733), Joseph (1681-1758), Benjamin (1683-1763), Abraham (1685-1763), Sarah (1686-1749), Isaac (1688-1759), Jacob (1690-), Ebenezer (1693-), Ephraim (1694-), Rebecca (1697-1749), Abigail (1699-), Hannah (1699-), Mary (1700-1740), and Elizabeth (1702-).

Although there is no headstone for John, there is a plaque at the church where he is shown as being the first pastor, continuing for fifty years. John also served as a civil magistrate.

He was married twice after Rebecca's death He married Barbara Scott on July 8, 1707 in Philadelphia; nothing is known of the other.

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  • Maintained by: Marcia
  • Originally Created by: Marvin Hilts
  • Added: Apr 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13879357/john-drake: accessed ), memorial page for Rev John Drake Sr. (5 Jul 1655–29 Sep 1740), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13879357, citing Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Marcia (contributor 46489611).