Hannah Drake

1653 - 1694  (40 years)

• Name	Hannah Drake
  Born	8 Aug 1653	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Windsor, Connecticut
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Aug 1694	Higleytown, Hartford, Connecticut, Higleytown, Connecticut
  Buried	Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I1574	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John Drake, Jr.,   b. Bef 25 Aug 1616, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 7 Jul 1688, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony  (Age > 71 years)
  Mother	Hannah Moore,   b. Dec 1627, Southwold, Suffolk, England ,   d. 16 Feb 1686, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1648	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, (Present USA)
  	Spouse: John Drake, Jr.
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Higley,   b. 22 Jul 1649, Frimley, Ash, Surrey, England ,   d. 25 Aug 1714, Simsbury, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)  (Age 65 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1671	Windsor, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
  	Spouse: Sarah Higley (born Strong)
  Children	1. John Higley,   b. 16 Aug 1673, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 1 Dec 1741, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 68 years)   2. Jonathon Higley,   b. 16 Feb 1675, Windsor, Connecticut Colony ,   d. May 1716, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony  (Age 41 years)   3. Elizabeth Higley,   b. 13 Mar 1677, Windsor, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 7 Dec 1743, Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 66 years)   4. Katherine Higley,   b. 7 Aug 1678, Windsor, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 7 Mar 1741, Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 62 years) + 5. Brewster Higley,   b. 10 Jan 1680, Windsor, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 5 Nov 1760, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 80 years) + 6. Hannah Higley,   b. 22 Apr 1683, Simsbury, Ct. ,   d. 8 Nov 1768, New London, Connecticut  (Age 85 years)   7. Joseph Higley,   b. 1685,   d. 3 May 1714/15  (Age 30 years)   8. Samuel Higley,   b. 1687, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 1737, Atlantic Ocean enroute to England  (Age 50 years)   9. Mindwell Higley,   b. 1689, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 1 Sep 1769, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  A Higley Copper In the early 1700s, rich copper deposits were discovered in Simsbury. On July 29, 1728, Samuel, John and Hannah's son, purchased multiple tracts of land adjacent to his own for five hundred pounds. That may not seem like much today, but in 1728, it was more than the total net worth of most colonists. More significantly, on this land was what…

  
  

  Documents

  Probate Records for John Higley

  
  

  Biographies

  The story of John Higley and Hannah Drake John Higley was sold into indentured servitude in England by his widowed mother. He escaped to Connecticut, where he became part of John Darke and Hannah Moore's family. As an adult, he became one of the richest and most influential people in the Colony.

  
  

  Timelines

  John and Hannah Higley Timeline

  
  

  Maps

  Old Simsbury map showing the location of Higley homestead