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John Drake, Sr.

John Drake, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male Abt 1590 - 1659  (69 years)

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  • Name John Drake 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Abt 1590  Perhaps of, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Aug 1659  Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2091  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2023 

    Family 1 Lettice Shakespeare,   b. 4 Jun 1583, Ingon, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1623, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married Bef 1616  Hampton in Arden, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Elizabeth Drake (born Rogers)
    Children 
     1. John Drake, Jr.,   b. Bef 25 Aug 1616, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1688, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 71 years)
     2. Ester Drake,   b. Bef 18 Jan 1619, Hampton in Arden, Warwick England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Job Drake,   b. 5 Mar 1620, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1689, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Jacob Drake,   b. Bef 31 Mar 1622, Probably in, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1689, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 67 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Rogers,   b. 1586, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1681, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married Aft 1623 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Drake,   b. 9 Jun 1625, Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1716, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Mary Drake,   b. Abt 1632, Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Baptismal Record for Jacob Drake    		Baptismal Record for Jacob Drake
    An image of the original entry in Church records for the baptism of Jacob Drake, son of John and Lettic
    Probate records for John Drake     		Probate records for John Drake
    images of the original probate records for records for John Drake
    Transcription of John Drake's Will    		Transcription of John Drake's Will

    Biographies
    The story of John Drake, Lettice Shakespeare, and Elizabeth Rogers    		The story of John Drake, Lettice Shakespeare, and Elizabeth Rogers
    John's first wife was Lettice Shakspeare, and his second wife was Elizabeth Rogers. Lettice was the mother of John Drake, Junior, our ancestor, but Elizabeth was John's wife when they immigrated to Windsor in 1639. John was a master woodworker and taught the trade to all of his sons.

    Timelines
    John Drake Timeline    		John Drake Timeline

    Maps
    Map of Old Windsor showing John Drake's homestead    		Map of Old Windsor showing John Drake's homestead

  • Sources 
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    2. [S194] Drakes in America, George Coolidge, August 1845.

    3. [S195] Drake Redux 63, Robert Charles Anderson, F.A.S.G, (TAG 63:193-206, The American Genealogist.).

    4. [S196] Drake Redux 1965, Robert Charles Anderson, F.A.S.G., , (, TAG 65:87-88, The American Genealogist).

    5. [S197] The Descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut, Frank B. Gay, (The Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT 1933.).

    6. [S188] England, Select Births and Christenings , (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S198] Notes on the two John Drakes , David Copus, (www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/history/hist74.htm).

    8. [S129] Surname Database, (https://www.surnamedb.com/).

    9. [S199] Freeman in Massachusetts Bay Colony , Hon. H.F. Andrews, (Exira Printing Company 1906).

    10. [S25] History of Taunton, Massachusetts , Samuel Hopkins Emery, DD, (D. Mason & Co. 1893).

    11. [S112] Early Records of Windsor, (Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, 1933.).

    12. [S107] History of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, M.D., (Charles B. Norton, 348 Broadway, Nwe Yory, NY, 1859).

    13. [S128] Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut , J. Hammond Trumbell, (Brown & Parsons, Hartford, 1850).

    14. [S184] Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, 1908, (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, 1908).

    15. [S192] Woodworkers of Windsor, John W. Lane and Donald P White III, (Windsor Historical Society, Historic Deerfield, Inc. Deerfield, Massachusetts, 2004.).