| Name |
John DRAKE [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Captain |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
30 Sep 1694 |
Weymouth, Massachusetts Colony  [3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Will |
16 Jun 1733 |
, East Greenwich, Rhode Island [6] |
- The will of Capt. John Drake named his wife Esther, Desire & Fear, daughters of Esther by her first marriage, daughter Elizabeth Drake under 18, and son Francis under 21. John was referred to as a mariner.
- Role: Principal 2
|
| Will |
16 Jun 1733 |
, East Greenwich, Rhode Island [6] |
- The will of Capt. John Drake named his wife Esther, Desire & Fear, daughters of Esther by her first marriage, daughter Elizabeth Drake under 18, and son Francis under 21. John was referred to as a mariner.
|
| Death |
21 Jun 1733 |
Warwick, Rhode Island [1, 2, 7] |
| Probate |
30 Jun 1733 [6] |
| Burial |
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island [1] |
- "Their tombstones, which are of dark slate, with rounded tops, and winged head over the inscriptions, and scroll work on the side, are still in excellent state of preservation in the burial lot at Cavesit, Warwick, R.I. Following are the inscriptions:
Here lieth Interred
ye body of Capt. John
Drake, died June ye 21st,
1733, in ye 39 year
of his age.
In memory of
Esther, ye wife of
Capt. John Drake,
died July ye 23d,
1738. Aged
53 years."
|
| Person ID |
I7937 |
Ancestral Trails |
| Last Modified |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
John DRAKE, b. 12 Mar 1658/59, Weymouth, Massachusetts Colony d. 10 Oct 1717, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah KING, b. 31 Jan 1665/66, , Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Sep 1727 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Dec 1687 |
, Milton, Massachusetts Colony [8] |
- Married by Rev. Peter Thacher.
|
| Family ID |
F577 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Esther WHITE, b. 1685, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island d. 23 Jul 1738, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Dec 1719 |
Boston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Colony [1, 6] |
- They settled in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, where on 11 March 1726-27, he purchased "74 Lot" from 200 House Lot. Co." adjoining waterside. He was made a freeman in 1728. These notes from "The Drake Family in England and America".
|
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth DRAKE, b. 1 Mar 1724/25, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island d. Abt 1768 (Age 42 years) |
| | 2. Francis DRAKE, b. 29 May 1727 d. 9 Apr 1748, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island (Age 20 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F788 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
1694 - 1733 (38 years)