Family of John DRAKE and Rachel MORGAN

Husband:	John DRAKE (1710?-1750?)
Wife:	Rachel MORGAN ( -1752)
Children:	Ruth DRAKE ( - )
	John DRAKE ( - )
	Benjamin DRAKE ( - )
	Mary DRAKE (1730?-1801)
	Frances DRAKE (1735?- )
	Charles DRAKE (1739?-1791)
Marriage	13 Mar 1735	<Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ> 1

Husband: John DRAKE

Name:	John DRAKE 2,3
Sex:	Male
Father:	Benjamin DRAKE (1683-1763)
Mother:	Mary RUNYON (1677-1748)
Birth	1710 (app)	Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey 1
Death	25 Oct 1750 (app) (age 39-40)	Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey 4

Wife: Rachel MORGAN

Name:	Rachel MORGAN 1,5
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Death	1752	Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey 6

Child 1: Ruth DRAKE

Name:	Ruth DRAKE 2
Sex:	Female

Child 2: John DRAKE

Name:	John DRAKE 2
Sex:	Male

Child 3: Benjamin DRAKE

Name:	Benjamin DRAKE 2
Sex:	Male

Child 4: Mary DRAKE

Name:	Mary DRAKE 7,8
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Jacob GOLDEN (1730-1811)
Birth (1)	1730 (app)	9
Death	14 Aug 1801 (age 70-71)	New Jersey 10
Birth (2)	1730 (app) 2

Child 5: Frances DRAKE

Name:	Frances DRAKE 2
Sex:	Female
Birth	1735 (app)

Child 6: Charles DRAKE

Name:	Charles DRAKE 2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Sarah BRYANT ( - )
Birth	1739 (app) 2
Death	1791 (age 51-52) 11

Note on Husband: John DRAKE - shared note

From "Documents- Colonial History- New Jersey 1730-1750" Vol II pg 151.

 

1750, July 21. Drake, John, of Hopewell Township, Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Rachel, Three daughters, Frances, Ruth, and Mary Drake. Son, John Drake, land which testator received from his father; land bought from John Coxe. Sons Charles and Benjamin. Executors--brothers Francis and Thomas Drake, and friend Wilson Hunt. Witnesses--Richard Evins, Zachariah Drake and Edward Cooper. Proved October 25, 1750. Hunterdon Wills 280 J.

 

(This absolutely proves the genealogy and ancestry, according to Monnette, "First Settlers" )

 

1750 October 29. Inventory L222.18.11 includes one negro fellow, L55; hive of bees; gun and sword. Made by Reuben Armitage and Richard Evins.

 

1756, March 23. Account mentions EdwardBurrows, Dr. Dewit, Fras. Fowler, Henry Wolsey, Azariah Hunt, Thomas Drake, Edmond Drake, Benjamin Ketcham, Nevill Winn, Thomas Vandike, Richard Evans, Andrew Titus, Reuben Armitage, Henry VanKirk, Henry Wolsey, Eliza Runion, John Wolsey, Edward Cooper, Andrew Morgan, Isaac Eaton, Samuel Henry, Reed and Furman, Luffort Waldron, Jos. Tindall, Daniel Drake, Theo. Severns.

 

John, the oldest, lived near Stony Brook. He was overseer of the road below Stony Brook in 1742 and 1749. (In Williams, "The Drake Family" 1980)

Note on Wife: Rachel MORGAN - shared note

Stanley R. Williams reports that Rachel died in 1752, intestate. (Arch. vol. 32 p 98). Sons, Francis and Thomas Drake were named administrators.

Sources

1	"LDS Ancestral File".

2	Orra Eugene Monnette, "Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge E. NJ"". 819.
	Brigham Young University Library at Provo, Utah. Call Number: F144.P68 M74.

3

Clifford M. Hardin and Martha Wood Hardin, "Hardin, "The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky"". 10a. Text From Source: John, the oldest, lived near Stony Brook in 1742; died in 1750 leaving a will (Arachives, Vol xxx, p.151. Lists wife Rachel, several children and brothers, Francis and Thomas Drake.

4	Orra Eugene Monnette, "Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge E. NJ"". 819. Text From Source: John died in 1750, leaving a will dated July 1, 1750; proved October 25, 1750. (ARCH. Vol XXX p.151)
	Brigham Young University Library at Provo, Utah. Call Number: F144.P68 M74.

5	Ibid. 819. Text From Source: John's will named a wife, Rachel.

6	Ibid. 819. Text From Source: Rachel, the widow of John Drake, died 1752, with sons, Francis and Thomas, administrators. (ARCH Vol. XXXII p.98)

7	"LDS Ancestral File". Text From Source: File #AFN: 1JC5-M7

8	Orra Eugene Monnette, "Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge E. NJ"". 819. Text From Source: John, the oldest child of Benjamin Drake and Mary Runyon, left a will, dated July 1, 1750--proved October 25, 1750, naming three daughters, Frances, Ruth, and MARY.
	Brigham Young University Library at Provo, Utah. Call Number: F144.P68 M74.

9	"LDS Ancestral File". AFN:1JC5-M7.

10	Ibid. 1JC5-M7.

11	"Judith Allison Walters".