Family of William DRAKE and Susannah FARNSWORTH

See also

William DRAKE's parents: Benjamin DRAKE (1683-1763) and Mary RUNYON (1677-1748)

William DRAKE's siblings: John DRAKE (1710?-1750?), Zechariah DRAKE (1718?-1766), David DRAKE (1720?- ), Edmond DRAKE (1722-1767), Rachel DRAKE (1723-1811), Thomas DRAKE (1724-1792), Nathaniel DRAKE (aft1724-1804) and Daniel DRAKE (1732-1818)

Husband:	William DRAKE (1716-1752)
Wife:	Susannah FARNSWORTH ( - )
Children:	William DRAKE ( - )

Husband: William DRAKE

Name:	William DRAKE ¹
Sex:	Male
Father:	Benjamin DRAKE (1683-1763)
Mother:	Mary RUNYON (1677-1748)
Birth	20 Sep 1716	²
Death	6 Apr 1752 (age 35)	Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey ^3,4

Wife: Susannah FARNSWORTH

Name:	Susannah FARNSWORTH ^5,6
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Child 1: William DRAKE

Name:	William DRAKE
Sex:	Male

Note on Husband: William DRAKE - shared note

William and Susannah were members of Hopewell Church 1n 1742.

William was overseer of the poor in 1742. He was named in the will of his father, Benjamin.

"William of Hopewell, a laborer, died 1752, leaving a WILL dated 14 March, proved 6 April 1752 (Arch. Vol. 32 p 98). The will mentions son, William, under-age; wife Susannah. Executors: wife and brother-in-law Richard Evans. Witnesses: Benjamin Drake, Daniel Drake, (certainly brothers) and Edward Cooper."

Excerpted from Stanley R. Williams, "The Drake Family", 1980.

Sources

¹	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.

²	"LDS Ancestral File".

³	Orra Eugene Monnette, "Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge E. NJ"". 820. Text From Source: William d.1752, of Hopewell, leaving a will dated 14 Mar; proved 6 April 1752
	Brigham Young University Library at Provo, Utah. Call Number: F144.P68 M74.

⁴	Clifford M. Hardin and Martha Wood Hardin, "Hardin, "The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky"". 11. Text From Source: Quotes from Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations:", p 820.

⁵	Orra Eugene Monnette, "Monnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge E. NJ"". 820. Text From Source: William, with wife Susannah, who was a Farnsworth.
	Brigham Young University Library at Provo, Utah. Call Number: F144.P68 M74.

⁶	Clifford M. Hardin and Martha Wood Hardin, "Hardin, "The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky"". 11. Text From Source: William's Will, probated 6 April 1752, mentions wife Susannah.

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