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Persoonlijke gegevens (Captain) Francis Robert Drake 

• Hij is geboren op 23 december 1615 in Devon, England or County Meath, Ireland.
• Hij is overleden op 24 september 1687 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, hij was toen 71 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Robert Drake en Jane Gawton

Gezin van (Captain) Francis Robert Drake

Hij is getrouwd met Mary Ann Walker.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1646 te Portsmouth, Rockingham Co.,, Noord-Holland, Nederland.

Kind(eren):

1. (Reverend) John Drake  1655-1741 

Notities over (Captain) Francis Robert Drake

Who was Francis Drake’s father?

THE OTHER RESEARCH:
Francis Drake, the immigrant ancestor, was born Abt. 1618 in Prob. Devon, Eng., and died September 24, 1687 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ. He married Mary Walker on Abt. 1647 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH, daughter of Joseph Walker and Hannah Philbrick.
Parents: Donald Drake noted on 28 Aug 2013: "research strongly indicates that Cpt Francis Drake was not the son of Robert Drake of NH. Descendants of Robert are R1b and descendants of Francis are R1a"
The Y-DNA R1a (specifically R1a-L664) Drake family appears to have originated in Devon, while the Y-DNA R1b Drake family appears to have originated in southeastern England (probably Essex). Maybe this Francis is a son or nephew of John Drake of Windsor, a member of the Y-DNA R1a Drake family who migrated from Devon to colonial Connecticut.
"Francis Drake was one of the first settlers of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He was a royalist, and favored by Champerowne, one of the holders of the New Hampshire grant. In April 1646, he was one of twenty-one persons who signed an agreement to have a committee lay out land in the area. He lived in an area called Old Strawberry Bank -- a neck between two creeks that grew to become Portsmouth -- and owned land adjacent to a Nathaniel Drake."
Moved his family from Portsmouth NH to NJ probably due to religious persecution. Best estimates are that this was in 1668 or 1669.
"He was a Captain in the New Jersey Militia, which he is credited with having founded. This organization, which existed during the period 1673-1684, was known as the Jersey Blues and was the oldest uniformed militia in America. "
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1. Howard Eugene Bonham and Jean Allin, Bonham and Related Family Lines, Bonham Book(s), 5104 Bridlington Ln., Raleigh, NC, 27612, printed by Genie Plus, Bradenton, FL, 1996: pgs. 454-6.
"Clifford M. Hardin and Martha Wood Hardin in The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky, stated:
'It has been proved beyond doubt that Captain Francis Drake of New Jersey was the progenitor of a huge family of Drakes in New Jersey.  There are differing views as to the parentage and English origins of Captain Francis Drake.  All do agree, however, that he was living at Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the early 1650s and that he did move with his wife and children to Piscataway, New Jersey between 1665 and 1670....'
Francis Drake probably removed from New Hampshire to New Jersey because of the religious disturbances of the New England colonies and the promise of the New Jersey governor's 'freedom of religion' policy."
"Captain Francis Drake is presumed by many writers to be the son of Robert Drake, who was the son of William Drake of Yardbury who died there in 1625, and Phillippa Denys who died in 1655 (The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky, p. 5-A)."
"The following article by O. B. Leonard was written in response to a query in a New York publication dated 4 May 1901:
Francis Drake, the progenitor of the long line of this name in New Jersey settled in Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co. about 1668.  He came with his wife and two sons, George and John, from the Dover settlement in New Hampshire.  His ancestors had lived on the 'swift flowing Piscataqua River' since 1635.  By some it is claimed that Francis, of New Piscataqua, NJ, was a grandson of Sir Francis Drake's brother, Thomas, to whom the Admiral, dying 1595, left his valuable estate.  By others, he is believed to have been the nephew of the great navigator.  The original family belonged in Devonshire, England, where the Drake Manor was established shortly after the conquest of William of Normandy....  [Hunterdon County Historical Society, Drake Folder, copied 25 Oct 1973 by Betsy Errickson.]"
"Francis Knaus, a prominent genealogist, tackled the problem of the parentage of Francis Drake.  He noted that Francis is generally accepted as the son of Robert Drake, although he is not mentioned in Robert's will:
Portsmouth, NH, records show that Nathaniel Drake (proven son of Robert) and Francis were associated.  They were both grand jurors in 1660/61; owned adjoining lands; both were surveyors of the highways in 1663; and in Jul 1665 both signed two petitions, one addressed to his Majesty's Commission for the Affairs of New England in America, and the other to the King.  Both asked that Portsmouth be removed from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts because of the illegal actions and persecutions of the government's representatives in Portsmouth....
Mr. Knaus further stated:
The Francis Drake family were Baptists, a religion not tolerated in Portsmouth nor in Hampton.  Although Robert Drake's will offers no explanation, the difference in religious opinion may account for the omission of any legacy to Francis.  Nathaniel received just half the money given to each of Robert's grandchildren and much less than the legacy given to his brother Abraham.  Nathaniel's association with Francis may be the explanation....  [Princess Eleanor, pp. 752, 753.]"
"Captain Francis Drake was born in England ca 1605.  He came to New Hampshire ca 1643 with his father, presumed to be Robert Drake.  He married presumably in New Hampshire, Mary Walker, ca 1650.  He was in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ by 1675; died there 24 Sep 1687.
Mary Walker was daughter of Samuel and Sarah Walker, both who died in Woburn, MA.  Samuel died 6 Nov 1684, his wife, Sarah, died 1 Nov 1681.  [Drake Family in America].
NOTE: Mr. Knaus reported in Princess Eleanor, p. 754, 'Mary's parentage is presently unknown.  She is shown in various sources as being b. c. 1625, the daughter of Francis Walker, George Walker, a sister of Capt. Samuel Walker, or just plain Mary.'
In 1652, Francis Drake, a wife, and one child were living in Strawberry Bank on the western side of the Piscataqua River in the northern part of New Hampshire.  He is said to be the nephew of Sir Francis Drake, famous in British naval history.  Our Francis was a surveyor.  He served on the grand jury in Norfolk County, NH before taking advantage of the offer of land tenure and religious toleration in New Jersey.  He moved with his family, now numbering five, to Piscataway, New Jersey, in or before 1670.  In that year his daughter married Hugh Dunn.  The children of this couple moved on to Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.  [Genealogy of Marian Elizabeth Lanning; researched and compiled 1972-1984.]"
"C. I. Kephart stated:
Francis Drake was an outstanding figure in the Piscataway colony.  He was a landowner; conducted a tavern; was commissioned captain of militia of Piscataway Township, 15 Jul 1675 and discharged at his own request 30 May 1678; was one of the first selectmen of Piscataway; was constable; justice of the peace, and in 1682 was county judge.  [The Drakes in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Kentucky, p. 6-A.]"
"25 Sep 1687.  Captain Francis Drake died; his wife, Mary, died 29 Jul 1688.  [D. A. R. Register, p. 5.]"

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