John DRAKE

Born

5 July 1655 , Elizabeth, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Died

abt. 1741 , Piscataway. Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey

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Francis DRAKE Mary WALKER

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Born: 5 July 1655 in Elizabeth, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Father: Francis DRAKE

Mother: Mary WALKER

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John married Rebecca TROTTER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca TROTTER was born 5 July 1655 in Elizabeth, Crown Colony of New Jersey. Rebecca died abt. 1702 in Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey. Rebecca was the child of William TROTTER and Catherine Cutbury GIBBS.

John DRAKE died abt. 1741 in Piscataway. Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey.
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John DRAKE married

Rebecca TROTTER
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Rebecca TROTTER was the child of William TROTTER and Catherine Cutbury GIBBS

Children of John DRAKE and Rebecca TROTTER

Abraham DRAKE

Born: 16 April 1685, Piscataway, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died: 6 May 1763, Newton, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Married: Deliverance WOODEN

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Birth — 1655
5 July 1655
Elizabeth, Crown Colony of New Jersey

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1685 Birth of Child
Abraham DRAKE was born 16 April 1685, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

John was 29 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery Edison Middlesex County New Jersey, USA

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Added 8/24/2016 12:16:46 AM

Last updated 9/13/2017 8:51:07 PM

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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state

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