Drake, Joseph

Other Events and Attributes:

• DAR Ancestor Number: A033395
• Military: Revolutionary War Veteran

Notes:

In the " Sabbath Book" of Nathan Selle is found the following:- " June ye 9th, 1791, Uncle Joseph Drake interred in the first burial place in Easton at 4 P.M." Suffolk Deeds report him as having bought one hundred and one-fourth acres of land in Stoughton, October 11, 1744. One of the selectmen of Easton in 1782. The family lived at Easton Centre,a little east of his brother Thomas, and about where Charles Reed now lives. He married Bethiah_________; Born1714; died in Easton, August 20, 1805, at aged 91.

Joseph married Brett, Bethiah in 1729 in Easton, Bristol Co., MA. Bethiah was born on 31 Mar 1714 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 20 Aug 1805 in Easton, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Drake, Daniel was born on 20 Oct 1730 in Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA; died on 23 May 1790; was buried in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA.
2. Drake, Nathan was born on 01 Jan 1732 in Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA; died on 15 Nov 1815 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA; was buried in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA.
3. Drake, Abiel was born on 27 Oct 1734 in Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA; died on 13 Nov 1824 in Norfolk Co., MA; was buried in Sharon, Norfolk Co., MA.
4. Drake, Joseph was born on 25 Oct 1737 in Easton, Bristol Co., MA; died on 08 Feb 1810 in Sharon, Norfolk Co., MA.
5. Drake, Bethiah was born on 05 Oct 1742.
6. Drake, William was born on 23 Apr 1743.
7. Drake, Silence was born on 21 May 1756.

Benjamin married Pool, Sarah. Sarah was born about 1678; died on 24 Dec 1775 in Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptised: 13 Sep 1635, Colyton, Devon, England

Notes:

From Willis Elmer Tulare's notes (insert in Genealogical Record p.27): "Thomas came to America about 1653-4. He was accompanied by his sisters Joan and Elizabeth. His name first appeared on the Weymouth records in a list of property owners in 1663. He owned Lot 70, containing 6 acres in 1st Division and 18 acres, Lot 33 in 2nd Division. He settled in Weymouth after 1651 and before 1663. In 1667 he was a member of the Suffolk Troopers. He took an active part in King Philip's War, and June 24, 1676 was a member of the garrison at Punckapouge where he saw at least 2 months' service. Plymouth Colony Deede record large purchases of land by him on July 29, 1682 near the Taunton River in Freetown. His estate was settled in 1692 and was valued at L237 2s 2d, a large sum of money at that time." -------------------- Thomas DRAKE (1635-1692), b. 13 September 1635 at Colyton, Devonshire, England, m. Mellicent Ford, 9 March 1681, d. 23 September 1692 at Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
Father: William DRAKE (1596-1640), b. 1596 at Musbury, Devon, England, d. 29 February 1640 at Temple Church, London, England Mother: Margaret WESTOVER (1599-1635), b. 1599 at Colyton, Devon, England, d. April 1635/6 at Colyton, Devon, England "...he, his parents being dead, followed his relative, John Drake of Taunton, MA and Windsor, CT, to America about 1653/4...accompanied by his sisters, Joanne and Elizabeth...soon settled in Waymouth, MA, his name first appearing on the records of that town in a list of propery owners in 1663, in which he is described as owning "Lot 70 containing six acres in 1st Division...prior to that, the latest list of land owners noted was that of 11/26/1651, in which his name does not appear; hence he settled in Weymouth after 1651, and before 1663...the frequency with which his name appears on the land deeds and war records of the times shows that Thomas Drake took an active part in the affairs of the town...his name occurs as witness on deeds 12/15/1664 and three years later he was a member of the Suffolk Troopers...took an active part in King Philip's War and 6/24/1676, was member of the garrison at Punckapouge where he saw at least two months' service...Plymouth Colony Deeds record large purchases of land by him on 7/29/1682, near the Taunton River in Freetown, half of which land he sold 6/12/1688, to Ralph Paine of RI...his estate settled in 1692 and was valued at 237 pounds, 2 shillings, 2 pence, a considerable sum at that time..." MORE 1234. Thomas Drake was born on 13 Sep 1635 in Colyton, Devon, England. He died on 23 Sep 1692 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [In120797.ftw] THOMAS DRAKE [#178, #190], maybe bap. Coylton, Devonshire, England Sept. 13, 1635, d. Weymouth, MA 1692, m(1) JANE HOLBROOK (dau. of Thomas Holbrook and Jane Powys), b. abt. 1636, m(2) March 9, 1681 Mellicent Carver, dau. of William Ford.

Thomas Drake first appears in the Weymouth town records of 1663 where he is listed in the inventory of property owners. He owned lot 70 of the first division, which consisted of six acres on the "Brauntry lyne", and lot 33 of the second division, which contained eighteen acres. The previous list of land owners was made Nov. 26, 1651. Some authorities state that since his name does not appear on the list, that he was not yet in town and that he arrived in this country around 1653, but that appears to be mere speculation. In fact, he could have been in this country and even in Weymouth at the time, but, as we will see shortly, may have been too young to own land. He must have definitely been here by about 1656 to have married a Weymouth girl and had a child born about 1657.

Thomas was a soldier in King Phillip's War. On June 24, 1676 he was a member of the garrison at Punkapouge where he saw at least two month's service.[1/1] He died between July 20, 1692, when he was chosen to be on a grand jury, and Aug. 30, 1692, when the appraisal of his estate was made and he was referred to as "lately deceased". His estate was valued at 237.02.02.[1/2]

A claim has been made that Thomas Drake of Weymouth was the son of William and Margaret (Westover) Drake, born in Coylton, Devon, England and baptized at St. Andrew's Church there Sept. 13, 1635. While no conclusive proof for this assertion seems to exist, there is some circumstantial evidence. One of the nine children of William and Margaret was Elizabeth, baptized Dec. 10, 1632. Thomas of Weymouth most likely had a sister named Elizabeth based on the statement by Ezekiel Hamlin in his will dated July 21, 1690, "My will is yt my brother Thomas Drak of Weymouth & My friend Mr. Thos. Walker and James Ingles be my over seers". Ezekiel Hamlin and Elizabeth Drake were married in Boston on June 8 [Aug. 8?], 1654. On the other hand, Thomas Drake of Weymouth appears to have been born in 1628 based on a document dated March 7, 1677-8 that begins, "Thomas Drake aged 49 years ...". As seen elsewhere in this work, documents are not guaranteed to give the correct age of a person, although it's probably more of a rarity when they reflect a wrong age. Therefore we are left with a viable, though unprovable, possibility of Thomas' origin in Coylton.

The 1896 Drake genealogy claims Thomas came to this country with his relative John Drake of Taunton, MA and Windsor, CT and his sister Joan as well as sister Elizabeth. Unfortunately no proof is given for any of these relationships. John may have been his oldest brother (bap. Coylton March 24, 1621-2). While there was a sister Joan, no record of her is found in America nor is any documentation given in the book for the claim. The parents, William and Margaret, both died about 1636. It is not inconceivable that the care of the younger children fell to the oldest child, John, once he reached maturity. Furthermore, he may have brought the family with him to America, but more proof would need to be found before this hypothesis could be taken for fact.[3]

Thomas married Holbrook, Jane in 1656 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA. Jane (daughter of Holbrook, Thomas and Leland, Experience) was born about 1637 in Weymouth, Plymouth Co., MA; died in 1679. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Westover, Margaret on 14 Nov 1620 in Yardbury, Colyton, England. Margaret (daughter of Westofer, William) died on 16 Apr 1635 in Colyton, Devon, England; was buried on 16 Apr 1635 in Colyton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the Drake family website they are giving his wife's name as Jane Powis ?

From Vinton, John Adams, A Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn:

THOMAS HOLBROOKE1-for such was the primitive spelling-came from England with his family, and settled in the northern part of Weymouth, on the tide-water, a locality which has long borne the name of " Old Spain." His name is first found in 1640, immediately after the earliest preserved records begin. But he could not then be a new comer. There is reason to think that he was one of the company who arrived in 1624, with Mr. Barnard as their minister, from Weymouth in Dorsetshire; and gave this name to the place previously known as Wessagusset . These colonists "were," says Prince, "another sort of people than the former;" by the former, he means Weston's people who were there before them. They probably had a church embodied before they came, as the records speak of a new organization, Jan. 30, 1638. Mr. Barnard continued to preach in Weymouth about eleven years. That town was incorporated Sept . 2, 1635.

Rev. Samuel Newman, educated at Oxford, came to New England m 1639, and settled that year in Weymouth. He, and a majority of his church, removed from Weymouth to Rehoboth in 1643. Among the names of the first proprietors of Rehoboth, we find those of Thomas and John Holbrook; also of Ephraim Hunt . For some reason, now unknown, they did not remove; but forfeited their lots by not taking possession of them, as appears by the following extract from Rehoboth Records: "The 10lh of the ll^mo. 1644, (answering to Jan. 10, 1644-5] at a meeting of the townsmen [selectmen] it was agreed that all those that are underwritten have forfeited their lots for not fencing, or not removing their families, according to a former order made 24"1 8,h mo. [Oct.] 1643; therefore we do enter upon them, for and in behalf of the town, to be disposed of as the town shall think meet." Among the eighteen names which follow, are those of Thomas Holbrook, John Holbrook, and Ephraim Hunt . [Bliss's History of Rehoboth, pp. 29, 30.

Thomas Holbrook was a man of some note; as appears from his being chosen "townsman" [nearly equivalent to selectman] in 1641, '45, '46, '51, '52, '54. His will is dated Dec. 31, 1668; proved, April 24, 1677; recorded, Suff. Prob., 6:201. He calls himself " of Weymouth;" mentions his wife Jane, eldest son John, other sons Thomas and William, daughters Anne Rennolds, Elizabeth Hateh, and Jane Drake. Of his grandchildren, John, the eldest, has his sword, Peter his gun, William his musket. Son John is appointed Executor. Rebecca Burrell, Thomas White, and William Chard are witnesses. William Chard was town-elerk of Weymouth many years, and schoolmaster. His name is attached, as witness, to many legal writings.

Thomas married Leland, ExperienceEngland. Experience (daughter of Leland, Hopstill) was born about 1601. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]