Benjamin Drake

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Benjamin Drake

Benjamin was born on January 15th, 1677 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ Benjamin's father was Thomas Drake and his mother was Jane Holbrook. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Holbrook and Jane Powyes. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, John, William, Joseph, Amy, Elizabeth and Experience. He was the youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 98 on December 24th, 1775.¹

General Notes

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Drake
  - b.13 Sep 1635 in , Colyton, Devon, England d.23 Sep 1692 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  
  Benjamin Drake
  - b.15 Jan 1677 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts d.24 Dec 1775
  
  Thomas Holbrook
  - b.1500 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England d.11 Feb 1561-1562 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England
  
  Thomas Holbrook
  - b.1529-1539 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England d.1577 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England
  
  Agnes Darrell ^*
  - b.1500 in <Scotney Manor, Lamberhurst, Kent, England>
  
  William Holbrook
  - b.1568 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England d.1625-1626 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England
  
  Constance Thayer
  - b.1532-1542 in , Thornbury, Gloucester, England d. in , , , England
  
  Thomas Holbrook
  - b.01 Mar 1599 in , Broadway, Somerset, England d.10 Mar 1677 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  
  Edith Saunders
  - b.1562 in <, Glastonbury, Somerset, England> d.11 Jun 1612 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England
  
  Jane Holbrook
  - b.1636 in St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset, England d.1679 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  
  Jane Powyes
  - b.1601 in <, Glastonbury, Somerset, England> d.24 Apr 1677 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Details of Benjamin's family with Sarah Poole

¹ "Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson"
Further sources/citations:
"New England Marriages: Prior to 1700" @ p. 230, "Genealogical Research of Mariana B. Ruggles", http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2640299&id=I545352893

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