Generation No. 1
1. JAMES JOHN1 DRAKE was born 1740 in Sussex Cty, NJ. He married MARY?. Notes for JAMES JOHN DRAKE: "James Drake & Mary were in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1792 & 1800. Their son John, b 1763, was also in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1792 & 1800. There are also two John Drakes listed in Mason County, Kentucky, in 1800. "James Drake, b 1740, was in Butler, Ohio, by 1806. He did not go to Mason, KY, but it is possible that his son John, b 1763, went there & then to Wayne, IN. I don't know." (Drake researcher, Carole Jacobs) Children of JAMES DRAKE and MARY? are: 2. i. JOHN SR.2 DRAKE, b. March 04, 1763; d. 1838, Wayne County, Indiana. ii. MOSES DRAKE, b. September 09, 1765; m. ELIZABETH POUND, 1801, Ohio. iii. HOLLY DRAKE. 3. iv. HANNAH DRAKE, b. January 06, 1768, New Jersey. v. TABITHA DRAKE, b. April 14, 1771, Pennsylvania; m. JAMES WHITE. vi. MARY DRAKE, b. September 17, 1775, Pennsylvania; m. MR. BLUE. vii. JAMES DRAKE, b. April 09, 1778, Pennsylvania; m. SARAH PADDOCK, January 25, 1798, Ohio. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN SR.2 DRAKE (JAMES JOHN1) was born March 04, 1763, and died 1838 in Wayne County, Indiana. He married MARY (UNKNOWN). Notes for JOHN SR. DRAKE: He left a will in Wayne County, IN, in 1838. The 1820 Federal Census for Wayne County, Indiana, page 178, shows Isaiah Drake, James Drake, John Drake, Jr, John Drake, Sr, & Moses Drake. The 1830 Federal Census for Wayne County, Indiana, page 72, shows John Drake Sr, John Drake Jr, & Moses Drake. So they could not have gone to Kosciusko county until after 1830. Children of JOHN DRAKE and MARY (UNKNOWN) are: 4. i. JOHN JR.3 DRAKE, b. May 15, 1794, Kentucky; d. June 13, 1848, Kosciusko County, Indiana. 5. ii. WILLIAM DRAKE. iii. JAMES DRAKE, m. ELIZABETH DICKERSON. iv. MOSES DRAKE, m. REBECCA ELSTON, June 13, 1819. v. NATHANIEL DRAKE, m. ANN DICKERSON. vi. NANCY DRAKE, m. ROBERT WILSON. vii. HANNAH DRAKE, m. JOSAIH ELSTON. viii. ELIZABETH DRAKE, m. (UNKNOWN) SMITH. ix. ISAIAH DRAKE, m. MARTHA DICKERSON. x. SAMUEL DRAKE. 3. HANNAH2 DRAKE (JAMES JOHN1) was born January 06, 1768 in New Jersey. Child of HANNAH DRAKE is: i. JESSIE3 DRAKE. Generation No. 3 4. JOHN JR.3 DRAKE (JOHN SR.2, JAMES JOHN1) was born May 15, 1794 in Kentucky, and died June 13, 1848 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He married ESTHER ELSTON February 22, 1816 in Wayne, County, Indiana, daughter of JOSIAH ELSTON and REBECCA LEWIS. Child of JOHN DRAKE and ESTHER ELSTON is: 6. i. ISAIAH4 DRAKE, b. 1822, Indiana; d. Indiana. 5. WILLIAM3 DRAKE (JOHN SR.2, JAMES JOHN1). He married SARAH LISTON. Children of WILLIAM DRAKE and SARAH LISTON are: 7. i. JOSEPH LISTON4 DRAKE, b. 1814; d. 1877. ii. HENRY DRAKE, b. 1804. iii. CHARLOTTE DRAKE, b. 1808. iv. MARTHA DRAKE, b. 1818. v. WILLIAM C. DRAKE, b. 1822. Generation No. 4 6. ISAIAH4 DRAKE (JOHN JR.3, JOHN SR.2, JAMES JOHN1) was born 1822 in Indiana, and died in Indiana. He married RACHEL ALLEN December 26, 1845 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, daughter of NATHANIEL ALLEN and CATHERINE. Notes for ISAIAH DRAKE: Listed as 27, and a farmer, in the 1850 Indiana Census, Kosciusko County, Vanburen Township. In the 1840 Indiana Census, for Kosciusko County, Vanburen Township, there are two different John DRAKEs listed with families. One is between the ages of 40-50 and the other 50-60. In this census only the head of household is listed, but it gives numbers for various ages of males and females. Isaiah would have been 17 at this time and both John DRAKEs have one son between the ages of 15-20. More About RACHEL ALLEN: Fact 1: 1860, Ind. census says Rachel was born in Ohio, her father in NY Children of ISAIAH DRAKE and RACHEL ALLEN are: 8. i. DAVID5 DRAKE, b. April 28, 1872, LaGrange, Indiana; d. May 11, 1933, Coldwater, Michigan. ii. HANNAH DRAKE, b. 1852; m. JOHN THARP, October 01, 1843, Kosciusko Co., Indiana. iii. WILLIAM DRAKE, b. 1854. iv. SUSAN ELNORA DRAKE, b. 1857; m. THOMAS BENTON DILLON. v. JOHN DRAKE, b. 1859. More About JOHN DRAKE: Fact 1: 1935, David's obit says John lives in Nottawa, Michigan vi. AARON DRAKE, b. 1862. More About AARON DRAKE: Fact 1: 1935, David's obit says Aaron lives in Ottawa, Kansas vii. LUCY DRAKE, b. 1872. viii. EDIE DRAKE, b. 1876. ix. ESTHER C. DRAKE, b. 1850. Notes for ESTHER C. DRAKE: Listed as 3/12 in the 1850 Indiana Census, 7. JOSEPH LISTON4 DRAKE (WILLIAM3, JOHN SR.2, JAMES JOHN1) was born 1814, and died 1877. Child of JOSEPH LISTON DRAKE is: 9. i. WILLIAM ALEXANDER5 DRAKE, b. 1843. I have more on their descendents to the present time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill Brauker bill@brauker.com