Benjamin
Drake
Born in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Drake
and Mary (Fowler) Drake
Brother of
Moses Drake, Sarah Drake, Abigail (Drake) Morgan, Rebecca Drake, Mary Drake, Mary (Drake) Ward and Joseph Drake
Husband of
Charity (Archer) Drake
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Susannah (Pell) Drake
— married
29 Dec 1759 in New York Colony
Husband of
Martha (Seaman) Drake
— married
25 Sep 1765 in New York Colony
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2010
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Biography
Benjamin Drake is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033256.
Benjamin Drake performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.
Name: Benjamin Drake Birth Date 25 Jul 1734 Birth Place Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, Death Date 12 Jun 1812 Death Place Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, United States of America Cemetery Saint Paul's Church Cemetery Burial Place Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, Father Benjamin Drake Mother Mary
Children: Martha Drake; Almy Drake; Jacob Drake; James Drake; James Drake; John Drake; Thomas Drake; Moses Drake; Samuel Drake; Benjamin Drake
Spouses:
- Susannah Pell 1741–1763 (m. 29 Dec 1759) [1].
- Martha Seaman 1737–1783 aged 46 (m. 25 Sept 1765 as per Find A Grave note) and per Name: Martha Seaman Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1765 Spouse: Benjamin Drake Record Number: M. B. Volume: IX OS Page: 274 [2]
- Charity Drake unknown–1833 (m. aft 1783?)
Note: Spouse Martha Seaman is named in Benjamin Drake's DAR patriot record and son John (1772-1851) with his wife Magdalene Guion.
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Sources
- ↑ Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004
- ↑ Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57050965/benjamin-drake.
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GWNF-W3J/benjamin-drake-1734-1812.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Family.ged on 28 November 2010.
- WikiTree profile Drake-1276 created through the import of Wells Family2_2011-05-26.ged on May 27, 2011 by Doug Wells. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Doug and others.
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Lynn (Lorton) Fraley
Lynn (Lorton) Fraley
Drake-1125 and Drake-447 appear to represent the same person because: clear dupe
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