Benjamin
Drake
Born in Peekskill, Westchester, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Jeremiah Drake Sr
and Frances (Purdy) Drake
Brother of
Jane Drake [half]
Husband of
Deborah (Ferris) Drake
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Frederick Dean Drake
Died
at age 78
in Oxford Township, Erie, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Benjamin Drake. [1]
Born 18 APR 1766 Peekskill, Westchester, New York[2]
Revolutionary War Service
Private Benjamin Drake served with New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Benjamin Drake is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033252.
Benjamin Drake DAR Ancestor#: A033252 Service as a Private in the New York Militia with Captain Ebenezer Boyd, Colonel Samuel Drake. Pension Number: *S2182. Birth: 4-18-1766 Peekskill, Westchester, New York Death: 12-22-1844 Erie, Ohio. Spouse: Deborah Ferris. [3]
BENJAMIN DRAKE, RWPA #S2182. He was born in Peekskill Township, Westchester County, New York on April 18, 1766, a son of Jeremiah Drake. He served as a private in Captain Ebenezer Boyd's Company of Colonel Samuel Drake's Regiment of New York Militia. [4]
Died 22 DEC 1844 Oxford, Ohio. [5] 22 DEC 1844. North Monroeville, Erie, Ohio, United States.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S14 Volume: 344 File @M1857@
- ↑ Source: #S14 Volume: 344 File @M1857@
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 13 June 2018), "Record of Benjamin Drake", Ancestor # A033252.Meehan-411.
- ↑ http://www.fort-plank.com/Non_Mohawk_Val_Pens_A_M.html
- ↑ Source: #S14 Volume: 344 File @M1857@
- Source: S14 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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Beryl Meehan
Beryl Meehan
FYI - I inserted his Rev War service details, the 1776 sticker, and other note stating his father's name
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