Job Drake Sr (bef. 1620 - 1689)

Born before 5 Mar 1620 in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Marih (Wolcott) Drake — married 25 Jun 1646 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1689 after age 69 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Job, the son of John Drake and Lettice Shakespeare, was baptized 5 Mar 1619/20 in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England.^{[1] [2]}

Origins in England

His family originated in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England.^[3] The marriage record of John Sr. to his first wife Lettice^[4] and the baptism of his children John, Job and Esther have been found there.^[3][5]

Immigration

Job Drake Sr immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

He immigrated with his parents to Taunton in Plymouth Colony by 1638-39. By 26 Jan 1640/1, they moved to Windsor, Connecticut.^[6]

Marriage and Issue

Job, married Mary Wolcott on 25 Jun 1646 in Windsor.^[7] They had the following children in Windsor:^[8]

1. Abigail, b. 28 Sep 1648.^[9]
2. Mary, b. 12 Dec 1649.^[10]
3. Job, Jr., b. 28 Mar 1652.^[11]
4. Elizabeth, b. 14 Nov 1654.^[12]
5. Joseph, b. 16 Apr 1657.^[13]
6. Hepzibah, b. 14 Jul 1659.^[14]
7. Hester, b. 10 Oct 1662 .^[15]

Life in Windsor

Of Job's life in Windsor, Frank B. Gay wrote the following:

Job Drake served on the Jury of the Particular Court, Oct. 1655, and for six sessions after that. He was constable in the town of Windsor in 1652. Was fence viewer south side of the river 1655. Was chosen to perambulate the Hartford line in 1656, and was appointed to take a list of the town in 1658. In the year 1661 he with others was chosen to see about timber cut on the common land by Hart ford men.^[8]

Gay continues:

In 1664 Job Drake having become involved in a Church controversy at Windsor was imprisoned through the illegal action of the Church members which was permitted by Mr. Warham, if we can accept his own idea of it. Job Drake sent a letter to Gov. John Winthrop telling of his treatment by the Church and ended with the hope that, "Iff itt pleasse god for toe Incline youre harts for to Consider of my afflicted condition: And how things were transacted you may possebelly ssee causse ffor toe relieue mee Youre humble suplycantt Job Drake.^[8]

Death

Job Drake died 16 Sep 1689 at Windsor, Hartford County.^[8][16]

Will and Probate

Job's probate date was in 1689 in Hartford Co., Connecticut.^[17] A transcription of Job Drake's will was written by Frank B. Gay in his book, "The Descendants of John Drake."^[8] Available on Hathi Trust Digital Library

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 26 February 2019), Job Drake, 5 Mar 1619; Christening; citing Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Warwick County Record Office, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch [2] : 11 February 2018, Job Drake, 05 Mar 1620); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 942.48 H1 V26H.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Anderson, Robert Charles, "The Great Migration Begins," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995, Vol. I, p. 581. Available on AmericanAncestors.org
4. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch: 21 August 2019, John Da*Ker and Lettes Schapper, 25 Jun 1615; Marriage; citing Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. , Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm. (See the left page, 4th marriage record from top, "John Drak and Lettes Schaxper were married the xxv (25th) day of June 1615.")
5. ↑ Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists," 7th Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. Pp. 197-198.
6. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, “Some Doubts About the Parentage of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut,” The American Genealogist, Vol. 63, No. 4, Oct 1988. p. 201. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch [3] : 20 February 2019), Job Drake in entry for Mary Wolcott, 25 Jun 1646; citing Marriage, Windsor, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272250.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Gay, Frank B., "The Descendants of John Drake," The Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, 1933. Pp. 7-8. Available on Hathi Trust Digital Library
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [4] : 11 February 2018), Job Or Jobe Drake in entry for Abigayl Drake, 28 Sep 1648; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [5] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Mary Drake, 12 Dec 1649; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [6] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Jobe Drake, 28 Mar 1652; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [7] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Elisabeth Drake, 14 Nov 1654; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [8] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Joseph Drake, 16 Apr 1657; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [9] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Hepsiba Drake, 14 Jul 1659; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
15. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [10] : 11 February 2018), Job Drake in entry for Hester Drake, 10 Oct 1662; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
16. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch [11] : 20 February 2019), Jobe Drake, 16 Sep 1689; citing Death, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833261.
17. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

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• Stott, Clifford L., Humphrey Blake (1494?–1558) and His Descendants in New England and South Carolina: Blake, Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 652, Page 285.