Lemuel Drew (1715 - 1755)

Born Mar 1715 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (James) Keen — married 1 Mar 1737 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Died 1755 at about age 39 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Lemuel was a Shipwright

He married Margaret James on 1 March 1737/38 in Hingham.^[1]

Together they had the following children:

1. Benjamin
2. Seth
3. Lemuel

Probate

Lemuel died intestate and on 8 December 1755, his widow Margaret was granted the administration of his estate. He is described as a shipwright. His inventory was taken on 30 November 1755 in Plymouth. An account of his estate was recorded which included necessaries to the widow.^[2]

Research Notes

• Tower refers to Margaret James' spouse as Samuel Drew of Hingham. Lincoln's History of Hingham does not have any entries for Drew. Marriage certificate notes first name as Lemuel.
• On line trees show that Margaret James married Seth Drew, and had the children listed above. Margaret Keen's will clearly says her children are Benjamin, Seth and Lemuel Drew. See her profile for details.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Shared Ancestry image
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-X4T9 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 14-15 of 498; State Archives, Boston.

• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, Published 2011, Page 117
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQP-86K : 9 February 2018), Lemuel Drew and Margaret James, 01 Mar 1737; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0928191 IT 2.
• Tower, Charlemagne, 1809-1889. Tower genealogy: an account of the descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass. / compiled under the direction of Charlemagne Tower. Cambridge [Mass.] : John Wilson and Son, 1891-2003. p.78
• Myers, Marya & James, Jr., Donald W., A New Look at The Family of Francis and Philip James of Hingham: Immigrant Ancestors, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 86.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Claire Smith for creating WikiTree profile Drew-571 through the import of smithwiki.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Claire and others.

Notes

Use of Family Search for Samuel Drew with spouse Margaret produced no results. Search for Lemuel Drew with spouse Margaret only produced the marriage information. (11/10/18)