Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Trotter
and Cutbury (Gibbs) Trotter
Sister of
Mary Trotter, Martha Trotter, Samuel Trotter, William Trotter, Abigail Trotter, Sarah (Trotter) Martin, Robert Trotter, Benjamin Trotter and Jacob Trotter [half]
Wife of
John Drake
— married
7 Jul 1677 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
Descendants 
Mother of
John Drake, Francis Drake, Joseph Drake Sr., Benjamin Drake, Abraham Drake, Sarah (Drake) Folsom, Isaac Drake, Jacob Drake, Johnathan Ebenezer Drake, Ephraim Drake, Rebecca (Drake) Fitz Randolph and Samuel Drake
Died before
before age 84
in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey Colony
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Biography
Note: Rebecca was not a New Netherlands settler. See Comment for William Trotter for reasons for maintaining Project Protection.
Parents
- ♂William Trotter1630-1675
- ♀Catherine Gibbs1632-65
Rebecca was born on July 5, 1655, Elizabeth, Rebecca Trotter in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Daughter of William Trotter and Cutbury Gibbs.[1]
Rebecca married John Drake,[2][3] and had 14 children.
Children
- ♀Abigail Drake1699-1707
- ♂John Drake1678-1751
- ♂Francis Drake1650-1733
- ♂Samuel Drake1680-1785
- ♂Benjamin Drake1682-1763
- ♂Abraham Drake1685-1762
- ♀Sarah Drake1682-1749
- ♂Isaac Drake1686-1759
- ♂Jacob Drake1690-1744
- ♂Ebenezer Drake1693-1754
- ♂Ephraim Drake1700-1749
- ♀Rebecca Drake1697-1749
- ♀Mary Drake1701-1740
- ♀Elizabeth Drake1702-Unknown[4]
She passed away in Piscataqway, Middlesex, New Jersey Colony, prior to 7 April 1740 when she was not mentioned in her husband's will.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1911), 1:531; Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Holbrook Collection) (Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute); Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5N-TH6 : 12 December 2014), John Drake and Rebecca Potter, 07 Jul 1677; citing Burlington, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 441,466.
- ↑ Drake, Louis Stoughton, Drake family in England and America, 1360-1895; and the descendants of Thomas Drake of Weymouth, Mass., 1635-1691 (Boston, MA, 1896), p. 293; Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Entered by Allan Thomas.
- ↑ These events by Teresa Abram to add sources here later.
- William Jennings Warren, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5067, Date of Import: May 26, 1999., "Electronic," Date of Import: May 28, 1999.
- Joan Carol Neeman, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4194, Date of Import: May 29, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 3, 1999.
- Rebecca Jo Spear Kern, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #6105, Date of Import: May 29, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 3, 1999.
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Allan Thomas for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Allan and others.
- Thank you to Teresa Abram for creating Trotter-432 on 2 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Teresa and others.
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DNA Connections
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Daniel Drake, 1785-1852; pioneer physician of the Midwest. Introd. by J. Christian Bay Main Author: Horine, Emmet Field, 1885-1964. Other Authors: Drake, Daniel, 1785-1852. Language(s): English Published: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press [1961] Physical Description: 425 p. illus. [1]