Esther (White) Drake (abt. 1685 - 1738)

Born about 1 Jan 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Joyce — married 7 Nov 1707 (to 10 Jan 1715) in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of John Drake Jr. — married 25 Jun 1719 (to 21 Jun 1733) in Boston, Suffolk. Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1738 at about age 53 in Warwick, Kent, Province of Rhode Island

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Biography

Esther White was probably born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, about 1685 based on her age at death, the daughter of Jonathan White and his first wife Hester Nickerson.^[1]

She married first, at Yarmouth on 07 November 1707,^[2][3] John Joyce, the son of Hosea and Elizabeth (Chipman) Joyce, and a descendant of Pilgrim John Howland.^[1] John died in Yarmouth on 10 January 1714/5.^[4] His will, dated at Yarmouth 28 December 1714 and proved 06 April 1715, named his wife Esther, unmarried daughters Fear and Desire, and his wife's sister Elizabeth White and his brothers.^[5]

Her second marriage was to John Drake on 25 June 1719 in Boston, by the Rev. Cotton Mather.^[6] John was the son of John and Sarah (King) Drake, born 30 September 1694 in Weymouth.^[7] He died in Warwick, Rhode Island, on 21 June 1733 in his 39th year.^[8][9]

John Drake's will, dated 16 June 1733 at East Greenwich, Rhode Island and proved 30 June 1733, named his wife Esther, Desire Arnold wife of John, Fear Smith wife of Christopher, daughter Elizabeth Drake under age 18, and son Francis under 21. The inventory of his estate called him a mariner.^[1]

She was named in her father's will, dated 14 July 1736, as Esther Drake. In a release dated 14 November 1741 in her father's probate file she was said to be deceased. John Arnold was administrator on the estate of Esther Drake, deceased, and the guardian to Frances Drake, her heir.^[10][11]

Esther Drake died on 23 July 1738 aged 53, "wife of Capt. John Drake" and was buried in the Drake-Ladd Burial Ground in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, where her gravestone still stands.^[12][13]

The will of Esther Drake of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, widow, dated 11 July 1738 and proved 29 July 1738, named her daughters Deziah Arnold, Fear Smith and Elizabeth Drake (under 18), and son Francis Drake.^[1]

Children by John Joyce born Yarmouth:

1. John Joyce, d. 27 Dec 1710 at Yarmouth.^[4]
2. Desire Joyce, b. 17 Jan 1709;^[14][15] m. John Arnold 1733.
3. Fear Joyce, b. 15 Feb 1712/3;^[14][15] m. Christopher Smith 1732 Greenwich, RI.

Children by John Drake born E. Greenwich, Rhode Island:^[16]

1. Elizabeth Drake, b. 01 Mar 1724/5; m.(1) William Corey 1743 E. Greenwich, RI.
2. Francis Drake, b. 29 May 1727; d. 09 Apr 1748 E. Greenwich

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Wakefield, Robert S. (editor). Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Sherman, Robert Moody (original compilers). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Volume Thirteen Family of William White. Third Edition. (Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006) pp. 16, 50, 51.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (30 October 2019), Barnstable > Yarmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1657-1823 > image 143 of 538; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Yarmouth Town Records Vol 3:32 (from back).
3. ↑ Sherman, Robert M. and Ruth Wilder Sherman. Vital Records of Yarmouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume 1. p 137. Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1975.

   "John JOYCE and Esther WHITE were joined in marriage the 7th day of November 1707 per John Thacher, Just. Peace."

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (30 October 2019), Barnstable > Yarmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1657-1823 > image 140 of 538; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Yarmouth Town Records Vol. 3:26, (from back)
5. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records Vol. 3:344.
6. ↑ Boston, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston (Boston : Municipal Printing Office, 1898) Vol. 28:81.
7. ↑ NEHGS, Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : NEHGS, 1910) Vol. 1:97
8. ↑ Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018), (Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; compiled by John Sterling. "Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database," 2017). (Note: "Arnold has 21 Jun 1759 in 39th yr but check shows stone to be as shown. [b. 20 Sep 1694 in Weymouth, MA, the second child of John and Sarah (King) Drake. He married Esther Joyce (a widow) in Boston 25 Jun 1719. His grandparents were Thomas and his 1st wife...)" (Link by $ubscription.)
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 22 February 2020), memorial page for Capt John Drake (20 Sep 1695–21 Jun 1733), Find A Grave: Memorial #81741449, citing Drake-Ladd Burial Ground, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Researcher (contributor 47314859). (Gravestone photo included.)
10. ↑ Barnstable County Probate records, Vol. 5:304 (will), 6:59-60 (releases).
11. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Will of Jonathan³ White," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 9(1907):122-3.
12. ↑ Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018), (Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; compiled by John Sterling. "Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database," 2017). (Link by $ubscription.) (Clear photo of gravestone.)
13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 22 February 2020), memorial page for Esther White Drake (1 Jan 1685–23 Jul 1738), Find A Grave: Memorial #81741693, citing Drake-Ladd Burial Ground, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Researcher (contributor 47314859). (Includes gravestone photo.)
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Barnstable > Yarmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1657-1823 > image 21 of 538; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Yarmouth Town Records Vol. 3:29.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Bowman, "Yarmouth, Mass., Vital Records," MD Vol. 7:248.
16. ↑ Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series... (Providence, RI : Narragansett Historila Publishing Co., 1891) Vol. 1:2:113-4 Kent County (at "Deake")

See also:

• White Annex: Judith (White) Andrews Pedigree
• The Salem Press Historical and Genealogical Record (The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Company. 1890-91)Vol. 1, No. 2, Oct. 1890, Page 74: Tombstone at Cavesit, Warwick, R.I.

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