Ebenezer Draper (1698 - 1784)

Born 27 Apr 1698 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Child) Draper — married 2 May 1723 in Brookline, Mass.

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1784 at age 86 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

(IV) Ebenezer, fifth son and youngest child of James (2) and Abigail (Whiting) Draper, was born at Roxbury, Massachusetts, April 27, 1698, died there June 3, 1784: Draper: Pg 23 He and his first wife were admitted to full communion at the First Church of Roxbury, January 26, 1724. He was dismissed to the church in Dedham, November 14, 1734. He was a farmer by occupation, and, after leaving his father's home in Roxbury, passed his life at his family seat, "Green Lodge," near Dedham. Draper: Pg 129-131

He married (first), March 2, 1723, Dorothy, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Morris) Child, of Brookline, Massachusetts. She was a sister of Abigail, who married James Draper. She was born May 25, 1701, died August 2, 1748. Draper: Pg 129-130

He married (second) November 16, 1749, Sybil, born January 3, 1720, died February 16, 1816, daughter of William and Esther Avery, of Dedham, Massachusetts. Draper: Pg 130

Children of first wife: Dorothy, Anna, Keziah, Ebenezer, Anna (2), Prudence, Isaac, Miriam, Stephen, see forward. Draper: Pg 130-131 Children of second wife: Sybil, Rebecca, William, Rebecca (2), Jemima, Mary, Catherine and Anna. Draper: Pg 131

Dorothy (Child) Draper was a daughter of Joshua Child, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1658; married, May 9, 1685, Elizabeth Morris, granddaughter of Benjamin Child, who emigrated from Great Britain to America and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His wife Mary was admitted to the church at that town in 1658. They were the parents of twelve children: Joshua being the third son and child.

Ebenezer Draper, husband of Dorothy Child, great-grandfather of Charles Lewis Tiffany and great-great-grandfather of glassmaker and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany, was a son of James Draper and Abigail Whiting, daughter of the above Nathaniel Whiting and Hannah Dwight.

Sources

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LT19-LN1

• Draper: Drapers in America: Being a History and Genealogy of Those of that Name and Connection Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper Jan 1892 · J. Polhemus Printing Company

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46241644/ebenezer-draper: accessed 29 September 2023), memorial page for Ebenezer Draper (17 Apr 1698–3 Jan 1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #46241644, citing Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Draper-326 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.