Thomas Drake Jr. (1761 - 1835)

Born 1761 in Amelia, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Vaughn) Drake — married 12 Aug 1802 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1835 at about age 74 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Thomas Drake Jr. served with 1st Continental Light Dragoons (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Thomas Drake Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033503.

Thomas Drake was born in Amelia, Virginia Colony, about 1761. He was the son of Thomas Drake Sr and Lucy H. Browning. He volunteered for the Continental Army in Amelia County, Virginia, and saw service in the Battle of Guilford Court House and the siege of Fort Watson.^[1] Thomas first married Elizabeth Truitt on 28 August 1783 in Amelia, Virginia, United States, and together they raised a family until her death. Then, in 1802 Thomas married Catherine Vaughn in Brunswick County, Virginia, and they raised a family together. Afterward the couple moved to Bedford County, Tennessee. Thomas died there on 24 Mar 1835.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Revolutionary War pension application number W5264. "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900." Ancestry.com Includes a copy of an 1802 marriage record.
2. ↑ Two different death dates are claimed at different points in Catherine Drake's application for a pension for her husband's Revolutionary War service: 13 August 1834 and 24 March 1835.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-85M : 10 February 2018), Thomas Drake, 1761; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-85M : 10 February 2018), Thomas Drake, 1761; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQF-KFS : 11 February 2018), Thomas Drake and Caty Vaughan, 12 Aug 1802; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,659.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-HMV : 11 February 2018), Thomas Drake and Caty Vaughan, 12 Aug 1802; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference 134; FHL microfilm 30,631.
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-PCT9 : accessed 15 December 2019), Thomas Drake, 04 Sep 1834; citing Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 10; FHL microfilm 1,319,390.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 Oct 2021), "Record of Thomas Drake", Ancestor # A033503.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Olin Coles for researching this WikiTree profile, writing a summary biography, and providing primary sources to the references.