William
Drake
Born about in Ulster, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Drake
and Abigail (Knapp) Drake
Brother of
Martha Drake [half], William Drake [half], Benjamin Drake [half], Joseph Drake [half], William Drake, Sarah Drake [half], Hannah (Drake) Smith and James Drake
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]
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Biography
William Drake was born about 1767 in Ulster, New York Colony, son of Benjamin Drake (1734– ) and Abigail Knapp (~1740–1805).
His siblings were:
- Martha Drake
- William Drake
- Benjamin Drake ( –1858)
- Joseph Drake (~1752–<1828)
- William Drake (1761–1842)
- Sarah Drake (~1765– )
- Hannah Drake (1766–1841)
- James Drake (1779– )
William passed away in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Research Notes
Birth Year and place of birth unknown:
- Father born about 1734
- Mother born unknown
- Full Siblings born between 1766 - 1779
Presumed born in New York as his siblings were. Death Unknown, no Ontario sources to confirm or deny William died in Ontario.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Douglas Drake
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