Colonel
Samuel
Drake
Born in Scarsdale, Westchester, New York
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Samuel Drake
and Mary (Fowler) Drake
Brother of
Richard Archer [half], Gilbert Drake, Sarah (Drake) Sherwood, Jeremiah Drake Sr, Uriah Drake and Peter Drake
Husband of
Rebecca (Bishop) Drake
— married
14 May 1753 (to 13 May 1772) in Scarsdale, Westchester, New York Colony
Husband of
Patience (Gibb) Drake
— married
18 Jun 1781 in Westchester, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Francis Drake, Mary Drake, Joshua Drake, Jasper Drake, Mary (Drake) Merriman, Samuel Drake, Rebecca (Drake) Milliken and Elijah Drake
Died
at age 64
in Genoa, Cayuga, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2010
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Biography
Colonel Samuel Drake served with 3rd Regiment, Westchester County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Samuel Drake is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033460.
Drake, Samuel
Military Service in the American Revolution: Drake, Samuel DAR Ancestor #: A033460 He served as Civil Service (Commissioner, Colonel 3rd Regt, Westchester Co, New York Militia. The DAR lists Birth: 4-30-1730 Scarsdale, Westchester, New York Death: 9-1-1794 Milton Ontario Co New York. His spouse(s): 1) Rebekah _______ 2) Mary Haight 3) Patience _________ . Children in file: Elijah who m. Deborah Ann Hooker; Francis who m. Elizabeth van Schoonhoven; Sarah who m. John Mandeville; Samuel who m. Susan Lansing; Rebecca who m. James Milliken; Jasper who m. Mary __________.[1]
Samuel was born in 1730. He passed away in 1794. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Sep 29, 2019), "Record of Drake, Samuel", Ancestor # A033460.Meehan-411
- ↑ Revolutionary war papers
- Ramsburgh, Edith Roberts. Genealogical Department, "Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine" (The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, June 1923) Vol. 57, No. 6, Whole No. 369, Page 348: #6305
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLS-JJ52 : 13 December 2015), Samuel Drake, 1794; Burial, King Ferry, Cayuga, New York, United States of America, West Genoa Cemetery; citing record ID 85235967, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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posted 20 Aug 2018 by Anonymous Drake
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Became a Colonel by election on June 10, 1776. Posted at Hoerns Hook, Manhattan Island, at the mouth of the Harlem River just opposite of Hells Gate during the Revolutionary War with a Brigade of 111 Minute Men.
posted 8 Apr 2011 by Anonymous Drake
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Samuel:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Donn Devine 
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Marian Wright :
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