Francis (Drewe) Drew (1648 - 1694)

Born 1648 in New Hampshire

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Died 18 Jul 1694 at about age 46 in Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire

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Biography

Francis Drew (Son of William Drew & Elizabeth Matthews, born 1648, married, about 1672, Lydia Bickford, as a court record states. She was, doubtless, daughter of John and Temperance. At the massacre of 1694 Francis Drew was slain and his wife was captured and, on account of feebleness, was left to die in the woods. His brother, John Drew, was appointed administrator of Francis' estate, 16 Nov. 1694.

The probate records declare that "whereas Thomas Drew, surviving son and eldest unto the aforesaid Francis deceased, is now returned out of the hands of the Indian enemy and claims administration upon his father's estate," his claim was granted, 16 Nov. 1696.

Francis Drew's children were :

Thomas b. abt. 1672; m. Tamsen .

John m. .

Benjamin b. 1685; captured and killed by Indians, 1694.

Mary shown in adm. papers; m. Samuel Green of Stratham.

Elizabeth m. Thomas Footman.^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927; Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859; Meserve, Winthrop Smith, 1838-, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire, Vol. 2: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, Published 1913, pp.136

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166642943/francis-drew: accessed 29 September 2022), memorial page for Francis Drew (1648–18 Jul 1694), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166642943, citing Drew Garrison Cemetery, Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400).

• The Border Wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars, by Samuel Adams Drake (New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1897), Chapter: Durham Destroyed- July 18, 1694, at pp 94-103. (The death of [Francis] Drew mentioned on p. 99, his 9 year old son made to run a gauntlet.)

• More about the 1694 Oyster River Massacre: Raid on Oyster River, wikipedia, by various contributors, at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Oyster_River (accessed 29 Sep 2022).