Job Drew (abt. 1744 - 1833)

Born about 3 Feb 1744 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful Delano (Prince) Drew — married 21 May 1767 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1833 at about age 89 in Kingston, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Job Drew served with 4th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Probate Record

Job Drew, of Halifax, Plymouth County, wrote his will on May 12, 1832. ^[1] In it he names:

• wife Thankful
• son Ezra
• daughter Fanny Sampson
• daughter Sophia Thomson
• daughter Sukey ?Fund/Ford
• son ?Job Drew Jr. ^[1]
• executor, Thomas P. Beal ^[1]

I direct that my body be buried in the Kingston Burial Ground, 'where are buried several of my children.' ^[1]

Military

• 1775: April 20: Job Drew, Private in Captain Peleg Wadsworth's Kingston company of Minutemen, Colonel Cotton's regiment, which marched to Marshfield in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service 11 days. ^[2]
• 1775: May 1: Enlisted: Sergeant on the muster roll of Captain Peleg Wadsworth's company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's regiment . ^[2]
• 1775: August 1: On the muster roll. ^[2]
• 1775: August 17: Reported discharged. ^[2]
• 1775: October 7: Company return dated October 7, 1775. ^[2]
• 1777: March 27: Sergeant in Captain Ebenezer Washburn's company, Colonel Thomas Lothrop's regiment, Brigadier Joseph Cushing's brigade. Service 17 days. The company marched to Bristol, Rhode Island on an alarm. ^[2]

Source notes

Kingston Births:

Drew, Job s. Ebenezer and Martha. Feb. 3, 1743-4. (p. 64)

Prince, Thankful Delano, d. Thomas and Lydia, Mar. 6, 1740-50. {Thankful Delano Prince, CR1] (p. 117)

Drew, Job, blacksmith, h. Thankful, Feb. 14 [1744]. P.R.23. (Private record) (p. 64)

Drew, Prince, s. Job and Thankful Delano, Feb. 7, 1768. (p. 66)

Drew, Fanna, d. Job and Thankful Delano, Oct. 26, 1770. [Fanny, C.R.1.] (p. 63)

Drew, Job, s. Job and Thankful Delano, Jan. 14, 1773.

Drew, Kezia, d. Job and Thankful Delano, Dec. 13, 1775. [ch. Job, blacksmith and Thankful, Dec. 13, 1774 PR 23] p. 65)

Drew, Lebbeus, s. Job [blacksmith PR 23] and Thankful Delano, Jan. 11, 1777. (p. 65)

Drew, Nehemiah, s. Job and Thankful Delano, Nov. 16, 1778. (p. 66)

Drew, Sophia, d. Job and Thankful Delano, Oct. 15, 1782. [Sophy ch. [ Job, blacksmith and Thankful Sept. 15, PR 23] (p. 67)

Drew, Ezra, s. Job [blacksmith, P.R.23.] and Thankful Delano, Dec. 15, 1788. (p. 63)

Drew, Sukey, d. Job [blacksmith PR 23] and Thankful Delano, Mar. 6, 1791. (p. 67)

Drew, Hervey, s. Job and Thankful Delano, April 15, 1793. [Harvey CR1] 9p. 64)

Kingston Marriages

Drew, Job and Thankfull Dilano Prince, May 21, 1767.* [Thankfull Delano Prince, C.R.1.] (p. 212)

Kingston Deaths

Drew, Job, s. Job and Thankful, Dec. 17, 1769, a. 2 m. 24 d. G.R.1. (p. 342)

Drew, Prince, s. Job and Thankful Delano, June 28, 1777. [June 28, 1776 a. 8y. 4m. 21 d. GR1] (p. 342)^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Case 6698: p. 1=8: Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.(Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A Compilation from the Archives, Volume 4, Wright and Potter Printing Company, State Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898 p. 971
3. ↑ Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911

See also:

• DAR.org Ancestor #: A033739
• DREW, Job Sergeant MA Ancient Cem Kingston, Plymouth County, MA (1744-1833) Ancestor # P-150403

• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Name: Job Drew

Birth Date: 1744 Death Date: 16 Mar 1833 Death Place: Kingston Relationship: Self (Head) Household Members: Name Relation Job Drew Self (Head) [1]

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Job Drew

Event Type: Death Birth Date: abt 1744 Death Date: 16 Mar 1833 Death Place: Kingston, Massachusetts Death Age: 89 Spouse Name: Thankfull [2]

• Find A Grave Memorial# 39895348 Name: Job Drew

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1744 Birth Place: Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Death Date: 16 Mar 1833 Death Place: Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Cemetery: Old Burying Ground Burial or Cremation Place: Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Thankful Delano Drew Mother: Martha Drew Children: Harvey Drew Job Drew Prince Drew Thomas Prince Drew Find A Grave: Memorial #39895348

• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Name: Job Drew

Gender: Male Spouse: Thankfull D. Prince Marriage Date: 21 May 1767 City: Kingston County: Plymouth Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0873752 item 2. [3]