John Drake ⁶

   Another name for John was Johannes Jan.

   General Notes:

4. John (I)2 Drake (Josias Jansz1) was born 1687 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY (Source: Lillian Drake Avery, Drake Genealogy In The Line Of Samuel Drake of Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton (Now Monroe) County, Pennsylvania, (Pontiac, Mich; Privately Printed 1926), 9.), and died Bef. 28 February 1779 in Goshen, Orange Co., NY (Source: New York Calendar of Wills, 120, Will made Feb 6, 1779; Will proved Jan 28, 1780. NY Calendar of Wills page 120.). He married Martha Oldfield Abt. 1718 (Source: William Brower Bogardus, "Dear Cousin": A Charted Genealogy of the Descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) to the 5th Generation, (Penobscot Press, Camden, Main; 1996), 44 Magdalena Brouwer was not the wife of John Drake, "..... A very conclusive fact of evidence that leaves no question as to the identity of John's wife is given by an old bible record of the Daines family of Chester, New York, which states that William Drake was the son of John Drake and identifies one of the sons of William as David Grasset Drake....."), daughter of Joseph Oldfield and Martha Grasset. More About John (I) Drake: Christening: 11 December 1687, Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947: 31, ".....John(3) Drake, bapt. Brooklyn, Dec. 11, 1687 (Brkl.:160); sp Adam Brouwer, Jr., Antje Brouwer.....") Military: Pvt.; Capt. Wolsey's Queens Co. Militia (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947: 31.) Misc (2): In will he mentions "Home Farm land in Queens and Kings Cos. NY; (Source: Early Allegan County Marriages, 9, ".....He had inherited this land from his grandfather, Adam Brower.....") Probate: Will Made 6 Feb 1779; Will Probated 28 Feb 1780, Goshen, Orange Co., NY (Source: Compiled by Gertrude Watkins Gray, Early Wills of Orange County, New York, (Orange County Genealogical Society, Two Volumes in One), Volume 1, Page 28, John Drake, Goshen, Orange Co., NY, Yeoman, Liber 33, Page 154, "...Wife, Martha; Grandfather, Adam BREWER; son Benjamin, Joseph, Samuel, William, Zephaniah, John; daghters, Martha JACKSON, Mary HOLLY, Esther KNAP grrand-daughters, Martha and Mary HOLLY daughters of Joseph HOLLY; witnesses Daniel Vail, weaver; Isaac SMITH; William Thompson....." This information received from Larry Tesler <larry@nomodes.com>.) Residence: Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; Chester, Orange Co., NY; Goshen, Orange Co., NY. (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947.)

   Events:

1. Will; 28 Feb 1780, Proved--See Notes. ⁶

2. Military: Pvt In Capt Wolsey's County Militia. ³⁸

3. Baptism; 11 Dec 1687, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. ³⁸

   Marriage Information:

John married Martha Oldfield, daughter of Joseph Oldfield and Martha Ann Grasset, in 1718. (Martha Oldfield was born about 1698 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY and died after 6 Feb 1779 in Probably Goshen.)