Posted with permission 13 June 2002 Harman Clark)
�Joseph Drake, b. 21 Oct 1681, son of John and Rebecca (Trotter) Drake, was
married to Ann "Hanna" Blackford, daughter of Samuel Blackford.� Harman indicates that this �Joseph Drake was not married to Ann(e) Walker.�
See "Who was Hannah Blackford?" by Oliver D. Drake, GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
Ann "Hanna" Blackford, was married three times. As accurately as I
can find, her FGS is below.
Family Group Sheet of ANN �HANNA� BLACKFORD
Wife: Ann ("Hanna") Blackford
Born: circa 1681
Died: ????
Father: Samuel Blackford
Mother: Ann ?Smalley
Samuel Blackford's wife was called Ann, and the couple had a daughter, Ann.
To differentiate, the daughter usually was called Hanna.
O. E. Monnette gives the wife of Joseph Drake as Amy or Anne Walker, a
Mayflower descendant. Howard S. Fitz Randolph calls this "an OEM aroma",
and was unable to "get one shred of evidence in support of it." See Oliver
Drake records, Moore 033, GSNJ Special Collections, Rutgers University. Mayflower
Families, Vol. 3, Soule, (volume now withdrawn and listed as "out of print"
by Mayflower Society) lists an Anne Walker, dau. Francis and Anne E. (----
Freeman) Walker, but this is incorrect both on this point, and also on
Francis Walker being the son of Francis and Elizabeth (Soule) Walker.
See The Genealogist Vol. 1, pages 225-228.
[Note: O. E. Monnette and his "First
Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge" is a notoriously unreliable reference
and should be avoided, even as a place for "clues".]
See "Who was Hannah Blackford" by Oliver D. Drake, GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966),
also reprinted in Genealogies of N.J. Families, Vol. 1, 132 (Geneal. Pub.
Co., 1996).
First Husband: Benjamin Manning
Married: 19 Jan 1698/99
Born: 08 Sep 1675
Died: 1702
Father: Jeffrey Manning
Mother: Hepzibah Andrews
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966)
M Child 1: Israel (Benjamin) Manning
Born: 30 Dec 1700
Died: ????
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966). In one of "the two rare quotations in the register"
is "Changed afterward to Benj'n at the request of his father on his
deathbed. 1702".
Second Husband: Joseph Drake
Married: ????
Born: 21 Oct 1681 in Piscataway, NJ
Died: circa 1715
Father: John DRAKE
Mother: Rebecca TROTTER
See "Who was Hannah Blackford?" by Oliver D. Drake, GMNJ 41:129-131
(1966), also included in Genealogies of N.J. Families, Vol. 1, pages
132-133, (Geneal. Pub. Co. 1996).
Joseph Drake, the father of the five children, was born 21 October 1681. After his last son, Philip, was born, Joseph joined Colonel Thomas Farmer's First New Jersey Regiment and was never heard from again. Not so with Joseph's wife, Anna. She lived at least to her 60th year."
There is no justification for Monnette's conclusion that his wife was Anne
or
Amy Walker.
See Oliver Drake files, GSNJ Special Collections, Rutgers University.
The descendants of this couple are also NOT Mayflower Descendants. See:
The Genealogist, Vol. 1, pages 225-228 (1980).
M Child 1: Ebenezer Drake
Born: 01 Jan 1703/04 in Piscataway, NJ
Died: 1754
Spouse: Anne Dunn b. 28 Mar 1704/05
Married: 11 Nov 1723 in Piscataway, NJ
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966) .
M Child 2: Joseph Drake
Born: 07 Jul 1705 in Piscataway, NJ
Died: 1727/28
Spouse: Ruth Fitz Randolph b. 11 Jun 1706 d. 10 Sep 1776
Married: circa 1725
Son of James and Anna Drake.
Fitz Randolph Genealogy says son of Joseph and Anna Drake.
Had but one child, Joseph.
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
F Child 3: Marcy (Mary) Drake
Born: 25 Sep 1709in Piscataway, NJ
Died: ???
Spouse: John Dunham b. 08 Jul 1705
Married: 23 Oct 1729 in Piscataway, NJ
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
F Child 4: Ann Drake
Born: 04 Mar 1712
Died: ????
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
M Child 5: Phillip Drake
Born: 19 Jun 1715
Died: 1742
Spouse: Christiana Dunn d. after 1742
Married: circa 1736
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
N.J.Arch. 30:151-152. Admin. 6 Nov 1742.
Third Husband: Isaac Drake
Married: ????
Born: 10 Jan 1687/88
Died: ????
Father: John DRAKE
Mother: Rebecca TROTTER
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
M Child 1: Samuel Drake
Born: circa 1716
Died: 12 Jun 1783
Occupation Capt.
Spouse: ----- *Drake
Married: ????
Married and had Martha.
See also GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
M Child 2: Jonas Drake
Born: circa 1717
Died: ????
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
M Child 3: Daniel Drake
Born: circa 1718/19
Died: ????
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
Listed as Deacon.
M Child 4: Isaac Drake
Born: circa 1720/21
Died: before 1756
Married and had Nathaniel and Sarah.
See GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
M Child 5: Nathaniel Drake
Born: 1725
Died: 02 Oct 1801
Buried: Scotch Plains Baptist Church
Spouse: Dorothy Retan b. 1726 d. 1781
Married: ????
Spouse: Elizabeth Bishop b. 1750 d. 20 Apr 1811
Married: ????
GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966).
Listed as Deacon.
F Child 6: Hannah Drake
Born: ????
Died: ????
Married George Laing.
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