John Drake

[Kit]

My lovely new contact has inspired me to start searching this line again.

This is what I know. John Drake married Maria Story on 7 December 1805 at Bloomsbury St George, Camden. John Drake marriage

John died 24/6/1867. Age at death is stated to be 82 years. ie YOB 1784. John Drake burial

John was commissary general and lots can be found in newspapers about him and his children.

On the 1841 census HO107; Piece 219; Folio: 6; Page: 6; it says he was born in Devon, age 58.

On the 1851 census HO107; Piece: 1493; Folio: 702; Page: 23 he was born Exmouth Devon age 68

On the 1861 census Exmouth Devon aged 78. RG9 Piece 97 folio 89 Page 1

Census age is consistent but age at burial is out. It is his burial though as there are newspaper items.

What I want to know is who John's parents are.

There is a familysearch entry saying his DOB is 11/11/1782 and baptism date is 24/9/1784 at Withycombe Raleigh, Devon. Parents John and Sarah.
( Indexing Project (Batch) Number C05217-1 System Origin England-ODM
GS Film number 917557 ) I don't know if that is an extracted record though.

I have seen other trees that say the parents are John Drake and Sarah Chadder but can't prove that either.

[kiterunner]

All the records on FamilySearch are extracted ones now unless you are searching the IGI or the family trees etc.

[Shona]

Do the names of the children provide any clues?

[Kit]

Thanks Kate.

Shona I don't think so but here they are:

John Minshull b 1807
William Henry b 1809 d 1810
William Henry b 1812
Caroline Drake b 1816
Charlotte Augusta b 1818
Maria Harriet b 1821

I can find no Minshull in the family anywhere to explain John's middle name.

[Kit]

This may confuse everything but I found this transcription that contains details of John snrs family. Transcription

Maria Harriet in post 4 married Edward Marshall White on the transcript.

I have previously researched a John Drake married to a Sarah but do not know if it is Sarah Chadder nor if the son, John is the John I am trying to find more about. However that John has a son William Hobbs Drake who is also mentioned in the transcript.

William Henry Drake is also mentioned in the transcript, he too is in post 4.

[Kit]

Just re-read something from a contact. She has a letter to John from his mother, Sarah. So it is looking more likely to be that the parents are John and Sarah Chadder.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Kit

Just re-read something from a contact. She has a letter to John from his mother, Sarah. So it is looking more likely to be that the parents are John and Sarah Chadder.

If she has a letter, does it have any addresses on it? Or dates?

[Kit]

Kate is going to look at something for me so forgive me if I repeat things.

John Drake and Sarah Chadder married on 12/10/1768 at Totnes, Devon.

I have found on familysearch that a John and Sarah Drake had the following children:
Sarah baptised 1772
Mary Honoria bapt 1774
Elizabeth Filmore bapt 1776
William Hobbs bapt 1779
John b 1782 bapt 1784

All were baptised at Withycombe Raleigh Devon. It looks like John and Sarah's children.

If I have the right John Snr I have his will. John Jr was born after it was written and so is not mentioned. Sarah and William are specifically mentioned as well as any other children I may have in the future so I think Elizabeth and Mary died by 1781.

This link details the marriage and children of Matthew White and Sarah Drake and I have not been able to find fault with it. Matthew and Sarah White

I found cemetery transcriptions for Sarah, Matthew and a few of their children. Sarah's YOB is about 1772. St Georges Beckenham

[kiterunner]

So what we are trying to do is prove that the Sarah who married Matthew White is Sarah Drake jr, daughter of your John and Sarah, is that right, Kit?

[kiterunner]

Kit, there are some Drakes mentioned on that website as godparents of Matthew and Sarah's children. Are they relatives of your Drakes?