Col. Abraham Drake^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1715 - 1781  (65 years)

• Name	Abraham Drake
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	4 Dec 1715	Hampton, New Hampshire, British America   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Will	11 Dec 1752  [6]
  	In the Name of God Amen I Abraham Drake of Hampton in the Province of New Hampr Yeoman being in good Health -- Imprimis I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Theodate the East End of my Dwelling house where we now live During her Widowhood -- I also give her to her own Disposal all the Moveables in my Said house Excepting my Guns I also give her Yearly & Every Year During her Widowhood Six Cord of fire Wood ten bushels of Indian Com two bushels of Wheat & Barley -- two bushels of malt -- on[e] hundred weight of Pork One hundred Weight of Beef -- two barrels of Syder Six pound of Cotton Wool -- and Six pound of Flax to be found & Delivered to her by my Son Samuel Drake And it is my Will that he my Said Son Samuel Should find my Said Wife two Cows & Six Sheep and keep them for her Winter & Summer During her Widowhood also that She Should have a horse to Ride to Meeting On, to be found her by my Said Son Samuel All which is in Lieu of her Right of Dower or power of thirds -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Abraham Drake all my Land & Meadow Ground that I have in the first North Division and my two Shares of thatch Ground to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- I also Give him my best Gun and one Iron Chain -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Samuel Drake the East End of my Dwelling house when my Said Wifes Interest therein is determined as aforesaid also the South Chamber in the West End of my Said house -- And all my Land & Meadow Ground Belonging to my homestead with all Buildings thereon Standing And all my Land in Timber Swamp Belonging to the Second Division and all my Land lying in the fourth Division so called and all my Salt Marsh at the Hop Ground so called And three Pieces of fresh Meadow all Lying at a Place called the Fresh Meadow And my Interest in that Saw Mill that Stands On little River to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- I also Give to my Said Son Samuel One half of my stock of Cattle and it is my will that he Should have two cows more than halfI also Give him all my horses Sheep & Swine and one Gun & all my husbandry Tools -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Simon Drake One whole Right in Chichester in Said Province being Originally ofme -- And a Small Piece of Salt Marsh lying in the Glade so called to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns -- Item I Give & Devise to my Son Thomas Drake one whole Right in Chichester aforesd being Originally of Capt. Thomas and one half of a Right in Said Chichester originally of Coll Weare And a Piece of Salt Marsh lying in the Spring Marsh aforesd to hold to him his Heirs & Assigns Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Page twenty Shillings New Tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Son Abraham Drake Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Theodate Sanborn twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Abraham Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Bachelder twenty Shillings New Tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Samuel Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Marston twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Son Samuel aforesd Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Abigail Taylor twenty Shillings New tenor Bills of Credit to be paid by my Said Son Samuel Item I Give & Bequeath to Abigail Drake Daughter to my Son Abraham fifty pounds Old Tenor to be made Equal to the present Value to be paid by my Sons Abraham & Samuel Equally between them Lastly my Will is that my Said Son Samuel Drake Should pay all my just Debts -- And that he should Receive all the Debts Due to me for his own use And that my Funeral Charges Should be paid by him Out of that Part of my Stock of Cattle that I have not herein before Disposed off --- And after the Same is paid the Remainder of Said Cattle I Bequeath to my aforesd Sons Simon & Thomas to be Divided Equally between them And in Case my Aforesd Son Abraham Drake Shall be Contented with what is herein given him my Will is that he Should be free & Clear from paying that Bond which he give me in the Year 1741 And I do hereby Ordain & Appoint my Sons Abraham Drake & Samuel Drake Joint Executors of this my Last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Eleventh Day of December in twenty Sixth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain &c Annoqu Domini One thousand Seven hundred and fifty two. Abraham Drake Role: Executor
  Will	15 Sep 1777
  	In the Name of God Amen The fifteenth Day of September Anno Domini seventeen hundred and Seventy seven I Abraham Drake of North Hampton in the State of Newhampshire Gentleman being at this time thro' the goodness of God of a sound disposing mind and memory and being desirous to settle my affairs I do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all and every Will or Wills Testametn or Testaments by me at any time heretofore made and I do command my Soul to God and my Body to a Christian burial and as to such Wordly Goods and Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I do give devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following That my will is that all my honest and just Debts and Funeral Charges shall be paid in convenient time after my decease by my Executor Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved Wife Abigail the improvement of one third of my Real Estate as the law gives to the Widow of an Intestate and of my personal Estate I gi! ve her all my household goods and one third part of the rest of my Personal Estate Item I give and bequeath to my son Weare five Pounds Lawful Money to be paid by my Executor within one year after my decease I having given him what I purposed before except said five Pounds Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Drake Sixty Pounds Lawfull Money and one Cow and Six Sheep to be paid her at the age of twentyone years or marriage Day if sooner by my Executor Item I give to my Daughter Abigail Drake Sixty Pounds Lawfull Money and one Cow and Six Sheep to be paid her at the age of twentyone years if sooner by my Executor my said Daughters to have the improvement of one room in my House while they or either of them remain unmarried Item I give to my three sons Abraham Jonathon and Nathaniel all the remainder of my Estate real and Personal wheresoever and whatsoever (after my debts funeral Charges and the aforesaid Legacys are paid) to be equally divided between the said Abraham Jonathon a! nd Nathaniel And my Will is that what is here given shall be to each of them their Heirs and Assigns Lastly I constitute and appoint my Son Abraham Drake executor of this my Will And for confirmation of all beforegoing I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day of the Date abovewritten Abraham Drake Signed Sealed and Declared by the said Abraham Drake to be his last WIll and Testament in presence of Levi Dearborn John Dearborn Samuel Wedgwood (the 29th and 30th lines from the top were interlined before signing) Proved 13 August 1781 Rockingham Co. Probate, Vol. 26, p. 169:
  Death	1 Aug 1781	North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [3, 5, 7]
  	Cause: apoplexy
  Probate	13 Aug 1781
  Burial	North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [3]
  	Cemetery: Center Cemetery
  Person ID	I13211	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Abraham Drake, Jr.,   b. 19 Dec 1688, Hampton, Dominion of New England, British America d. 13 Apr 1767, Hampton, New Hampshire, British America (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Theodate Robie,   b. 5 Dec 1691, Hampton, New Hampshire, British America d. 12 Apr 1783, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1711/2	Hampton, New Hampshire, British America   [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F4632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Dearborn,   b. 19 Oct 1720, North Hampton, New Hampshire, British America d. 1 Jul 1811 (Age 90 years)  [5]
  Marriage	25 Nov 1742  [5]
  Family ID	F17744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Dec 1715 - Hampton, New Hampshire, British America Death - Cause: apoplexy - 1 Aug 1781 - North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Burial - Cemetery: Center Cemetery - - North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  1.  [S307] Vital Records of Hampton, NH, Vol. 1, 50, 00583.  2.  [S533] Drake Family in America, 32, 00167.  3.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 102118923, 00974.  4.  [S1420] Drake Family of New Hampshire, 42, 01150.  5.  [S1420] Drake Family of New Hampshire, 46, 01150.  6.  [S1420] Drake Family of New Hampshire, 40-41, 01150.  7.  [S533] Drake Family in America, 33, 00167.  8.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 591, 00218.  9.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 205, 00218.  10.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 17:198, 00390.  11.  [S307] Vital Records of Hampton, NH, Vol. 1, 60, 00583.  12.  [S533] Drake Family in America, 31, 00167.  13.  [S1420] Drake Family of New Hampshire, 39, 01150.