Date: Sunday, 22 November 1998 2:36 Hi Roy, My husband is apparently descended from a Drake you do not yet have on your searchable databases list. I would therefore like to submit the following in hopes that someone else connected to this family will respond. 1. GEORGE ROGER DRAKE, bc 1750, Plymouth or Exeter, Devon, England. He was apparently a sailor on a ship to Newfoundland. Family story is he jumped ship there and hid in a hollow log until the searchers left. He married first Annie Habit, ca 1780, moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia. He married second a Mrs. Copper, widow, ca 1800, probably in Halifax. Children of George Roger Drake and Annie Habit: 1. James, bc 1784, Newfoundland 2. Lydia, went to US and lost contact with family Children of George Roger Drake and Mrs. Copper: 3. Alexander, bc 1800, married a woman named Frost. He was lost at sea with son John. Left sons John and Stephen and daughters Mary Ann and Margaret. 4. Betsy, b 1804, d 1866, married John Coombes, had 9 children, some remained in Halifax area SECOND GENERATION 1. James Drake, bc 1784, married ca 1810, Margaret Rood/Rude, daughter of Achus Rood and Amy Mills. He was probably a mariner/fisherman and died at Port Hilford, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia in 1824. According to "The Drake Family in England and America" by Louis Stoughton Drake, pub Boston 1896, pg 285, James and Margaret had 12 children. Children of James Drake and Margaret Rood: 1. James, bc 1834, m Delilah or Letitia ca 1860 2. Achus, bc 1812 3. David, bc 1814 4. Mary 5. Martha 6. Daniel 7. Abner, bc ?, died 24 Nov 1880, apparently unmarried 8. Margaret 9. Alexander, bc 1830, m Ruth ?, had Margaret and Martha 10. John Abner, b 30 July 1827, THIRD GENERATION 10. JOHN ABNER DRAKE was born on 30 July 1827 perhaps in Halifax, NS. He married Priscilla Hurst, daughter of Thomas Hurst and Jane Kennedy, about 1852 probably in Guysborough Co. John became a sea captain. In various records he was referred to as Esquire and master mariner. They appear in te 1891 census at Indian Harbor/Port Hilford, NS. There is a record that indicates some confusion about Priscilla. The marriage of Maggie Jane Drake, daughter of Captain John Drake, indicates her mother was Brigitta, but as Priscilla was alive in 1891 perhaps Brigitta was a middle name? Children of John Abner Drake and Priscilla Hurst: 1. David Francis, bc 1853 Guysborough Co., 2. Abner, bc 1855 3. ?Margaret Jane, b 6 Dec 1860, d 31 Oct 1941, m Henry Atwater 1890. 4. John Hurst, b 1857, m Emma F. Flick 17 Jan 1883 Holland Harbor, NS FOURTH GENERATION 4. JOHN HURST DRAKE was born in 1857 probably at Port Hilford or Indian Harbor, Nova Scotia. He married Emma/Emerentha Flick, daughter of Israel Flick and Mary Rood, on 17 Jan 1883 at Holland Harbor. Children of John Hurst Drake and Emma Flick: 1. Robert Abner, b 29 Dec 1884 Port Hilford 2. Elizabeth, b 1885, m John Thomas 3. Ada G. b 1887, m George Dolphin, moved to Plymouth, MA 4. Mabel F. b 1887, m John Marshall 5. Emma, b 1890, m Ernest Aubrey, m Robt. Jahrling 6. Christina, b 1891, m Allister Spidell, moved to Dorchester, MA 7. Estelle, b 1893, m Ray Palmer 8. Earle, b 1895, m Hazel ?, moved to California FIFTH GENERATION 1. Robert Abner Drake, b 1884 Port Hilford, NS, married Verena Jean Hinds, daughter of Elisha Pride Hinds and Lucinda Burke on 1 Jan 1908 perhaps PEI or Marblehead, MA. They came to Marblehead, MA where Robert worked in the shipbuilding industry. Following World War I they moved to Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA where Robert became a mechanic and had his own shop. He died in Pittsfield on 6 Oct 1935. Children: Robert, Eleanor, Ruth, Paul. Would like to hear from anyone connected. Thanks. Dot Drake