William & Mary Turner Holland Drake
m 28 Aug 1820 Bedford Co., VA, late of Scotland Co., MO
Gene Bruner
Are there any descendants of this proliferous man and his two wives.  He and Mary Holland had nine children and he and his second wife, Mary A. Paul, had six children!
 
I would like to correspond with as many of my distant cousins as I can, and I would love to finally break open this line!
 
Where does he fit in with the myriad Drakes on this site?  In particular, I would like to link him with Iowa Drakes in counties contiguous to his Northeast Missouri homestead and final resting place.
 
Is he related to the distinguished former Governor of Iowa, Gen. Francis Marion Drake?  Please fill me in!
 

Descendants of William Drake

1 William DRAKE b: June 24, 1794 d: March 19, 1866 in (Scotland Co., MO) Burial: March 1866 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

.. +Mary Turner HOLLAND b: January 21, 1799 m: August 28, 1820 in Bedford Co., VA d: Abt. 1840 in KY Burial: KY

......... 2 Elizabeth DRAKE b: June 06, 1821

......... 2 Nancy DRAKE b: March 31, 1823

......... 2 Mary Jane DRAKE b: May 01, 1828 in VA, a twin

......... 2 Francis DRAKE b: May 07, 1828 in VA aka: Frank Drake

............. +Mary R. BARNETT

......... 2 William Henry DRAKE b: April 27, 1830 in Bedford Co., VA d: June 15, 1904 Burial: June 1904 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

............. +Sarah J. HOPKINS b: May 13, 1832 in Bullock Co., KY m: September 24, 1852 d: January 29, 1891 Burial: 1891 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

......... *2nd Wife of William Henry DRAKE:

............. +Elizabeth Caroline PRIME b: May 09, 1840 in Schuyler Co., MO m: 1893 d: July 13, 1906 in Downing, Schuyler Co., MO Burial: July 1906 Downing Cemetery, Downing, Schuyler Co., MO

......... 2 Martha An DRAKE b: February 28, 1833

......... 2 James C. DRAKE b: April 27, 1835 in Hardin Co., KY d: 1918

............. +Rebecca LEACH b: Bet. 1838 - 1839 in VA

......... 2 John Lewis DRAKE b: March 15, 1837 in VA d: March 11, 1922 in (Schuyler Co., MO) Burial: March 1922 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

............. +Lucinda A. WEYER b: August 22, 1840 in Sinking Springs, Highland Co., OH m: January 24, 1861 in Scotland Co., MO d: April 23, 1867 in (Scotland Co., MO,) aged 26y 8m 1d Burial: April 1867 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, NW 1/4 Sec 4 T66N R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

......... *2nd Wife of John Lewis DRAKE:

............. +Matilda J. SMITH b: December 17, 1843 in VA m: December 06, 1868 in Scotland Co., MO d: May 07, 1923 Burial: May 1923 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

......... 2 Rachel A. DRAKE b: March 26, 1839

*2nd Wife of William DRAKE:

.. +Mary A. PAUL b: March 21, 1820 in KY m: Abt. 1840 d: May 21, 1906 in (Scotland Co., MO) Burial: May 1906 Richland Cemetery, SSE of Hitt, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 4, T66N, R12W, Miller Twp, Scotland Co., MO

......... 2 Sarah E. DRAKE b: October 26, 1844

......... 2 Willie M. DRAKE b: September 20, 1847

......... 2 Juda E. DRAKE b: August 15, 1851

......... 2 Daniel M. DRAKE b: October 05, 1854

......... 2 Tenay M. DRAKE b: January 02, 1858

......... 2 Miner P. DRAKE b: October 06, 1863