From: The Drakes m.a.d. Date: Friday, January 19, 2001 4:29 PM Dear Roy, I am sending you this copy of a Drake lineage that was sent to us about 15 years ago. As it turned out it was not one of our branches but maybe it would be helpful to someone else. This information is a copy of a letter to Phyllis Gauss from Frank E. Shrimplin, Valley Falls, Kansas. David Drake Vernon, B.C. Canada Robert Drake of Devonshire, England came to American shores with his children: Nathaniel, b. 1612-13 Francis b. 1615 Susannah b. 1617 Abraham b. 1620-21 Francis Drake married about 1650 to Mary (probably Walker). He died in 1687 and she in 1688. Their children: 1. George, b. c. 1651 d. 1709, married Mary Oliver, Dau of William and Mary Oliver. 2. Elizabeth, b. c. 1653, married Hugh Dunn in 1670. He d. 1694 3. John, b. c. 1655, d. 1741, married Rebecca Troter 1677 1. George Drake b. 1651 m. Mary Oliver had ch: Robert William George b. 1678 died young Mary b. 1680 m. Thomas Dungan Hanna b. 1681 Elizabeth b. 1683 died young (Robert and Wm. may have been twins and may not be Geo. children) Andrew, b. 1685 m. Hanna FitzRandolph 1705 Deborah b. 1687 m. Jeremiah Dungan Jonathan, b. c. 1689 m. Mary Clawson Danial b. 1692 (Maybe his name was David) George b. 1695 m. Elizabeth ? Susannah b. 1698 m. John Simpson 2. Elizabeth and Hugh Dunn's children: Mary, b. 1672 m. Hezekiah Bonham Francis b. 1674 died young Elizabeth b. 1676 m. John Runyan 1692 3. John had these children: John, Francis, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Ebenezer, Ephriam, Rebecca, Abigail and Mary. There is supposed to be an Oliver Drake, son of George Drake who married Rachel Skinner (sister of Nathaniel Skinner, b. 1707 d. 1801;) Oliver dau. Mary Drake married Samuel Skinner (b. 1729, d. 1800) whose son married Agnes Critchfield, a sister to John Critchfield (Rev. Was) who married Rachel Shrimplin. Oliver Drake also had a son, George that married Susannah Collier (she d. 1825 Va.)