Barb:
I forwarded this to my uncle by marriage: Donald L Drake whose Father was a John Drake
who lived in Newton IA. Don is in his 70's so his Dad, who has been dead many years,
would have been 90-100+. He says he doesn't have any info that far back but will dig
out what he has and check.
My connection to Decatur Co. is pretty weak. I think a Myers lived there at one time, but
I haven't been able to get past an 1895 suicide in So. IA to track anything more.
That would have been a GGGrandfather, Geo. Myers.
Anyway, good luck with your search.
Dave Boyd
IA
----- Original Message -----
From: Barb Marshall
To: INDECATU-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: [INDECATU] DRAKE, Robert, Benjamin, Jesse 1797-1821
I would appreciate any information on any of the
following.
Robert, Benjamin & Jesse DRAKE arrived in Qearborn CO
in the late 1700's from KY. They were on the 1807
Indiana Tax List and were mentioned in several County
histories in IN. Robert and Benjamin moved to
Switzerland CO about 1821, and Jesse moved to Decatur
CO about the same time.
Robert DRAKE married Mary / Polly PICKETT, 11 July
1797, Franklin CO, KY, children: Lucretia, Enoch,
Rebecca, John, Dillard and possibly others. Robert died
June 1845. Polly d. 22 Sept. 1843.
Benjamin DRAKE married Hannah McCULLOUGH; he was on the
early Tax List in Clark CO, KY 1792-'96. He bought a
great deal of land in York TWP, IN and was a proprietor
of Florence, IN. Ben died in 1820; ch: Nancy,
Elizabeth, Sally, John, and maybe others.
Jesse DRAKE m. Jane ...; he ran a tavern in Decatur CO
until about 1845. He was with Ben in Clark CO, KY,
1794-'96; ch: John, Martha, Louisa, Benjamin, Dillard
and possibly another son whose name I don't know and
maybe others. Jesse and his children, John, Martha (who
married Wm. ROSS), and Benjamin all lived near each
other either in or near Greensburg, Decatur CO, IN from
Dec. 1821 until about 1845. Jane died around that time
and Jesse disappeared from records of that co, shortly
there after.
I would appreciate any information on any of these
people. Thanks.
Barb Marshall
marchado(a)pacbell.net
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