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Author: BPaulusMar7108
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I have lots on Dillard, including his probate file. One note of interest, Dillard owned a
violin. I don't know if he played it, but it was sold at the estate sale.
I believe there were originally 3 Drake brothers who came to south eastern Indiana between
1797-1800. Benjamin married Hannah McCullough and settled in Switzerland Co as did Robert
(who married Sarah, sister of Heathcote Picket). Jesse was in Ohio co and later went to
Decatur CO, but I'm not sure if he died there. He was last recorded there in a land
transaction in 1845, but a Jesse Drake was on the 1840 Census in Putnam Co and if it's
the same guy, he died there sometime before 1850. There is no grave recorded for him in
Decatur CO or any record of his death or probate there. His wife, Jane died in Decatur
before 1845. I've never found a record of his marriage or Ben's, but they were
both living in Clark CO, VA in 1796 on the early tax list there. I think they were there
from 1792-1797. Before that, they were in Lexington, probably the tihables of a James
Drake in 1787. I have nothing on them before that.
Barb
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