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Col Jacob Drake

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Birth	:	21 Apr 1732
Death	:	18 Sep 1823
Burial	:	First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8682213, -74.6379700
Description	:	Col. Jacob Drake was the son of Abraham Drake (b. abt. 1708-) and Elizabeth Lindsley (b. abt. 1710-). Abraham and Elizabeth had five other children: Abraham, III, Hezekiah, Miriam, Silas, and Julius. Jacob's first wife, Charity Young Drake, died in 1776 at 32 years old. There is believed to have been two children from this marriage - Jacob Jr. (b. 1770) and Rachel (b. 1773). Sisters Charity and Anne Young married Jacob and his brother Abraham Drake respectively; sisters marrying brothers. Five years after Charity's death Jacob... Read More	Col. Jacob Drake was the son of Abraham Drake (b. abt. 1708-) and Elizabeth Lindsley (b. abt. 1710-). Abraham and Elizabeth had five other children: Abraham, III, Hezekiah, Miriam, Silas, and Julius. Jacob's first wife, Charity Young Drake, died in 1776 at 32 years old. There is believed to have been two children from this marriage - Jacob Jr. (b. 1770) and Rachel (b. 1773). Sisters Charity and Anne Young married Jacob and his brother Abraham Drake respectively; sisters marrying brothers. Five years after Charity's death Jacob married Ester Dickerson (1757-1819), daughter of Capt. Peter Dickerson and Ruth Coe, on December 13, 1781 when he was 49 years old and she was 24. Jacob and Ester had eight children: Rachel, Hancock, Jacob, Clarissa, New Jersey Supreme Court Judge George, Silas, Peter, and Eliza. Colonel Drake bought 502 acres of land in 1789. The house he built is still standing on Emmans Road. I remember visiting my grand-uncle Edson Hilts who lived in that same house. Colonel Drake was described as "a man of large business and influence and gave his name to the village of Drakesville, now called Ledgewood". He is said to have kept a tavern, and 1779 tax records show him owning a sawmill and gristmill. Col. Drake commanded a regiment duting the American Revolution, and served as a New Jersey assemblyman from 1776-1778. No stone or other grave marker could be found for Jacob, although his name is listed in the transcribed records from Succasunna Presbyterian Churchyard as being buried here.

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Col Jacob Drake's memorial is located at: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, USA.
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Col Jacob Drake death on 18 Sep 1823 in
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Latitude: 40.8682213
Longitude: -74.6379700

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Charity Young Drake

(1744 - 1776)

Esther Dickerson Drake

(1757 - 1819)

Siblings

Abraham Drake III

(1730 - 1806)

Children

Clarissa H. Drake Woodruff

(1783 - 1837)

(unknow - unknow)

Judge George King Drake

(1788 - 1837)

Peter Dickerson Drake

(1792 - 1872)

Elizabeth Drake Woodruff

(1794 - 1826)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8682213, -74.6379700

2. United Methodist Church Cemetery
Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8683281, -74.6374207

3. Flanders-Hillside Cemetery
Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8518715, -74.6715012

4. Old Rogerene Cemetery
Shore Hills, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9105000, -74.6553330

5. Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8821983, -74.5785980

6. Old Saint Marys Graveyard
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8858650, -74.5778860

7. Methodist Cemetery
Flanders, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8449936, -74.6949539

8. Mount Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
Mount Freedom, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8194008, -74.6164017

9. Stark Family Burial Ground
Flanders, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8356470, -74.6967640

10. Friends Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8649788, -74.5632477

11. Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8659897, -74.5628204

12. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Netcong, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8895798, -74.7079697

13. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8653984, -74.5618820

14. Mount Freedom Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8272743, -74.5823669

15. Orchard Street Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8814011, -74.5618973

16. Mount Sinai Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8713989, -74.5594025

17. Millbrook Methodist Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8636017, -74.5573730

18. Locust Hill Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8913994, -74.5580978

19. Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8279190, -74.5656891

20. Walnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8282585, -74.5649567

21. Stanhope Union Cemetery
Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9023350, -74.7162880

22. First Presbyterian Church of Berkshire Valley Ceme
Wharton, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9311256, -74.5927963

23. Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
Flanders, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8510208, -74.7333374

24. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Chester, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8095474, -74.6980057