OTHER DRAKES
Loren H. Drake Ancestors &
Descendants
(Start at generation 1, below.)
Note: Though the focus in this web domain is primarily on
the ancestors and descendants of George Edgar Drake, who resided near LeRaysville, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York,
there are other (not closely related) Drake families in that general area of
northern New York State, and this annex documents one of them. Others include families headed by: Caleb Drake of Gouverneur;
Daniel David Drake of Moira; David Belding Drake
of Stockholm; Francis Wilson Drake
of Orwell; Henry Drake of LeRay; Henry F. Drake of
Black River; Daniel Drake, III of
Moira; Joseph Drake of Stockholm;
Josias Drake; and Thomas Drake
of LaFargeville.
Also note: Andrew J. Drake
of Sackets Harbor, New York was the great-great grandson Josiah Drake (5) (see paragraph
5.c.(2.(c.(2)); and John
Drake of New Haven, New York was the great-great grandson of Nathaniel
Drake (4) (see paragraph 6.a.(4.(h.(12)).
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 8 September 2019
Origin of
the surname “Drake:”
Generation
9
8 Abel Drake & Experience Webb
See paragraph 3.d.
of generation 3 of the Ancestors & Descendants of Caleb Drake
7 Moses Drake, I
1. Biographical notes:
Perhaps baptized 12 June 1743 at Westfield, Hampden
County, Massachusetts. Died 18 May 1822.
2. Wife: Mary Shepard
Perhaps baptized 22 November 1744 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts. Died 15 May 1829. Married Moses Drake on 7
March 1765.
3. Children:
a. Moses Drake, II: See generation 6, below.
b. Mary Drake: Born 3 September 1767 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts. Died there 14 August 1856.
Married Elijah Noble (b. 1772, d. 1860) on 7 April 1800 and had the
following children:
(1. Elijah Nobel: Born/baptized 1803. Died 1874.
(2. Maretta Noble:
Born/baptized 1806.
(3. Daniel Drake Noble: Born/baptized 1808.
(4. Sally Noble: Born/baptized 1810. Died 1825.
(5. Loren Noble: Born/baptized 1812. Died 1898.
c. David Drake: Born/baptized January 1770. Died 28 June 1790.
d. Mercy D. Drake: Born/baptized 1772 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts. Died there 14 August 1856.
Married (?) Noble.
e. Mary Drake: Born/baptized 27 September 1785 at
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Died 18 October 1857. Married Lyman Noble (b. 1779, d. 1850) on 5
March 1801 at Westfield, Massachusetts and had the following children:
(1. Julia Noble: Born/baptized 1801. Died 1838.
(2. Mary Noble: Born/baptized 1803. Died 1864.
(3. Linus Noble:
Born/baptized 1805. Died
1899.
(4. Cyrus Dwight Noble: Born/baptized 1806.
(5. Joel Noble: Born/baptized 1808. Died 1861.
(6. Henry King Noble: Born/baptized 1814. Died 1881.
(7. Emeline S. Noble:
Born/baptized 1821. Died
1842.
1. Biographical notes:
Born/baptized 1765. Died 1836.
2. Wife: Sarah Root
Born/baptized 14 March 1762 at Westfield, Hampshire
County, Massachusetts; daughter of Martin (b. 1721, d. 1788) and Eunice (Lamb) Root (b. 1722, d. 1765). Died 3 January 1846. Married Moses Drake on 8 April 1790 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a. David Drake: Born/baptized 1 May 1793 at
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Died there 13 August 1858. Married Chloe Holmes (b. 1792, d. 1851) on 2
February 1815 at Westfield, Massachusetts and had the following children:
(1. Chloe Drake: Born/baptized 1815. Died 1853.
(2. Sophia Drake: Born/baptized 1818. Died 1898.
(3. David Drake, Jr.: Born/baptized 1820. Died 1907.
(4. Merritt Drake: Born/baptized 1828. Died 1915.
(5. Dwight F. Drake: Born/baptized 1830. Died 1908.
(6. Marilla Drake:
Born/baptized 1835.
b. Moses Drake: See generation 5, below.
c. Elijah Drake: Born/baptized 1794.
d. Francis Drake: Born/baptized 1798. Died 1833.
e. Sally Drake: Born/baptized 16 February 1800 at
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
f. Hiram Drake: Born/baptized 1801.
g. Samuel Drake: Born/baptized 1803. Died 1885.
h. Oliver Drake: Born/baptized 1805. Died 1833.
5 Moses Drake
1. Biographical notes:
Born/baptized 11 August 1794 at Westfield, Hampden
County, Massachusetts. Died there 30 January 1827.
2. Wife: Mariah Shepard
Born/baptized 1799 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts; daughter of Winthrop (b. 1772, d. 1854) and Achsah B. (Loomis) Shepard (b. 1772, d. 1836). Died 1864 in Lewis County, New York. Married (1st) Moses Drake
on 20 July 1820 at Suffield, Harford County, Connecticut. Married (2nd) Gilman Platts about 1829 at
Turin, Lewis County, New York and perhaps had the following daughter:
a. Paulina Platts: Born about 1831 in New York.
1840 US Census: Gilmon Platts was heading a household in Turin Township, Lewis
County, New York. The household included
1 male age 5 to 10; 1 male age 30 to 40; 1 female age 5 to 10; 1 female age 15
to 20; and 1 female age 30 to 40.
1850 US Census: Gilmon Platts, age 50 (b. NYS) and employed as a mechanic, was
heading a household in Turin Township, Lewis County, New York. His real estate was valued at $300. The household also included his wife, Mariah
Platts, age 51 (b. MA); [step-daughter ] Mary Ann
Platts, age 27 (b. MA); [perhaps step-son] Lorin Platts,
age 25 (b. NYS [note: if this is Loren Drake, should be b. MA]) and employed as
a farmer, whose real estate was valued at $1,200; and [perhaps daughter]
Paulina Platts, age 19 (b. NYS).
3. Children:
a. Mary Ann Drake: Born 22 April 1822 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts. Died 28
March 1892 at Turin, Lewis County, New York.
b. Loren Parson Drake: See generation 4,
below.
4 Loren Parson Drake
1. Biographical notes:
Born 29 September 1825 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts. Died 7 January 1904 in Turin Township, Lewis
County, New York.
1850 US Census: Lorin Platts, age 25 (b. NYS) resided in the household headed by
Gilman Platts, age 50 (b. NYS), in Turin Township, Lewis County, New York. The household also included Lorin's mother, Mariah Platts,
age 51 (b. MA).
1850 US Census: Of possible interest, Loren Drake,
age 24 (b. Germany) and employed as a laborer, resided in the household headed
by Frederick Baker, age 24 (b. Germany) in Greig
Township (near Turin Twp), Lewis County, New York.
1855 NYS Census: Loren Drake, age 29 (b. MA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ava Township, Oneida County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Elizabeth Drake, age 20 (b. Oneida Co., NY); son, Loren Drake, age 2
(b. Oneida Co., NY); and son, Osker Drake, age 4
months (b. Oneida Co., NY). Loren,
Elizabeth, and Loren, Jr. had resided in Ava Township for 2 years.
1860 US Census: Loren Drake, age 34 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ava Township (Boonville
Division Post Office), Oneida County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $6,000, and his personal property was
valued at $1,755. The household also
included his wife, Elizabeth Drake, age 25 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer;
son, Loren Drake, age 7 (b. NYS); son,
Oscar Drake, age 5 (b. NYS); Nicholas Oswalt, age 24
(b. Germany) and employed as a farm laborer; Adeline Roser,
age 19 (b. NYS) and employed as a domestic servant.
1865 NYS Census: Loren Drake, age 40 (b. Lewis Co.,
NY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ava Township, Oneida
County, New York. He had been married
once, and his residence was valued at $400.
The household also included his wife, Elizabeth M. Drake, age 30 (b.
Oneida Co., NY), who had been married once and had had 5 children; son, Loren
S. Drake, age 12 (b. Oneida Co., NY); son, Oscar D. Drake, age 10 (b. Oneida
Co., NY); daughter, Ione B. Drake, age 11 months (b. Oneida Co., NY); and
servant, Emma Fox, age 18 (b. Lewis Co., NY).
1875 NYS Census: Loren Drake, age 50 (b. MA) and
employed as (perhaps a farmer; not recorded), was heading a household in Leyden
Township, Lewis County, New York. The
household also included his wife, Elizabeth Drake, age 46 (b. Oneida Co., NY);
so, Oscar D. Drake, age 20 (b. not recorded) and single; and niece, Lilly
Utley, age 18 (b. Lewis Co., NY).
1892 NYS Census: Loran Drake, age 67 (b. US), was
heading a household in Leyden Township, Lewis County, New York. The household also included his wife, Cara S.
Drake, age 52 (b. US).
1900 US Census: Loren Drake, age 74 (b. Sep 1825 in
NYS; parents b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in the
Village of Port Leyden, Leyden Township, Lewis County, New York. He married 1st at age 50. The household also included his wife,
Caroline Drake, age 56 (b. Mar 1851 in NYS; parents b. England), who married
1st at age 18; son, Oscar D. Drake, age 43 (b. Sep 1856 in NYS; parents b. NYS)
and employed as a farm laborer, who married 1st at age 20; and domestic
servant, Estella Loness, age 30 (b. Mar 1870 in NYS;
parents b. NYS) and single.
2. Wife #1: Elizabeth
Drake
a.
Biographical notes:
Born about 1829 in Oneida County,
New York. Died .
b. Children:
(1.
Loren Shepard
Drake: See generation 3, below.
(2. Oscar D. Drake: Born about 1855 in Oneida
County, New York. Died
1922. Married Lottie D. Coe (b.
abt 1856 in NYS), daughter of Ithamer J. and Jane O.
(Bull) Coe, and had at least the following children:
(a. Lottie Mae Drake: Born
about 1877 in New York.
(b. Loren Merritt Drake:
Born about 1882 in New York. Died 1949
in Leyden Township, Lewis County, New York. Married Ida Frances Wetmore (b. abt 1884 in
NYS), daughter of Cyrus and Francis (Fox) Wetmore, on 4 March 1908 (license
issued 27 Feb 1908) at Boonville, Oneida County, New York.
(c. C. Perle
Drake: Born about January 1884. Died 14 October 1884.
(d. Mamie Drake: Born 12
January 1887. Died 22
January 1887.
(e. Goldie Drake.
(3. Ione B. Drake: Born about 1865 in Oneida County,
New York.
3. Wife #2: Caroline "Cara"
(?)
Born March 1851 in New York.
3 Loren Shepard Drake
1. Biographical notes:
Born 14 May 1853 in Oneida County, New York. Died 27
February 1943; interred Port Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden Township, Lewis
County, New York. In 1922 moved from
Burlington, Kansas to Port Leyden, Lewis County, New York.
1875 NYS Census: Loren S. Drake, age 22 (b. Oneida
Co., NY) and employed as (perhaps a farmer; not recorded), was heading a
household in Leyden Township, Lewis County, New York. His residence was valued at $4,000. The household also included his wife, Lnyseve? M. Drake, age 19 (b. Lewis Co., NY); servant,
Katie Burk, age 16 (b. Lewis Co., NY); and cousin, Walter Utley, age 15 (b.
Lewis Co., NY). Of interest, the
household headed by his father, Loren Drake, age 50, was enumerated directly
afterwards.
1880 US Census: L. S. Drake, age 27 (b. NYS; father
b. MA; mother b. NYS), widowed, and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Liberty Township, Coffey County, Kansas. The household also included his daughter, M. Hellen Drake, age 2 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and
brother-in-law, W. C. Utley, age 20 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and
employed as a farm laborer.
1895 KS Census: Lorin S.
Drake, age 41 (b. NYS) and employed as an ice merchant, was heading a household
in the City of Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas. He moved to Kansas from New York. The household also included his wife, Tillie
Y. Drake, age 41 (b. IL), who moved to Kansas from Wisconsin; daughter, Helen M.
Drake, age 17 (b. NYS), who moved to Kansas from New York; daughter, Ione E.
Drake, age 9 (b. KS); son, Ira H. Drake, age 7 (b. KS); and son, Harry L.
Drake, age 4 (b. KS).
1900 US Census: Loren S. Drake, age 47 (b. May 1853
in NYS; father b. MA; mother b. NYS) and employed as an ice dealer, was heading
a household on Garretson Street in the City of Burlington, Burlington Township,
Coffey County, Kansas. The household
also included his wife of 20 years, Tillie Y. Drake, age 46 (b. Feb 1854 in IL;
father b. OH; mother b. NC), who had had 3 children, all still alive; daughter,
Helen M. Drake, age 22 (b. Aug 1877 in NYS) and employed as an art painter;
daughter, Ione E. Drake, age 14 (b. Aug 1885 in KS); son, Ira H. Drake, age 13
(b. Apr 1887 in KS); and son, Harry L. Drake, age 9 (b. Jun 1890 in KS).
1910 US Census: Loren S. Drake, age 56 (b. NYS;
father b. MA; mother b. NYS) and employed as a retail ice merchant, was heading
a household on Everett Street in the City of Burlington, Coffey County,
Kansas. He had been married twice. The household also included his
father-in-law, James Haven, age 89 (b. OH; parents b. VA) and widowed; wife of
29 years, Tillie Y. Drake, age 56 (b. IL; father b. OH; mother b. NC), who had
been married once and had had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive; and son,
Harry Drake, age 19 (b. KS; father b. NYS; mother b. IL), single, and employed
as a clerk in a department store.
1920 US Census: Loran S. Drake, age 66 (b. NYS) and
employed as an ice dealer, was heading a household on Faustt
Street in the City of Burlington Township, Coffey County, Kansas. The household also included his wife, Tillie
Drake, age 65 (b. IL; father b. OH; mother b. NC); and son-in-law, Fred L.
Ritchey, age 42 (b. KS; parents b. PA), widowed, and employed as a miller in a
flour mill.
1930 US Census: Loren S. Drake, age 76 (b. NYS;
father b. MA; mother b. NYS) and not employed, was heading a household on
Church Street in the Village of Port Leyden, Leyden Township, Lewis County, New
York. He married 1st at age 21. The household also included his wife, Matilda
Y. Drake, age 76 (b. IL; father b. OH; mother b. NC) and not employed, who
married 1st at age 26.
1940 US Census: Loren S. Drake, age 86 (b. NYS) and
widowed, resided in the household headed by his son, Harry L. Drake, age 49, on
Douglas Street in the Village of Port Leyden, Port Leyden Township, Lewis
County, New York.
2. Wife #1: Lnyseve? M. (?)
a. Biographical notes:
Born about 1856 in Lewis County, New York. Died before 11 June 1880.
Married Loren Shepard Drake
by 1875.
b. Child:
(1. M. Helen Drake "Helen": Born 6 August
1877 in New York. Died 10 August 1916;
interred Mount Hope Cemetery, Burlington Township, Coffey County, Kansas. Married Fred L. Ritchey (b. abt 1878 in KS; parents b. PA).
2. Wife #2: Mathilda York
Havens
"Tillie"/"Tilly"
a. Biographical notes:
Born 3 February 1854 in Bloomington, Illinois;
daughter of Reverend James and Emily
(Hofoson) Havens. Died July
1936 in Lewis County, New York; interred with Loren. Married Loren S. Drake on
23 February 1881.
b. Children:
(1. Ione E. Drake: Born 30 August 1885 in
Kansas. Died February 1913 at Utica,
Oneida County, New York; interred Port Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden Township,
Lewis County, New York. Married George
W. Niece (b. 15 mar 1872 at Talcottville, Lewis Co.,
NY, d. Dec 1941 at New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY; interred with Ione).
(2. Ira H. Drake: Born April 1887 in Kansas.
(3. Harry Loren Drake: See generation 2,
below.
2 Harry Loren Drake
1. Biographical notes:
Born 17 June 1890 in the City of Burlington, Coffey
County, Kansas. Died 2 July 1968; interred Port Leyden
Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis County, New York.
1917 WWI Draft Registration: Harry Loren Drake, age
26 (b. 17 Jun 1890 in Burlington Twp, KS) and employed as a merchant and post
office clerk employed by George W. Niece in the Village of Port Leyden, Lewis
County, New York, resided with his wife in the Village of Port Leyden, New
York. He named
1920 US Census: Harry Drake, age 29 (b. KS; parents
b. NYS) and employed as manager of a grocery store, was heading a household on
Mechanic Street in the Village of Port Leyden, Leyden Township, Lewis County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Madeline Drake, age 25 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS).
1930 US Census: Harry Drake, age 38 (b. NYS; parents
b. NYS) and employed as manager of a grocery store, was heading a household on
Douglass Street in the Village of Port Leyden, Leyden Township, Lewis County,
New York. He married 1st at age 24. The household also included his daughter,
Margaret I. Drake, age 10 years and 7? months (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS); son, Loran H. Drake, age 5 years and 4? months
(b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and servant, Rose Kibby,
age 42 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and widowed, who married 1st at age 20.
1940 US Census: Harry L. Drake, age 49 (b. KS;
father b. NYS; mother b. IL) and employed as proprietor of a retail department
store, was heading a household on Douglas Street in the Village of Port Leyden,
Port Leyden Township, Lewis County, New York.
He had completed 2 years of high school, and his residence was valued at
$3,000. The household also included his
wife, Mary A. Drake, age 42 (b. NYS), who had completed 4 years of college;
son, Loren L. Drake, age 15 (b. NYS), who had completed 8th grade; and father,
Loren S. Drake, age 86 (b. NYS) and widowed, who had completed 1 year of
college. On 1 April 1935 Harry and Loren
L. resided in the same house; Mary resided at Utica, Oneida County, New York;
and his father resided in the same township.
2. Wife #1: Madeline Margaret Pitcher
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1893 in Parish Township, Oswego County, New
York; daughter of George J. and Amanda
(Niece) Pitcher. Died 11 May
1928; interred with Harry in Port Leyden Cemetery. At age 21 married Harry Drake, age 25, on 18
October 1915 (license issued 16 Oct 1915) in Lewis County, New York.
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(1. Margaret Drake: Married Cedric Freeman and
resided at Lowville, Lewis County, New York.
Margaret and Cedric had the following children: (order uncertain)
(a. Randy Freeman.
(b. Bonnie Freeman.
(c. Nancy Freeman.
(2. Loren
Havens Drake, Jr.: See generation 1, below.
3. Wife #2: Mary Infantine (more info)
Born 4 July 1896 at Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York; daughter
of Thomas and Johanna (Diega) Infantine. Died 26 February 1986, age 89, in Rome City
Hospital, Rome, Oneida County, New York; interred Port
Leyden Cemetery. Graduated
from Canton High School and St. Lawrence University, Canton, St. Lawrence
County, New York. Married Harry Drake in 1937 at St. John's rectory, Utica, Oneida
County, New York.
1 Loren Havens Drake (more info)
Note: His grandmother's obit refers to him as
"Loren, Jr.," implying Harry Loren Drake, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born 8 August 1924 at Port Leyden, Lewis County, New
York. Died 1 March 2010, age 85, at
Doctor's Hospital, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida;
interred Port Leyden Cemetery. Born
Raised in Port Leyden, Lewis County, New York. In 1959 moved to Adams Center, Adams
Township, Jefferson County, New York. In retirement split time between Sarasota,
Florida and Adams Center.
2. Wife #1: Frances Pryor (more info)
a.
Biographical notes:
Born 1 November 1928 in Oswego
County, New York; daughter of Fran and Estella (Glancy)
Pryor. Died 18 June 2000 in Collierville, Tennessee;
interred Port Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis County, New York. Graduated from Oswego High
School and in 1949 fro St. Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing, Utica, New
York. Subsequently
employed as a registered nurse in hospitals and public schools. Married Loren H. Drake of
Port Leyden, New York on 30 August 1949 at Boonville, Oneida County, New York.
b.
Children: (order uncertain)
(1. Alan Drake: Married Robin (?) and had the
following children:
(a. Lucas Drake.
(b. Dylan Drake.
(2. David Drake: Died 1986. Married (?)and had
the following daughter:
(a. Amber (?): Married (?) Pitoniak and had the following children:
(1) Alana Pitoniak.
(2) Aeden Pitoniak.
3. Wife #2: Geraldine (Vienneau) Radley
Geraldine Vienneau married (1st) (?) Radley and had the following son:
a. Reverend Roger Radley.
Geraldine (Vienneau) Radley
married (2nd) Loren H. Drake on 21 August 2004 at St. Martin's Church, Port
Leyden, Lewis County, New York.
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