Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
Spouses
ResidenceTaunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Residence1744, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts Age: 39
Residence1761, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massechusetts Age: 56
Death1798, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts895 Age: 93
OccupationCordwainer895
OccupationServed in French and Indian war in1756, Col. Gershom Davis’s 9th Mass regiment
FatherWilliam Drake (1661-1727)
MotherSarah Nash (1669->1735)
ChildrenRachel (1726-1809)
Notes for Miriam
Last name might be Root (parents Thomas and Thankful) b 9/24/1707 Northampton, Mass - source is Mass, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Parents marriage and mothers parents are in Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Vol 3, p 539-540
Birth (if Root) was actually in Coventry, Tolland, CT
Birth (if Root) was actually in Coventry, Tolland, CT