'Drake08'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Drake of Pontefract, Drake of York

                               
Nathan Drake of Godley (bpt 17.12.1587, d c12.1658)
m. Elizabeth Higgin (bpt 08.06.1600, bur 08.12.1658, dau of Francis Higgin of Hardwick near Pontefract)
1. Samuel Drake (bpt 22.09.1622, d 28.12.1678, vicar of Pontefract)
m. Jane Abbott (bur 31.01.1700-1, , dau of Robert Abbot of Whitwood)
  A. Francis Drake (b c1658, bpt 11.06.1654, vicar of Pontefract)
  m1. Hannah Paylin or Palin of York
  i. John Drake (d 17.11.1742, vicar of Pontefract, rector of Kirk Smeaton)
  m1. ??
  m2. Elizabeth Parsons (dau of John Parsons or Pearsons, widow of John Grave of Leeds, m3. Timothy Smith (Mayor of Leeds))
  a. Elizabeth Drake (bpt 13.04.1715, d 14.01.1772)
  m. Christopher Fenton
  ii. Samuel Drake (rector of Freeton & Holmes)
  m. Elizabeth Dalton (dau of Rev. Darcy Dalton of Aston and/or Hawkswell)
  a. Francis or Samuel Drake (clerk)
  m. _ Edmunds (a 1804?)
  b. Jane Marcella Drake (d 12.06.1823)
  m. Richard Brooke of Scoles (Colonel)
  c. Elizabeth Drake
  m. Richard Brook of Killingbeck (Colonel)
  d.+ other issue - James, Frances (d unm)
  iii. William Drake (bpt 26.06.1689, Captain)
  m. Judith Langley (dau of Edward Langley of Hipperholme)
  a. Samuel Drake (dsp)
  b. Edward Drake of York (surgeon & apothecary)
  m. Elizabeth Coates (dau of George Coates of York, m2. _ Wood of Halifax)
(1) Judith Drake (b 1752)
  iv. Hannah Drake
  m. Francis Lascelles of Pontefract (clerk)
  a. _ Lascelles of Pontefract (dsp)
  b. daughter
  m. _ Sturdy (vicar of Pontefract, son of William of Leeds)
  v. Frances Drake (d young)
  vi. Frances Drake
m. Thomas Barnard of Leeds ## see here ##
  m2. Elizabeth Dixon (bpt 19.09.1671, dau of John Dixon or Dickson of Pontefract)
  vii. Francis Drake of York (bpt 22.01.1695-6, d 03.1770, author, surgeon)
  m. (19.04.1720) Mary Woodyear (b 1693-4, d 18.05.1728, dau of John Woodyear of Crookhill)
  a. Francis Drake (b 1721-2, d 02.02.1795, vicar of Womersley & Beverley, rector of Winstead)
  m. Susanna or Elizabeth Wilson (b c1727, d 27.01.1800, dau of Joshua Wilson of Pontefract)
  (1) Francis Drake (rector of Langton)
  b. William Drake (b 1721-2, d 13.06.1801, vicar of Isleworth)
  m. Mary Drake (dau of Nathan Drake of Lincoln) @@ below
  (1) Margaret Martina Drake (b c1755, d 1760)
  c.+ other issue (d young) - John, Henry
  viii. Margaret Drake
  m. _ Dickens
  B. Samuel Drake of Leeds (dsp, clerk)
  m. _ Benson of Leeds
  C. Nathan Drake (b 31.03.1663, d 24.03.1705, vicar/rector in Nottingham)
  On p511 Nathan's wife is identified as Elizabeth Potter. On p 1162 she is identified as Elizabeth Mattison. On p1157 she is identified as ...
  m. Elizabeth Matterson (dau of Rev. _ Matterson of Hunsington)
  i. Thomas Drake (rector of Norham)
  m. Jane Orde (dau of Thomas Orde of Felkington or Falkington)
  a. Nathan Drake of Covent Garden
  m. _ Jones
(1) Richard Drake (dsp)
  b.+ other issue - Thomas (minor Canon in Durham), William (vicar of Goodcaster)
  ii. Nathan Drake of Lincoln
  m1. Joice Bourchier (dau of Ben Bourchier in Calcutta)
  a. Mary Drake
  m. William Drake (d 1801, vicar of Isleworth) @@ above
  b. Elizabeth Drake
m. William Massingberd of Gunby
  c. Joice Drake (d unm?)
  m2. Frances Clarke of Milton
  d. Frances Drake (d young)
  iii. Samuel Drake (b 03.03.1696, vicar in Lincoln, rector in Nottinghamshire)
  m. Elizabeth Sugar (dau of Rev. Zachary Sugar of Felixkirk)
  a. Samuel Drake of Burgh/Gunby, Lincolnshire (rector of Braytoft)
  m. Ann Pystor (dau of Edward Pystor or Pistor of Lincoln)
  (1) Elizabeth Drake (a 1814)
  m. _ Sherington of London
  (2)+ other issue (d unm) - Edward of York (painter), Charles of London, Francis Samuel (d young), Anne (d young)
  b. Nathan Drake of York (d 20.02.1778, painter)
  m. (1763) Mary Carr (a 1826, dau of Thomas (or John) Carr of York)
  (1) Nathan Drake of Hadleigh (MD) had issue
  m. (08.09.1807) Ursula Rose (dau/heir of _ Rose of Bullingham)
  (2) Richard Drake of York (a 1820, dsp, surgeon)
m. (22.04.1802) Mary Marshall (dau/heir of John Marshall of Gray's Inn)
  (3)+ other issue (a 1814) - Ann, Mary
  c. Thomas Drake of York (a 1780, cabinet maker)
  m. Catherine Barton (dau of Jos. Barton of York)
  (1) Henrietta Drake
  d.+ other issue (d young) - Elizabeth, Judith
  iv. Richard Drake
  m. Ann Thorold of Lincolnshire ## see here ##
  D. Ann Drake
  m. Rev. Laurence Benson of Leeds
  E. Elizabeth Drake (bpt 07.07.1656, d 14.12.1701)
  m. _ Stapleton
  F.+ other issue - John (bpt 11.04.1665), Edmund (bpt 10.08.1668), William (bpt 22.07.1667), Jane (bpt 05.07.1659, bur 22.07.1667)
2. Elizabeth Drake
  m. _ Stables of Pontefract
3. Mary Drake (d 19.02.1699-1700)
  m. _ Knowles of Pontefract

Main source(s): FMG (vol 2, MS215, 'Drake', p510+), FMG (vol 3, MS524-5, 'Drake', p1157+), FMG (vol 3, MS526, 'Drake', p1161+)
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