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PVT Samuel Drake

Birth
Somerset, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Death
11 Aug 1826 (aged 78–79)
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Nancy (Hamilton) Drake.
Father of Mary Elizabeth Postlethwaite, James, Jane Nancy Coulter, Sarah Glasgow, Elizabeth Armstrong, Rebecca Vandevander, Samuel, Catherine Baird.
--by Tracy 2008

Revolutionary War service documented by the DAR:
DRAKE, SAMUEL (Pvt)
Birth: 1747 New Jersey
Death: 8-11-1826 Mifflin County, PA
Service: Pennsylvania; under Captains Robert Samuels and Robert Means and Lt Colonel Brown.
Source 1): PA Archives, 3rd series, Vol 23, Pg 450-451 and 684; 5th series, Vol 6, pg 550-553 and 644-645.
2) Cumberland County Militia.
Residence Cumberland County, PA.
Spouse Nancy Hamilton.

Marriages are documented for children Mary, James, Samuel, and Jane who married Joseph Coulter.

--info from janicet (47361005) 11-29-23
Husband of Nancy (Hamilton) Drake.
Father of Mary Elizabeth Postlethwaite, James, Jane Nancy Coulter, Sarah Glasgow, Elizabeth Armstrong, Rebecca Vandevander, Samuel, Catherine Baird.
--by Tracy 2008

Revolutionary War service documented by the DAR:
DRAKE, SAMUEL (Pvt)
Birth: 1747 New Jersey
Death: 8-11-1826 Mifflin County, PA
Service: Pennsylvania; under Captains Robert Samuels and Robert Means and Lt Colonel Brown.
Source 1): PA Archives, 3rd series, Vol 23, Pg 450-451 and 684; 5th series, Vol 6, pg 550-553 and 644-645.
2) Cumberland County Militia.
Residence Cumberland County, PA.
Spouse Nancy Hamilton.

Marriages are documented for children Mary, James, Samuel, and Jane who married Joseph Coulter.

--info from janicet (47361005) 11-29-23

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  • Maintained by: Kathy S.
  • Originally Created by: Tracy Powell
  • Added: Feb 9, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24520721/samuel-drake: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Samuel Drake (1747–11 Aug 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24520721, citing Matilda Furnace Cemetery, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).