Friday, September 19, 2008

Job Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "See also Page 100 1 for Will and Invt in Vol IX Bissell Nathaniel Windsor Invt 657 00 02 Taken 24 March 713 14 by Job Drake and John Elsworth Will dated 23 September 1713 The last will and testament of Nathaniel Bissell is as followeth I give to my wife her choice of any two rooms in my house or to live with David also furniture Also I give her 6 yearly to be paid by my sons "

Deacon Job Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Page 176 7 Taylor Stephen Sen Windsor Died 3 August 1707 Invt 380 10 09 Taken 20 August 1707 by Job Drake Thomas Stoughton and Roger Wolcott Court Record Page 96 1st September 1707 This Court grant Adms unto Joanna the widow relict and her son Stephen Taylor William Taylor one of the sons 18 years of age chose Roger Wolcott of Windsor to be his guardian Said Roger refused Page 102 2 February 1707 8 William Taylor of Windsor one of the sons of Stephen Taylor Sen 18 years of age chose William Wolcott of Windsor to be his guardian Page 106 1st March 1707 8 Joanna Taylor widow and Stephen Taylor her son presented to this Court an account of her Adms on the estate of Stephen Taylor decd which account is allowed Have paid in debts 34 18 09 which sum being deducted from the total sum of the inventory the surplusage thereof both real and personal this Co"

Enoch Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Page 210 Hail John Windsor Invt s6 O1 o1 Taken 25 January 1708 9 by James Enno Jr and John Bissell Court Record Page 120 24 January 1708 9 This Court grant Adms on the estate of John Hail late of Windsor decd carpenter unto Samuel Barber Sen Page 125 4 April 1709 Samuel Barber being now deceased this Court appoint Enoch Drake Adms Page 136 5 December 1709 The Adms is ordered to sell land to pay the debts Page 15 Vol VIII 5 June 1710 Whereas this Court 1sth November 1709 did order and direct Enoch Drake of Windsor Adms on the estate of John Hale carpenter decd to sell all the lands belonging to that estate for the payment of the debts to the best bidder that should appear to buy and purchase the same and whereas the sd Enoch Drake hath given public notice that the land was so to be sold and thereupon nobody hath yet appeared or offered to "

Job Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Filley William Windsor Invt 202 09 06 Taken 4 October 1707 by Job Drake and Jeremiah Alford Will dated 11 August 1707 The last will and testament of William Filley late of Windsor I give to my now wife Elizabeth all my estate both real and personal provided that if she have issue begotten by me in marriage and it live if male to the age of 21 years or if female unto the age of 18 years then my will is that the estate shall be equally divided betwixt mother and child Otherwise the whole estate to her as before expressed I constitute my wife sole executrix and desire Nathaniel Cooke to be supervisor Witness Daniel Clarke WILLIAM FILLEY LS Nathaniel Cooke "

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Page 14 Vol X 2 April 1723 Timothy Loomis Jacob Drake and Israel Stoughton are appointed to divide the real estate according to the will of John Allyn decd "

Nathaniel Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Page 174 7 August 1722 Whereas the house and the homelott of Jeremiah Alverd decd was by order of this Court on the 16th of May 1718 set out the whole of it to Benedict Alverd eldest son provided he pay the rest of the heirs their proportionable parts in sd homestead the sd Benedict appeared in Court and produced receipts that he had fully paid to sd heirs their parts excepting Job Alverd a minor to whom the sd Benedict is guardian Page 71 Vol X 19 February 1724 5 Job Alverd a minor about 1 6 years of age son of Jeremiah Alverd late decd chose James Enno of Windsor to be his guardian Recog 50 Page 124 5 April 1726 This Court direct Thomas Moore and Nathaniel Drake to set out lands by meets and bounds to Job Joanna and Elizabeth Alverd all children of the deceased Page 199 3 September 1727 8 A dist according to order of the Court 6 April 17"

Job Drake Inventory of estate of Jeremiah Alford

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "Invt in Vol VIII Page 12 Alford Jeremiah Windsor Died 6 June 1709 Invt 264 06 11 Taken 23 June 1709 by Job Drake and Samuel Moore Court Record Page 130 4 July 1709 Jane Alford of Windsor widow relict of Jeremiah Alford exhibited in this Court an invt of sd estate which the Court order recorded and grant letters of Adms to the sd widow and order that she render an account of her Adms to this Court on or before the 1st Monday of July 1711 Page 55 Vol VIII 5 February 1711 12 Jane Alvard of Windsor widow Adms on the estate of Jeremiah Alvard exhibited an account of her Adms sd Inventory with the debts due to the same 264 06 11 The real part 176 00 00 The moveable part 93 06 08 Debts and charges subtracted from the moveable part 63 09 04 There remains of the moveable part to be dist 29 17 04 Account approved Order distribution as followeth To "

Jonathan Drake

Family relationships include
Jonathan Drake of Windsor
Esther Drake Widow
Benjamin Drake his only son
Esther and Eunice Drake Daughters
Job Drake appointed to be Guardian of Benjamin Drake

A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records By Charles William Manwaring: "
Drake Jonathan Windsor Invt 153 16 02 Taken 2 July 1716 by Samuel Rockwell Samuel Moore and William Wolcott Court Record Page 21 4 September 1716 Adms to Esther Drake widow Page 45 2 December 1717 Esther Drake widow exhibits an account of her Adms Accepted Order to dist the estate To Esther Drake widow for bring1ng up the children 33 00 00 to Benjamin Drake only son a double portion of the estate to Esther and Eunice Drake daughters their single portions And appoint Samuel Rockwell William Wolcott and Samuel Moore distributors This Court appoint Job Drake to be guardian to Benjamin Drake son of sd decd and Mrs Esther Drake to be guardian to her two daughters Esther and Eunice Drake Page 260 "

My First Drake Blog

I decided this evening to try my hand at blogging. I have no clue as to what I am doing or if I am doing it correct, however I thought a Drake genealogy blog would be interesting.

I hope it may provide a place for things we may not otherwise be able to post on the Rootsweb list.