Thomas DRAKE
HAIRSTON.org ID#8407, b. about 1761, d. 13 August 1835
| Birth* | Thomas DRAKE was born about 1761 in Virginia.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Catherine Caty VAUGHAN on 12 August 1802 in Brunswick, Virginia. A Joshua Vaughan attested to Caty Vaughan's age. In her Revolutionary War pension Catherine states that Thomas Drake was previously married in 1793 and had children by that marriage.1  |
| Tax Rolls* | 1812 - Bedford County Tax List. |
| Census 1830* | Thomas DRAKE appeared on the census of 1830 in Bedford, Tennessee, Tho. Drake - Males 15-20 1, 20-30 1, 70-80 1, Females under 5 3, 15-20 2, 20-30 1. William and Robert Thogmorten on on the same census page. Thomas Drake had a daughter Elizabeth that married a Thogmorten.2 |
| Property* | On February 3, 1835, James Erwin of Fayette County, Kentucky sold land in Bedford County to Thomas Drake for $125. Family History Library Film #008150803, images 246-247.
This property was sold by Thomas Drake, Jr. to his sister Elizabeth on 11 October 1835. It appears that the date of Thomas Drake's death in the revolutionary war pension application is incorrect and should be 13 August 1835. |
| Death* | He died on 13 August 1835 in Tennessee; Property was sold by Thomas Drake, Jr. to his sister Elizabeth on 11 October 1835. It appears that the date of death for Thomas Drake senior in the revolutionary war pension application is incorrect and should be 13 August 1835.1 |
| NOTE* | GENEALOGY NOTES: Researching possible DNA link of Bedford County, Tennessee Drake/Vaughan families to Hairston family - An Ephraim Drake received 275 acres on 24 September 1807 for service by James Overton to the State of North Carolina, warrant 835 12 May 1784. Bedford County Tennessee Book A page 188. Family History Library Film 008150818 image 115. |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S57] U. S. Revolutionary War Pension Application, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry.com.
- [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.