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the Dungan Ancestry of the Descendants of William Dungan & Frances Latham
as compiled by:
Alfred Rudolph Justice in his work, Ancestry of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island and Dungan Genealogy.
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Rebecca Dungan, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth, b. circa 1670, d. 1722 (28). m. ‑Circa 1687, Edmund Doyle, d. 1702/3.
She married secondly September 29, 1706, David Griffith. (28).
Edmund Doyle emigrated from Ireland in the year 1683, on the ship "Lion of Liverpool" as an indentured servant to Joseph Fisher, of Stillorgan, near Dublin, and arrived in the Delaware River 8/14/1683. The term of his service was four years and to receive £4, 10 sh. and 50 acres of land. fie was free 8/14/1687, and probably married Rebecca Dungan shortly thereafter. Joseph Fisher was born in Elton, Chesire, England. (Pa. Mag. Vol. VI II, p. 335).
The records of (28) state that Edmund and Rebecca Doyle were baptized at Cold Spring, Bucks County, Pa. in 1696.
June 6, 1696, Clement Dungan deeded to Edmund Doyle 50 acres on the banks of the Delaware River, Township of Bristol, and on this tract he lived until his death. (44 p. 258).
Doylestown, the county seat of Bucks, derives its name from the family. May 1, 1752, William Doyle, a grandson of Edmund, purchased a tract of land from Isabella Crawford, which embraced within its limits what is now the center of the town of Doylestown, between Court and State Streets. (46).
The will of Edmund Doyles, of Bucks County, Pa., husbandman, dated September 16,1702, pr. March 12,1702/3, at Philadelphia, mentions sons: Edward and Clement. He bequeathed his plantation of 50 acres in the Township of Bristol, to his wife and her heirs, and left her residuary legatee.
Witnesses: George Knight, Tobias Dymocke and William Surkett. Although but two children are mentioned in his will, Morgan Edwards states he had three. The third child was Elizabeth, who was probably his eldest child.
Issue (17‑19) Elizabeth, Edward and Clement.
6.Thomas Dungan, Jr., son of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth, born 1671, d. June 23, 1759, aged over 88 years (27). m. Circa 1691 Mary Drake, b. Jan. 2, 1679/80, daughter of Captain George and Mary (Oliver) Drake, of Piscataway*.
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*DrakeCaptain George Drake, a son of Rev. Francis Drake, an early settler of Piscataway, who come from Dover, N. H. A court record evidences the fact that he vas a resident of Portsmouth, N. H., June 25. 1661. In June. 1666, he was appointed an Ensign of Portsmouth Militia. Aug. 3. 1668, he and his wife Mary, deeded land in Greenland, Portsmouth to John Johnson and Thom" Brackett and shortly afterward, they removed to Piscataway. N. J.
Dec. 19, 1670, a marriage license was issued to Hugh Dunn of Piscataway. and Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Drake.
July 15, 1675, he was commissioned Captain of foot, and in the same year in accordance with the "Concessions of the Proprietors" of Feb. 10, 1664/5, he and his wife Mary, his sons John and George. and the latter's wife Mary received grants of land on the Raritan River (39. lot Sea., Vol. XXI, Page 46). In 1678. Captain Francis Drake received another grant by order of the town authorities of Piscataway. He also received a license July 5, 1673, to keep a house of entertainment in the town of New Piscataway.
Captain George Drake, eldest son of Captain Francis and Mary (Walker) Drake, was a man of considerable prominence in the Colony serving as a member of the General Assembly 1684‑1691. In 1681, he was a member of the Committee to treat with Governor Lawrie, as to the rights of the citizens of Piscataway. He was one of the signers of the Petition to the King, requesting the appointment of a more efficient Governor.
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He was married twice: the name of his first wife referred to in the land grant of 1675. is unknown.
He married secondly Nov. 13 1677, Mary Oliver, daughter of William and Mary (Ackerly‑Simpkins) Oliver.
He died in 1710, leaving a wilt dated November 8, 17119. pr. Nov. 3. 1710, in which he mentions wife Mary; sons, Andrew. Jonathan, David and George; daughters: Elisabeth, Susannah and Hannah, and refers to the ownership of alt interest in the Sloop "Dolphin."
Executrix: Wife Mary Overseers : Elisha Parker and Adam Hude. Witnesses: Daniel Hendricks. Peter Wilson, John Basford and Abraham Drake.
He makes no mention of his daughters Mary and Deborah, who had doubtless received their shares at the time of their marriages. Their births are, however, recorded in the Town Records of Piscataway."
The Christian names of George Drake's family are found among the children of both Jeremiah and Thomas Dungan. The former had children: George. David. Susannah and Mary; the latter had children: Jonathan, John and Mary.
Francis Drake, in the writer's opinion, was of the family of "Drake of Drakesworth;" County Meath, who owned lands also in County‑Kildare, in which two Counties the Dungans also had large estates
An inquest Post Mortem October 16, 1626, in County Meath, states George Drake at the time of his death was seized of the village and land of Drakarathe, County Meath, containing 120 acres and that he died May 10, 1598. John Drake is his son and heir and was aged 30 yrs. at the time of his father's death arid married. Premises held of the King to capite by Military service. (242 County Meath. Vol. 1, Charles 1, No. 14).
According to (50 Vol. 1, P. 349) the family originally came from County Devon, England, and acquired estates Is Ireland In the 13th century
Captain Peter Drake a soldier of fortune left a journal of his adventures which was published, and an extract from same is given in (50) under Drake of Drakesworth" as follows:
"I was born Oct. 12, 1671: my father's name was George. He was the eldest son of William Drake, of Drakesworth, and married Elizabeth. eldest daughter of Patrick Stanley, Esq., Marlestown in County Louth. and niece of John Stanley, Esq., of Finner. near Slane in Meath. The family remained in peaceful possession of the estate until 1641. when with many more they forfeited and were driven to shift for themselves. At the beginning of the reign of Charles 11, there was a Court of Claims set on foot by which a few of the proprietors were restored and my father was of the number. He became. however, possessed only of a put and was on the eve of being restored td the whole, when an order came from the King to dissolve the Court, so that an end for that time was put to his hopes.
"My father had sometime before this with his family, settled in the County of Kildare, having taken some lands from William Lord Dungan, (to whom he had the honor of being related) at Kildrought, where he built a handsome seat. Here he continued until the Revolution, when his affairs took a new turn. Sometime before, or about the beginning of the troubles, Lord Dungan was created Earl of Limerick and if I remember rightly, constituted Governor of that City; thither his lordship repaired, taking my father with him, whom he soon after promoted. He was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Customs, and Chief Controller of the Mint. As soon as King James came to Dublin, and called a Parliament, my father was put into the Commission of the Peace for the County of Kildare, and declared himself a candidate for the borough of Navan. He was at the same time restored to the remainder of his estates, after which he returned to Limerick to fulfill his official duties. In June 1690. he came to visit his family and settle his affairs, but the loss of the Battle of the Boyne (which happened July I following) obliged him with all expedition to move off with his family for Limerick, staying but one day after the battle, to inter Lord Dungan, only son of the Earl of Limerick, who was that day killed by a cannon bill and brought to Castletown, the Earl his father's seat. This melancholy affair being at an end, the next day we set forward on our journey. Arriving at Limerick. we found all hands employed in repairing the old and throwing up new works for the defense of the place, which was soon after besieged, the particulars of which are so well known already, that it would be needless to descend to minute relation."
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The present family of Drake, descendants of this Captain Patrick, are now seated at Rorestown, near Trim, County Meath. Arms: Argent, o Wivern wings displayed and tail mowed, gules. Crest: A Wivern, as in the arms.
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