Josias <?> Drats
09 December 2009
Generation 1
1. Josias <?> Drats (Drake) (Rn=30239).
He married 30 April 1682 at Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Aeltje <Adam> Brouwer Drats (Drake) (Rn=24628), who was born about 1664 at Gowanus, Kings County, New York, a daughter of Adam <?> Brouwer
(Berchoven) (Rn=1411) and Magdalena <Jacob> Verdon Brouwer (Rn=4696).
Children of Josias <?> Drats (Drake) and Aeltje <Adam> Brouwer were as follows:
2. i. Josias <Josias> Drake was born 1682).
3. ii. Sara <Josias> Drake was born 1684).
+ 4. iii. John <Josias> Drake (Rn=24665), who was born December 1687 and married Martha <?> ? Drake (Rn=67648).
5. iv. Cathryn <Josias> Drake was born 1691).
+ 6. v. Cornelis <Josias> Drake (Rn=24666), who was born March 1696 and married Maria <Laurens> Toers Brouwer (Rn=24667).
7. vi. Betty <Josias> Drake Michielse was born 1699 and married 1725) {Reyer}.
8. vii. Casparus <Josias> Drake was born 1701).
Generation 2
4. John <Josias> Drake (Rn=24665), who was born December 1687 and died before February 1779 at 92 years of age.
He married Martha <?> ? Drake (Rn=67648).
Baptized on 11 December 1687. Religion 1 - Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. First Residence - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Second Residence - Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Third Residence - Chester,
Orange County, New York. Will - His will was dated 6 February 1779 and proved 28 February 1779. Source [The American Genealogist: Volume 23 1948 page 193]
Children of John <Josias> Drake and Martha <?> ? were as follows:
9. i. Benjamin <John> Drake.
10. ii. Joseph <John> Drake.
11. iii. Samuel <John> Drake.
12. iv. William <John> Drake.
13. v. Zephaniah <John> Drake.
14. vi. John <John> Drake.
15. vii. Martha <John> Drake Jackson {?}.
16. viii. Marya <John> Drake Holly {Joseph}.
17. ix. Esther <John> Drake Knapp {?}.
6. Cornelis <Josias> Drake (Rn=24666), who was born March 1696.
He married Maria <Laurens> Toers Brouwer (Rn=24667), who was born September 1689, a daughter of Laurens <Arent> Toers (Rn=12160) and Francyntje <Thomas> Cadmus Toers (Rn=26361).
Baptized on 11 March 1696. Religion 1 - Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. First Residence - New York City. Second Residence - Acquackanonck, Passaic County, New Jersey. Source [The American Genealogist: Volume 23 1948 page 193] Source [The
Toers Tuers Family by H S F Randolph]
Children of Cornelis <Josias> Drake and Maria <Laurens> Toers were as follows:
18. i. Jacobus <Cornelis> Drake was born 1728).
19. ii. Sara <Cornelis> Drake was born 1730).
20. iii. Francina <Cornelis> Drake was born 1730).