The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-19
Mottoes:
WOttOtS
Fortiter ct Recte.
Sic Pervis Magma.
Per Ardua.
1545 to 1891 IS
Hopkins Record.

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Drake Hopkins Record,
we enter upon ths Drake-Hopkins rec
ord as showing how closely allied are
ruany OF the Virginia families With those
OF New England. and particularly with
Tie Massachusetts families. Many OF the
early fcolon!sts landed first In Massachu-
i setts Bay. and eventually came TO Mary
land and Virginia, seeking milder ell
mate. For many years after the two
colonies Of Jamestown and Plymouth
a had been firmly established there were
divisions OF families living In each catis-
Ing frequent communications, ana thus
firmly cementing the two States together.
both social yand politically The Drake,
family settled quite early In Massachu-
setts. The Hopkins family. with whom
s they intermarrlcd, came to Virginia some
years atterward, from whom arc de-
scended many of that name, not only IN
Virginia. but throughout the country,
who have attained celebrity. IT Is the
more Interesting to know that the record
here given Is subs;anttated. not only
by family and court records. but by
the standard works on the genealogical
history of both England and America
thus giving proof Of the rightful descent
OF every name here recorded.
The Drake family descended from Sir
francis Drake, the celebrated English
navigator who was horn at Cro~ndale,
( Devonshirc. England, 1915 He died OH
hoard his flagship January 2s 1896. HIS
body was placed In lead coffin and
committed to tho deep In burial. His
father Robert Drake, was probably the
third son OF John Drake. OF Otterton,
md his wife was Agnes Kalloway
'iEatilcr'' Drake WIS n mariner, and had
twelve sons, rs follows: Sir Francis
Drake and eleven brothers Sir Francis.
who died in 1896 willed hls vast estate
to kis eldest brother, Thomas Drake;
he In turn wiled 1t to his five sons. viz:
Francis, Joseph. John. William and
THOMAS Francis died last. and willed IT.
to his female heirs. which. being con-
trary TO the English law, brought the en-
taiment to the male heirs to an end In
1Gfe
John Drake. brother OF sir Francis, was
one of the original company established
by the King for the settlement OF New
England and was president of the Coun-
eli of Plymouth. England, He came to
Boston In 1890, accompanied by two or
more OF his sons. and probably settled
first at Windsor Court aud aftcrwariS
MT East Chester, N. y. Samuel was the
Yarne Of one Of his sons who moved to
l1rairt. eld, N. r., IN 1870 and then to East
Chester. N. Y. In 1868 This Samuel
Drake was the father OF John Drake.
Joseph, Samuel, BENJAMIN, Sarah and
Mary. ''hrothers and sisters.''a John
Drake had n son. John, born 1871 and
died 1917. This last John married Jemima
Johnson. They moved to near Hopewell
N. j., where he died Mt tho extreme age
OF ninety years. Their children were
Rachel Ann, Kate, Fanny, Rebccca, Je-
NINA. John, Elizabeth and Andrew.
Rachel married Joseph Harris; she
dying, he married Jomina. Ann married
Cornelius Vannoy; their children were
John and Jcmima. Elizabeth married
Jacob BLACKWELL: thnr children were Re-
becca, 1clizabeth and Theodore, Fanny
married Noah Hunt; their children, Jack
I md four3others, Kate married ---- Beals:
They had two children. and then Kate
was murdered by negro boy Andrew
married Hannah Blackwell; their chill
dren were Pamela,John, BENJAMIN, Noah
Jonathan, Charles. Ann Mnriah, Jeln'ina.
Wilson and Johnson. John married Mary
Van Kirk daughter OF Dr. Van Kirk;
their children were Reuben. Elias, Enoch
Fanny. Eliza and John. Elias married
Ann Stout. both Of Hunter county n. y;
Tie was born March 81, 1882 and she June
10, 1899. They moved to Hamilton county
Ohio about 1856, He died February,
1867; she dying before him, September
isod, and wore buried at the Monroe
Cemetery. Butler county. Ohio Their
children are: Van Rensselaer, born near
Trenton N. j., October Z, 1881; Charles
s., born In New Jersey January !, 1926:
Ann Maria born at Trenton, May e.
1928; John, horn near sprlngdale. Hamil-
ton county, July 49, 1888,
Enoch Drake brother of Elias, mar
rled Rachel Hendricksom their children
being Martha. who married Thomas
loobbins; they lived at Dayton Ohloi
their children We're, Rachel Saline, Aman-
da AlSina. Oscar and Martha,
Rachel Saline married Riggs; Amanda
nlzna married Frank Rhoor; oscar sun
lives In Dayton. Ohio
Reuben Drake. "hrother to Elias" had
two sons and one daughter IAscom,
James and IRA, IRA married John Dick
inson "son Of Colonel Dickinson, Of
considerable fame; Liseom ami James
We're living In Trenton, NJ H. IN 1870.
Fanny Drake, SISTER OF Niias" mar
ried a Westcott They had two sons
and one daughter, John and William
live In Pennsylvania. The daughter
y Ellen, married a Wykoff, Tho died,
leaving two daughters living IN Tren-
ton, \. j, John fcslleT "lack"l Drake.
"hrotier OF Elias" formerly lived in
Iennsylvania, but never married. ELIAS
4 brakes eldest son. Van Rensselaer, mar
ried Minerva Crane; they Seh two sons.
Hershall and Percy. The father and old
est son. Hefshall, are dead. Charles s.
married Elizabeth Claudea: they Mad two
song. Rolla and Edgar, The fathar Is
dead Ann Maria married Daniel Scud-
der. They had three children. The faith
en- and two eldesr are dead the mother,
Ann Maria and Youngest son. Kenneth,