Master Surname Index



John Drake

Ancestry of
John Drake

(c1585 - 1659)
Great Migration Immigrant 1640


Who was John Drake?

John Drake was a Great Migration immigrant who arrived in New England by 1640. The Great Migration includes immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Over the next few decades, thousands of people from England, Scotland, and other parts of Europe made the journey to New England, bringing with them their skills, customs, and cultures. The immigrants played a key role in shaping American society and politics, and many of their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for John Drake

sprite

Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandson

sprite

Dr. Peggy Whitson

NASA and Axiom Space Astronaut

10th great-granddaughter

sprite

Christopher Reeve

Movie Actor

10th great-grandson

sprite

Austin Blair

13th Governor of Michigan

5th great-grandson

sprite

Willard Rockwell

Founder, Rockwell International

8th great-grandson

sprite

Amelia Earhart

Aviation Pioneer

8th great-granddaughter

sprite

Ed Helms

TV and Movie Actor

10th great-grandson

sprite

Lee B. Loomis

Founder of Loomis Armored Car Service

6th great-grandson

sprite

Wash Loomis

Leader of the Loomis Gang

5th great-grandson

sprite

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

20th Governor of Connecticut

3rd great-grandson

sprite

Horace Austin

6th Governor of Minnesota

7th great-grandson

sprite

Elihu Root

38th U.S. Secretary of State

7th great-grandson

sprite

Henry Luce

Co-Founder of Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated magazines

9th great-grandson

sprite

Buckminster Fuller

Author, Architect, and Inventor

7th great-grandson

sprite

Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

8th great-grandson

sprite

John Trumbull

American Painter

3rd great-grandson

sprite

Jonathan Trumbull

16th Governor of Connecticut

2nd great-grandson

sprite

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Author of Tarzan and John Carter

8th great-grandson

sprite

Oliver Wolcott

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

2nd great-grandson

sprite

Juliette Gordon Low

Founder of the Girl Scouts

7th great-granddaughter

sprite

Sydney Biddle Barrows

Mayflower Madam

10th great-granddaughter

sprite

Stephen Crane

Author of The Red Badge of Courage

7th great-grandson

sprite

John Brown

American Abolitionist

5th great-grandson

sprite

Lucille Ball

TV Actress - “I Love Lucy”

9th great-granddaughter

View entire list of famous kin for John Drake

Please note: The family history information on FamousKin.com has been carefully researched and compiled from a wide variety of published and archival sources. Citations are provided so that readers can review and evaluate the evidence for themselves. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy, but as with any compiled genealogy, occasional errors or inherited mistakes from older sources may appear. This website is best used as a reliable secondary resource and a starting point for further research. Whenever possible, users are encouraged to confirm the details here with original records or authoritative publications. Documented corrections or updates from visitors are always welcome.