Joan Merrylis married William Drake on 12 Oct 1578 at St Andrew in Halstead, Essex, England at the age of 21. Perhaps, her parents were John Merrylis and Mrs. Merrylis.
William and Joan had ten children (birth order, perhaps): Robert Drake (of Hampton b. Jul 23 1581), Thomas "The Elder," Joshua, Isabella [Drake] Bland (b. ~1586), Joseph, Joan, Thomas "The Younger," Alice, Ellen, and Elizabeth. All named in their mother's will except Joshua.
Her will is dated 16 Mar 1616/7. Proved in the Commissary Court of London, Essex and Hertfordshire Division, but no date provided in "The Drake Family of New Hampshire."
Source: "The Drake Family of New Hampshire, Robert, of Hampton and Some of His Descendants," compiled by Alice Smith Thompson. Publisher: The New Hampshire Historical Society; Concord, NH; 1962. Available via web link on Internet Archive: archive.org.
William and Joan had ten children (birth order, perhaps): Robert Drake (of Hampton b. Jul 23 1581), Thomas "The Elder," Joshua, Isabella [Drake] Bland (b. ~1586), Joseph, Joan, Thomas "The Younger," Alice, Ellen, and Elizabeth. All named in their mother's will except Joshua.
Her will is dated 16 Mar 1616/7. Proved in the Commissary Court of London, Essex and Hertfordshire Division, but no date provided in "The Drake Family of New Hampshire."
Source: "The Drake Family of New Hampshire, Robert, of Hampton and Some of His Descendants," compiled by Alice Smith Thompson. Publisher: The New Hampshire Historical Society; Concord, NH; 1962. Available via web link on Internet Archive: archive.org.
Joan Merrylis married William Drake on 12 Oct 1578 at St Andrew in Halstead, Essex, England at the age of 21. Perhaps, her parents were John Merrylis and Mrs. Merrylis.
William and Joan had ten children (birth order, perhaps): Robert Drake (of Hampton b. Jul 23 1581), Thomas "The Elder," Joshua, Isabella [Drake] Bland (b. ~1586), Joseph, Joan, Thomas "The Younger," Alice, Ellen, and Elizabeth. All named in their mother's will except Joshua.
Her will is dated 16 Mar 1616/7. Proved in the Commissary Court of London, Essex and Hertfordshire Division, but no date provided in "The Drake Family of New Hampshire."
Source: "The Drake Family of New Hampshire, Robert, of Hampton and Some of His Descendants," compiled by Alice Smith Thompson. Publisher: The New Hampshire Historical Society; Concord, NH; 1962. Available via web link on Internet Archive: archive.org.
William and Joan had ten children (birth order, perhaps): Robert Drake (of Hampton b. Jul 23 1581), Thomas "The Elder," Joshua, Isabella [Drake] Bland (b. ~1586), Joseph, Joan, Thomas "The Younger," Alice, Ellen, and Elizabeth. All named in their mother's will except Joshua.
Her will is dated 16 Mar 1616/7. Proved in the Commissary Court of London, Essex and Hertfordshire Division, but no date provided in "The Drake Family of New Hampshire."
Source: "The Drake Family of New Hampshire, Robert, of Hampton and Some of His Descendants," compiled by Alice Smith Thompson. Publisher: The New Hampshire Historical Society; Concord, NH; 1962. Available via web link on Internet Archive: archive.org.
Gravesite Details
Buried 30 Sep 1617 ("Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812")
