Thomas Drinkwater and Elizabeth Haskell are his parents,he was twice married and has children by both wives.He married Elizabeth Benedict(17 Jan 1704-2 Jul 1749) on 18 Dec 1728 and are parents of twelve children, born in either Fairfield ar Litchfield Co,s in CT.

Thomas drinkwater-3 Nov 1729-3 Nov 1755 F.& I. War
John Drinkwater-7 Jul 1731-8 Sep 1855 F.& I. War
Elizabeth Drinkwater-2 Apr 1733-John Beeman
Hannah Drinkwater-11 Aug 1734
Mary Drinkwater-9 Feb 1735
Abigail Drinkwater-15 Mar 1736
Sarah Drinkwater-18 Feb 1737
Jerusha Drinkwater-16 Feb 1740
William Drinkwater-3 May 1742
Samuel drinkwater-27 Mar 1744-26 Oct 1824
Ann Drinkwater-11 Jun 1746
Mercy Drinkwater-25 Mar 1748

After Elizabeth's death he married on about 1749/1750 to Susanna Washburn and they have four children:

Ebenezer Drinkwater-25 Dec 1751
Joanna Drinkwater-26 Jul 1753
Thomas Drinkwater-13 Jan 1756
Ann Drinkwater-17 May 1758

New-York, December 27th 1733 — We hear from Ridgefield, near the County of Westchester, that one William Drinkwater, late an inhabitant there, proving quarrelsome with his Neighbours and abusive to his Wife, the good Women of the Place took the Matter into Consideration and laid hold of an Opportunity to get him tied to a Cart, and there with Rods belaboured him on his Back, till, in striving to get away, he pulled one of his Arms out of joint, and then they unti’d him.
Mr. Drinkwater complained to sundrie Magistrates of this useage, but all he got by it was to be Laughed at. Whereupon he moved to New-Milford where we hear he proves a good Neighbour and a loveing Husband. A remarkable reformation arising from the Justice of the good Women!
—John Peter Zenger, The New-York Weekly Journal, Dec. 31, 1733
Contributor: Jack Sanders