On the 9th of Sept. 1650^ Samuel Drake received a grant of land from the freeholders of Fairfield.

Upon the 8th of Feb. 1677, Samuel Drake of Eastchester sold luito his son Samuel Drake, three separate parcels of land lying in Fairfield. a

The will of Samuel Drake, sen. bears date May 30th, 1676. i> Samuel Drake is presumed to have been a son of John Drake who emigrated to Boston in 1630, and finally settled in Windsor Conn., from whence his son Samuel removed to Fairfield.

The Drake family are of great antiquity, and descend from thcv old house of Drake of Ashe, Devonshire, England, a branch of

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