John Aaron Drake, III

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Ashworth. Elizabeth (daughter of James Joseph Ashworth and Mary "Polly" Perkins) was born in 1815 in St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in 1844 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rachel Drake, (Mulatto) was born in 1830 in Hackberry Island, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 12 Feb 1916 in Clark Settlement, near Starks, Louisiana.
2. Mary Jency Drake was born in 1833 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1861.
3. Ellender "Ellen" Drake was born in 1840 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died in 1919 in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas
• Residence: 1 Nov 1807, Camp of Orcoquisac, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.

Residence:
1807 SETTLERS OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Jurisdiction of Orcoquisac, Texas
The following article was taken from the Louisiana Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, #1, March 1982 issue with the full permission and consent of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society (LGHS).
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Another Family
Blas Lecham (Braise LeJeune)
Catarina, his wife (Ana Quintero)
children:
Bautista, 32 years
Celestina, 7 years
property:
Cattle 15

Another Family
Juan Eromdreque (John Aaron Drake, Sr. )
Serafina Esmitt, his wife (Charity Smith)
children:
Maria Luysa, 14 years
Servant Carlos, 32 years
property:
Cattle 200
Horses 6

Another Family
Juan Eromdreque (John Aaron Drake, Jr.)
Rosalia Apser, his wife (Rosalie Absher)
children:
Francisco, 6 years
Erom, 5 years (Aaron, III)
Ricardo, 4 years
Serafina, 3 years
Juan, one year and 6 months
Maria, 11 months
Servant, Cirildo Lamdrey

Another Family
Santiago Meglasam (Jacob McGlothin/McLaughlin)
Maria Manta, his wife (Mary Thompson)
children:
Ana, 10 years
Beatris, 6 years
Matilde, 4 years
Francisco, 3 years177
Antonio, 2 years

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John married Rosalie Abshire about 1802 in Louisiana. Rosalie was born on 15 Jan 1782 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana; died in 1871 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.

John married Charity Smith about 1770. Charity was born about 1750; died after 1805 in of, Atascosito, Harris Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1805, Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
Among those who went to Atascosito, Texas in 1805
John Aaron Drake, Sr. and his wife Charity Smith.
John Aaron Drake, Jr. and his wife, Rosalie Abshire.