History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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born and here he lived until 1821 when he sold out and bought a farm
two miles east of the village of Perry, Genesee county, New York, where
he resided ten years.
Thomas J., the second son, had made his way to Pontiac, Michigan,
in 1824, and became one of the most prominent men of the early history
of Oakland county. His success and liking for the new country influenced the rest of the family to leave New York for the land of promise.
In I835 Elijah Drake, with six of his sons, and their families embarked from Buffalo on the old time steamer, "Thomas Jefferson." One
son, Cyrus, with his family, settled in Huron county, Ohio, but the other
five became pioneers of Michigan.
After tarrying a while in Oakland county, the old gentleman and his
wife went to live with their sons who had settled near Ann Arbor. After
a residence there of a few years, they removed with their son, Dr. Flemon
Drake, in 1844, to Royal Oak, where they made their home the remaining years of their lives.
Elijah Drake died April 8, I848. His wife lived to be over ninety
years old and died February 20, I86o.
Children: (I.) Sally, b. January II, I79I, at Chemung, N. Y.; d.
February 18, 1875, at Humberstone, Ont.; m. April 4, 1810 at Scipio,
N. Y., Guy Jerome Atkins.
(II.) Welthy, b. March 4, 1793, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. April 30, 1856, at
Buffalo, N. Y.; m..March 4, 1820 at Perry, N. Y., Samuel Rudolph Atkins.
(III.) Samuel, b. August 27, 1795, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. Sept., 1827, at
New Orleans, La.; m. November 28, 1816 at Buffalo, Eliza Chapman,
oldest daughter of Col. Asa Chapman. Her mother vxas Electa Doney,
daughter of John and Mary (Keyes) Doney. Mrs. Eliza Drake died
January 5, 1859, at Farmington, Mich.
(IV.) Thomas Jefferson, b. April I8, 1797, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. April
20, I875, at Pontiac, Mich.; m. December 17, I826, Martha Minot Baldwin, daughter of Nathaniel Baldwin of Rochester; m. 2d April I9, 1843,
Evelina H. Talbot.
(V.) Cyrus, b. December 24, I800, Scipio, N. Y.; d. April I5, I855;
m. November 14, 1824, Sylvia Huestis.
(VI.) Elias, b. Sept. 25, I803, Scipio, N. Y.; d. Nov. I8, I878, at
Madison, Lenawee county, Michigan; m. Sept. I9, 1837 at Lima, Washtenaw county, Michigan., Jane Hudson.
(VII.) Elijah, b. December 24, 1805, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. April 14,
1875, at Flint,.Mich.; m. June I, 1839 at Rush, Livingstone county, N.
Y., Sally Webster.
(VIII.) Flemon, b. April 30, I807, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. November 2,
I865, at Royal Oak, Mich.; m. April Io, I834, Electa Depue; m. 2d.
Mary E. Pierson.
(IX.) Edward L., b. April 30, I8Io, at Scipio, N. Y.; d. Feb. 4, 1896,
at McBain, Mich.; m. Ist, I834, Ambrosia Lacy; m. 2d, Mrs. Cynthia
B. Capen.
(X.) Morgan L., b. Oct. I8, 1813, Scipio, N. Y.; d. April 21, 1865,
at Pontiac, Mich.; m. September:9, 1837, Sarah Sophronia Stannard