Venn: Matric. sizar from MAGDALENE, Easter, 1639. Migrated to St John's, Nov. 26, 1639, age 17. S. of John, yeoman, of ;Pikeley; (? Ilkley), near Bradford, Yorks. School, Halifax (private). B.A. 1642-3; M.A. 1647. R. of Pickworth, Lincs., 1646-62; ejected. Afterwards preacher in Lincolnshire. Father of John (1667). (Calamy, II. 155.)
After leaving Pickworth, Drake set up a congregation of his own in Lincoln. He continued a Dissenter until his death, but his son Joshua conformed and accepted the vicarage of Swinderby in 1692. (Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature, vol 14, April 1819). Information supplied by Adrian Gray 23/09/2018
Type | Name | Date | Qualification | University | Full Record |
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Appt | Drake, Michael | 26/12/1646 | BA | View |