Mr. Drake's revolutionary war ancestor was Francis Drake of Easton and
Bridgewater; the latter's wife was Sarah (kayden) Drake, a descendant on her
maternal side from Thomas and Mary (Allerton) Cushman. Mary (Allerton) Cushman
died in 1699: she was the last survivor of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Maxworth
Dwight Drake, Cyrus Dwight,Ida May, Gilbert Swayne Jr. My grandfather.