8th Great Grandparents: Edward Drake and Sarah Henson

Robert Drake (1698-1) and Sarah Edwards (1700-)

John Drake (1731-) 

Joseph Drake (1755-1806) 

John Drake (1791-1870) 

John Drake (1829 - 1912)

Ellen Drake (1852 - 1931)

Frederick Ernest Jessep (1889 - 1966)

William Frederick Jessep (1910 - 1939)

Trevor Warren Jessep-Pond 

Tania Jessep-Pond

Edward Drake (1643-1699) was born in 1643, in Churchstanton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, and his father, Mark Drake, was 22 and his mother, Grace Babb, was 35. He had at least 4 sons with Sarah Henson. He died on 27 March 1699, in his hometown, at the age of 56. (1)

Sarah Henson (1654-1699) was born in 1654, in Devon, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Anthony Henson and Margaret Howard. She had at least 4 sons with Edward Drake. She died on 27 March 1699, in her hometown, at the age of 45.

It appears that Sarah and Edward died on the same day. Was there an accident? (2)

(1) Information from FamilySearch https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LJG1-GR9/edward-drake-1643-1699

(2) Information from FamilySearch https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GHLB-JH3/sarah-henson-1654-1699 (numerous original sources are available on this site).