Draper, Jonathan^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1670 - 1747  (76 years)

• Name	Draper, Jonathan
  Born	10 Mar 1669/1670	Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, New England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	43528D2B2A8A3445AA480422F4F7F5F466DB
  Died	28 Feb 1746/1747	Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, New England   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I7447	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Draper, James,   b. Jul 1622, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 13 Jul 1697, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Stansfield, Miriam,   b. 27 Nov 1625, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Jan 1701, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1646	Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F3057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From Drapers in America, p. 179 JONATHAN, 9th child, 5th s. of James Draper and Miriam Stansfield. m. Sarah Jackson, of Newton, Mass. She was b. Nov. 8, 1680. Jonathan inherited the old homestead in Roxbury. He was a Captain in the Trained Bands, and lived part of the time in what was then the southern portion of Newton, now a part of W. Roxbury. The old homestead had been owned successively by James (2), Jonathan (12), and was then bought by James Richards, sold to T. O. & S. Woodward. Abijah Draper then bought it, and his son, Dr. Abijah W. Draper, inherited it. It then became the property of D. Arnold and then of H. Russell. Another account of the old property states that James (2) gave a part of his farm to his youngest son, Jonathan (12), some years before his death. The estate has remained in the family until sold by David, a lineal descendant of Jonathan (12), to Dr. Stimson. Dr. Stimson stated to Dr. Abijah W. Draper that David Draper had told him that tradition stated that the house when built was considered equal, if not superior, to anything in the country. He did not say how old, nor by which of his ancestors it was built, but spoke of it as one of the oldest houses in the country. Dr. Abijah W. Draper's impression was that from its construction, the style of the roof, the lift on the rafter to carry the roof over the combing, the projection of the story at the end, the square window no doubt lead originally, and the sill, and many other things, all gave it an appearance of the greatest antiquity. It appears that it was built, or a part of it, in the time of James (2). (After careful investigation of the various theories in reference to the original Draper house, a picture of which is contained in this history, the author is inclined to the belief that a part of this house was originally built by James Draper (2), and, as his family increased, it was built on to. A careful examination of the pictures of the building would tend to corroborate this theory. Jonathan's children inherited this house with the part of the farm which was his share, and doubtless always lived there, and his descendants after him.) In the Suffolk Co. Records, Book 14, p. 356, there is a deed recorded of land from James (2) to his son Jonathan (12) in Roxbury, acknowledged Apr. 12, 1693. This tends to show that the farm, or part of it, was deeded by James (2) to his son a year before his death. CHILDREN, B. ROXBURY, MASS.: 2170. I. Jonathan, b. Oct. 29, 1703. 2171. II. David, b. Sep. 27, 1706. 2172. III. Thomas, b. Mar. 14, 1709. d. 1769. 2173. IV. Samuel, b. June 14, 1713. d. June 12, 1744. 2174. V. Sarah, b. May 14, 1717. m. by Rev. Mr. Walter, Dec. 8, 1737, Josiah Sumner. 2175. VI. Moses, b. Aug. 11, 1721. d. Jan. 21, 1775.

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Drapers in America, Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, (John Polhemus Printing Co., New York, 1892). [S162] Genealogical and Family History of New York, William S. Pelletreau, A.M., (Originally Published NY 1907, reprint for Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD), p. 110. [S118] GEDCOM File : GED Joanna Draper Anc.ged, 21 Feb 2003. [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative. [S164] Roxbury Vital Records, (The Essex Institute, Salem, 1926), Vol. 2.