Source 1. Archive Record;

Source 2. Deeds of Brookline & Norwich Vermont. Vol 2 pg: 372, Vol. 2 pg: 381,

Source 3. 1790 Census of Chester, Windsor, Vermont.

Source 4. 1800 Census for Brookline, Windham, Vt.

Source 5. 1810 Census for Norwich, Windsor Vt. for Abijah Drake Jr.

Source 6. 1820 Census for Norwich, Windsor V.

Source 7. 1830 Census for Pike, Allegany, N.Y.

Source 8 Putney Vermont Town Records-vol. 1-pg:347 & 335.

Source 9. Warwich, Masc Vital Records, vol. 1-pg:114.

Source 10. 1850 Census for Colebrook, Ashtabula, Ohio.

Source 11. Revolutionary War Pension of Seth (S. 34335); & Pension Payments (1818-1832) Vol A-pg:100;

Source 13. Keen, New Hampshire Vital Records-pg: 104.

Source 14. Soldiers & Sailors in Revolutionary War vol. 4-pg:943;

Source 15. History of Townshend Vt. pg: 86, 111, 232;

Source 16 Family Data sent to me from Arlene Bedo box 6832 Burbank, California 91510-6832

Source 17. Brookline, Vt Deeds: (The deed is listed under Brookline because portion of the land that was Putney in 1792 became Brookline in 1794.

Abijah Drake Jr. was of Putney when this transaction occurred which was 16 July 1792: Abijah Jr bought land lying in Putney from Benjamin Day; Witnesses were William Hill & John Richardson;

6 May 1797: Abijah Drake of PUtney, Windham, Vt sells 100 acres of land lying in Putney to Mr John Griffen; Witnesses: Abijah Drake(no doubt the father of Abijah Jr) & David Wilson;

Source 18. Norwich, Vermont Deeds: Vol 4 pg: 169: Dated June 11 1814: Land record: Simon
Baldwin sells land to Abijah Drake Jr.

6 May 1797: Abijah Drake of PUtney, Windham, Vt sells 100 acres of land lying in Putney to Mr John Griffen; Witnesses: Abijah Drake(no doubt the father of Abijah Jr) & David Wilson;