Good afternoon List members I am new and know not too much about the branches of the service. I have a Col. John Drake from Greenville, Green Twp, Sussex Co., NJ b. 1773, died 12 April 1841 (intestate) so.... I am trying to find proof of his title and family. His obituary was in the Sussex Register and it refered to him as Col. John Drake. However I am a bit confsed as to how he earned the title. He would have been too young for the Revolutionary War. I have looked on Ancestry for anything about the War of 1812. Does anyone have any other ideas where I could look for his service record, or perhaps have heard of this man. Thank you for any help or suggestions, Ann Brown in Florida -- Ann Brown " Cookie"