Kelly and others, Abt this information. I show our line as Capt. Francis DRAKE, who was a son of the immigrant, Robert, and b 1618 in England himself. The notorious Sir Francis DRAKE was too young to have been Capt. Francis' ancestor, prob a cousin. I have heard the Penn story bef, and have not found any confirmation of it, in fact, I have heard that it is NOT true. In fact, Charles WOOLVERTON, the immigrant, married Mary CHADWICK. Charles WOLVERTON who married Mary, the dau of Thomas DRAKE, was born abt 1741/2 in NJ. That story in FTM is all mixed up! Joyce ---------- > From: Kelly Selzle <kselzle@mailhost.cyberhighway.net> > To: Woolverton Roots <WOLVERTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Interesting info > Date: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 10:42 PM > > I just found this in Family Tree Maker, don't know the originator of the > info, but thought it was interesting. > > "Charles Wolverton was the first Wolverton in America. He sailed from > Dorsetshire, England in 1660 as a gentleman aboard the flagship "William > Penn'. Charles married Thomas Drake's daughter in 1697. Thomas was a > direct descendant of Sir Francis Drake. Charles had 7 sons and 2 > daughters and finally settled in Rosemont NJ. Died in 1746, buried in > Rosemont church cemetary." > > Has anyone else had this information? Does it ring true?