DREW FAMILY NOTES

The Drew family is known to be in the Forest of Dean area, Gloucestershire, England, from at least the 1770s.

(*See "Descendants of James (John) Drew" for more info)

Family Outline

  1. James DREW b. abt. 1778 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; d. abt. 1855 Cinderford, Gloucestershire; m. Catherine Smith on 1/1/1806 St. Mary's Church, Flaxley, Gloucestershire (Dau. of John Smith & Margaret ?).
    1. James DREW, b. abt. 1818 Little Dean, Gloucestershire; m. Mary HULLETT (b. abt. 1820 in (Th)ruxton, Herefordshire).
      1. Susan Drew, b. 1840 [Census: 1841, 1851].
      2. James Drew, b. 1843 [Census: 1851].
      3. Hiram DREW (b. 2/9/1845 in Cinderford, Gloustershire, ENG; d. 5/8/1901 in Erie, PA) m. 2/20/1864 at Blaina Chapel, Bedwellty District, Blaina, Monmouthshire, ENG to Emma CROOK (b. 5/2/1840; d. 10/2/1872).
        1. Mary Jane "Jennie" Crook DREW (b. 5/23/1865 in Ansonia, New Haven, CT; d. 10/24/1948 at Marshfield, MA) m. 12/25/1900 to Francis Johnson MILLER.
          1. George Washington MILLER () m. Helen Frances SPRINGER.
            1. Peter S. MILLER & Lora L. LANGWORTHY. m2: Peggy L. BAKER.
            2. (m1) Colin L. Miller.
            3. (m2) Matthew K. MILLER.
          2. Victoria Adelaide DREW (b. 2/10/1867; d. 10/8/1868).
          3. Susan Adelaide DREW (b. 3/11/1869; d. ?) m. Donald Tate McLeod.
            1. Ruth Isabelle MCLEOD.
            2. Dorothy MCLEOD.
            3. Margaret MCLEOD.
            4. Donald Tate MCLEOD.
      4. Marianne DREW (b. abt. 1848 in Cinderford, Gloustershire, ENG) m. Robert ROBERTS (b. abt. 1844).
        1. Susan J. ROBERTS (b. abt. 1767)
        2. John ROBERTS (b. abt. 1870).
      5. John DREW (b. abt. 1851 in Cinderford, Gloustershire, ENG).
      6. William DREW (b. abt. 1854 in Cinderford, Gloustershire, ENG).
      7. Frederick L. DREW (b. abt. 1859 in Cinderford, Gloustershire, ENG).
    2. Catherine Drew, b. abt. 1826; m. Arther J. HAYES.
      1. Elizabeth Hayes, b. abt. 1846 [Census: ____, 1861].
      2. Henry Arthur Hayes, b. abt. 1848 [Census: ____, 1861].
      3. Annie Hayes, b. abt. 1850 [Census: ____, 1861].
      4. Dorothy Hayes, b. abt. 1852 [Census: 1861].
      5. Emily Hayes, b. abt. 1859 [Census: 1861].