Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJames DRAPER
Birth29 Sep 1715, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts727,731,2581
Removal1abt 1764, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont3342 Age: 48
Death28 Mar 1806, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont728,2150 Age: 90
BurialShaftsbury Center Cemetery, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont732,7287
FatherGideon DRAPER (1694-1750)
MotherAbigail ALDIS
Individual Notes
• Lot number twenty seven to James Draper.4878

• We did have a chance to look through the cemetery in Shaftsbury. The James Drapers are some of the oldest tombstones in the cemetery. Did not see anything different than as listed in the transcription.3288
Census
• 1790 Census: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. 3 males >16; 2 males <16; 3 females.1429
Spouses
1Sarah ALLEN 3295
Birthabt 1715, Massachusetts2151,2579
Death3 Jul 1745, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut728,735 Age: 30
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherSamuel ALLEN (1692-)
MotherUNNAMED (~1693-)
Marriage1 Jun 1742, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts125,728,729,2151,3293
ChildrenJames (1742-1828)
 Sarah (1745-~1827)
2Hannah ALLEN 3295
Birth1720, Massachusetts158,731,2150
Memodied at age 81
Death12 Jun 1802, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont728,2150 Age: 82
BurialShaftsbury Center Cemetery, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont732
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherSamuel ALLEN (1692-)
MotherUNNAMED (~1693-)
Census
• 1790 Census: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont.1429
Marriage12 Jun 1746, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut125,728,729,731,735,2150
ChildrenMoses (1747-)
 Hannah (1749-)
 Lydia (1750-1830)
 Ruhamah (1755-)
 Jonathan (1757->1816)
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Updated 20 Aug 2025
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