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Bernard Drake of Ash 1517–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 April 1586

Death Location: Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Devon

Mother: Amy Grenville

Spouse(s): Gertrude Fortescue

Children(s): Eleanora Drake

Bernard Drake of Ash was born in 1517 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Vii Drake High Sheriff Of Devon And Amy Anne Grenville. Bernard Drake of Ash married Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Eleanora Drake. Bernard Drake of Ash passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Bernard Drake of Ash was born in 1517 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Vii Drake High Sheriff Of Devon And Amy Anne Grenville.
  • Bernard Drake of Ash married Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Eleanora Drake.
  • Bernard Drake of Ash passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Bernard Ash's Ancestors

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Bernard Ash
1517–1586
Birth Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John VII. Drake High Sheriff of Devon
1500–1558
Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
Amy (Anne) Grenville
1504–1577
Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Drake V. Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High) Sheriff
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Margaret (Whitleigh) Whitley
1474–1514
Efford (Devonshire) England
Sir (Knt. Roger Grenville High Sheriff of Cornwall, MP) O
1477–1524
Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernard Ash's Descendants

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Bernard (Drake of) Ash (1517–10 April 1586) m. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Fortescue (1538–10 February 1601)
  1. 1. Eleanora Drake 1574–1643 m. Johanni Button 1550–1608
    1. 1. Marye (Button) Burton 1592–1622 m. William (DeGray) 15 1587–1647
      1. 1. John (William Gray) 14 1610–1663 m. Euphan Cruix 1603– m. Elizabetha ((Frost) Gray Watson) Ramesden 1614–1682
        1. 1. Janet Gray 1631– m. William (Orr) 13 1626–1704

Bernard Ash's Timeline

3 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Bernard Drake of Ash in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1556
1556
Age 39
Bernard Drake of Ash was married in Ashe House, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ashe House, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1586
10 April 1586
Age 69
Death of Bernard Drake of Ash in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Ashe House, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1586
    Event Place: Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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