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Bernard Drake 1528–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1586

Death Location: Crediton, Devon, England

Father: John Drake

Mother: Anne Grenville

Spouse(s): Gertrude Fortescue

Children(s): John Drake, Marie Drake, Elleanor Drake, Margaret Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, Ursula Drake, Robert Drake, William Drake, Bernard Drake

The story of Bernard Drake began in 1528 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England. Bernard Drake married Gertrude Fortescue, and had children including Bernard Drake, Elleanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, John Drake, Margaret Drake, Marie Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake. Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard Drake began in 1528 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England.
  • Bernard Drake married Gertrude Fortescue, and had children including Bernard Drake, Elleanor Drake, Gertrude Drake, Hugh Drake, John Drake, Margaret Drake, Marie Drake, Robert Drake, Ursula Drake, William Drake.
  • Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Drake
1500–1558
Birth Location: Ashe, Devon, England
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Anne Grenville
–1577
Birth Location: Stowe, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Fortescue
1538–1601
Birth Location: Mt Drake, Devon, England
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Children(s)

John Drake
1566–1628
Birth Location: Colyton,,Devon,England
JD
Marie Drake
1572–1643
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, , England
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Elleanor Drake
1574–
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, , England
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Margaret Drake
1583–
Birth Location: Ashe, Devon, , England
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Gertrude Drake
1558–
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
GD
Hugh Drake
1568–1589
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
HD
Ursula Drake
1560–
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
UD
Robert Drake
1569–1604
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
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William Drake
1574–1619
Birth Location: Of, Devon, , England
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Bernard Drake
1572–
Birth Location: Of, Devon, , England
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Bernard Drake's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Drake
1528–1586
Birth Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England
Parents
John Drake
1500–1558
Ashe, Devon, England
Anne (Amy) Grenville
–1577
Stowe, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Roger Grenville
1477–1545
Stow, Cornwall, England
Margaret Whitleigh
1474–1514
Efford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1533
Agnes Kelloway
1452–1474
Thomas Grenville
1449–1513
Isabella Gilbert
1445–1494
Richard Whitleigh
1456–1482
Margaret Tregarthen
1452–1474
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1415–1440
Alice Cruwys
1422–1449
John Kelloway
1427–1452
Margaret Cole
1427–
Thomas Grenville
1417–1483
Elizabeth Gorges
1414–1470
Ortho Gilbert
1416–1494
Elizabeth Hill
1425–1456
Thomas Wheatley
1425–1456
Isabel Dronsfield
1427–1500
Thomas Tregarthen
1429–

Bernard Drake's Descendants

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Bernard Drake (1528–10 Apr 1586) m. Gertrude Fortescue (1538–10 Feb 1601)
  1. 1. John Drake 1566–1628 m. Dorothy Button 1568–1631
    1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643 m. Abraham Pierson 1590–1650
      1. 1. Thomas Pierson 1614–1701 m. Mary Harrison 1634–1701
        1. 1. Mary Pierson 1662–1705 m. Joseph Lyons 1658–1726
        2. 2. Samuel Pierson 1663–1730
        3. 3. Eliza Pierson 1668–
        4. 4. Abigail Pierson 1670–
        5. 5. Mary Pierson 1675–1691
        6. 6. Thomas Pierson 1678–1758
        7. 7. Hannah Pierson 1656–1707
      2. 2. Abraham Pierson 1616–1678
      3. 3. Henry Pierson 1617–1680
      4. 4. Lawrence Pierson 1620–1672
    2. 2. John Drake 1591–1636
    3. 3. William Drake 1596–1640
  2. 2. Marie Drake 1572–1643
  3. 3. Elleanor Drake 1574–
  4. 4. Margaret Drake 1583–
  5. 5. Gertrude Drake 1558–
  6. 6. Hugh Drake 1568–1589
  7. 7. Ursula Drake 1560–
  8. 8. Robert Drake 1569–1604
  9. 9. William Drake 1574–1619
  10. 10. Bernard Drake 1572–

Bernard Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Bernard Drake in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England
1586
10 Apr 1586
Age 58
Death of Bernard Drake in Crediton, Devon, England
Crediton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, England
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