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Bernard Drake 1528–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 April 1586

Death Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Father: John Drake

Mother: Anne Grenville

Spouse(s): Gertrude Fortescue

Children(s): Eleanor Drake, John Drake

The story of Bernard Drake began in 1528 in Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. Bernard Drake married Gertrude Fortescue, and had children including Eleanor Drake, John Drake. Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard Drake began in 1528 in Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Bernard Drake married Gertrude Fortescue, and had children including Eleanor Drake, John Drake.
  • Bernard Drake passed away in 1586 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Bernard Drake's Ancestors

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Bernard Drake
1528–1586
Birth Place: Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Drake
1500–1588
Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
Anne Grenville
1513–1577
Stow (Devonshire) England
Grandparents
John (V Drake, Esq of Ashworth,) Exmouth
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernard Drake's Descendants

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Bernard Drake (1528–10 April 1586) m. Gertrude Fortescue (1538–10 February 1601)
  1. 1. Eleanor Drake 1574–1643
    1. 1. Mary Button 1592–1622 m. William Grey 1592–1647
      1. 1. JOHN (WILLIAM) GRAY 1610–1663 m. Elizabeth (Watson) Froste 1614–1682
        1. 1. Sarah Gray 1636–1716
  2. 2. John Drake 1566–1628

Bernard Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Bernard Drake in Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1586
10 April 1586
Age 58
Death of Bernard Drake in Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1586
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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