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Capt Francis Drake 1599 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England

Death Date: 7 Nov 1683

Death Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Father: William VI

Mother: Dorothy Newman

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In 1599, Capt Francis Drake entered the world in Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England, born to William Walker V or VI and Dorothy Newman. Capt Francis Drake passed away in 1683 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Capt Francis Drake entered the world in Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England, born to William Walker V or VI and Dorothy Newman.
  • Capt Francis Drake passed away in 1683 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

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Capt Drake's Ancestors

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Capt Drake
1599 – 1683
Birth Place: Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England
Parents
William Walker V or VI
1566 – 1638
Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Newman
1576 – 1680
Stanway, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (William Walker) III
1528 – 1588
Littletown, Liversedge Manor, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Walker
1544 – 1602
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Knight)
1501 – 1562
Lady GGM
1503 – 1563
Christopher Sheppard
1510 – 1587
Rhonda Shepherd
1515 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Shepherd
1495 – 1555
Alice Swadling
1500 – 1555

Capt Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Capt Francis Drake in Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England
Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England
1683
7 Nov 1683
Age 84
Death of Capt Francis Drake in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Kings Stanley,Lasboro,Gloucestershire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1683
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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