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Capt. Francis Drake 1618–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 July 1688

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: ROBERT NH

Mother: Jane Gawton

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Capt. Francis Drake was born in 1618 in Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Francis Adam Iii Drake 1580 Eng Nh And Jane Elizabeth Gawton. Capt. Francis Drake passed away in 1688 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Francis Drake was born in 1618 in Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Francis Adam Iii Drake 1580 Eng Nh And Jane Elizabeth Gawton.
  • Capt. Francis Drake passed away in 1688 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Capt. Drake's Ancestors

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Capt. Drake
1618–1688
Birth Place: Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
ROBERT FRANCIS ADAM III DRAKE 1580 ENG - NH
1581–1668
Ashe,Devon, England /or Colchester ,Essex
Jane (Elizabeth) Gawton
1584–1640
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Vice (Admiral Sir William Drake,) Gent
1553–1617
White Notley, or Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Phillippa Dennis
1557–1617
Halstead, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1526–1555
Anne Marsham
1526–1573
John Merrill
1525–1584
Alice Merrill
1534–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ashe
1500–1558
Anne Grenville
1513–1577
Robert Marsham
1492–1535
Sarah Downes
1496–1561
John Younger
1500–1552
Katherine John
1502–1551
John Meryell
1498–1552
Katherine John
1502–1551

Capt. Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Capt. Francis Drake in Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1688
29 July 1688
Age 70
Death of Capt. Francis Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Colchester, Churchstanto, shire, Essex, England or New Hamps, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1688
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

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