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Dorothy Button 1562–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 13 DEC 1631

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND

Father: William Button

Mother: Mary Kelloway

Spouse(s): John Drake

Children(s): Grace Drake, Elizabeth Drake, John Drake, William Drake

The story of Dorothy Button began in 1562 in Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND. Dorothy Button married John Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Grace Mary Drake, John Drake, William Drake. Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Button began in 1562 in Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND.
  • Dorothy Button married John Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Grace Mary Drake, John Drake, William Drake.
  • Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND.

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Dorothy Button's Ancestors

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Dorothy Button
1562–1631
Birth Place: Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND
Parents
William Button
1520–1620
Ashton Barnes, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
Mary (Elizabeth) Kelloway
1528–1589
Cullompton, Devon, ENGLAND
Grandparents
William Button
1495–1547
Wiltshire Co., ENGLAND
William Kelloway
1495–1569
Rockbourne Manor, Hampshire, ENGLAND
Anne Hall
1508–1582
Rockbourne Manor, Hampshire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Button
1430–1491
Alice Brasior
1432–1500
John Kelloway
1470–1547
Anne Strange
1462–1541
William Hall
1492–
Elizabeth Tropenell
1491–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Howell Button
1408–
Eleanor Griffith
1405–1466
William Kelloway
1430–1478
Johanna Barrett
1430–1526
John Strange
1444–1479
Jacquetta Wydeville
1445–1509
Thomas Hall
1460–
Alice Bramswell
1445–
Christopher Tropenell
1450–1503
Anne Carew
1454–1517

Dorothy Button's Descendants

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Dorothy Button (1562–13 DEC 1631) m. John Drake (1560–11 APR 1628)
  1. 1. Grace (Mary) Drake 1594–1643 m. Abraham Pierson 1580–1636
    1. 1. Mary Pierson 1605–1673 m. John Miller 1598–1650
      1. 1. George Miller 1630–1668 m. Mary Conkling 1631–1668
        1. 1. John Miller 1654–1738 m. Elizabeth Deming 1655–1737
        2. 2. Jeremiah Miller 1654–1723 m. Mary Mulford 1654–1748
        3. 3. Elizabeth Miller 1666– m. Robert Minson 1662–
        4. 4. Mary Miller 1668–1758 m. Robert Hudson 1670–1723 m. Isaac Halsey 1660–1757
        5. 5. George Miller 1660–1712 m. Martha Mulford 1667–1752
        6. 6. Cornelius Miller 1662–1735 m. Deborah Goff 1667–
      2. 2. Andrew Miller 1634–1717 m. Margaret Harper 1635–1690
      3. 3. John Miller 1628–1699
      4. 4. William Miller 1638–1711 m. Hannah (Marsh) Browne 1640–1712
      5. 5. Susanna Miller 1636–1664
  2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1598–1697
  3. 3. John Drake 1591–1636 m. Eleanor Boteler 1600–1666
  4. 4. William Drake 1596–1636 m. Margaret Westover 1599–1635

Dorothy Button's Timeline

3 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Dorothy Button in Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND
Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND
1631
13 DEC 1631
Age 69
Burial of Dorothy Button in St. Michaels Church, Musbury, Devonshire, ENGLAND
St. Michaels Church, Musbury, Devonshire, ENGLAND
1631
13 DEC 1631
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Button in Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND
Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Colyton, Devonshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1631
    Event Place: St. Michaels Church, Musbury, Devonshire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1631
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, ENGLAND

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