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Dorothy Button 1568–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Colyton,,Devon,England

Death Date: 1631-12-13

Death Location: Musbury,,Devon,England

Father: William Button

Mother: Mary Kelloway

Spouse(s): John Drake

Children(s): Mary Drake, John Drake, William Drake

The story of Dorothy Button began in 1568 in Colyton,,Devon,England. Dorothy Button married John Drake, and had children including John Drake, Mary 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 1568 in Colyton,,Devon,England.
  • Dorothy Button married John Drake, and had children including John Drake, Mary Drake, William Drake.
  • Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury,,Devon,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Button
1537–1591
Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
WB
Mary Kelloway
1528–1589
Birth Location: Cullompton, Devon, England
MK

Spouses(s)

John Drake
1566–1628
Birth Location: Colyton,,Devon,England
JD

Children(s)

Mary Drake
1594–1643
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, , England
MD
John Drake
1591–1636
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
JD
William Drake
1596–1640
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
WD

Dorothy Button's Ancestors

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Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Birth Place: Colyton,,Devon,England
Parents
William Button
1537–1591
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Mary Kelloway
1528–1589
Cullompton, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (of Alton) Button
1480–1547
Alton, Wiltshire, England
Anne (Agnes) Cater
1482–1528
Antwicks Manor,Letcombe Regis, , Brookshire, England
John Kayleway
1494–1530
Thorne, Devon, England
Joan Tregarthen
1498–1581
Cornwall, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Button's Descendants

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Dorothy Button (1568–1631-12-13) m. John Drake (1566–1628-04-11)
  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
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lyons 1710–1723 m. Daniel Sayre 1666–1723
        2. 2. Hannah Lyons 1672– m. Samuel Sayre 1668–1707
        3. 3. Abigail Lyons 1683–1726
        4. 4. Mary Lyons 1686–1748
      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

Dorothy Button's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Dorothy Button in Colyton,,Devon,England
Colyton,,Devon,England
1631
1631-12-13
Age 63
Death of Dorothy Button in Musbury,,Devon,England
Musbury,,Devon,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Colyton,,Devon,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1631-12-13
    Event Place: Musbury,,Devon,England
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