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Edmund Drake 1520–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1566

Death Location: Upchurch, Kent, England

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Lady GGM

Spouse(s): Mary Mylwaye

Children(s): Benjamin Drake, William Drake, Elliot Drake, Robert Drake, Edmund Jr, Edward Drake, Frances Drake, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Thomas Drake, Sir Drake, Edward Drake, Thomas Drake, Benjamin Drake, Robert Drake, John Drake, Henry Drake, Joseph Drake, Thomas Drake

The story of Edmund Drake began in 1520 in Tavistock, Devon, England. Edmund Drake married Mary Mylwaye, and had children including Benjamin Drake, Edmund Drake Jr, Edward Drake, Elliot Drake, Frances Drake, Henry Drake, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Drake, Thomas I Drake, William Drake. Edmund Drake passed away in 1566 in Upchurch, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Drake began in 1520 in Tavistock, Devon, England.
  • Edmund Drake married Mary Mylwaye, and had children including Benjamin Drake, Edmund Drake Jr, Edward Drake, Elliot Drake, Frances Drake, Henry Drake, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Drake, Thomas I Drake, William Drake.
  • Edmund Drake passed away in 1566 in Upchurch, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Edmund Drake's Ancestors

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Edmund Drake
1520–1566
Birth Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Drake
1500–1588
Mount Drake and Ashe in Devon, England
Lady (Amy (Amye, Anne) Grenville 14th) GGM
1513–1577
Stowe, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1483–1566
Otterton, Devon, , England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1533
Agnes Kelloway
1452–1474
John Cole
1451–1476
Agnes Warine
1466–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1418–1449
Alice Cruwys
1422–1449
Sir Kelloway
1427–1452
Margaret Cole
1427–
William Cole
1357–1415
Margaret Beaupell
1361–1421
Fulk Fitzwarren
1389–1407
Elizabeth Cogan
1374–1397

Edmund Drake's Descendants

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Edmund Drake (1520–26 Dec 1566) m. Mary Mylwaye (1520–1585)
  1. 1. Benjamin Drake 1555–
  2. 2. William Drake 1553–1616
  3. 3. Elliot Drake 1552–
  4. 4. Robert Drake 1550–
  5. 5. Edmund (Drake) Jr 1549–
  6. 6. Edward Drake 1548–1566
  7. 7. Frances Drake 1545–
  8. 8. John Drake 1544–1595
  9. 9. Joseph Drake 1542–1572
  10. 10. Thomas Drake 1554–1606
  11. 11. Sir (Francis) Drake 1540–1596 m. Mary Newman 1548–1583 m. Elizabeth Sydenham 1562–1598
  12. 12. Edward Drake 1564–1566
  13. 13. Thomas Drake 1556–1606
  14. 14. Benjamin Drake 1555–
  15. 15. Robert Drake 1550–
  16. 16. John Drake 1545–1595
  17. 17. Henry Drake 1542–
  18. 18. Joseph Drake 1542–1572
  19. 19. Thomas (I) Drake 1533–

Edmund Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edmund Drake in Ashe, Devon, England
Ashe, Devon, England
1520
1520
Birth of Edmund Drake in Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock, Devon, England
1566
26 Dec 1566
Age 46
Death of Edmund Drake in Upchurch, Kent, England
Upchurch, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Ashe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1566
    Event Place: Upchurch, Kent, England

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