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Edmund Drake 1520–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Ashe, Devon, , England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1566

Death Location: Upchurch, Kent, , England

Father: John Drake

Mother: Amy Grenville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mylwaye

Children(s): Francis Drake, Thomas Drake

The story of Edmund Drake began in 1520 in Ashe, Devon, , England. Edmund Drake married Elizabeth Mylwaye, and had children including Francis Drake, Thomas 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 Ashe, Devon, , England.
  • Edmund Drake married Elizabeth Mylwaye, and had children including Francis Drake, Thomas 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: Ashe, Devon, , England
Parents
John Drake
1500–1558
Mount Drake, Ashe, Dorsetshire, England
Amy Grenville
1503–1577
Stow, Devon, , England
Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Otterton, Devonshire, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1571
Ashe, Dorsetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1546
Agnes Kelloway
1452–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1418–1478
? Cruwys
1422–1485

Edmund Drake's Descendants

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Edmund Drake (1520–26 Dec 1566) m. Elizabeth Mylwaye (1520–1558)
  1. 1. Francis Drake 1540–1596
  2. 2. Thomas Drake 1556–1606 m. Elizabeth Gregory 1557–1631
    1. 1. Francis (Adam) Drake 1588–1637 m. Joanna Strode 1594–1655
      1. 1. Elizabeth Drake 1623–1658 m. John Council 1623–1707
        1. 1. Hodges ("Immigrant") Council 1642–1699 m. Lucy Hardy 1650–1699
      2. 2. Joseph Drake 1629–1708 m. Margaret Crymes 1545–1589
        1. 1. Joseph (Bampfield) Drake 1670–1729 m. Katherine Stone 1677–1728

Edmund Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edmund Drake in Ashe, Devon, , England
Ashe, 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
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1566
    Event Place: Upchurch, Kent, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

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