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Eleanor Drake 1625 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1625

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 Dec 1712

Death Location: Exmouth, Devon, England

Father: Lord Yardbury

Mother: Margaret (Drake)

Spouse(s): John Sewarde

Children(s): Ann Seward

Eleanor Drake was born in 1625 in Colyton, Devon, England, the child of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury and Margaret Westover (Drake). Eleanor Drake married John Sewarde, and had children including Ann CLINCH Seward. Eleanor Drake passed away in 1712 in Exmouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Drake was born in 1625 in Colyton, Devon, England, the child of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury and Margaret Westover (Drake).
  • Eleanor Drake married John Sewarde, and had children including Ann CLINCH Seward.
  • Eleanor Drake passed away in 1712 in Exmouth, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Yardbury
1596 – 1640
Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
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Margaret (Drake)
1599 – 1635
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon County, England
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Spouses(s)

John Sewarde
1614 – 1651
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ann Seward
1643 – 1714
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Drake's Ancestors

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Eleanor Drake
1625 – 1712
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England
Parents
Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury
1596 – 1640
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Margaret (Westover) (Drake)
1599 – 1635
Colyton, Devon County, England
Grandparents
Margaret Kirkham
1568 – 1598
Colyton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Drake's Descendants

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Eleanor Drake (15 Dec 1625 – 15 Dec 1712) m. John Sewarde (1614 – 1651)
  1. 1. Ann (CLINCH) Seward (1643 – 1714) m. William Seward (Bef. 1640 – 4 May 1703)
    1. 1. William (1683) Seward (25 March 1683 – 24 Feb 1721) m. Elizabeth (Caufield) Holt (1683 – 24 Jul 1721)
      1. 1. Maj. (Samuel H Seward) 9 (1710 – 24 Dec 1776) m. Sarah (M) Watson (1714 – 13 Jun 1787) m. Mary Dixon (1733 – 13 Jun 1787)
        1. 1. John (Seward) (Kidd) (1752 – 1820) m. Elizabeth (Betsy Catherine) Malone (1747 – 1776)

Eleanor Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1625
15 Dec 1625
Birth of Eleanor Drake in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1712
15 Dec 1712
Age 87
Death of Eleanor Drake in Exmouth, Devon, England
Exmouth, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1625
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1712
    Event Place: Exmouth, Devon, England
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