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Elinor Helen Boteler Butler 1595 – 1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Death Date: 2 Oct 1666

Death Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England

Father: John Brantfield,

Mother: Elizabeth Villiers

Spouse(s): Sir Drake,

Children(s): Henry Drake, Elizabeth Drake,, John Drake,, Sir Drake, Dorothy Drake

In 1595, Elinor Helen Boteler Butler entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, born to John Boteler of Brantfield, and Elizabeth Villiers. Elinor Helen Boteler Butler married Sir John Drake,, and had children including Henry Drake, Elizabeth Drake,, John Drake,, Sir Thomas Drake, Dorothy Drake. Elinor Helen Boteler Butler passed away in 1666 in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1595, Elinor Helen Boteler Butler entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, born to John Boteler of Brantfield, and Elizabeth Villiers.
  • Elinor Helen Boteler Butler married Sir John Drake,, and had children including Henry Drake, Elizabeth Drake,, John Drake,, Sir Thomas Drake, Dorothy Drake.
  • Elinor Helen Boteler Butler passed away in 1666 in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brantfield,
1566 – 1637
Birth Location: Hatfield, Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England,
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Elizabeth Villiers
1580 – 1640
Birth Location: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Drake,
1591 – 1636
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Henry Drake
1621 – 1688
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Drake,
1622 – 1698
Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
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John Drake,
1625 – 1669
Birth Location: Wiscombe, Devon, England
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Sir Drake
1629 – 1659
Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
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Dorothy Drake
1637 – 1695
Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
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Elinor Butler's Ancestors

Self
Elinor Butler
1595 – 1666
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England
Parents
John Boteler of Brantfield,
1566 – 1637
Hatfield, Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England,
Elizabeth Villiers
1580 – 1640
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry) Boteler,
1538 – 1609
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Waller
1540 – 1572
Hadley, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Boteler,
1514 – 1571
Lady Roche
1513 – 1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler,
1489 – 1545
Elizabeth Drury,
1493 – 1574

Elinor Butler's Descendants

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Elinor (Helen Boteler) Butler (1595 – 2 Oct 1666) m. Sir (John) Drake, (1591 – 25 Aug 1636)
  1. 1. Henry Drake (1621 – 7 Oct 1688)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Drake, (16 Feb 1622 – 1698) m. Sir (Winston) Churchill, (18 Apr 1620 – 26 Mar 1688)
    1. 1. Lady (Arabella) Godfrey (23 Feb 1648 – 30 May 1730)
    2. 2. General (John) Churchill (24 June 1650 – 16 June 1722) m. Sarah (Jennings) Jenyns, (29 May 1660 – 18 Oct 1744) m. Barbara Villiers, (27 Nov 1640 – 9 Oct 1709)
      1. 1. Henrietta Churchill, (20 Jul 1681 – 24 Oct 1733) m. The (Right Honorable Francis E) Godolphin, (3 Sep 1678 – 17 Jan 1766)
        1. 1. Mary Godolphin, (23 Nov 1723 – 3 Aug 1764) m. Thomas Osbourne,
      2. 2. Anne Churchill, (27 Feb 1683 – 15 Apr 1716) m. Charles Spencer, (23 Dec 1674 – 19 Apr 1722)
        1. 1. Lady (Francis) Spencer (1697 – 27 Jul 1742)
        2. 2. Robert Spencer, (24 Oct 1701 – 27 Nov 1729)
        3. 3. Lady (Anne) Spencer (16 Dec 1702 – 19 Feb 1769)
        4. 4. Samuel ("Lord Sunderland") Spencer (1705 – )
        5. 5. Lt (Gen Charles) Spencer-Churchill, (22 Nov 1706 – 20 Oct 1758) m. Lady (Elizabeth Spencer) Trevor, (4 May 1708 – 07 Oct 1761)
        6. 6. John Spencer, (13 May 1708 – 20 Jun 1746) m. Georgiana (Caroline) Carteret (12 Mar 1716 – 21 Aug 1780)
        7. 7. Diana Spencer, (31 Jul 1710 – 27 Sep 1735)
      3. 3. John Churchill, (13 Feb 1686 – 20 Feb 1702)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Churchill, (15 Mar 1687 – 22 Mar 1714)
      5. 5. Mary (or Margaret) Churchill, (15 Jul 1689 – 14 May 1787) m. John Montagu, (1689 – 6 Jul 1749)
        1. 1. John Montagu (1 Nov 1706 – 1711)
      6. 6. Charles Churchill, (19 Aug 1690 – 22 May 1692)
      7. 7. Barbara (Benedicta FitzRoy) Churchill, (16 Jul 1672 – 5 Jun 1732) m. Lt. (Gen. James) Douglas, (11 Apr 1658 – 15 Nov 1712)
    3. 3. Hon (George) Churchill, (28 Feb 1653 – 8 May 1710)
    4. 4. Lt (Gen Charles) Churchill (2 Feb 1656 – 29 Dec 1714)
    5. 5. Mountjoy Churchill (1658 – 16 Jun 1722) m. Sarah ("Lady Duchess Marlborough") Jennings (29 May 1660 – 18 October 1744)
      1. 1. Robert ("Honorable") Churchill (10 Dec 1673 – Dec 1743)
    6. 6. Jasper Churchill (1660 – 1647)
    7. 7. Sir (Theobald) Churchill, (11 Jan 1663 – 3 Dec 1684)
  3. 3. John Drake, (04 Apr 1625 – 6 Jul 1669)
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas) Drake (24 Feb 1629 – 1659)
  5. 5. Dorothy Drake (Abt 1637 – 1695) m. William Fry (1611 – 06 Jan 1658)
    1. 1. Gideon Fry (11 Jan 1638 – 09 Sep 1670)
    2. 2. John Fry (1639 – 1716)
    3. 3. Nicholas Fry (1642 – 1698)
    4. 4. Henry Fry (03 Jan 1645 – )
    5. 5. Edward Fry (18 Dec 1652 – 27/11/1673)

Elinor Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Elinor Helen Boteler Butler in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1666
2 Oct 1666
Age 71
Death of Elinor Helen Boteler Butler in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England
Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1666
    Event Place: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southampton, Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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