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Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe 1622–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1622

Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Captain

Mother: Elinor Butler

Spouse(s): Sir Colonel

Children(s): General (1704), Lady Godfrey, Hon Blue, Lt Churchill, Mountjoy Churchill, Jasper Churchill, Sir issue

In 1622, Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe entered the world in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, born to Sir John Drake Captain And Elinor Helen Boteler Butler. Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe married Sir Winston Churchill Lord 1St Duke Marlborough Cavalier Colonel, and had children including General John Churchill 1St Duke Of Marlborough War Of The Spanish Succession Victories At Battle Of Blenheim 1704, Hon George Churchill Admiral Of The Blue, Jasper Churchill, Lady Arabella Godfrey, Lt Gen Charles Churchill, Mountjoy Churchill, Sir Theobald Churchill Clerk In Holy Orders Chaplain In Churchill S Dragoons No Issue. Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe passed away in 1698 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1622, Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe entered the world in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, born to Sir John Drake Captain And Elinor Helen Boteler Butler.
  • Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe married Sir Winston Churchill Lord 1St Duke Marlborough Cavalier Colonel, and had children including General John Churchill 1St Duke Of Marlborough War Of The Spanish Succession Victories At Battle Of Blenheim 1704, Hon George Churchill Admiral Of The Blue, Jasper Churchill, Lady Arabella Godfrey, Lt Gen Charles Churchill, Mountjoy Churchill, Sir Theobald Churchill Clerk In Holy Orders Chaplain In Churchill S Dragoons No Issue.
  • Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe passed away in 1698 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ashe's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Ashe
1622–1698
Birth Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Drake, Captain
1591–1636
Colyton, Devon, England
Elinor (Helen Boteler) Butler
1595–1666
Colyton, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1565–1628
Colyton, Devon, England
Dorothea Button
1568–1631
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
John (Boteler of Brantfield, 1st Baron) Boteler
1566–1637
Hatfield, Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England,
Elizabeth Villiers
1580–1640
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1523–1586
Elizabeth Drake
1517–1586
Sir Brantfield
1538–1609
Lady Waller
1540–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Musbury
1502–1558
Lady "Longshanks"
1504–1577
Sir knight
1514–1571
Lady Roche
1513–1581

Elizabeth Ashe's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Drake, Lady of) Ashe (16 Feb 1622–1698) m. Sir (Winston Churchill, Lord 1st Duke Marlborough, Cavalier) Colonel (18 Apr 1620–26 Mar 1688)
  1. 1. General (John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough, War of the Spanish Succession, victories at Battle of Blenheim) (1704) 1650–1722 m. Sarah (Jennings Jenyns, Duchess of) Marlborough 1660–1744 m. Barbara (Villiers, Royal Courtesan), Countess of Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland) Villiers 1640–1709
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Churchill, Countess of) Sunderland 1683–1716 m. Charles (Spencer, 3rd Earl Sunderland, 2nd Duke Marlborough, First Lord of the Treasury, Whig) Party 1674–1722
      1. 1. Lt (Gen Charles Spencer-Churchill, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of) Sunderland 1706–1758 m. Lady (Elizabeth Spencer Trevor, Countess of Sunderland, Duchess of) Marlborough 1708–1761
        1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1737–1794
        2. 2. Charles (Spencer) Lord 1740–1820
        3. 3. Charles Spencer 1728–
        4. 4. Hon (John Viscount of Althorp, 1st Earl of Spencer) MP 1734–1783
        5. 5. George, (Spencer 4th Duke of) Marlborough 1739–1817 m. Caroline Russell 1742–1811
        6. 6. Robert (Lord) Spencer 1747–1831
        7. 7. Lady (Diana Spencer, Viscountess of St John &) Bolingbroke 1734–1808
        8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer 1726–
      2. 2. John (Spencer, Viscount of) Althorp 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline Carteret) Lady 1716–1780
        1. 1. John (Despenser 1st Earl) Spencer 1734–1783
        2. 2. John (Spencer II, 1st Earl of) Spencer 1734–1783
        3. 3. Diana (Spencer) Lady 1735–1743
        4. 4. George Spencer 1738–1817
      3. 3. Robert (Spencer, 4th Earl of) Sunderland 1701–1729
      4. 4. Lady (Anne) Spencer 1702–1769
      5. 5. Diana (Spencer, Duchess of) Bedford 1710–1735
      6. 6. Lady (Francis Spencer Countess of) Carlisle 1697–1742
      7. 7. Samuel ("Lord Sunderland") Spencer 1705–
    2. 2. Henrietta (Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, Countess of) Godolphin 1681–1733 m. The (Right Honorable Francis E Godolphin, 2nd Earl of) Godolphin 1678–1766
      1. 1. Mary (Godolphin, Duchess of) Leeds 1723–1764
        1. 1. Thomas Osbourne 1747–
    3. 3. John (Churchill, Marquess of) Blandford 1686–1702
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Churchill, Lady, Countess of) Bridgewater 1687–1714
    5. 5. Mary (or Margaret Churchill, Lady, Duchess of) Montagu 1689–1787 m. John (Montagu, Duke of Montague, Colonel, Major-General of Ordnance,) courtier 1689–1749
      1. 1. John Montagu 1706–1711
    6. 6. Charles (Churchill,) Lord 1690–1692
    7. 7. Barbara (Benedicta FitzRoy Churchill,) Illegitimate 1672–1732 m. James (Douglas) merge 1658–1712
  2. 2. Lady (Arabella) Godfrey 1648–1730
  3. 3. Hon (George Churchill, Admiral of the) Blue 1653–1710
  4. 4. Lt (Gen Charles) Churchill 1656–1714
  5. 5. Mountjoy Churchill 1658–1722 m. Sarah ("Lady Duchess Marlborough") Jennings 1660–1744
    1. 1. Robert ("Honorable") Churchill 1673–1743
  6. 6. Jasper Churchill 1660–1647
  7. 7. Sir (Theobald Churchill, Clerk in Holy Orders Chaplain in Churchill's Dragoons, no) issue 1663–1684

Elizabeth Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1622
16 Feb 1622
Birth of Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
1698
1698
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Drake, Lady of Ashe in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1622
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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