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Elizabeth Drake 1560 – 1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 22 March 1613

Death Location: Buckland, Monochorum, England

Father: Sir Drake,

Mother: Gertrude Fortescue

Spouse(s): Sir Corries

Children(s): Sir Corey

Elizabeth Drake was born in 1560 in Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Bernard Drake, and Gertrude Fortescue. Elizabeth Drake married Sir John Corey Corries, and had children including Sir Thomas Corey. Elizabeth Drake passed away in 1613 in Buckland, Monochorum, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Drake was born in 1560 in Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Bernard Drake, and Gertrude Fortescue.
  • Elizabeth Drake married Sir John Corey Corries, and had children including Sir Thomas Corey.
  • Elizabeth Drake passed away in 1613 in Buckland, Monochorum, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Drake's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Drake
1560 – 1613
Birth Place: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir Bernard Drake,
1523 – 1586
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Gertrude Fortescue
1517 – 1586
Ashe, Dorsetshire, England
Grandparents
John (VI) Drake,
1502 – 1558
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Lady (Amy Amye, Anne) Grenville,
1504 – 1577
Stowe, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Drake,
1474 – 1554
Lady Cole
1476 – 1554
Sir Grenville,
1477 – 1524
Lady Whitley
1474 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Grenville,
1447 – 1513
Lady Gilbert
1455 – 1494

Elizabeth Drake's Descendants

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Elizabeth Drake (1560 – 22 March 1613) m. Sir (John Corey) Corries (1561 – 1 Sep 1621)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Corey (1584 – 19 Sep 1665) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Layer (Dec 1583 – 31 Jul 1633)
    1. 1. William Cory (1600 – 24 Dec 1686)
    2. 2. Giles Corey, (1609 – 19 Sep 1692) m. Mary Britz, (1610 – 27 Aug 1684) m. Martha Pennoyer, (26 Sep 1664 – 22 Sep 1692) m. Martha (Margaret) Corey ( – 1664)
      1. 1. Mary Corey (September 1621 – 11 Feb 1697) m. William Clare (1614 – 27 Mar 1692)
        1. 1. William Clare (1630 – )
        2. 2. Jane Clare (1640 – 1701)
        3. 3. Barbara Clare (About 1645 – ) m. Thomas Scott (13 Mar 1659 – 1710)
        4. 4. Timothy ("Immigrant Quaker") Clare (1650 – 10 Nov 1724)
      2. 2. Thomas Corey, (8 Aug 1634 – 2 May 1706) m. Abigail Gould (18 Feb 1649 – 9 Jan 1719)
        1. 1. John Corey (26 Jan 1666 – 1747)
        2. 2. Thomas Corey (10 Feb 1670 – 22 Mar 1739) m. Sarah Taber (26 Mar 1671 – )
      3. 3. Martha Corey, (1650 – 19 Sep 1692)
      4. 4. Isaac Corey (Abt 1650 – 11 Feb 1697)
      5. 5. Margaret Corey (1651 – 9 Apr 1732)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Corey (1659 – 1741)
      7. 7. Deliverance Corey (05 Aug 1658 – ) m. Henry Crosby
    3. 3. John (I) Corey (9 Oct 1611 – 7 Mar 1685) m. Ann\Margaret? Salmon m. Ann\Margaret? Salmon m. Ann Cory
      1. 1. John Cory (Sep 1639 – 1 Jan 1685)
      2. 2. Isaac Cory (Sep 1649 – 8 Mar 1702)

Elizabeth Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Elizabeth Drake in Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England
Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England
1613
22 March 1613
Age 53
Death of Elizabeth Drake in Buckland, Monochorum, England
Buckland, Monochorum, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1613
    Event Place: Buckland, Monochorum, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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

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