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Francis Adam Drake 1588–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 September 1588

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 11 March 1637

Death Location: West Devon Borough, Devon, England

Father: Thomas Buckland

Mother: Elizabeth Drake

Spouse(s): Joan Royce, Lettice Shakespeare, Joan Drake, Jane Gawton

Children(s): Elizabeth *, Hannah Drake, Samuel Drake, Joan Drake, Dorothea Drake, Sarah Trevelyan, Mary Crymes, John Drake, Thomas Drake, Joan Wyndham, Robert Drake, Mary Drake, Abraham Drake, Sir Drake, William Drake, Gillian Drake, Frances Drake, Sarah Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Mary Drake, Maria Drake, Joseph Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Springfield, Francis Drake, Thomas Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Joan Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Mary Crymes, Mary Drake, William Drake, Thomas Drake, Sarah Trevelyan, Elizabeth Hodges, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Joan Wyndham

In 1588, Francis Adam Drake entered the world in Devon, England, born to Thomas Drake Of Buckland And Elizabeth Drake. In 1620, Francis Adam Drake resided in Devon, England. Francis Adam Drake married Jane Gawton, Joan Royce, Joan Strede Drake, Lettice Shakespeare First Cousin To William Shakespeare, and had children including Abraham Drake, Adrian, Angela, Corrine, Dorothea Drake, Elizabeth Betsey Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Drake 10 Pggm 59, Elizabeth Drake Council Of Springfield, Elizabeth Drake Hodges, Frances Drake, Francis 2Nd Bt Drake, Gillian Drake, Hannah Drake, Ian, Joan Drake, Joan Wyndham, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Maria Drake, Mary Maria Thomas Md Crymes Drake, Mary Crymes, Mary Drake, Robert Drake, Samuel Drake, Sarah Drake, Sarah Trevelyan, Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Drake, Timothy, William Drake. Francis Adam Drake passed away in 1637 in West Devon Borough, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1588, Francis Adam Drake entered the world in Devon, England, born to Thomas Drake Of Buckland And Elizabeth Drake.
  • In 1620, Francis Adam Drake resided in Devon, England.
  • Francis Adam Drake married Jane Gawton, Joan Royce, Joan Strede Drake, Lettice Shakespeare First Cousin To William Shakespeare, and had children including Abraham Drake, Adrian, Angela, Corrine, Dorothea Drake, Elizabeth Betsey Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Drake 10 Pggm 59, Elizabeth Drake Council Of Springfield, Elizabeth Drake Hodges, Frances Drake, Francis 2Nd Bt Drake, Gillian Drake, Hannah Drake, Ian, Joan Drake, Joan Wyndham, John Drake, Joseph Drake, Maria Drake, Mary Maria Thomas Md Crymes Drake, Mary Crymes, Mary Drake, Robert Drake, Samuel Drake, Sarah Drake, Sarah Trevelyan, Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Drake, Timothy, William Drake.
  • Francis Adam Drake passed away in 1637 in West Devon Borough, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Buckland
1556–1606
Birth Location: , Gloucestershire, , England,
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Elizabeth Drake
1557–1631
Birth Location: Plympton Saint Mary, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Royce
1572–1603
Birth Location: Buckhamstead, Hartford, England
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Lettice Shakespeare
1583–1623
Birth Location: Ingon, Warwickshire, , England
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Joan Drake
1588–1612
Birth Location: –
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Jane Gawton
1584–1655
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth *
1599–1630
Birth Location: North Elmham, Norfolk, England
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Hannah Drake
1623–1716
Birth Location: Hampton In Arden, Warwickshire, England
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Samuel Drake
1624–1686
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Joan Drake
1631–1694
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Monochorum, Devon, England
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Dorothea Drake
1611–1616
Birth Location: 1661058, Devon, England
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Sarah Trevelyan
1629–1667
Birth Location: Buckland, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
ST
Mary Crymes
1616–1652
Birth Location: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
MC
John Drake
1624–1681
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
JD
Thomas Drake
1620–1663
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Devon, , England
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Joan Wyndham
1631–1694
Birth Location: Hampton-in-Arden, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
JW
Robert Drake
1623–1652
Birth Location: Merstham, Surrey, England
RD
Mary Drake
1625–1700
Birth Location: Richmond, Surrey, England
MD
Abraham Drake
1620–1708
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, , England
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Sir Drake
1617–1662
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Monochorum, Devon, England
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William Drake
1627–1709
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Monochorum, Devon, England
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Gillian Drake
1605–1669
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
GD
Frances Drake
1617–1661
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Drake
1629–1667
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Monochorum, Devon, England
SD
Elizabeth Drake
1623–1658
Birth Location: Springfield, Devon, England
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Mary Drake
1625–1700
Birth Location: Richmond, Surrey, England
MD
Maria Drake
1616–1652
Birth Location: Buckland, Monachorum, Devon, England
MD
Joseph Drake
1629–1708
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Elizabeth Drake
1599–1658
Birth Location: North Elmham, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Springfield
1599–1658
Birth Location: North Elmham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
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Francis Drake
1617–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Drake
1621–
Birth Location: Buckland Abby
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Elizabeth Drake
1622–
Birth Location: –
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Joan Drake
1632–1694
Birth Location: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Drake
1599–1658
Birth Location: North Elmham, Norfolk, England
ED
Mary Crymes
1616–1652
Birth Location: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
MC
Mary Drake
1616–1652
Birth Location: Buckland, Monachorum, Devon, England
MD
William Drake
1627–1709
Birth Location: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
WD
Thomas Drake
1620–1663
Birth Location: Buckland Abbey, Devon, , England
TD
Sarah Trevelyan
1629–1667
Birth Location: Monochorum, Devon, England
ST
Elizabeth Hodges
1623–1658
Birth Location: Springfield, Devon, , England
EH
John Drake
1624–1681
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
JD
Joseph Drake
1629–1708
Birth Location: Kent, England
JD
Joan Wyndham
1631–1694
Birth Location: Hampton-in-Arden, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
JW

Francis Drake's Ancestors

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Francis Drake
1588–1637
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Drake of Buckland
1556–1606
, Gloucestershire, , England,
Elizabeth Drake
1557–1631
Plympton Saint Mary, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Drake's Descendants

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Francis (Adam) Drake (26 September 1588–11 March 1637) m. Joan Royce (ABT 1572–16 Mar 1603) m. Lettice (Shakespeare First Cousin to William) Shakespeare (4 Jun 1583–10 Nov 1623) m. Joan (Strede) Drake (1588–26 Feb 1612/13) m. Jane Gawton (1584–1655)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (DRAKE (10 PGGM) (59)) * 1599–1630 m. William (SMYTH (10 PGGF) (29)) * 1593–1622
    1. 1. Richard Smith 1620–1646 m. ANNE MOSSBIE 1620–1698
      1. 1. Thomas (Smith) 9GGF 1649–1722 m. Frances Thirbelle 1650–1731 m. Elizabeth ((Smith)) Woods 1652–1698
        1. 1. James Smith 1682–1740 m. Ann (Warner) 8GGM 1685–1755
        2. 2. John Smith 1674–1737 m. Mary (Batchelar) 09GGM 1675–1776
      2. 2. Ann (SMYTH (8 PGGM) (51)) * 1645–1696 m. Samuel (WAKEFIELD (8 PGGF)) * 1645–1683
        1. 1. Simon Wakefield 1676–1681
        2. 2. Catherine Wakefield 1683–
        3. 3. John Wakefield 1681–1681
        4. 4. Samuel Wakefield 1680–1680
        5. 5. James Wakefield 1680–1680
        6. 6. Ann (WAKEFIELD (7 PGGM) (61) EOL) * 1674–1735
      3. 3. Richard Smith 1660–
      4. 4. John Smith 1652–
      5. 5. Ellin Smith 1649–
  2. 2. Hannah Drake 1623–1716
  3. 3. Samuel Drake 1624–1686
  4. 4. Joan Drake 1631–1694
  5. 5. Dorothea Drake 1611–1616
  6. 6. Sarah Trevelyan 1629–1667
  7. 7. Mary Crymes 1616–1652
  8. 8. John Drake 1624–1681
  9. 9. Thomas Drake 1620–1663
  10. 10. Joan Wyndham 1631–1694
  11. 11. Robert Drake 1623–1652
  12. 12. Mary Drake 1625–1700
  13. 13. Abraham Drake 1620–1708
  14. 14. Sir (Francis) Drake 1617–1662 m. Dorothy Drake 1617–1661
    1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1640–
    2. 2. Maria Drake 1643–1647
    3. 3. Johanna Drake 1651–1673
    4. 4. John Drake –1710
  15. 15. William Drake 1627–1709
  16. 16. Gillian Drake 1605–1669
  17. 17. Frances Drake 1617–1661
  18. 18. Sarah Drake 1629–1667 m. Thomas Trevelyan –1664
    1. 1. Sarah Trevelyan 1649–
    2. 2. Joan Trevelyan 1655–
    3. 3. Thomas Trevelyan –1667
    4. 4. Margery Trevelyan –1664
  19. 19. Elizabeth Drake 1623–1658
  20. 20. Mary Drake 1625–1700
  21. 21. Maria Drake 1616–1652 m. Elizeus Crymes 1616–1690
    1. 1. Margaret Drake 1651–1682
    2. 2. Elizeus Crymes 1638–1671
    3. 3. Francis Crymes 1637–1656
    4. 4. Charles Crymes 1650–1654
    5. 5. Amos Crymes 1644–1709
    6. 6. Robert Crymes 1641–1654
    7. 7. William Crymes 1640–1641
    8. 8. John Crymes 1639–1641
    9. 9. Lewis Crymes 1649–1693
    10. 10. Richard Crymes 1648–1709
  22. 22. Joseph Drake 1629–1708
  23. 23. Elizabeth (Betsey) Drake 1599–1658
  24. 24. Elizabeth (Drake Council of) Springfield 1599–1658
  25. 25. Francis (2nd Bt.) Drake 1617–
  26. 26. Thomas Drake 1621–
  27. 27. Elizabeth Drake 1622–
  28. 28. Joan Drake 1632–1694
  29. 29. Elizabeth Drake 1599–1658
  30. 30. Mary Crymes 1616–1652
  31. 31. Mary (\ Maria? Thomas (md Crymes)) Drake 1616–1652
  32. 32. William Drake 1627–1709
  33. 33. Thomas Drake 1620–1663
  34. 34. Sarah Trevelyan 1629–1667
  35. 35. Elizabeth (Drake) Hodges 1623–1658
  36. 36. John Drake 1624–1681
  37. 37. Joseph Drake 1629–1708
  38. 38. Joan Wyndham 1631–1694

Francis Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1588
26 September 1588
Birth of Francis Adam Drake in Devon, England
Devon, England
1602
22 September 1602
Age 14
Francis Adam Drake was married in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1620
1620
Age 32
Francis Adam Drake resided here in Devon, England
Devon, England
1637
11 March 1637
Age 49
Death of Francis Adam Drake in Devon, England
Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 September 1588
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 September 1602
    Event Place: Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Surrey: Merstham - Parish Registers, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: Devon, England Visitation, 1620

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1637
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Devon Borough, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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