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John The, Elder DRAKE 1500 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 4 October 1558

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

Father: John Sheriff

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s): Amy Clarke, Margaret Hurst, Katherine Sherman

Children(s): Agnes Drake, William Drake, Johanna Drake, Edmund Drake, Richard Drake, Katherine Drake, William Drake), Sir Wiscombe, Alice Drake, Edmund Drake, Johane Drake, Humphrey Drake, Sir DRAKE, Sir Drake

1500 marked the beginning of John The Elder DRAKE Esq. Lord of Musbury's life in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England, to parents John Drake V. Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff and Lady Margaret Cole Drake. Eventually, John The Elder DRAKE Esq. Lord of Musbury married Amy Clarke, Margaret Hurst and Katherine Sherman, and they welcomed Agnes Drake, William Drake, Johanna Drake, Edmund Drake, Richard Drake, Katherine Drake, William Drake(father of Edward William Drake), Sir Robert DRAKE I, Esq, Lord of Wiscombe, Alice Drake, Edmund Drake, Johane Drake, Humphrey Drake, Sir John DRAKE and Sir Richard Drake. John The Elder DRAKE Esq. Lord of Musbury passed in 1558 at Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Parents

John Sheriff
1474 – 1554
Birth Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England, UK
JS
Lady Drake
1476 – 1554
Birth Location: Exmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Amy Clarke
1504 – 1577
Birth Location: Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England
AC
Margaret Hurst
1506 – 1570
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
MH
Katherine Sherman
1526 – 1604
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
KS

Children(s)

Agnes Drake
1518 – 1547
Birth Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England
AD
William Drake
1518 – 1600
Birth Location: –
WD
Johanna Drake
1519 – 1543
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
JD
Edmund Drake
1520 – 1566
Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
ED
Richard Drake
1521 – 1604
Birth Location: Of, Surrey, , England
RD
Katherine Drake
1525 –
Birth Location: Devon, England
KD
William Drake)
1526 – 1555
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
WD
Sir Wiscombe
1528 – 1600
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
SW
Alice Drake
1529 – 1543
Birth Location: Exmouth, Devon, England
AD
Edmund Drake
1530 – 1566
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
ED
Johane Drake
1530 – 1603
Birth Location: Thornborough, Devon, England
JD
Humphrey Drake
1532 – 1578
Birth Location: Thornbury, Devon, England
HD
Sir DRAKE
1534 – 1555
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
SD
Sir Drake
1517 – 1557
Birth Location: St Peter, London, England
SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1502
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 26 Sep
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Wiltshire Church of England Bishop's Transcripts; Reference Number: BT/Cors/Bdl. 1/OS

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 08 Dec 1667
    Event Place: Little Waltham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 October 1558
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Millennium File, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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