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John Drake 1500–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ashe (Dorsetshire) England

Death Date: 4 October 1588

Death Location: Silverton, Devonshire, England

Father: John Drake

Mother: Margaret Cole

Spouse(s): Anne Grenville, Margaret Hurst

Children(s): Sir Drake

The story of John Drake began in 1500 in Ashe (Dorsetshire) England. John Drake married Anne Grenville, Margaret Hurst, and had children including Sir Bernard Drake. John Drake passed away in 1588 in Silverton, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Drake began in 1500 in Ashe (Dorsetshire) England.
  • John Drake married Anne Grenville, Margaret Hurst, and had children including Sir Bernard Drake.
  • John Drake passed away in 1588 in Silverton, Devonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Drake's Ancestors

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John Drake
1500–1588
Birth Place: Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
Parents
John Drake
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1533
Otterton, Devon, , England
Agnes Kailway
1452–1474
Otterton, Devon, , England
John Cole
1451–1476
Ashe, Dorset, , England
Agnes (Fitz) Warine
1466–
Dorsets, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1418–1449
Alice Cruwys
1422–1449
Johns Kelway
1422–1452
Margaret Cole
1427–1452
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1388–1419
Lady Butler
1595–1666
John Cruwys
1396–1424
(Crewys)
1396–
Sir Kelloway
1395–1430
Lady Barrett
1395–1432
Sir Cole
1383–1473
Lady Fitz-Warin
1387–1433

John Drake's Descendants

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John Drake (1500–4 October 1588) m. Anne Grenville (1513–18 February 1577) m. Margaret Hurst (1506–6 April 1570)
  1. 1. Sir (Bernard) Drake 1517–1586 m. Lady (Gertrude) Fortescue 1535–1601 m. Elizabeth Prideaux 1523–1572 m. Edith Hatch 1536–
    1. 1. John Drake 1565–1628 m. Lady (Dorothy) Button 1568–1631
      1. 1. Lord (William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury) Esq 1596–1639 m. Margaret Westofer 1599–1642
        1. 1. THOMAS (RICHARD DRAKE) SR. 1637–1757 m. Anne Griffith 1679–1758 m. Millicent Ford 1639–1696

John Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Drake in Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
1588
4 October 1588
Age 88
Death of John Drake in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 172.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BZ1
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1588
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Silverton, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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