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John Drake VI 1502–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

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

Death Date: 4 Oct 1558

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

Father: John Ashe

Mother: Margaret Cole

Spouse(s): Amye Greenville

Children(s): Edmund Drake, Robert Drake, Richard Drake, Sir Drake

John Drake VI was born in 1502 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England, the child of John Drake Esq Of Ashe And Margaret Cole. John Drake VI married Amye Greenville, and had children including Edmund Drake, Richard Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Bernard Drake. John Drake VI passed away in 1558 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • John Drake VI was born in 1502 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England, the child of John Drake Esq Of Ashe And Margaret Cole.
  • John Drake VI married Amye Greenville, and had children including Edmund Drake, Richard Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Bernard Drake.
  • John Drake VI passed away in 1558 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ashe
1474–1554
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
JA
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Amye Greenville
1513–1575
Birth Location: Stow, Devon, England
AG

Children(s)

Edmund Drake
1514–1567
Birth Location: Ashe, Devon, England
ED
Robert Drake
1528–1600
Birth Location: Devon, England
RD
Richard Drake
1534–1608
Birth Location: Esher (Surrey) England
RD
Sir Drake
1537–1586
Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
SD

John VI's Ancestors

Self
John VI
1502–1558
Birth Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
John Drake Esq. Of Ashe
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John (Cole, of Rill,) Esq.
–1543
Exmouth, Devon, England
Mary Archdeacon
1466–1484
Dorsets, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John VI's Descendants

1.
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John (Drake) VI (1502–4 Oct 1558) m. Amye Greenville (1513–1575)
  1. 1. Edmund Drake 1514–1567 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mylwaye 1522–1557
    1. 1. Edward Drake –1782
    2. 2. Thomas Drake 1554–1606
      1. 1. Elyzabeth Drake 1591–
      2. 2. Thomas Drake 1833–
    3. 3. Sir (Francis) Drake 1540–1596 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sydenham 1561–1598 m. Mary (Newman) Lady 1540–1583
    4. 4. Mary Drake –1778
  2. 2. Robert Drake 1528–1600 m. Elizabeth Prideaux 1523–1572
    1. 1. Joan Drake 1548–1555
    2. 2. Humphrey Drake 1551–1604
    3. 3. Gertrude Drake 1563–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Drake 1585–1670
    5. 5. William Drake 1564–1625 m. Phillippa Dennis 1566–1655
      1. 1. Robert Drake 1594–1668
      2. 2. John Drake 1616–1688 m. Hannah Moore 1644–1686
        1. 1. John Drake 1649–1689
        2. 2. Ruth Drake 1657–1731
        3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1664–1697
        4. 4. Mary Drake 1666–1728
        5. 5. Mindwell Drake 1671–1736
        6. 6. Joseph Drake 1674–1754
        7. 7. Job Drake 1651–1689 m. Elizabeth Alvord 1651–1721
        8. 8. Hannah Drake 1653–1694
        9. 9. Enoch Drake 1655–1698
        10. 10. Simon Drake 1659–1711
        11. 11. Lydia Drake 1661–1702
        12. 12. Joesph Drake 1665–
      3. 3. John Drake 1585–1659 m. Lottie Drake 1589–1681
        1. 1. Elizabeth Drake 1621–1716
        2. 2. Mary Drake 1622–1683
        3. 3. Job Drake 1620–1689
        4. 4. Jacob Drake 1622–1689
      4. 4. Collens Drake 1588–1619
      5. 5. Elizabeth Drake 1590–
      6. 6. Joan Drake 1592–1659
      7. 7. Amy Drake 1594–1680
      8. 8. Acton Drake 1596–1647
      9. 9. Thomas Drake 1598–1661
      10. 10. William Drake 1602–
    6. 6. Amy Drake 1547–
    7. 7. Robert Drake 1553–1640
    8. 8. Henry Drake 1555–1609
    9. 9. Ursula Drake 1557–
    10. 10. Bernard Drake 1559–1581
    11. 11. Nicholas Drake 1561–1640
    12. 12. Robert Drake 1528–1600
    13. 13. Bernard Drake 1549–1640
  3. 3. Richard Drake 1534–1608
  4. 4. Sir (Bernard) Drake 1537–1586 m. Gertrude Fortescue 1538–1601

John VI's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Drake VI in Ashe, Dorset, England
Ashe, Dorset, England
1502
1502
Birth of John Drake VI in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
1558
4 Oct 1558
Age 56
Death of John Drake VI in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
1588
4 Oct 1588
Age 86
Death of John Drake VI in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ashe, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
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