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Lady Dorothy Button 1567 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1567

Birth Location: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

Death Date: 13 December 1631

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Keilway

Spouse(s): Sir Ashe

Children(s):

Lady Dorothy Button was born in 1567 in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England, the child of Sir William of Alton Button Knight and Lady Mary Sarah Keilway. Lady Dorothy Button married Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe. Lady Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy Button was born in 1567 in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England, the child of Sir William of Alton Button Knight and Lady Mary Sarah Keilway.
  • Lady Dorothy Button married Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe.
  • Lady Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Button's Ancestors

Self
Lady Button
1567 – 1631
Birth Place: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Parents
Sir William of Alton Button Knight
1526 – 1591
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Sarah) Keilway
1541 – 1618
Cullompton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Kelway
1495 – 1569
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England
Lady (Anne) Halways
1508 – 1582
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Button's Timeline

4 Records

1567
Nov 1567
Birth of Lady Dorothy Button in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
1567
Nov 1567
Lady Dorothy Button was baptized in Clapton, Northamptonshire, England
Clapton, Northamptonshire, England
1631
13 December 1631
Age 64
Death of Lady Dorothy Button in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England
1631
13 Dec 1631
Age 64
Burial of Lady Dorothy Button in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1567
    Event Place: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Aug
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1732/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Nov 1567
    Event Place: Clapton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 68P/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1631
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1631
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

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