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Lady Dorothy Button 1568–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

Death Date: 13 December 1631

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

Father: William Button

Mother: Lady Kellaway

Spouse(s): Sir Drake

Children(s): Sir Drake

Lady Dorothy Button was born in 1568 in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England, the child of William Button And Lady Mary Elizabeth Kellaway. Lady Dorothy Button married Sir John Drake, and had children including Sir John Drake. Lady Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy Button was born in 1568 in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England, the child of William Button And Lady Mary Elizabeth Kellaway.
  • Lady Dorothy Button married Sir John Drake, and had children including Sir John Drake.
  • Lady Dorothy Button passed away in 1631 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Button's Ancestors

Self
Lady Button
1568–1631
Birth Place: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Parents
William Button
1526–1591
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Kellaway
1528–1589
Cullompton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Button
1495–1547
Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Carter
1500–1528
Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England
Sir (William) Kelway
1495–1569
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England
Lady (Anne) Halways
1508–1582
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cater
1455–1553
Margaret Woodburn
1462–1522
Sir Kelway
1470–1547
Anne Strangeways
1462–1520
James Hall
1482–1545
Elizabeth Trompnell
1480–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Audelett
–1536
Katherine Rede
–1539

Lady Button's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothy) Button (1568–13 December 1631) m. Sir (John) Drake (1566–11 April 1628)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. :ady (Eleanor) Boteler 1595–1666
    1. 1. Elizabeth Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston Churchill Shared Great Grandfather with Diana, Princess of) Wales 1620–1688
      1. 1. Admiral (George) Churchill 1653–1710 m. Mary (Cooke Partner of George) Churchill 1654–1744
        1. 1. Lieutenant-General (George Churchill II Natural Child of George Spencer) Churchill 1687–1745 m. Catherine (Jane) Hobart 1687–1721 m. Catherine Hobart 1698–1725
      2. 2. Arabella (Churchill Mistress to King James) II 1648–1730
        1. 1. Henrietta FitzJames 1667–1730
        2. 2. James (FitzJames 1st Duke of) Berwick 1670–1734
        3. 3. Henry (FitzJames 1st Duke of) Albemarle 1673–1702
        4. 4. Arabella (FitzJames) Nun 1674–1704
      3. 3. John (Churchill 1st Duke of) Marlborough 1650–1722 m. Sarah (Jennings Duchess of) Marlborough 1660–1744 m. Barbara (Villiers) Mistress 1650–
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Churchill Spencer Countess of) Sunderland 1682–1716 m. Charles (Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 2nd Duke of Marlborough, Lord) Wormleighton 1675–1722
        2. 2. John (Churchill Marquess of) Blandford 1686–1703
        3. 3. Elizabeth Churchill 1687–1714
        4. 4. Mary Churchill 1689–1751
        5. 5. Charles Churchill 1690–1692
      4. 4. Charles Churchill 1656–1714
    2. 2. Dorothy Fry –1695
    3. 3. John Drake 1625–1669

Lady Button's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Lady Dorothy Button in Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
1631
13 December 1631
Age 63
Death of Lady Dorothy Button in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1631
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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