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Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. 1529–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 30 Mar 1600

Death Location: Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England

Father: John Drake

Mother: Lady Grenville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Prideaux

Children(s): William Drake, Joan Stratton, Amy Drake, Joan Drake, Gertrude Drake, Henry Captain, Nicholas Drake, Robert Col., Humphrey Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Ursula Drake, Bernard Drake

Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. was born in 1529 in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England, the child of John Sheriff Of Devonshire Drake And Lady Amye Anne Grenville. Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. married Elizabeth Prideaux, and had children including Amy Drake, Bernard Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Drake, Gertrude Drake, Henry Of Childehay Drake Captain, Humphrey Drake, Joan Drake, Joan Stratton, Nicholas Drake, Robert Drake Col, Ursula Drake, William Prideaux Drake. Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. passed away in 1600 in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. was born in 1529 in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England, the child of John Sheriff Of Devonshire Drake And Lady Amye Anne Grenville.
  • Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. married Elizabeth Prideaux, and had children including Amy Drake, Bernard Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Drake, Gertrude Drake, Henry Of Childehay Drake Captain, Humphrey Drake, Joan Drake, Joan Stratton, Nicholas Drake, Robert Drake Col, Ursula Drake, William Prideaux Drake.
  • Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. passed away in 1600 in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Drake
1500–1558
Birth Location: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
JD
Lady Grenville
1513–1577
Birth Location: Stow, Devonshire, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Prideaux
1523–1578
Birth Location: Theuborough House, Sutcombe, Devonshire, England
EP

Children(s)

William Drake
1564–1625
Birth Location: Wiscombe, Devon, England
WD
Joan Stratton
1548–1572
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
JS
Amy Drake
1547–
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
AD
Joan Drake
1548–1596
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
JD
Gertrude Drake
1563–
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
GD
Henry Captain
1555–1609
Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England
HC
Nicholas Drake
1561–1640
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
ND
Robert Col.
1553–1640
Birth Location: Southleigh, Devon, England
RC
Humphrey Drake
1551–1604
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
HD
Elizabeth Drake
1545–
Birth Location: Wiscombe, Devon, England
ED
Ursula Drake
1557–
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
UD
Bernard Drake
1559–1567
Birth Location: Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
BD

Lord Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Lord Esq.
1529–1600
Birth Place: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
Parents
John "Sheriff of Devonshire" Drake
1500–1558
Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
Lady (Amye "Anne") Grenville
1513–1577
Stow, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
John ((Grandfather of Sir Francis Drake) Drake) Sir
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret ((Grandmother of Sir Francis Drake)) Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Sir (Roger) Grenville
1478–1524
Cornwall, England
Lady (Margaret) Whitley
1474–1514
Efford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1448–1533
Agnes Kelloway
1452–1501
Thomas Sir\II
1449–1513
Isabella Gilbert
1445–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1418–1449
Alice Cruwys
1422–1449
Sir Granville
1417–1480
Lady Granville
1417–1470

Lord Esq.'s Descendants

1.
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Lord (of Wiscombe Drake Robert) Esq. (1529–30 Mar 1600) m. Elizabeth Prideaux (1523–18 Oct 1578)
  1. 1. William (Prideaux) Drake 1564–1625 m. Phillippa Dennis 1566–1655
    1. 1. John Drake 1585–1657 m. Elizabeth Rogers 1581–1681
      1. 1. Mary Drake 1598–1641
      2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1600–1656
      3. 3. John Drake 1622–1688
      4. 4. Job Drake 1652–1711
      5. 5. Gillian Drake 1605–1669
      6. 6. Samuel Drake 1624–1686
      7. 7. Mary Drake 1625–1683
      8. 8. Elizabeth Drake 1621–1716
      9. 9. Jacob Drake 1622–1689
      10. 10. John Drake 1617–1622
      11. 11. John Drake 1611–1659 m. Hannah Moore 1620–1665 m. Hannah Moore –1686
        1. 1. Lydia Drake 1661–1702 m. Joseph Loomis 1701– m. Joseph Loomis 1649–1715
      12. 12. John Drake 1635–
      13. 13. Hannah Drake 1653–
      14. 14. Katherine (Elizabeth) Drake 1616–1665
      15. 15. Job Drake 1623–1689
      16. 16. Mary (O.) Gaylord 1625–1683
      17. 17. Elizabeth Elderkin 1621–1716
    2. 2. Colleen Drake 1588–1619
    3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1590–1670
    4. 4. Amy Drake 1594–1680
    5. 5. Robert Drake 1585–1659
    6. 6. Acton Drake 1596–1647
    7. 7. Thomas (Drake) Sir 1598–1661
    8. 8. Richard Drake 1600–
    9. 9. William Drake 1602–1602
    10. 10. John Drake 1622–1688
    11. 11. Joan Drake 1592–1680
  2. 2. Joan Stratton 1548–1572
  3. 3. Amy Drake 1547–
  4. 4. Joan Drake 1548–1596
  5. 5. Gertrude Drake 1563–
  6. 6. Henry (of Childehay Drake) Captain 1555–1609
  7. 7. Nicholas Drake 1561–1640
  8. 8. Robert (Drake) Col. 1553–1640
  9. 9. Humphrey Drake 1551–1604
  10. 10. Elizabeth Drake 1545–
  11. 11. Ursula Drake 1557–
  12. 12. Bernard Drake 1559–1567

Lord Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. in Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
1600
30 Mar 1600
Age 71
Death of Lord of Wiscombe Drake Robert Esq. in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1600
    Event Place: Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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