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Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq 1596–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1596

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

Death Date: Feb 29, 1640

Death Location: Buried at Temple Church, London, England

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s): Margaret (Drake)

Children(s): Eleanor (Seward)

In 1596, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq entered the world in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mount Drake Ashe And Lady Dorothy Button Drake. Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq married Margaret Westover Drake, and had children including Eleanor Westofer Drake Seward. Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq passed away in 1640 in Buried at Temple Church, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq entered the world in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mount Drake Ashe And Lady Dorothy Button Drake.
  • Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq married Margaret Westover Drake, and had children including Eleanor Westofer Drake Seward.
  • Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq passed away in 1640 in Buried at Temple Church, London, England.

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Lord Esq's Ancestors

Self
Lord Esq
1596–1640
Birth Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Fortescue DRAKE of Mount Drake & Ashe
1566–1628
Colyton, Devon, England
Lady (Dorothy Button) Drake
1568–1631
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1538–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Sir (William of Alton Button) Knight
1526–1591
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Sarah) Keilway
1541–1618
Rockbourne, , Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomeus Fortescue
1506–1557
Lady Moore
1505–1541
Lady Halways
1508–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Esq's Descendants

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Lord (William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury) Esq (23 Jun 1596–Feb 29, 1640) m. Margaret (Westover) (Drake) (29 May 1599 [a.k.a. Westover]–16 Apr 1635)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Westofer Drake) (Seward) 1625–1712 m. Richard (Benjamin) Pitt 1628–1660
    1. 1. Henry Pitt 1648–1699 m. Grace (\ Ann) Simmons 1650–1733
      1. 1. Henry Pitt 1687–1780 m. Grace Pearce 1690–1759
        1. 1. Grace (Sarah) Pitt 1724–1819 m. John Fuzzard 1722–1764

Lord Esq's Timeline

2 Records

1596
23 Jun 1596
Birth of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
1640
Feb 29, 1640
Age 44
Death of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq in Buried at Temple Church, London, England
Buried at Temple Church, London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 29, 1640
    Event Place: Buried at Temple Church, London, England

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