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Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq 1596–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1596

Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, , England

Death Date: 11-2-1656

Death Location: Yardbury Emgland

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s): Margaret Westover

Children(s): Thomas Drake, John Drake, John Drake, Dorothy Drake, Dorothy Drake, Francis Drake, *Eleanor Pyne, Elizabeth Drake, Joane Drake, William Drake, Jane (Seward), Elizabeth Drake, Endimion Drake

In 1596, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq entered the world in Musbury, Devon, , England, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mount Drake Ashe And Lady Dorothy Button Drake. In 1615, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq established residence. Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq married Margaret Ashchurch Drake Westover, Willmoth Taylor, and had children including Dorothy Drake, Eleanor Annis Drake Pyne, Elizabeth Drake, Endimion Drake, Francis Horatio Drake, Helen Drake, Jane Drake Seward, Joane Drake, John Drake, John Rogers Drake, Thomas Richard Drake, William Drake. Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq passed away in 1656 in Yardbury Emgland.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq entered the world in Musbury, Devon, , England, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mount Drake Ashe And Lady Dorothy Button Drake.
  • In 1615, Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq established residence.
  • Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq married Margaret Ashchurch Drake Westover, Willmoth Taylor, and had children including Dorothy Drake, Eleanor Annis Drake Pyne, Elizabeth Drake, Endimion Drake, Francis Horatio Drake, Helen Drake, Jane Drake Seward, Joane Drake, John Drake, John Rogers Drake, Thomas Richard Drake, William Drake.
  • Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq passed away in 1656 in Yardbury Emgland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ashe
1566–1628
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
SA
Lady Drake
1568–1631
Birth Location: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Margaret Westover
1599–1635
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
MW

Children(s)

Thomas Drake
1635–1692
Birth Location: Colyton, East Devon District, Devon, Olde England
TD
John Drake
1621–1648
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
JD
John Drake
1622–1688
Birth Location: Wiscombe, Devon, England
JD
Dorothy Drake
1623–1626
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
DD
Dorothy Drake
1623–1626
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, UK
DD
Francis Drake
1624–1699
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, , England
FD
*Eleanor Pyne
1625–1712
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, , England
*P
Elizabeth Drake
1626–1716
Birth Location: Windsor, Hrtfd, Connecticut, USA
ED
Joane Drake
1628–1670
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
JD
William Drake
1629–1680
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, , England
WD
Jane (Seward)
1631–1693
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
J(
Elizabeth Drake
1632–1674
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, UK
ED
Endimion Drake
1634–1724
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, UK
ED

Lord Esq's Ancestors

Self
Lord Esq
1596–1656
Birth Place: Musbury, 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
Sir (Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and) Ashe
1528–1586
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1538–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
SIR (WILLIAM OF ALTON BUTTON,) Knight
1526–1591
Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Sarah Keilway) (Button)
1541–1618
Rockbourne, , Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir VI
1500–1558
Amy Clarke
1504–1577
Bartholomeus Fortescue
1506–1557
Eleyn Collompton
1515–1541
Sir Kellaway
1495–1569
Lady Halways\Callaway
1508–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheriff
1474–1554
Lady Cole
1476–1554
Mr Knight
1472–1508
Jacquette Leger
1486–1541
William Halways
1490–1545
Elizabeth Trompnell
1490–1520

Lord Esq's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury) Esq (23 Jun 1596–11-2-1656) m. Margaret (Ashchurch (Drake)) Westover (29 May 1599–16 Apr 1635)
  1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Drake 1635–1692 m. Milliant Carner 1639–1696 m. Jane (D (Powers, Drake) Holbrook DNA) ❤️ 1635–1684
    1. 1. Sir (William) Drake 1660–1727 m. Sarah (Jane) Drake 1665–1684
      1. 1. Mary ((m-Andrew Warnock 11*1673)) Drake 1684–1753 m. Sir (Andrew Warnock) I 1673–1727 m. Sir (William) Drake 1661–1684
        1. 1. Joseph (Warnock) I 1708–1754 m. Mary (Frances "Fannie" Alston) Warnock 1711–1770 m. Mary Hayes 1714–1748
        2. 2. John (A) Warnock 1717–1717
        3. 3. Martha ((m-Samuel Wells*1712)) Warnock 1718–1763
        4. 4. Andrew (Warnock) III 1710–1727
        5. 5. Rachel Warnock 1712–1727
        6. 6. Samuel Warnock 1714–1755
        7. 7. Judith ("Judy") Warnock 1704–1804
        8. 8. Mary ((m- Michael Darby) Warnock) I 1697–1804
        9. 9. Matthew Warnock 1720–1798
        10. 10. Charles Warnock 1719–
    2. 2. Thomas (Drake,) Jr 1657–1728
    3. 3. Charles (John) Drake 1659–1717
    4. 4. John ((Rev) Drake) I 1659–1717
    5. 5. John Drake 1660–1717
    6. 6. William Drake 1661–1727
    7. 7. Elizabeth Carver 1663–1748
    8. 8. Joseph Drake 1663–1719
    9. 9. Robert Carver 1665–1696
    10. 10. Amy Drake 1665–1695
    11. 11. Amy Drake 1665–1691
    12. 12. Amye (Holbrook) DRAKE 1666–1689
    13. 13. Eleazer Carver 1667–1744
    14. 14. Elishama Drake 1667–1718
    15. 15. Elizabeth (Drake) (DNA) 1668–1748
    16. 16. David Carver 1669–1727
    17. 17. Benjamin Drake 1676–1759
    18. 18. Experience Drake 1683–1719
    19. 19. Experience Drake 1683–1712
  2. 2. John Drake 1621–1648
  3. 3. John (Rogers) Drake 1622–1688
  4. 4. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
  5. 5. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
  6. 6. Francis (Horatio) Drake 1624–1699
  7. 7. *Eleanor ((Annis) Drake) Pyne 1625–1712
  8. 8. Elizabeth Drake 1626–1716
  9. 9. Joane Drake 1628–1670
  10. 10. William Drake 1629–1680
  11. 11. Jane (Drake) (Seward) 1631–1693
  12. 12. Elizabeth Drake 1632–1674
  13. 13. Endimion Drake 1634–1724

Lord Esq's Timeline

3 Records

1596
23 Jun 1596
Birth of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq in Musbury, Devon, , England
Musbury, Devon, , England
1615
1615
Age 19
Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq resided here
None
1656
11-2-1656
Age 60
Death of Lord William Button Drake, Esq of Yardbury Esq in Yardbury Emgland
Yardbury Emgland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1615
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11-2-1656
    Event Place: Yardbury Emgland
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