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Nicholas Drake 1561–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1640

Death Location: Will, Will, Illinois, United States

Father: Robert Drake

Mother: Elizabeth Prideaux

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In 1561, Nicholas Drake entered the world in South Leigh, Devon, England, born to Robert Drake And Elizabeth Prideaux. Nicholas Drake passed away in 1640 in Will, Will, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Nicholas Drake entered the world in South Leigh, Devon, England, born to Robert Drake And Elizabeth Prideaux.
  • Nicholas Drake passed away in 1640 in Will, Will, Illinois, United States.

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Nicholas Drake's Ancestors

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Nicholas Drake
1561–1640
Birth Place: South Leigh, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Drake
1528–1600
Wiscombe, Devon, England
Elizabeth Prideaux
1523–1578
South Leigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1500–1558
Ashe, Devon, England
Anne (Amy) Grenville
–1577
Stowe, Cornwall, England
Humphrey Prideaux
1487–1550
Devon, England
Edith Hatch
1506–1571
Aller, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Roger Grenville
1477–1545
Margaret Whitleigh
1474–1514
Fulk Prideaux
1461–1531
Katherine Poyntz
1470–1487
William Hatch
1420–1470
Margaret Horton
1430–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1448–1533
Agnes Kelloway
1452–1474
Thomas Grenville
1449–1513
Isabella Gilbert
1445–1494
Richard Whitleigh
1456–1482
Margaret Tregarthen
1452–1474
William Prideaux
1424–1472
Alice Giffard
1445–1512
Humphrey Poyntz
1424–1487
Elizabeth Pollard
1436–1487
Thomas Hatch
1394–1430
Joan Melluish
1389–1430
Thomas Horton
1400–1461

Nicholas Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Nicholas Drake in South Leigh, Devon, England
South Leigh, Devon, England
1640
3 Oct 1640
Age 79
Death of Nicholas Drake in Will, Will, Illinois, United States
Will, Will, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: South Leigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1640
    Event Place: Will, Will, Illinois, United States

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