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Robert Drake 1580 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Ashe, Devon, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1668

Death Location: Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

Father: Vice Gent

Mother: JOANE }

Spouse(s): Jane Ganton

Children(s): Morris Hobes

Robert Drake was born in 1580 in Ashe, Devon, England, the child of Vice Admiral Sir William Drake, Gent and JOANE WEBB MERRYLLS , : { 10th GGM of Johann Heinrich Schatzmann(1947 - }. Robert Drake married Jane Ganton, and had children including Morris or Maurice or Mauris Hobbs or Hobs or Hobes. Robert Drake passed away in 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH.

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Biography

  • Robert Drake was born in 1580 in Ashe, Devon, England, the child of Vice Admiral Sir William Drake, Gent and JOANE WEBB MERRYLLS , : { 10th GGM of Johann Heinrich Schatzmann(1947 - }.
  • Robert Drake married Jane Ganton, and had children including Morris or Maurice or Mauris Hobbs or Hobs or Hobes.
  • Robert Drake passed away in 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Robert Drake's Ancestors

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Robert Drake
1580 – 1668
Birth Place: Ashe, Devon, England
Parents
Vice Admiral Sir William Drake, Gent
1564 – 1619
South Leigh, Devon, England
JOANE (WEBB MERRYLLS , : { 10th GGM of Johann Heinrich Schatzmann(1947 -) }
1557 – 1617
Halstead, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Drake, Sheriff of) Devonshire
1530 – 1588
Mount Drake, Ashe, Devon, England
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1538 – 1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
John Merrylls
1525 – 1584
Halstead, Essex, England
Lady (Catherine Alice) Drake
1535 – 1567
Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Drake
1485 – 1566
Margery Hawkins
1487 – 1571
Bartholomeus Fortescue
1506 – 1557
Lady Moore
1505 – 1541
John Merrill
1500 – 1552
Katherine John
1502 – 1551
Vicar Francis)
1518 – 1566
Mary Mylwaye
1522 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Philleigh
1470 – 1548
Maud Atkyn
1470 – 1518
MORRIS MOORE
1484 – 1509
CECILIA BONVILLE
1464 – 1517
John Merrill
1470 – 1528
Anne Belchum
1475 – 1528
John Merrell\Merrill
1470 – 1528
Anne Belchum
1475 – 1528
John Ashe
1474 – 1554
Margaret Cole
1486 – 1554

Robert Drake's Descendants

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Robert Drake (1580 – 14 Jan 1668) m. Jane Ganton (Abt. 1584 – 1640-05-00)
  1. 1. Morris (or Maurice or Mauris Hobbs or Hobs or) Hobes (1611 – 24 Jan 1702) m. Sarah* Eastow (1609 – 1698)
    1. 1. John Hobbs (abt 1644 – 27 Jan 1718) m. Sarah (COLCORD) Hobbs+ (28 Sep 1646 – 13 August 1718)
      1. 1. Mehetabel Hobbs (28 Feb 1672 – 20 Jan 1707) m. Joseph (Sargeant Towle) (Twin) (04 Mar 1669 – 02 Sep 1757)
        1. 1. Mary (Towle) (Sleeper) (20 May 1695 – 17 Dec 1783) m. John Sleeper (14 Jun 1690 – Jun 1720) m. Jonathan Page (25 Dec 1700 – 1770) m. Thomas Page (Feb 1702 – 27 Jul 1780) m. Aaron Quimby (1727 – 01 May 1804)

Robert Drake's Timeline

5 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Robert Drake in Ashe, Devon, England
Ashe, Devon, England
1611
6 Nov 1611
Age 31
Robert Drake was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1622
06 Jun 1622/19 Dec 1622
Age 42
Robert Drake was married in Merstham,Surrey,England
Merstham,Surrey,England
1622
06 Jun/10 Dec 1622
Age 42
Robert Drake was married in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1668
14 Jan 1668
Age 88
Death of Robert Drake in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH
Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Ashe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1611
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1622/19 Dec 1622
    Event Place: Merstham,Surrey,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Jun/10 Dec 1622
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Surrey: Merstham - Parish Registers, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of NJ

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1668
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

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