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Robert Drake 1581 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1581

Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 Nov 1667

Death Location: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Father: Sir Admiral)

Mother: Phillippa Dennis

Spouse(s): Jane\Joane Gawton, Susanna Knopp

Children(s): Francis Drake

In 1581, Robert Drake entered the world in Halstead, Essex, England, born to Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral) and Phillippa Dennis. Robert Drake married Jane\Joane Elizabeth Gawton, Susanna Knopp, and had children including Francis Robert Drake. Robert Drake passed away in 1667 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Robert Drake entered the world in Halstead, Essex, England, born to Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral) and Phillippa Dennis.
  • Robert Drake married Jane\Joane Elizabeth Gawton, Susanna Knopp, and had children including Francis Robert Drake.
  • Robert Drake passed away in 1667 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England
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Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
Birth Location: Petrockstow, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane\Joane Gawton
1581 – 1640
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Francis Drake
1615 – 1687
Birth Location: Whitechurch, Devon, England
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Robert Drake's Ancestors

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Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Birth Place: Halstead, Essex, England
Parents
Sir William James Stanton Drake (Gentleman) (Vice Admiral)
1564 – 1625
South Leigh, Devon, England
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655
Petrockstow, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Drake's Descendants

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Robert Drake (23 Jul 1581 – 14 Nov 1667) m. Jane\Joane (Elizabeth) Gawton (1581 – May 1640) m. Susanna Knopp (1583 – May 1640)
  1. 1. Francis (Robert) Drake (23 Dec 1615 – 24 Sep 1687) m. Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker (1625 – 29 Jul 1688)
    1. 1. Captain (George B.) Drake (1650 – 7 Nov 1710) m. Mary (Ackerly) Oliver (20 Jun 1657 – Jul 1726)
      1. 1. William (Oliver) Drake (1676 – )
      2. 2. George (Oliver) Drake (4 August 1678 – 1743)
      3. 3. Mary (Oliver) Drake (2 Jan 1679 – 22 June 1759)
      4. 4. Hannah (Oliver) Drake (3 Sep 1681 – 1709)
      5. 5. Daniel (Oliver) Drake (3 Dec 1682 – 10 Oct 1777)
      6. 6. Mercy (Oliver) Drake (22 Jan 1683 – 21 Dec 1746)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Oliver) Drake (28 Mar 1683 – 22 Feb 1689)
      8. 8. Andrew (Oliver) Drake (20 Jan 1685 – 2 Nov 1743) m. Hannah (Conger) Fitzrandolph (4 Feb 1689 – 25 Jun 1742)
        1. 1. George Drake (21 Jul 1709 – 13 Nov 1776) m. Elizabeth Stelle (1730 – )
        2. 2. FitzRandolph Drake (24 Apr 1717 – 6 Oct 1791) m. Rachel Drake (1723 – 19 Jan 1811)
        3. 3. Mary (Vail) Drake (1719 – 1795)
        4. 4. Lydia (Fitzrandolph) Drake (11 Dec 1719 – 13 Feb 1786) m. William (Clawson) Drake (1716 – 6 April 1752)
        5. 5. Catherine (Drake) Dunn (23 Jul 1726 – 1755)
        6. 6. Brazill (C) Drake
      9. 9. Deborah (Oliver) Drake (8 Jan 1686 – 1721) m. Jeremiah Dungan (1673 – )
      10. 10. Esther (Oliver) Drake (1687 – 26 Aug 1752)
      11. 11. Jonathan (Oliver) Drake (1689 – 30 July 1754)
      12. 12. David (Oliver) Drake (3 Dec 1692 – 1747)
      13. 13. Susannah (Oliver) Drake (1 Jul 1698 – 1709)
    2. 2. Susannah Drake-Brackett-Taylor (1653 – 14 November 1719)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Catherine Ann) Drake (25 Dec 1653 – 8 Aug 1711) m. Hugh (P) Dunn (1650 – 16 Nov 1694)
      1. 1. Hugh Dunn (18 Nov 1678 – Feb 1736) m. Elizabeth Martin (24 Mar 1680 – 1720)
        1. 1. Hugh Dunn* (1 Jan 1700 – 10 Jul 1759) m. Amy (Mary) Sutton (9 Mar 1698 – )
        2. 2. Jeremiah Dunn* (10 Dec 1712 – 17 May 1794)
        3. 3. Phineas Dunn* (1 Apr 1719 – 3 Aug 1761) m. Elizabeth Manning (3 Jan 1713 – 1766)
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Dunn (13 Jul 1681 – 20 Dec 1748) m. Thomas Runyon (1675 – 16 April 1753)
    4. 4. Rev (John) Drake (5 Jul 1655 – 29 Sep 1740) m. Rebecca Trotter (5 Jul 1655 – 23 Dec 1702)
      1. 1. John Drake (2 Jun 1678 – 30 May 1758) m. Sarah Compton (1 June 1673 – 9 December 1697) m. Ann
      2. 2. Benjamin Drake (3 Jul 1683 – 30 Aug 1763) m. Mary (Runyon) (Rongnion) (2 Jul 1677 – 1748)
        1. 1. Thomas Drake (1724 – 10 Mar 1792) m. Dorothy (Van) Kirk (20 Sep 1734 – 13 Dec 1791)
        2. 2. Daniel Drake (14 Nov 1732 – 8 Feb 1818) m. Thisbe Anderson (11 Oct 1740 – 1814) m. Hannah Anderson (30 Apr 1736 – Oct 1774)
    5. 5. Samuel Drake (22 Mar 1658 – 3 Apr 1741)
    6. 6. Susannah Drake (1660 – 1757) m. John Taylor
    7. 7. Ann (Polixen) Drake (1674 – 1757) m. William Perrin
      1. 1. Anna Perrin
    8. 8. Francis Drake (23 Dec 1679 – 1 Apr 1733) m. Patience Walker (1680 – 7 Apr 1762)
      1. 1. Ephraim Drake (29 Sep 1694 – 1725)
      2. 2. Martha Drake (14 Jul 1699 – 1700)
      3. 3. Ephraim Drake (11 January 1701 – 1702)
      4. 4. Hezekiah Drake (17 Dec 1703 – 1704)
      5. 5. Martha Drake (2 Sep 1705 – 1785)
      6. 6. Rachel Drake (25 Nov 1707 – 1784)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Drake (1 Jul 1710 – 1738)
      8. 8. Francis Drake (26 Sep 1712 – 1713)
      9. 9. Benjamin Drake (19 Dec 1716 – 1717)
      10. 10. James Drake (28 Jan 1717 – 9 Dec 1757)
      11. 11. Henry Drake (8 May 1721 – May 1754)
      12. 12. Joseph Drake (13 Apr 1725 – 28 Jan 1803) m. Catherine Cheesman (1725 – 4 Aug 1791)

Robert Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1581
23 Jul 1581
Birth of Robert Drake in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1611
6 Nov 1611
Age 30
Robert Drake was married
None
1667
14 Nov 1667
Age 86
Death of Robert Drake in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1581
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1611

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: Norwich - Minutes of Court of Mayoralty, 1632-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Hampstwaite - Registers of Marriages, 1603-1807, Registers of Baptisms and Burials, 1603-1794

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1667
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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