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Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe 1500–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1558

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

Father: John Sheriff

Mother: Margaret Drake

Spouse(s): Martha Companion,, Amye Drake, Margaret Drake

Children(s): Sir Drake, Sir Drake, Anne Drake, Edward Drake, Humphrey Drake, Johane Drake, John Drake, Katherine Drake, Lady Drake, Richard Drake, Sir Drake, Sir Drake, Sir Drake, Thomas Drake

The story of Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe began in 1500 in Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England. Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe married Amye Drake, Ann Drake, Margaret Drake, Martha Maria Buckland Knights Lady Companion, and had children including Anne Drake, Edward Drake, Humphrey Drake, Johane Drake, John Drake, Katherine Drake, Lady Agnes Drake, Richard Drake, Sir Barnard Drake, Sir Edmund Drake, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Robert Drake, Sir William Edward Drake, Thomas Drake. Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe passed away in 1558 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe began in 1500 in Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England.
  • Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe married Amye Drake, Ann Drake, Margaret Drake, Martha Maria Buckland Knights Lady Companion, and had children including Anne Drake, Edward Drake, Humphrey Drake, Johane Drake, John Drake, Katherine Drake, Lady Agnes Drake, Richard Drake, Sir Barnard Drake, Sir Edmund Drake, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Robert Drake, Sir William Edward Drake, Thomas Drake.
  • Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe passed away in 1558 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashe's Ancestors

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Sir Ashe
1500–1558
Birth Place: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
Parents
John Drake V. Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Drake
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John Cole
1460–1543
slade and ashe, devonshire, england
Thomasina Walcott
1465–1547
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Walcott\Wolcott
1441–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashe's Descendants

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Sir (John VI Drake of Mt. Drake &) Ashe (1500–4 Oct 1558) m. Martha (Maria Buckland Knights Lady) Companion, (1515–1575) m. Amye Drake (1513–1577) m. Margaret Drake (–September 1564)
  1. 1. Sir (William Edward) Drake 1518–1555 m. Ann Marsham 1522–1573
    1. 1. Vice (Admiral Sir William Drake,) Gent 1553–1617 m. Joane (Webb) Drake 1557–1617
      1. 1. Robert (DRAKE of Devon Eng. and Piscataway, NJ See Johann Heinrich Schatzmann) 1947 1581–1668 m. Susanna Knapp 1581–1640
        1. 1. Francis (Captain Founding Commander of The Jersey Blues DRAKE of Devon Eng. and Piscataway,) NJ 1615–1687 m. Mary (Ann Patience (Polly) Walker Drake) (NH-NJ) 1625–1688 m. Mary (Ann Patience (Polly) Walker) (Drake) 1625–1688
      2. 2. Alice Drake 1590–
      3. 3. Collens Drake 1588–
      4. 4. Ellen Drake 1584–
      5. 5. Francis Drake 1580–
      6. 6. Isabella Drake 1579–1639
      7. 7. Isabella Drake 1587–1639
      8. 8. Joanne Drake 1592–
      9. 9. Joseph Drake 1584–1623
      10. 10. Joshua Drake 1584–1584
      11. 11. Susan Drake 1586–
      12. 12. Thomas Drake 1582–1623
      13. 13. William Drake 1583–
    2. 2. Isabella Drake 1549–1639
    3. 3. Dennis Drake 1554–1555
    4. 4. Brigit Drake 1546–1555
    5. 5. Barbary (or Barbara) Drake 1542–1555
    6. 6. Joan Drake 1548–1596
    7. 7. Sir (Francis) Drake 1540–1596
    8. 8. Agnes Drake 1540–1555
    9. 9. John Drake 1553–1616
    10. 10. Mary Drake 1555–1625
  2. 2. Sir (Robert) Drake 1528–1549
  3. 3. Anne Drake 1527–1565
  4. 4. Edward Drake 1536–1544
  5. 5. Humphrey Drake 1532–1578
  6. 6. Johane Drake 1530–1538
  7. 7. John Drake 1534–1555
  8. 8. Katherine Drake 1525–
  9. 9. Lady (Agnes) Drake 1518–1548
  10. 10. Richard Drake 1521–1604
  11. 11. Sir (Barnard) Drake 1517–1586
  12. 12. Sir (Edmund) Drake 1530–1566
  13. 13. Sir (Francis) Drake 1588–1637
  14. 14. Thomas Drake 1540–1532

Sir Ashe's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe in Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
1525
1525
Age 25
Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe was married in Ashe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ashe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1558
4 Oct 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
1667
08 Dec 1667
Age 167
Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe was baptized in Little Waltham, Essex, England
Little Waltham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 172.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BZ1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1667
    Event Place: Little Waltham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Ashe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Lucius Beebe of Wakefield and Sylenda Morris Beebe, his wife : their forbears and descendants

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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