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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 Cole

Spouse(s): Anne Grenville, Margaret Drake

Children(s): William I, Bernard Drake, Richard Drake, Robert Drake, Robert Drake, Edmund Drake, Leonard DRAKE, Agnes Drake, Katherine Drake, Sir Drake, Johanna 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 Anne Grenville, Margaret Drake, and had children including Agnes Lady Drake, Bernard Drake, Edmund Drake, Johanna Drake, Katherine Drake, Leonard Harquebusier Of Newton Saint Cyres Drake, Richard Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Richard Drake, William Drake I. 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 Anne Grenville, Margaret Drake, and had children including Agnes Lady Drake, Bernard Drake, Edmund Drake, Johanna Drake, Katherine Drake, Leonard Harquebusier Of Newton Saint Cyres Drake, Richard Drake, Robert Drake, Sir Richard Drake, William Drake I.
  • Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe passed away in 1558 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheriff
1474–1554
Birth Location: Otterton, East Devon District, Devon, England
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Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Anne Grenville
1513–1577
Birth Location: Stow (Devonshire) England
AG
Margaret Drake
–1564
Birth Location: –
MD

Children(s)

William I
1526–1555
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
WI
Bernard Drake
1537–1586
Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
BD
Richard Drake
1534–1603
Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
RD
Robert Drake
1528–1549
Birth Location: Wiscombe and, South Leigh, Devonnd, England, United Kingdom
RD
Robert Drake
1528–1600
Birth Location: Southleigh, East Devon District, Devon, England
RD
Edmund Drake
1518–1566
Birth Location: Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
ED
Leonard DRAKE
1545–1623
Birth Location: Devon, England
LD
Agnes Drake
1518–1547
Birth Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England
AD
Katherine Drake
1525–
Birth Location: Devon, England
KD
Sir Drake
1517–1557
Birth Location: St Peter, London, England
SD
Johanna Drake
1519–1543
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
JD

Sir Ashe's Ancestors

Self
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, East Devon District, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John (IV. Drake of Otterton husband of Agnes Kelloway of Otterton) 'angsax
1448–1533
Otterton, Devon, England
Agnes (Kelloway of Otterton wife of John Drake of Otterton) 'angsax
1453–1484
Otterton, Devon, England
John Cole
1460–1543
slade and ashe, devonshire, england
Thomasina Walcott
1465–1547
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walcott
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. Anne Grenville (1513–18 February 1577) m. Margaret Drake (–September 1564)
  1. 1. William (Drake) I 1526–1555 m. Anne Marsham 1526–1573
    1. 1. Vice (Admiral Sir William Drake,) Gent 1553–1617 m. Phillippa Dennis 1557–1617 m. Mary Newman 1540–1587
      1. 1. ROBERT (FRANCIS ADAM III DRAKE 1580 ENG -) NH 1581–1668 m. Geertruid (Jansdr. Hoogewerf Van) Driel 1597–1666 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Gawton 1584–1640 m. Jane Drake 1581–1640 m. Susan Knopp 1583–1611
        1. 1. Francis (Robert Drake) Sr 1615–1687 m. Mary (Ann Patience (Polly) Walker Drake) (NH-NJ) 1625–1688
        2. 2. Abraham Drake 1635–1676
        3. 3. Jane Drake 1614–1676
        4. 4. Nathaniel Drake 1612–1653
        5. 5. Pasquelle Drake 1616–1670
        6. 6. Patience Drake 1624–
        7. 7. Rachell Drake 1623–
        8. 8. Robert Drake 1623–1652
        9. 9. Susannah Drake 1615–1663
        10. 10. Mary Walker 1625–1688
        11. 11. Capt. (Francis) Drake 1618–1688
        12. 12. Elizabeth Drake 1623–1658
        13. 13. Jean Drake 1625–
        14. 14. Mary Drake 1625–1700
        15. 15. Nathaniel Drake 1612–1691
      2. 2. Alice Drake 1590–
      3. 3. Coleen ((Dennis)) Drake 1588–1619
      4. 4. Ellen Drake 1584–
      5. 5. Francis Drake 1580–
      6. 6. Isabella Drake 1579–1639
      7. 7. Isabella Drake 1587–1639
      8. 8. Joan Drake 1592–1680
      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–
      14. 14. Bridget Courtenay 1582–1634
      15. 15. Thomas Drake 1598–1661
      16. 16. Bridget Courtenay 1582–1634
      17. 17. Amy Drake 1594–1680
      18. 18. Hugh Drake –1716
    2. 2. William (Edward) Drake 1550–1616
    3. 3. Joan Drake 1548–1555
    4. 4. Mary Drake 1544–
    5. 5. Sir (Francis) Drake 1540–1596
    6. 6. John Drake 1553–1616
    7. 7. Dennis Drake 1554–1555
    8. 8. Brigit Drake 1546–1555
    9. 9. John Drake 1548–1555
    10. 10. Robert Drake 1580–1668
    11. 11. Barbary (or Barbara) Drake 1542–1555
    12. 12. Isabella (Gibson) Drake, 1548–1585
    13. 13. Agnes Drake 1540–1555
  2. 2. Bernard Drake 1537–1586
  3. 3. Richard Drake 1534–1603
  4. 4. Robert Drake 1528–1549
  5. 5. Robert Drake 1528–1600
  6. 6. Edmund Drake 1518–1566
  7. 7. Leonard ("Harquebusier of Newton Saint Cyres") DRAKE 1545–1623
  8. 8. Agnes (Lady) Drake 1518–1547
  9. 9. Katherine Drake 1525–
  10. 10. Sir (Richard) Drake 1517–1557
  11. 11. Johanna Drake 1519–1543

Sir Ashe's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John VI Drake of Mt. Drake & Ashe in Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
1535
1535
Age 35
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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Ashe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    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] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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