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Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe 1517–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 April 1586

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

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Ann Grenville

Spouse(s): Lady Fortescue

Children(s): Sir Ashe

Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe was born in 1517 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Of Musbury John Vii Drake And Ann Anne Anna Amye Grenville. Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe married Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mt Darke Amp Ashe. Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe passed away in 1586 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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  • Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe was born in 1517 in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord Of Musbury John Vii Drake And Ann Anne Anna Amye Grenville.
  • Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe married Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mt Darke Amp Ashe.
  • Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe passed away in 1586 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Sir Ashe's Ancestors

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Sir Ashe
1517–1586
Birth Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord of Musbury John VII Drake
1502–1588
Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ann (Anne Anna Amye) Grenville
1503–1577
Ash Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England / Stow Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (V) Drake
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Roger Grenville
1477–1524
Stow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Whitley
1500–
Efford (Devonshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashe's Descendants

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Sir (Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and) Ashe (1517–10 April 1586) m. Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue (1535–10 February 1601)
  1. 1. Sir (John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp,) Ashe 1550–1628 m. Eleanor Boteler 1566–1634 m. Dorothea Button 1568–1631
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Christiana Johnson) Drake 1583–1643 m. Abraham (Pearson) Pierson 1580–1636
      1. 1. John Pearson 1618–1660
      2. 2. Michael Pearson 1611–1656
      3. 3. Abraham (Pierson) Pearson 1616–1678
    2. 2. Sir (Lord John of Ashe) Drake 1591–1636 m. Elinor (Helena Butler De) Boteler 1596–1666
      1. 1. Dorothy (Drake) Fry –1695
      2. 2. Elizabeth Churchill 1622–1698 m. Winston Churchill 1620–1688
        1. 1. George Churchill 1653–1710
        2. 2. Dorothy Churchill 1657–
        3. 3. Barbara Churchill 1666–
        4. 4. Charles Churchill 1656–1714
        5. 5. Montjoy Churchill 1658–
        6. 6. Mary Churchill 1664–
        7. 7. Winston Churchill 1646–1647
        8. 8. Theobald Churchill 1663–1685
        9. 9. Jasper Churchill 1660–
        10. 10. John Churchill 1650–1722
        11. 11. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730
      3. 3. George Drake 1620–
      4. 4. Henry Drake 1621–1688
      5. 5. John Drake 1624–1669

Sir Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe in Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1586
10 April 1586
Age 69
Death of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1586
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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