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Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe 1537–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 April 1586

Death Location: Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Drake

Mother: Amy Grenville

Spouse(s): Lady Fortescue

Children(s): Sir Drake, John Drake

The story of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe began in 1537 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe married Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including John Drake, Sir William Drake. Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe began in 1537 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe married Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue, and had children including John Drake, Sir William Drake.
  • Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe passed away in 1586 in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Ashe's Ancestors

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Sir Ashe
1537–1586
Birth Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Drake
1525–1584
Halstead, Essex, England
Amy Grenville
1504–1577
Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Roger) Grenville
1477–1524
Stowe Castle, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Whitleigh
1474–1514
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 (1537–10 April 1586) m. Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue (1538–10 February 1601)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Drake 1553–1616 m. Joan Merrylls 1557–1617
    1. 1. Joanna 1579–1639 m. John (Smith) Bland 1572–1668
      1. 1. Isabella Bland 1611–1700 m. Francis Austin 1594–1642
        1. 1. Jemminia Asten 1641–1705 m. John Knowles 1632–1705
        2. 2. Benjamin Austin 1622–1681
        3. 3. Isabella Austin 1639–1719
        4. 4. Mathew Austin 1635–1684
        5. 5. Elizabeth Austin 1613–1677
        6. 6. George Austin 1643–
        7. 7. Joseph Austin 1637–1642
    2. 2. Thomas Drake 1592–1624
    3. 3. Ellen Drake 1596–
    4. 4. Joane Drake 1590–1624
    5. 5. William Drake 1578–1619
    6. 6. Thomas Drake 1582–1623
    7. 7. Elizabeth Drake 1598–
    8. 8. Robert Drake 1581–1664
    9. 9. Joshua Drake 1584–1584
    10. 10. Alice Drake 1593–
    11. 11. Joseph Drake 1588–1624
    12. 12. Anne Drake 1595–1630
  2. 2. John Drake 1565–1628

Sir Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1586
10 April 1586
Age 49
Death of Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe in Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1586
    Event Place: Crediton, Mid Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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