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Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe 1550–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1550

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 April 1628

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

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Lady Fortescue

Spouse(s): Eleanor Boteler, Dorothea Button

Children(s): Lady Drake, Sir Drake

Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe was born in 1550 in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue. Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe married Dorothea Button, Eleanor Boteler, and had children including Lady Mary Christiana Johnson Drake, Sir Lord John Of Ashe Drake. Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe passed away in 1628 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe was born in 1550 in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue.
  • Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe married Dorothea Button, Eleanor Boteler, and had children including Lady Mary Christiana Johnson Drake, Sir Lord John Of Ashe Drake.
  • Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe passed away in 1628 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ashe
1550–1628
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe
1517–1586
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1535–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Roger Grenville
1477–1524
Margaret Whitley
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashe's Descendants

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Sir (John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp,) Ashe (1 June 1550–11 April 1628) m. Eleanor Boteler (2 December 1566–8 June 1634) m. Dorothea Button (1568–13 December 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

1550
1 June 1550
Birth of Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1628
11 April 1628
Age 78
Death of Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1550
    Event Place: Colyton, 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 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1628
    Event Place: Colyton, 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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