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Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe 1566–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Death Date: 11 Apr 1628

Death Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Lady Fortescue

Spouse(s): Dorothy Button

Children(s): Sir Drake

In 1566, Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, born to Sir Bernard Drake And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue. Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe married Dorothy Button, and had children including Sir William Button Drake. Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe passed away in 1628 in Colyton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1566, Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, born to Sir Bernard Drake And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue.
  • Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe married Dorothy Button, and had children including Sir William Button Drake.
  • Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe passed away in 1628 in Colyton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Drake
1537–1586
Birth Location: Mount Drake, Ashe, England
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Lady Fortescue
1538–1601
Birth Location: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, , England
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Children(s)

Sir Drake
1596–1640
Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England
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Sir Ashe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ashe
1566–1628
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Bernard Drake
1537–1586
Mount Drake, Ashe, England
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1538–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Grandparents
John (Drake) VI
1500–1588
Ashe, Dorset, England
Amye (Anne (Lady)) Grenville
1513–1577
Stow, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1485–1554
Margaret Cole
1485–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashe's Descendants

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Sir (John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke &) Ashe (1566–11 Apr 1628) m. Dorothy Button (1568–13 Dec 1631)
  1. 1. Sir (William Button) Drake 1596–1640 m. Margaret Westover 1599–1635 m. Margaret Westover 1600–1635
    1. 1. John Drake 1622–1688
    2. 2. Endimion Drake 1634–1724
    3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1632–1674
    4. 4. Joanne Drake 1628–1670
    5. 5. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
    6. 6. Francis (Horatio) Drake 1624–1699
    7. 7. Jane Seward 1630–1693
    8. 8. Eleanor Pyne 1625–1712
    9. 9. William (Drake) II 1629–1680
    10. 10. Thomas Drake 1635–1692 m. Millicent ((widow)) Ford 1639–1696 m. Jane Holbrook 1635–1679
      1. 1. William (C) Drake 1661–1727 m. Sarah Nash 1669–1735
        1. 1. Rebecca Drake 1706–1721
        2. 2. Joseph Drake 1702–1769
        3. 3. Lydia Drake 1698–1721
        4. 4. James Drake 1691–1704
        5. 5. Daniel Drake 1708–1769
        6. 6. Abigail Drake 1689–1690
        7. 7. Sarah (Holbrook) Drake 1687–1687
        8. 8. William Drake 1695–1717
        9. 9. William Drake 1707–1770 m. Sarah Drake 1710–1815 m. Sarah Turner 1710–1815

Sir Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1628
11 Apr 1628
Age 62
Death of Sir John Fortescue Drake of Mt Darke & Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1628
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
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