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Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe 1566–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1566

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Apr 1628

Death Location: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Lady Fortescue

Spouse(s): Lady Button

Children(s): John Drake, Mary ?), Mary Drake,, William Drake,

In 1566, Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue. Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe married Lady Dorothea Drake Button, and had children including John Drake, Mary Christian Drake, Mary Drake Or Grove, William Drake. Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe passed away in 1628 in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1566, Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe entered the world in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Bernard Drake Knight Of Mount Drake And Ashe And Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Fortescue.
  • Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe married Lady Dorothea Drake Button, and had children including John Drake, Mary Christian Drake, Mary Drake Or Grove, William Drake.
  • Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe passed away in 1628 in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Ashe's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ashe
1566–1628
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and Ashe
1528–1586
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1538–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Drake- of) Ashe
1500–1588
Ashe (Dorsetshire) England
Lady (Amy Anne) Grenville
1504–1577
Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Bartholomeus Fortescue
1506–1557
Fillegh, South Moulton, Devonshire, England
Lady (Ellen (Eleyn) (Elyne)) Moore
1505–1541
Chewton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Sir O
1477–1524
Lady Whitleigh
1474–1514
John Fortescue
1472–
Jacquet Fortescue
1470–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashe's Descendants

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Sir (John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and) Ashe (11 Apr 1566–11 Apr 1628) m. Lady (Dorothea (Drake)) Button (1568–13 December 1631)
  1. 1. John Drake 1620–1689 m. Anne Wright 1623–1666
    1. 1. Margaret Drake 1640–1682 m. John Revill 1640–
      1. 1. Margaret Revell 1672–1732 m. William Harvy 1669–1711
        1. 1. William Harvey 1694–1765 m. Jane Johnson 1707–1783
        2. 2. Hannah Harby 1705–
        3. 3. Mary Harby 1701–
        4. 4. Francis Harby 1711–
  2. 2. Mary (Drake (OR Grove) ?) 1600–1636
  3. 3. Mary (Christian) Drake, 1594–1643
  4. 4. William Drake, 1596–1640

Sir Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1566
11 Apr 1566
Birth of Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1628
11 Apr 1628
Age 62
Death of Sir John Francis\Fortesque Drake VI, MP, Vice Admiral, Pirate Explorer, ❤️ of Mt Drake and Ashe in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1566
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1628
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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