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Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland 1556–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1556

Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 April 1606

Death Location: Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: Vicar Francis)

Mother: Mary (Milway)

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In 1556, Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland entered the world in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Vicar Edmund Drake Sire Of Sir Francis And Mary Elizabeth Mylwaye Milway. Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland passed away in 1606 in Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland entered the world in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Vicar Edmund Drake Sire Of Sir Francis And Mary Elizabeth Mylwaye Milway.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland passed away in 1606 in Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Buckland's Ancestors

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Sir Buckland
1556–1606
Birth Place: Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Vicar Edmund Drake (Sire of Sir Francis)
1518–1566
Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth Mylwaye) (Milway)
1514–1566
Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (John VI. Drake of Exmouth & Ashe* Knight High Sheriff of Devon V) 'angsax
1474–1554
Otterton, East Devon District, Devon, England
Margaret (Cole Drake Heiress of Rill) Cole
1476–1554
Exmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
Richard Mylwaye
1500–1555
Ashe, Devon, England
Lady (Joan Florence) Trelawney
1502–1589
Launceton, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John IV
1448–1533
Agnes 'angsax
1453–1484
John Cole
1460–1543
Thomasine Devon
1467–1547
Robert Malet
1470–1555
Joane
1480–1555
William Trelawney
1474–1513
Lady Toose
1478–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walcott
1441–1467
Sir Trelawney)
1450–1513
Florence Courtenay
1500–1520
Sir Somerset
1450–1502
Johanna Lady
1454–1504

Sir Buckland's Timeline

2 Records

1556
14 April 1556
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland in Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1606
4 April 1606
Age 50
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Drake, of Buckland in Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1556
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1606
    Event Place: Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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