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Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button 1537–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Ashes, Devon, England

Father: Sir Alton

Mother: Agnes Cater

Spouse(s): Anna Whitinge

Children(s): Dorothy Button

In 1537, Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button entered the world in Ashton, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir William Button I Of Alton And Agnes Anne Cater. Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button married Anna Whitinge, and had children including Dorothy Button. Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button passed away in 1590 in Ashes, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button entered the world in Ashton, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir William Button I Of Alton And Agnes Anne Cater.
  • Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button married Anna Whitinge, and had children including Dorothy Button.
  • Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button passed away in 1590 in Ashes, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Alton
1480–1547
Birth Location: Alton, Southampton, England
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Agnes Cater
1496–1528
Birth Location: Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Whitinge
1541–
Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Birth Location: Eng
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Sir Button's Ancestors

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Sir Button
1537–1590
Birth Place: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir William Button I of Alton
1480–1547
Alton, Southampton, England
Agnes (Anne) Cater
1496–1528
Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Button of) Alton
1470–1524
Alton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Button's Descendants

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Sir (William ( Button of Ashton)) Button (1537–1590) m. Anna Whitinge (1541–)
  1. 1. Dorothy Button 1568–1631 m. Sir (John) Drake 1566–1628
    1. 1. Mary Drake 1594–1643
    2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1598–
    3. 3. Mary Drake 1618–
    4. 4. Sir (William Button) Drake 1596–1642 m. Margaret (Ann) Westover 1599–1635
      1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
      2. 2. Joan Drake 1628–1670 m. Thomas Randall 1632–1711
        1. 1. Thomas (Randall) Jr. 1659–1673
      3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1632–1674
      4. 4. Edmion Drake 1634–1724
      5. 5. Jane Drake 1631–1693
      6. 6. Eleanor Drake 1625–1712
      7. 7. William Drake 1629–1680
      8. 8. John (Drake) SR 1621–1648 m. Jane (') Glanwell 1628–
      9. 9. Thomas (Westover) Drake 1635–1692 m. Jane Holbrook 1636–1679 m. Millicent Ford 1635–1696
        1. 1. Benajmin Drake 1677–1759 m. Sarah Poole 1676–1775
        2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1668–1748 m. John (Phillips) Captain 1672–1760
        3. 3. Experience Drake 1683–1712 m. William Richards 1681–1728
        4. 4. John Drake 1659–1717
        5. 5. Thomas Drake 1657–1728
        6. 6. William Drake 1707–1770
        7. 7. Joseph Drake 1663–1719
        8. 8. Mary Drake 1585–1665
        9. 9. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
        10. 10. William Drake 1661–1727 m. Sarah (Susannah) Nash 1669–1735
        11. 11. Amy Drake 1665–1689 m. Joshua Phillips 1662–1692
        12. 12. Elishama Drake 1667–1718
      10. 10. Elizabeth Drake 1621–1716
      11. 11. Francis (Horatio) Drake 1639–
    5. 5. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. Eleanor Boteler 1596–1666
      1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1620–
      2. 2. Henry Drake 1621–1688
      3. 3. Gertrude Drake 1623–
      4. 4. Jane Drake 1624–
      5. 5. Sir (John "1st Baronet of Ashe") Drake 1625–1669
      6. 6. George Drake 1628–1664
      7. 7. Thomas Drake 1629–1659
      8. 8. William Drake 1637–1699
      9. 9. Elizabeth Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston Cavalier Colonel) Churchill 1620–1688
        1. 1. Henry Churchill 1644–
        2. 2. Marlborough Churchill 1650–1722
        3. 3. Charles (Lieutenant General) Churchill 1656–1714
        4. 4. Charles Churchill 1450–1474
        5. 5. Mountjoy Churchill 1659–1659
        6. 6. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730 m. James (II King of England) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Charles Godfery 1647–1714
        7. 7. George Churchill 1653–1710
        8. 8. Jasper Churchill 1645–
        9. 9. Marlborough Churchill 1650–1722
        10. 10. Winston Churchill 1646–1647
        11. 11. John ("1st Duke of Marlborough") Churchill 1650–1722 m. Sarah Jennings 1660–1744

Sir Button's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button in Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
1590
1590
Age 53
Death of Sir William ( Button of Ashton) Button in Ashes, Devon, England
Ashes, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ashton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Ashes, Devon, England
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