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Sir John Drake, Captain 1591–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Death Date: 25 Aug 1636

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

Father: John Drake

Mother: Dorothea Button

Spouse(s): Elinor Butler

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashe, Dorothy (Fry), John Baron, Sir Drake, Henry Drake

The story of Sir John Drake, Captain began in 1591 in Colyton, Devon, England. Sir John Drake, Captain married Elinor Helen Boteler Butler, and had children including Dorothy Drake Fry, Elizabeth Drake Lady Of Ashe, Henry Drake, John Drake Baron, Sir Thomas Drake. Sir John Drake, Captain passed away in 1636 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Drake, Captain began in 1591 in Colyton, Devon, England.
  • Sir John Drake, Captain married Elinor Helen Boteler Butler, and had children including Dorothy Drake Fry, Elizabeth Drake Lady Of Ashe, Henry Drake, John Drake Baron, Sir Thomas Drake.
  • Sir John Drake, Captain passed away in 1636 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Drake
1565–1628
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
JD
Dorothea Button
1568–1631
Birth Location: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
DB

Spouses(s)

Elinor Butler
1595–1666
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
EB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ashe
1622–1698
Birth Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
EA
Dorothy (Fry)
1637–1695
Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
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John Baron
1625–1669
Birth Location: Wiscombe, Devon, England
JB
Sir Drake
1629–1659
Birth Location: Ashe Manor, Musbury, Devonshire, England
SD
Henry Drake
1621–1688
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
HD

Sir Captain's Ancestors

Self
Sir Captain
1591–1636
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England
Parents
John Drake
1565–1628
Colyton, Devon, England
Dorothea Button
1568–1631
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Bernard Drake, Elizabethan sea captain, knighted by Queen Elizabeth) I
1523–1586
Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
Elizabeth Drake
1517–1586
Ashe, Dorsetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Musbury
1502–1558
Lady "Longshanks"
1504–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sheriff
1474–1554
Lady Cole
1476–1554
Sir I
1477–1524
Lady Whitley
1474–1514

Sir Captain's Descendants

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Sir (John Drake,) Captain (1591–25 Aug 1636) m. Elinor (Helen Boteler) Butler (1595–2 Oct 1666)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Drake, Lady of) Ashe 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston Churchill, Lord 1st Duke Marlborough, Cavalier) Colonel 1620–1688
    1. 1. General (John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough, War of the Spanish Succession, victories at Battle of Blenheim) (1704) 1650–1722 m. Sarah (Jennings Jenyns, Duchess of) Marlborough 1660–1744 m. Barbara (Villiers, Royal Courtesan), Countess of Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland) Villiers 1640–1709
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Churchill, Countess of) Sunderland 1683–1716 m. Charles (Spencer, 3rd Earl Sunderland, 2nd Duke Marlborough, First Lord of the Treasury, Whig) Party 1674–1722
        1. 1. Lt (Gen Charles Spencer-Churchill, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of) Sunderland 1706–1758 m. Lady (Elizabeth Spencer Trevor, Countess of Sunderland, Duchess of) Marlborough 1708–1761
        2. 2. John (Spencer, Viscount of) Althorp 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline Carteret) Lady 1716–1780
        3. 3. Robert (Spencer, 4th Earl of) Sunderland 1701–1729
        4. 4. Lady (Anne) Spencer 1702–1769
        5. 5. Diana (Spencer, Duchess of) Bedford 1710–1735
        6. 6. Lady (Francis Spencer Countess of) Carlisle 1697–1742
        7. 7. Samuel ("Lord Sunderland") Spencer 1705–
      2. 2. Henrietta (Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, Countess of) Godolphin 1681–1733 m. The (Right Honorable Francis E Godolphin, 2nd Earl of) Godolphin 1678–1766
        1. 1. Mary (Godolphin, Duchess of) Leeds 1723–1764
      3. 3. John (Churchill, Marquess of) Blandford 1686–1702
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Churchill, Lady, Countess of) Bridgewater 1687–1714
      5. 5. Mary (or Margaret Churchill, Lady, Duchess of) Montagu 1689–1787 m. John (Montagu, Duke of Montague, Colonel, Major-General of Ordnance,) courtier 1689–1749
        1. 1. John Montagu 1706–1711
      6. 6. Charles (Churchill,) Lord 1690–1692
      7. 7. Barbara (Benedicta FitzRoy Churchill,) Illegitimate 1672–1732 m. James (Douglas) merge 1658–1712
    2. 2. Lady (Arabella) Godfrey 1648–1730
    3. 3. Hon (George Churchill, Admiral of the) Blue 1653–1710
    4. 4. Lt (Gen Charles) Churchill 1656–1714
    5. 5. Mountjoy Churchill 1658–1722 m. Sarah ("Lady Duchess Marlborough") Jennings 1660–1744
      1. 1. Robert ("Honorable") Churchill 1673–1743
    6. 6. Jasper Churchill 1660–1647
    7. 7. Sir (Theobald Churchill, Clerk in Holy Orders Chaplain in Churchill's Dragoons, no) issue 1663–1684
  2. 2. Dorothy (Drake) (Fry) 1637–1695 m. William Fry 1611–1658
    1. 1. Edward Fry 1652–1673
    2. 2. John Fry 1639–1716
    3. 3. Gideon Fry 1638–1670
    4. 4. Nicholas Fry 1642–1698
    5. 5. Henry Fry 1645–
  3. 3. John (Drake,) Baron 1625–1669
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas) Drake 1629–1659
  5. 5. Henry Drake 1621–1688

Sir Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Sir John Drake, Captain in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1636
25 Aug 1636
Age 45
Death of Sir John Drake, Captain in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1636
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Yardley Family, 1402-1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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