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Sir John, VI Drake 1502 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Ash, Musbury Par, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 October 1588

Death Location: Ashe Manor, Musburg, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Sheriff

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s): Amy Grenville

Children(s): Elizabeth Drake

Early life: Sir John VI Drake Lord of Musbury arrived in Ash, Musbury Par, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1502, born to John Drake V. Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff and Lady Margaret Cole Drake. Over time, Sir John VI Drake Lord of Musbury formed a family with Amy Anne Grenville, which included Elizabeth Drake. Sir John VI Drake Lord of Musbury concluded life in Ashe Manor, Musburg, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1588.

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Parents

John Sheriff
1474 – 1554
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Lady Drake
1476 – 1554
Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Amy Grenville
1513 – 1577
Birth Location: Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Drake
1540 – 1599
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1502
    Event Place: Ash, Musbury Par, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 08 Dec 1667
    Event Place: Little Waltham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 October 1558
    Event Place: Ashe Manor, Musburg, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 October 1588
    Event Place: Ashe Manor, Musburg, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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