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Sir Richard Drake 1517 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1517

Birth Location: St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG

Death Date: 31 Jan 1604

Death Location: Chedar, Somerset, ENG

Father: Thomas Drake

Mother: Agnes "Boteler"

Spouse(s): Christian Fawcett

Children(s): Margaret GGM)

The story of Sir Richard Drake began in 1517 in St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG. Sir Richard Drake married Christian Christine Fawcett, and had children including Margaret or Mary Anne Mary Drake Rowland? (Brewer) (11th GGM). Sir Richard Drake passed away in 1604 in Chedar, Somerset, ENG.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Drake began in 1517 in St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG.
  • Sir Richard Drake married Christian Christine Fawcett, and had children including Margaret or Mary Anne Mary Drake Rowland? (Brewer) (11th GGM).
  • Sir Richard Drake passed away in 1604 in Chedar, Somerset, ENG.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Drake
1460 – 1541
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Agnes "Boteler"
1464 – 1550
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian Fawcett
1521 – 1557
Birth Location: Abbots Isle, Somerset, ENG
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Children(s)

Margaret GGM)
1545 – 1624
Birth Location: Little Bolton, Lancashire, Lancashire, England
MG

Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1517 – 1604
Birth Place: St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG
Parents
Thomas Drake
1460 – 1541
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Agnes (Butler) "Boteler"
1464 – 1550
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Drake (about 1517 – 31 Jan 1604) m. Christian (Christine) Fawcett (about 1521 – about 1557)
  1. 1. Margaret (or Mary Anne Mary Drake Rowland? (Brewer) (11th) GGM) (1545 – abt 1624) m. Sir (Humphrey Warde (11th) GGF) (1545 – )
    1. 1. Ellen (Warde (10th) GGM) (1572 – 7 Mar 1635) m. Sir (Thomas Hewley (10th) GGF) (1570 – 1615)
      1. 1. Anne (Hewley) Smyth (1600 – 1678) m. John (William Smyth Esquire of Dundrum County) Down (13 Jan 1600 – 1650)
        1. 1. William (John) Smith (1621 – 21 Jul 1678) m. Jane (Isabel) Wilberfoss (1640 – Nov 1680)

Sir Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1517
about 1517
Birth of Sir Richard Drake in St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG
St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG
1604
31 Jan 1604
Age 87
Death of Sir Richard Drake in Chedar, Somerset, ENG
Chedar, Somerset, ENG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1517
    Event Place: St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1604
    Event Place: Chedar, Somerset, ENG
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