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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)

Early life: Sir Richard Drake arrived in St Peter, London,or Chedar, Somerset, ENG in 1517, born to Thomas Drake and Agnes Butler "Boteler". Over time, Sir Richard Drake formed a family with Christian Christine Fawcett, which included Margaret or Mary Anne Mary Drake Rowland? (Brewer) (11th GGM). Sir Richard Drake concluded life in Chedar, Somerset, ENG in 1604.

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Parents

Thomas Drake
1460 – 1541
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
TD
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
CF

Children(s)

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

Sources

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

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