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Sir William Edward Drake 1526 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1526

Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Sep 1555

Death Location: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Lady Grenville

Spouse(s): Joan Ann

Children(s): Major Croshaw, Lord Drake

Sir William Edward Drake was born in 1526 in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Drake and Lady Amye Grenville. Sir William Edward Drake married Joan Ann, and had children including Major Joseph Raleigh Croshaw, Lord Sir William Drake. Sir William Edward Drake passed away in 1555 in White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Edward Drake was born in 1526 in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Drake and Lady Amye Grenville.
  • Sir William Edward Drake married Joan Ann, and had children including Major Joseph Raleigh Croshaw, Lord Sir William Drake.
  • Sir William Edward Drake passed away in 1555 in White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Drake
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Grenville
1504 – 1577
Birth Location: Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Joan Ann
1520 – 1573
Birth Location: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
JA

Children(s)

Major Croshaw
1517 – 1604
Birth Location: Crashaw, Lancashire, England
MC
Lord Drake
1553 – 1616
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
LD

Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1526 – 1555
Birth Place: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Drake
1502 – 1558
Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Amye) Grenville
1504 – 1577
Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Drake V, Knight of Ashe & Exmouth, Lord High) Sheriff
1448 – 1554
Otterton, East Devon District, Devon, England
Lady (Margaret Ethel) Cole
1476 – 1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Roger Granville
– 1524
England
Margaret Whitley
Great-Grandparents
Sir Drake
1418 – 1449
Agnes Kailway
1422 – 1449
Sir Cole
1463 – 1543
Thomasina WALCOTT
1465 – 1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (William Edward) Drake (25 Aug 1526 – 13 Sep 1555) m. Joan Ann (1520 – 23 Sep 1573)
  1. 1. Major (Joseph Raleigh) Croshaw (1517 – 22 Nov 1604) m. Unity (Ursula) Blundell (1520 – 1570) m. Katherine Graves (1547 or 1549 or 1561 – 1607)
    1. 1. Capt (Joseph Raleigh 'Ancient Planter" Croshaw 'Ancient) Planter" (4 Dec 1570 – 22 Nov 1624) m. Joan\Johanna Bellame (1538 – 1620) m. Rachel ('Matachanna') Powhatan (1600 or 1605 – 1646)
      1. 1. Jane (Katherine) Crosher (1586 – 24 May 1636) m. Thomas ('Ancient Planter') Graves (1 Apr 1584 – 5 Nov 1635)
        1. 1. Hannah Simmons (1610 – 20 Feb 1665) m. Thomas Graves (1610 – 24 Jan 1696-1697)
  2. 2. Lord (Sir William) Drake (1553 – 3 Nov 1616) m. Lady (Phillippa) Denys (26 March 1561 – 4 October 1655)
    1. 1. Sir (Capt John) Drake (1585 – 17 August 1659) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Rogers (1600 – 7 Oct 1681) m. Lettice Shakespeare (June 1583 – 10 Nov 1623)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Drake (1625 – abt 1647)
      2. 2. Samuel Drake ( – Abt 1745)

Sir Drake's Timeline

8 Records

1518
25 Aug 1518
Birth of Sir William Edward Drake in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1518
1518
Birth of Sir William Edward Drake in Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
1526
25 Aug 1526
Birth of Sir William Edward Drake in Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
1526
25 Aug 1526
Birth of Sir William Edward Drake in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1555
23 Sep 1555
Age 29
Death of Sir William Edward Drake in White Notley, Essex, , England
White Notley, Essex, , England
1555
13 Sep 1555
Age 29
Death of Sir William Edward Drake in White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
1555
13 Sep 1555
Age 29
Death of Sir William Edward Drake in White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
1566
26 Dec 1566
Age 40
Death of Sir William Edward Drake in White Notley, Essex, England OR Upchurch, Swale Borough, Kent, England
White Notley, Essex, England OR Upchurch, Swale Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1518
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1526
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1526
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1566
    Event Place: White Notley, Essex, England OR Upchurch, Swale Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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