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Sir Bernard Drake 1552–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1552

Birth Location: Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England

Death Date: 4 Mar 1640

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wiscombe

Mother: Lady (Drake)

Spouse(s): Jane Knopp, Margaret Mayne, Phillippa Dennis, Edith Hatch

Children(s): Elizabeth Drake, Robert Drake, Gillian DRAKE, Elizabeth Drake

In 1552, Sir Bernard Drake entered the world in Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Drake I Esq Lord Of Wiscombe And Lady Elizabeth Prideaux Drake. Sir Bernard Drake married Edith Gertrude Hatch, Jane Annette Knopp, Margaret Mayne, Phillippa Dennis, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Maud Drake, Gillian Drake, Robert Drake. Sir Bernard Drake passed away in 1640 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Sir Bernard Drake entered the world in Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Drake I Esq Lord Of Wiscombe And Lady Elizabeth Prideaux Drake.
  • Sir Bernard Drake married Edith Gertrude Hatch, Jane Annette Knopp, Margaret Mayne, Phillippa Dennis, and had children including Elizabeth Drake, Elizabeth Maud Drake, Gillian Drake, Robert Drake.
  • Sir Bernard Drake passed away in 1640 in Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1552–1640
Birth Place: Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Robert DRAKE I, Esq, Lord of Wiscombe
1528–1600
Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devon, England
Lady (Elizabeth Prideaux) (Drake)
1523–1572
South Leigh, Devon, , England
Grandparents
John ((The Young)) Drake
1474–1554
Otterton, Devonshire, England
Margaret (Of Rill) Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rill
1468–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Coles\Colles
1440–

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (Bernard) Drake (Abt. 1552–4 Mar 1640) m. Jane (Annette) Knopp (1556–1618) m. Margaret Mayne (APPROX 1555–1639) m. Phillippa Dennis (05 Apr 1561–05 Oct 1655) m. Edith (Gertrude) Hatch (1553–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Drake 1585–1670 m. James Crandall 1586–1676
    1. 1. John Crandall 1617–1676 m. Mary Opp 1633–1670 m. Hannah Gaylord 1646–1678 m. Sarah Crandall –1670
      1. 1. John Crandall 1649–1704 m. Elizabeth Gorton 1641–1704
        1. 1. *Peter Crandall 1685–1765 m. *Susannah Tefft 1685–1737
        2. 2. John Crandall 1673–1707
        3. 3. Elizabeth Crandall 1675–1704
        4. 4. Mary Crandall 1681–1763
        5. 5. Samuel Crandall 1686–1758
        6. 6. Eber Crandall 1676–1767
        7. 7. Peter Crandall 1672–1704
      2. 2. James Crandall 1651–1681
      3. 3. Jeremiah Crandall 1674–1718
      4. 4. Eber Crandall 1676–1727
      5. 5. Joseph Crandall 1661–1737
      6. 6. Jane Crandall 1653–1715
      7. 7. Samuel Crandall 1663–1736
      8. 8. Peter Crandall 1655–1734
      9. 9. Samuel Crandall 1640–1736
      10. 10. John Crandell –1693
    2. 2. Peter Crandall 1655–1734
    3. 3. Jane Crandall 1653–1715
    4. 4. Samuel Crandall 1613–1676
    5. 5. Samuel Crandall 1663–1736
    6. 6. Joseph Crandall 1661–1737
    7. 7. Ann Crandall 1621–1622
    8. 8. Sarah (CRANDALL) Colby 1665–1758
    9. 9. James Crandall 1617–1676
    10. 10. Joseph Crandall 1610–1676
  2. 2. Robert Drake 1577–1642
  3. 3. Gillian DRAKE 1605–1669
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Maud) Drake 1580–1658

Sir Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1552
Abt. 1552
Birth of Sir Bernard Drake in Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England
Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England
1640
4 Mar 1640
Age 88
Death of Sir Bernard Drake in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1552
    Event Place: Wiscome, Ashe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1636; Page Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1640
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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