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Sir Capt John Drake 1585 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 17 August 1659

Death Location: Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America

Father: Lord Drake

Mother: Lady Denys

Spouse(s): Lady Rogers, Lettice Shakespeare

Children(s): Mary Drake, Samuel Drake

Sir Capt John Drake was born in 1585 in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Lord Sir William Drake and Lady Phillippa Denys. Sir Capt John Drake married Lady Elizabeth Rogers, Lettice Shakespeare, and had children including Mary Ann Drake, Samuel Drake. Sir Capt John Drake passed away in 1659 in Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America.

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Biography

  • Sir Capt John Drake was born in 1585 in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England, the child of Lord Sir William Drake and Lady Phillippa Denys.
  • Sir Capt John Drake married Lady Elizabeth Rogers, Lettice Shakespeare, and had children including Mary Ann Drake, Samuel Drake.
  • Sir Capt John Drake passed away in 1659 in Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1585 – 1659
Birth Place: Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir William Drake
1553 – 1616
Halstead, Essex, England
Lady (Phillippa) Denys
1561 – 1655
Bicton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Edward) Drake
1526 – 1555
Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert, Lord of Holcombe Burnel) Dennis
1525 – 1592
Holcombe-Burnel, Devonshire, ENG
Lady (Margaret Godolphin, Baroness of Holcombe) Burnel
1546 – 1592
Godolphin Manor, Helston, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Drake
1502 – 1558
Lady Grenville
1504 – 1577
Wynette Holcombe
1512 – 1590
Sea Isles
1520 – 1570
Lady Bonython
1525 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sheriff
1448 – 1554
Lady Cole
1476 – 1554
Roger Granville
– 1524
Margaret Whitley

Sir Drake's Descendants

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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

7 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Sir Capt John Drake in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England
1585
1585
Birth of Sir Capt John Drake in Wiscombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Wiscombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
1585
Birth of Sir Capt John Drake in Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
1659
17 August 1659
Age 74
Death of Sir Capt John Drake in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1659
17 August 1659
Age 74
Death of Sir Capt John Drake in Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America
Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America
1659
1659
Age 74
Sir Capt John Drake - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1689
Abt 1689
Age 104
Sir Capt John Drake resided here in Windsor
Windsor

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Wiscombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1689
    Event Place: Windsor
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1659
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1659
    Event Place: Hampton township, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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