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Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake 1591–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 August 1636

Death Location: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Dorothea Button

Spouse(s): Elinor Boteler

Children(s): Dorothy Fry, Elizabeth Churchill, George Drake, Henry Drake, John Drake

In 1591, Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake entered the world in Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mt Darke Amp Ashe And Dorothea Button. Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake married Elinor Helena Butler De Boteler, and had children including Anne Drake, Dorothy Drake Fry, Eleanora Drake, Elizabeth Churchill, George Drake, Gertrude Drake, Henry Drake, Ivanna Drake, Jane Drake, John Drake, Mary Drake, Thomas Drake. Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake passed away in 1636 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1591, Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake entered the world in Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Fortescue Drake Of Mt Darke Amp Ashe And Dorothea Button.
  • Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake married Elinor Helena Butler De Boteler, and had children including Anne Drake, Dorothy Drake Fry, Eleanora Drake, Elizabeth Churchill, George Drake, Gertrude Drake, Henry Drake, Ivanna Drake, Jane Drake, John Drake, Mary Drake, Thomas Drake.
  • Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake passed away in 1636 in Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England.

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Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1591–1636
Birth Place: Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Fortescue Drake of MT Darke &Amp, Ashe
1550–1628
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dorothea Button
1568–1631
Ashton, England., Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Bernard Drake, Knight of Mount Drake and) Ashe
1517–1586
Ashe, Stourpaine, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Gertrude Elizabeth) Fortescue
1535–1601
Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Drake
1502–1588
Ann Grenville
1503–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Roger Grenville
1477–1524
Margaret Whitley
1500–

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (Lord John of Ashe) Drake (1591–25 August 1636) m. Elinor (Helena Butler De) Boteler (1596–2 October 1666)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Drake) Fry –1695
  2. 2. Elizabeth Churchill 1622–1698 m. Winston Churchill 1620–1688
    1. 1. George Churchill 1653–1710
    2. 2. Dorothy Churchill 1657–
    3. 3. Barbara Churchill 1666–
    4. 4. Charles Churchill 1656–1714
    5. 5. Montjoy Churchill 1658–
    6. 6. Mary Churchill 1664–
    7. 7. Winston Churchill 1646–1647
    8. 8. Theobald Churchill 1663–1685
    9. 9. Jasper Churchill 1660–
    10. 10. John Churchill 1650–1722
    11. 11. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730
  3. 3. George Drake 1620–
  4. 4. Henry Drake 1621–1688
  5. 5. John Drake 1624–1669

Sir Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake in Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom
1636
25 August 1636
Age 45
Death of Sir Lord John of Ashe Drake in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Ashe, England., Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1636
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Musbury, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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