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Sir John Drake 1591–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Colyton (Devon) England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1636

Death Location: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Sir

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s): Eleanor Boteler

Children(s): Lady Drake

Sir John Drake was born in 1591 in Colyton (Devon) England, the child of John Drake Sir And Lady Dorothy Button Drake. Sir John Drake married Eleanor Boteler, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Drake. Sir John Drake passed away in 1636 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Drake was born in 1591 in Colyton (Devon) England, the child of John Drake Sir And Lady Dorothy Button Drake.
  • Sir John Drake married Eleanor Boteler, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Drake.
  • Sir John Drake passed away in 1636 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1591–1636
Birth Place: Colyton (Devon) England
Parents
John Drake Sir
1565–1628
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothy Button) Drake
1561–1655
Holcombe Burnell, Bicton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (William of Alton Button) Knight
1526–1591
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Sarah) Keilway
1541–1618
Rockbourne, , Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Alton
1495–1547
Lady Carter
1500–1528
William Kelway
1495–1569
Lady Halways
1508–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carter
1470–
Margaret Awdlett
1470–1552
William Halways
1500–1760
Elizabeth Trompnell
1500–1520

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (John) Drake (1591–28 Jun 1636) m. Eleanor Boteler (1596–1666)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston 'Cavalier Colonel' of Marlborough) CHURCHILL 1620–1688

Sir Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Sir John Drake in Colyton (Devon) England
Colyton (Devon) England
1636
25 August 1636
Age 45
Death of Sir John Drake in Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1636
28 Jun 1636
Age 45
Burial of Sir John Drake in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Colyton (Devon) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ash, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 173

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1636
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1636
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP5311/5

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