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Sir William Button Drake 1596–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1596

Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England

Death Date: 29 Feb 1640

Death Location: Temple Church, London, England

Father: Sir Ashe

Mother: Lady Drake

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Drake

The story of Sir William Button Drake began in 1596 in Musbury, Devon, England. Sir William Button Drake had children including Thomas Richard Drake. Sir William Button Drake passed away in 1640 in Temple Church, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Button Drake began in 1596 in Musbury, Devon, England.
  • Sir William Button Drake had children including Thomas Richard Drake.
  • Sir William Button Drake passed away in 1640 in Temple Church, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ashe
1566–1628
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Lady Drake
1568–1631
Birth Location: Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Drake
1635–1692
Birth Location: Colyton, East Devon District, Devon, England
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Sir Drake's Ancestors

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Sir Drake
1596–1640
Birth Place: Musbury, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John Fortescue DRAKE of Mount Drake & Ashe
1566–1628
Colyton, Devon, England
Lady (Dorothy Button) Drake
1568–1631
Ashton, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (William Button) Drake (23 Jun 1596–29 Feb 1640)
  1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Drake 1635–1692 m. Jane (D (Powers, Drake) Holbrook DNA) ❤️ 1635–1684
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Drake) (Phillips) 1668–1748 m. John (Phillips) Capt. 1670–1760
      1. 1. Jane (Jean Phillips) (Ellis) 1709–1760 m. Richard (Gissage) Ellis 1704–1797
        1. 1. Caleb Ellis 1754–1813 m. Mary (Crouch) (Ellis) 1757–1813
        2. 2. Reuben Ellis 1728–1786
        3. 3. Benjamin Ellis 1730–1730
        4. 4. Mary (Ellis) (Rockwood) 1732–1759
        5. 5. Remember (Ellis) (Smith) 1735–1795
        6. 6. Jane (Ellis) (Phillips) 1737–1832
        7. 7. Matthew Ellis 1739–1800 m. Anna ((Hannah)) Clark 1755–1800
        8. 8. John (Ellis) Sr 1742–1827
        9. 9. Hannah (Ellis) (Fulton) 1750–1839
      2. 2. Experience Phillips 1699–
      3. 3. Samuel Phillips 1702–
      4. 4. Joshua Phillips 1704–
      5. 5. Caleb Phillips 1707–
      6. 6. Thomas Phillips 1712–1791
      7. 7. Richard Phillips 1713–
    2. 2. John Drake 1660–1717
    3. 3. William Drake 1661–1727

Sir Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1596
23 Jun 1596
Birth of Sir William Button Drake in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England
1640
29 Feb 1640
Age 44
Death of Sir William Button Drake in Temple Church, London, England
Temple Church, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Temple Church, London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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