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Sir William Button Drake 1596–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, Eng

Death Date: 29 Aug 1642

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Dorothy Button

Spouse(s): Margaret Westover

Children(s): Dorothy Drake, Joan Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Edmion Drake, Jane Drake, Eleanor Drake, William Drake, John SR, Thomas Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Drake

The story of Sir William Button Drake began in 1596 in Musbury, Devon, Eng. Sir William Button Drake married Margaret Ann Westover, and had children including Dorothy Drake, Edmion Drake, Eleanor Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Horatio Drake, Jane Drake, Joan Drake, John Drake Sr, Thomas Westover Drake, William Drake. Sir William Button Drake passed away in 1642 in London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Button Drake began in 1596 in Musbury, Devon, Eng.
  • Sir William Button Drake married Margaret Ann Westover, and had children including Dorothy Drake, Edmion Drake, Eleanor Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Francis Horatio Drake, Jane Drake, Joan Drake, John Drake Sr, Thomas Westover Drake, William Drake.
  • Sir William Button Drake passed away in 1642 in London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Drake
1566–1628
Birth Location: Eng
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Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Birth Location: Eng
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Westover
1599–1635
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, Eng
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Children(s)

Dorothy Drake
1623–1626
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Joan Drake
1628–1670
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Drake
1632–1674
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Edmion Drake
1634–1724
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Jane Drake
1631–1693
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Eleanor Drake
1625–1712
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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William Drake
1629–1680
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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John SR
1621–1648
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Thomas Drake
1635–1692
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Drake
1621–1716
Birth Location: –
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Francis Drake
1639–
Birth Location: England
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Sir Drake's Ancestors

Self
Sir Drake
1596–1642
Birth Place: Musbury, Devon, Eng
Parents
Sir John Drake
1566–1628
Eng
Dorothy Button
1568–1631
Eng
Grandparents
Barnard (Drake) Sir
1537–1586
Musbury, Devon, England
Gertrude Fortescue
1538–1601
Filleigh, Devon, England
Sir (William ( Button of Ashton)) Button
1537–1590
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Anna Whitinge
1541–
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Drake
1500–1588
Anne Grenville
1513–1577
Bartholomew Fortescue
1506–1556
Ellen Moore
1514–1541
Sir Alton
1480–1547
Agnes Cater
1496–1528
William Kelway
1495–1569
Lady Halways
1508–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1474–1554
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Sir Grenville
1477–1524
Lady Whitleigh
1474–1514
John Fortescue
1472–1503
Jacquet Leger
1476–1503
Maurice Moore
1484–1509
Cecilia Bonville
1490–1517
Sir Alton
1470–1524
Sir Kelway
1470–1547
Anne Strange
1462–1520
William Halways
1482–1545

Sir Drake's Descendants

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Sir (William Button) Drake (1596–29 Aug 1642) m. Margaret (Ann) Westover (1599–16 Apr 1635)
  1. 1. Dorothy Drake 1623–1626
  2. 2. Joan Drake 1628–1670 m. Thomas Randall 1632–1711
    1. 1. Thomas (Randall) Jr. 1659–1673
  3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1632–1674
  4. 4. Edmion Drake 1634–1724
  5. 5. Jane Drake 1631–1693
  6. 6. Eleanor Drake 1625–1712
  7. 7. William Drake 1629–1680
  8. 8. John (Drake) SR 1621–1648 m. Jane (') Glanwell 1628–
  9. 9. Thomas (Westover) Drake 1635–1692 m. Jane Holbrook 1636–1679 m. Millicent Ford 1635–1696
    1. 1. Benajmin Drake 1677–1759 m. Sarah Poole 1676–1775
      1. 1. Robert Drake 1723–1797
      2. 2. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
      3. 3. Thomas (Drake) Sr 1709–1803
      4. 4. John (Drake) Sr 1711–1804
      5. 5. Richard Drake 1717–1773
      6. 6. William Drake 1715–1746
    2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1668–1748 m. John (Phillips) Captain 1672–1760
      1. 1. Thomas Phillips 1712–1800
    3. 3. Experience Drake 1683–1712 m. William Richards 1681–1728
      1. 1. William Richards 1706–1771
      2. 2. Mercy Richards 1707–1769
      3. 3. Mary Richards 1714–
    4. 4. John Drake 1659–1717
    5. 5. Thomas Drake 1657–1728
    6. 6. William Drake 1707–1770
    7. 7. Joseph Drake 1663–1719
    8. 8. Mary Drake 1585–1665
    9. 9. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
    10. 10. William Drake 1661–1727 m. Sarah (Susannah) Nash 1669–1735
      1. 1. Lydia Drake 1698–1721
      2. 2. William (C. Drake) ll 1707–1770
      3. 3. James (Drake) II 1704–1798
      4. 4. William (DRAKE) Jr 1695–1757
      5. 5. Benjamin (Holbrook) Drake 1700–1784
      6. 6. Sarah (Holbrook) Drake 1687–1687
      7. 7. Abigail Drake 1689–1690
      8. 8. Joseph Drake 1702–1779
      9. 9. Rebecca (Holbrook) Drake 1706–1721
      10. 10. James Drake 1691–1704
      11. 11. Joseph Drake 1698–1780
      12. 12. Daniel (Joseph) Drake 1702–1750 m. Bethiah Cobb 1713–1767
        1. 1. Bethiah Drake 1745–1807
        2. 2. Daniel Drake 1734–1810
        3. 3. Bethiah Drake 1728–1734
        4. 4. Abijah Drake 1740–1819
        5. 5. Sarah Drake 1741–
        6. 6. Capt. (Daniel Drake) (Rev.) 1743–1810 m. Lois Reed 1749–1830
    11. 11. Amy Drake 1665–1689 m. Joshua Phillips 1662–1692
      1. 1. John Phillips 1688–1688
      2. 2. Captain (Joshua) Phillips 1689–1748 m. Hannah Jones 1685–1738
        1. 1. Jane Phillips 1736–1736
        2. 2. Joshua Phillips 1746–1790
        3. 3. Hannah Phillips 1735–1753 m. William (Paull) II 1722–1749
        4. 4. Joshua Phillips 1726–1790 m. Hannah Francis 1728–1790 m. Elizabeth Pitts 1725–1765
        5. 5. Mercy Phillips 1737–1815 m. Philip (Phillips) Sr. 1739–1800
        6. 6. Samuel PHILLIPS 1726–1800 m. Phoebe HATHAWAY 1722–1753
        7. 7. Richard Phillips 1728–1790 m. Elizabeth Pitts 1725–1765 m. Ruth Pitts 1728– m. Hannah Francis 1728–1790
        8. 8. Lydia Phillips 1720–1783 m. Constant (Simmons) Sr. 1713–1783
        9. 9. Abiezer Phillips 1730–1806 m. Phebe Hathaway 1722–1790 m. Ruth Hathaway 1731–1786
      3. 3. Amy (Anna) Phillips 1687–1780 m. John Smith 1698– m. Charles Shaw 1687– m. Deacon 1684–1745
        1. 1. Jabez Shaw 1735–
        2. 2. John Shaw 1712–1712
        3. 3. Lydia Shaw 1729–
        4. 4. Mary Shaw 1717–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Shaw 1726–1767 m. Ebenezer Andrews 1726–1808
        6. 6. Ebenezer Shaw 1720–
        7. 7. Benjamin Shaw 1734–1735
        8. 8. Abraham Shaw 1710–1737
        9. 9. Hannah Shaw 1724–1761 m. Ephraim Hathaway 1719–1816
        10. 10. Samuel Shaw 1714–1775 m. Ruth Atwood 1727–1810
        11. 11. Benjamin Shaw 1734–1764
        12. 12. WILLIAM Shaw 1725–1781
        13. 13. Moses Shaw 1718–
      4. 4. John Phillips 1691–1748 m. Anna Phillips 1687–
        1. 1. Catherine Phillips 1730–1799
        2. 2. Joshua Phillips 1722–1790
    12. 12. Elishama Drake 1667–1718
  10. 10. Elizabeth Drake 1621–1716
  11. 11. Francis (Horatio) Drake 1639–

Sir Drake's Timeline

5 Records

1596
23 Jun 1596
Birth of Sir William Button Drake in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England
1596
1596
Birth of Sir William Button Drake in Musbury, Devon, Eng
Musbury, Devon, Eng
1639
28 Feb 1639
Age 43
Death of Sir William Button Drake in England
England
1640
29 Feb 1640
Age 44
Death of Sir William Button Drake in Temple Church, London, England
Temple Church, London, England
1642
29 Aug 1642
Age 46
Burial of Sir William Button Drake in London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2945.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GHS
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, Eng

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1640
    Event Place: Temple Church, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Register of burials, Jun 1622 - Nov 1644, P93DUN, Item 277

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1639
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1642
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Register of burials, Jun 1622 - Nov 1644, P93DUN, Item 277
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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