'Drake01'
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Families covered: Drake of Ashe, Drake of Dartington, Drake of Mount Drake, Drake of Otterton, Drake in Tavistock

Humphrey FitzWilliam of Drakenage (d c1190)
1. Robert FitzHumphrey de Drakenage or Draac (a 1205, steward of Arrow)
  A. Ralph Drake (a 1240)
  i. Reginald Drake of Tiverton
  a. Roger Drake of Dartington (a 1302)
  (1) ?? Drake of Dartington
  (A) ?? Drake of Dartington
  (i) ?? Drake of Dartington
(a) John Drake of Exmouth (temp King Henry V, 1413-1422) - continued below
  m. Christiana Billet (dau of John Billet of Ashe by Anne, dau of Warren Hampton of Ashe)
  b. Osbert Drake of Ottery
  (1) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  (A) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  (i) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  (a) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  ((1)) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  ((A)) ?? Drake in Tavistock
  ((i)) John Drake of Tavistock (d 1566)
  B. William Drake of Brocton (of Drakes Broughton) ancestor of Drakes in Worcestershire & Ireland
  C. Absalom Drake ancestor of Drakes in Warwickshire
2. Ralph de Drakenage or Draac (rector of Lindrung)

 

 

John Drake of Exmouth (temp King Henry V, 1413-1422) - continued above
m. Christiana Billet (dau of John Billet of Ashe by Anne, dau of Warren Hampton of Ashe)
1. John Drake of Otterton
  m. Christiana Antage (dau of John Antage)
  Visitation combines this John with the next, showing a daughter of Hemes as his wife.
  A. John Drake of Otterton
m. _ Cruwys (dau of John Cruwys or Crewse)
  i. John Drake of Otterton
  m. Agneta Keloway (dau of John Keloway or Kelloway)
  a. John Drake of Ashe
  m. Margaret Cole (dau of John Cole of Rill)
  (1) John Drake of Ashe, Sheriff of Devon (d 04.10.1558)
  m. (1539) Amye Granville (b c1513, d 18.02.1577, dau of Sir Roger Granville of Stow, Sheriff of Cornwall)
  (A) Sir Bernard Drake of Ashe and Mount Drake (d 1585)
  m. Gertrude Fortesque (dau of Bartholomew Fortesque or Fortescue of Filleigh)
(i) John Drake of Ashe and Mount Drake (d 1628)
  m. Dorothy Button (dau of William Button of Alton)
  (a) Sir John Drake of Ashe (d 25.08.1636)
  m. Eleanor / Helena Boteler (dau of Sir John Boteler, Bart, 1st Lord of Bramfield)
  ((1)) Sir John Drake, 1st Bart of Ashe (b c1619, bur 07.07.1669)
  m1. (by 1646) Jane Yonge (d 07.1652, dau of Sir John Yonge, 1st Bart of Culleton)
  ((A)) Sir John Drake, 2nd Bart of Ashe (b 13.01.1646/7, d unm 13.03.1683/4)
  ((B)) Walter Drake (d unm 1674)
  ((C)) Elizabeth Drake of Ashe (b c1648, dsp 09.11.1694)
  m. Sir John Briscoe of Boughton
  m2. Dionysia Strode (bur 25.11.1679, dau of Sir Richard Strode of Newnham and of Chalmington)
  ((D)) Sir Bernard Drake of Ferrybere, 3rd Bart (d 1687)
  m. Elizabeth Prestwood (bur 06.09.1715, dau of George Prestwood of Butterford)
  ((i)) Elizabeth Drake
  m. Thomas Tothill of Bagton
((E)) George Drake
  ((F)) Sir William Drake, 4th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1659, d 28.02.1715-6)
  m1. (05.4.1687) Judith Everleigh (d 08.05.1701, dau of William Everleigh of Talaton)
  ((i)) Sir John Drake, 5th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1689, d unm 04.09.1724)
  ((ii)) Sir William Drake, 6th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1695, dsp 21.10.1738)
  m. (18.06.1726) Anne Williams (dau of William Peere Williams)
  ((iii)) Elizabeth Drake
  m. William Walrond of Bovey (d 1721)
  ((iv)) Judith Drake (d infant)
  ((v)) Anne Drake
  m. Thomas Prestwood of Butterford
m2. (16.04.1705, sp) Mary Prideaux (b 30.07.1658, d 20.11.1729, dau of Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Bart)
  ((2)) Dorothy Drake (b c1617)
  m. William Yardley or William Frye of Yarty
  ((3)) Eleonora Drake
  m. John Briscoe of Cumberland
  ((4)) Elizabeth Drake
  m. Sir Winston Churchill (b 1620)
  ((5)) Jane Drake
  m. William Yonge of Castleton
  ((6)) Anne Drake
  m. (sp) Sir Richard Strode of Newnham and of Chalmington (b 25.06.1584, MP in 1640)
  ((7))+ other issue - George (d unm 1664), Thomas (d 1659), Henry, Mary (d unm), Gertrude (d unm), Ivanna (d unm)
  (b) William Drake ancestor of the Drakes of Yardbury
  m. Margaret Westover (dau of _ Westover of Coliton)
(c) Mary Drake
  m. Henry Rouswell of Ford
  (ii) Hugh Drake (d 1589)
  (iii) Marie Drake
  m. _ Tynsley
  (iv) Mary Drake
  m. _ Sherman of St. Mary Awtrie
  (v) Eleonor Drake
  m. John Button (not Burton)
  (B) Robert Drake of Wiscombe Park
  m. Elizabeth Prideaux (b c1523, d 1550, dau of Humphrey Prideaux of Theoborough or Thewborough)
  (i)+ 7 sons (including Colonel Robert and Henry) and 3 daughters
(C) Richard Drake (d 11.07.1603)
  m. Ursula Stafford (dau of Sir William Stafford)
  (2) John Drake of Rill and Withecombe
  m. Margaret Auert (dau of William Auert of Exeter)
  (A) Juliana Drake
  m. Thomas Raymond of Chard
  (3) Gilbert Drake of Spratshay ancestor of the Drakes of Spratshays and (probably) Bystock
  m1. ??
  m2. Katherine Shearman (dau of William Shearman of Ottery St. Mary)
  (4) Agnes Drake shown by Commoners a generation earlier
  m. William Pole of Shute
  (5) Alice Drake mentioned by Visitation
  m. Walter Raleigh
  b. Thomas Drake of Hotford (4th son)
  m. Ellen Hilton (dau of Bennett Hilton of South Awtin)
  (1)+ 3 sons and 2 daughters
  c.+ other issue - Richard, Robert

Main sources:
(1) For upper section : www.wyverngules.com with thanks to a site visitor (JR, 12.12.06) for kindly bringing that excellent site to our attention
(2) For lower section : BLG1886 & BLG1952 (Tyrwhitt-Drake of Shardeloes), BEB1841 (Drake of Ashe), TCB (Drake of Ashe) with some support from Visitation (Devon, 1620, Drake), Commoners (vol i, Tyrwhitt-Drake of Shardeloes)
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