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Edmund Drake of Crowndale Descendants of Edmund Drake of Crowndale An extraction, in Register format, taken from J. L. Vivian, Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising The Herald’s Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620. With additions by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian (Exeter: For the Author by Henry S. Eland, 1895) No effort has been made to confirm or correct the information as presented in the original document. This document is simply a reconstruction of the charts presented by J. L. Vivian in a “Register” format. Generation One 1. EDMUND 1 DRAKE OF CROWNDALE. Vivian's Visitations of Devon , does not link the line of descent from Edmund with the other Drake families of co. Devon. 1 Children of Edmund 1 Drake of Crowndale include: + 2 i. John 2 married Juliann (___). + 3 ii. Edmund married (___) Hawkins. He died between 26 Dec 1566 and 16 Jan 1567. 4 iii. ?John. Generation Two 2. JOHN 2 DRAKE (Edmund 1) married Juliann (___). 2 Lessee of West Crowndale. Lay sub. 35, 37 Henry VIII, rated £20, avergae rate of the district was £2. 3 Will proved in 1561 lost. 4 Children of John 2 Drake and Juliann (___) were: + 5 i. John 3 married Joan Libby in Mar 1562. He was buried on 15 Nov 1602 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 3. EDMUND 2 DRAKE (Edmund 1) married (___) Hawkins. 5 He died between 26 Dec 1566 and 16 Jan 1567. Lay subs, Whitchurch 35 and 37 Henry VIII, rated in £4, average rate was £2. 6 Vicar of Upchurch in Kent, 25 June 1560. 7 His will was dated on 26 Dec 1566 proved at Canterbury, 16 Jan 1566/7. 8 Children of Edmund 2 Drake and (___) Hawkins were as follows: 6 i. John 3 married Alice (___). 9 John Drake was killed; in action. 10 Administration of John Drake's estate was granted on 29 Nov 1575. 11 7 ii. Elizabeth. 8 iii. Joseph. 9 iv. Edward. + 10 v. Thomas was born Kent, England. He married Elizabeth Gregorie of Plympton St. Mary. He died between 17 Mar 1605 and 16 May 1610. 11 vi. Francis was born circa 1545 Crowndale, Devonshire, England. 12 He married first on 4 Jul 1569 Mary Newman. 13 He married second Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter of Sir George Sydenham of Combe Sydenham, Somerset. 14 He died on 28 Jan 1595/96 Porto Bello, Colón, Panama; without issue. 15 Vice Admiral during the reign of Elizabeth I. Noted naval commander, navigator, privateer, slaver and politician. Age 22 when he commanded the Judith in 1566. His will was dated on 27 Jan 1595 (1 Aug 1595), proved 17 May 1596, P.C.C. (Drake 1). 16 Generation Three 5. JOHN 3 DRAKE OF WEST CROWNDALE (John 2, Edmund 1) married Joan Libby in Mar 1562. 17 He was buried on 15 Nov 1602 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 18 __________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 Will proved on 10 Dec 1602 Exeter, Devonshire, England, Mentions his brother-in-law Edward Skerret, whose sister Alice married first, Sir John Glanville, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and second, Sir Francis Godolphin. 19 Children of John 3 Drake of West Crowndale and Joan Libby were as follows: + 12 i. John 4 was baptized on 3 Aug 1564 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. He married Joan Glanville Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, on 26 Jan 1596. He was buried on 24 Sep 1640 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 13 ii. Edmund was baptized on 10 Aug 1566 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 20 He married Thomazin Palmer Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, on 16 May 1603. 21 He was buried on 12 Jun 1612 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 22 Sole executor to his father's will, and resid. legatee. 23 14 iii. Richard was born in 1570. 24 15 iv. Roger was born in 1573. 25 16 v. Philip was born in 1579. 26 10 . THOMAS 3 DRAKE OF BUCKLAND DRAKE (Edmund 2, Edmund 1) was born Kent, England. 27 He married Elizabeth Gregorie of Plympton St. Mary. 28 He died between 17 Mar 1605 and 16 May 1610. His will was dated on 17 Mar 1605 proved 16 May 1610 (Wingfield 40). 29 Children of Thomas 3 Drake of Buckland Drake and Elizabeth Gregorie of Plympton St. Mary were as follows: + 17 i. Elizabeth 4 married John Bampfield , son of Sir Amias Bampfield of Poltimore and Elizabeth Clifton, Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England, on 22 Sep 1602. + 18 ii. Francis was baptized on 16 Sep 1588 Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England. He married Jane Bampfield , daughter of Sir Amias Bampfield of Poltimore and Elizabeth Clifton, on 22 Sep 1602. He married by license dated on 5 Oct 1615 Joan Stroud , daughter of Sir William Stroud Knt. of Newnham, co. Devon. He died before 13 Apr 1637. Generation Four 12 . JOHN 4 DRAKE (John 3, John 2, Edmund 1) was baptized on 3 Aug 1564 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 30 He married Joan Glanville Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, on 26 Jan 1596. 31 He was buried on 24 Sep 1640 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 32 John was a page to Sir Francis Drake at the age of ten and went to Ireland with him. He circumnavigated the globe and obtained Sir Francis Drake's gold chain in reward for first sighting the "Caeafuego". Captain of the Francis in Fenton's Expedition. He was cast away in the River Plate. Confined and examined in the secret dungeon of the Inquisition at Lima before Antonio Gutierrer de Ulzoa, Inquisitor. 33 Children of John 4 Drake and Joan Glanville were as follows: 19 i. Edmond 5 married Joan Huntindon Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, in 1673. 34 Devisee of Onderton and Micheldon leases. 35 20 ii. Margaret married (___) Spry. 36 + 21 iii. John was baptized on 2 Jun 1597 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. He married Alice Gaude Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, on 20 Sep 1619. He was buried in 1649 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 22 iv. Joan was baptized in 1600 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 37 She married (___) Langford. 38 23 v. Gregory was born in 1603. 39 He married Austin Read in 1631. 40 He died in 1668 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 41 Conveyed part of West Crowndale to his nephew John (Ped. Fin. Easter, Devon, 1651). 42 24 vi. Thomas was born in 1606. 43 He married first in 1631 Joan Sowton. 44 He married Eleanor Langford Whitchurch, Devonshire, England, in 1654 (two daughters). 45 He died in 1662 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 46 25 vii. Richard was born in 1608. 47 He married Agnes (___). 48 He was buried on 14 Feb 1678/79 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 49 + 26 viii. William was born in 1611. He married Elizabeth (___). He was buried on 20 Apr 1680 Whitchurch, Devonshire, England. 17 . ELIZABETH 4 DRAKE (Thomas 3, Edmund 2, Edmund 1) married John Bampfield , son of Sir Amias Bampfield of Poltimore and Elizabeth Clifton, Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England, on 22 Sep 1602. 50 __________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 Children of Elizabeth 4 Drake and John Bampfield were as follows: 27 i. Mary 5 married James Rodd of Stoke, co. Devon. 51 28 ii. Elizabeth married first John Willoughby of Payhembury. 52 She married by license dated on 11 Nov 1636 Exeter, Devonshire, England, Arthur Ayshford of Ayshford, son of Henry Ashford of Ashford and Amy Blewet. 53 29 iii. Dorothy married Henry Worth of Worth. 54 30 iv. Joane married Hugh Gifford. 55 31 v. Anne. 32 vi. Ursula. 33 vii. Bridget married Henry Henley of Lee, co. Somerset. 56 34 viii. Amias was born circa 1608 age 12 in 1620. Eldest son. 57 He died Italy; without issue. 58 35 ix. Arthur died; without issue. 59 Second son. 60 + 36 x. John married Gertrude Coplestone , daughter of Amias Coplestone, on 3 May 1637. He died in Apr 1650. He was buried Poltimore, Devonshire, England. 37 xi. Richard died; without issue. 61 Fourth son. 62 38 xii. Lewis. Fifth son. 63 39 xiii. Francis died on 16 Feb 1663/64 Newgate Prison, London, England. 64 Sixth son. M.A. Oxford 1638. A nonconformist minister. 65 40 xiv. Alexander. Seventh son. 66 41 xv. Thomas died on 8 Oct 1693. 67 He was buried St. Stephen's, Exeter, Devonshire, England. 68 Eigth son. Recorder of Exeter 1654-1660. M.P. for Exeter 1656. 69 18 . SIR FRANCIS 4 DRAKE OF BUCKLAND MONACHORUM (Thomas 3, Edmund 2, Edmund 1) was baptized on 16 Sep 1588 Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England. 70 He married Jane Bampfield , daughter of Sir Amias Bampfield of Poltimore and Elizabeth Clifton, on 22 Sep 1602. 71 He married by license dated on 5 Oct 1615 Joan Stroud , daughter of Sir William Stroud Knt. of Newnham, co. Devon. 72 He died before 13 Apr 1637. Created Bart. 2 Aug 1622. 73 Administration of Sir Francis Drake's of Buckland Monachorum estate was granted on 13 Apr 1637. 74 Children of Sir Francis 4 Drake of Buckland Monachorum and Jane Bampfield were: 42 i. Dorothea 5 was born in 1611. 75 She died in 1616. 76 Children of Sir Francis 4 Drake of Buckland Monachorum and Joan Stroud were as follows: 43 i. Maria 5 was baptized on 26 Sep 1616 Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England. 77 She married Elizeaus Crimes of Crapstone on 28 Apr 1636. 78 Age 4 in 1620. 79 44 ii. Francis was baptized on 25 Dec 1617 Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England. 80 He married Dorothy Pym, daughter of John Pym of Brimore, Somerset, St. Margaret's, Westminster, England, on 18 Jun 1640. 81 He was buried on 10 Jun 1661 Buckland Monachorum, Devonshire, England. 82 Age 3 in 1620. Colonel of the Plymouth Regt. of Horse for the Parliament. 83 Will proved on 9 Apr 1662 P.C.C.
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