DESCENDANTS OF SIR BERNARD DRAKE

including an account of

The Drake Baronetcy of Ashe

Compiled by Charles E. F. Drake

 

First Generation

    1. Sir Bernard1 Drake, Kt., of Ashe and Mount Drake (d 1586) m. Gertrude Fortesque (dau of Bartholomew Fortesque of Filleigh; d. 1601). He was knighted in 1585.

Issue:

                i.     Hugh2 Drake d. in Portugal s.p. 1589.

+     2.      ii.     John Drake, of whom later.

                iii.     Marie Drake, m. [-----] Tynsley of co. Lincoln.

                iv.     Mary Drake, m. John Sherman of St. Marie Awtrie.

                v.     Elianor Drake, m. John Buton of Wiltshire.

 

Second Generation

2. John2 Drake (Bernard1) of Ashe and Mount Drake (d 1628) m. Dorothy Button (dau of William Button of Alton) .

Issue:

+     3.         i.       John3 Drake.

+     4.         ii.     William Drake of Yardbury in Colyton, bur. in the Temple Church London. Will 2 Nov 1636. PCC            Coventry 25.

                    iii.     Mary Drake married Sir Henry Rouswell of Ford in Devon, bur. at Musbury 1643.

 

Third Generation

3. Sir John3 Drake (John2, Bernard1) of Ashe (d 25 August 1636) m. Eleanor / Helena Boteler (dau of Sir John Boteler, Bart, 1st Lord of Bramfield, and co-heir of her brother William, 2nd. and last lord Butler of Bramfield)

Issue:

+      5.         i.     John4 Drake, b. c. 1619, of whom later.

                    ii.     George Drake (d unm 1664).

                    iii.     Thomas Drake (d 1659 unm. in Ireland).

+     6.          iv.     Henry Drake, of whom later.

                    v.       Dorothy Drake m. William Yardley, Esq.

                    vi.     Mary Drake (d unm).

                    vii.     Eleonora Drake m. John Briscoe, Esq. of Cumberland.

                    viii.     Elizabeth Drake m. Sir Winston Churchill Knt. (b 1620) of Standish of Gloucestershire, and was the mother of the first Duke of Malborough

                    ix.     Gertrude Drake (d unm).

                    x.      Ivanna Drake (d unm) .

                    xi.     Jane Drake m. William Yonge of Castleton in Dorsetshire.

                    xii.    Anne Drake m. (sp) Sir Richard Strode of Newnham and of Chalmington (b 25 June 1584; MP in 1640).

 

4. William3 Drake (John2, Bernard1) of Yardbury in Colyton; bur. in the Temple Church, London. Will 2 November 1636. PCC Coventry 25.

Issue:

                    i.     John4 Drake, bapt. 24 March 1621-2; bur 12 Apr 1648 at Colyton. Will PCC Fairfax 188.

                    ii.     Dorothy Drake, bapt. 26 March 1623 at Colyton.

                    iii.     Eleanor Drake, bapt. 15 Dec 1625 at Colyton.

                    iv.     Joane Drake, bapt. 11 June 1628 at Colyton.

+ 7.               v.     William Drake bapt 22 Dec 1629, of whom later.

                    vi.     Elizabeth Drake, bapt. 10 Dec 1632.

                    vii.     Thomas Drake bapt. 13 Sep 1635.

                    viii.     Endimion Drake bapt. 25 June 1634 at Colyton.

 

 

Fourth Generation

5. Sir John4 Drake (John3, John2, Bernard1), 1st Bart of Ashe (b c1619, bur 07 July 1669); m (1) (by 1646) Jane Yonge (d. 1652, dau of Sir John Yonge, 1st Bart of Culleton and Slutcomb). m (2) Dionysia Strode (bur. 25 November 1679, dau of Sir Richard Strode of Newenham and of Chalmington).  Created baronet 1660.

Issue with Jane Yonge:

                        i.           Sir John5 Drake, 2nd Bart of Ashe (b 13 January 1646/7, d unm 13 March 1683/4).

                        ii.         Walter Drake (d unm 1674).

                        iii.         Elizabeth Drake of Ashe (b c1648, d.s.p. 09 November 1694) m. Sir John Briscoe of Boughton, Northamptonshire.

Issue with Dionysia Strode:

                        iv.         Sir Bernard5 Drake of Ferrybere, 3rd Bart (d 1687) m. Elizabeth Prestwood (bur 06 September 1715, dau of George Prestwood of Butterford).

                                        Issue:
                                                i. Elizabeth6 Drake m. Thomas Tothill of Bagton .

                        v.         George Drake, d.s.p. 1682.

+         8.          vi.        William Drake, of whom later.

 

6.  Henry4 Drake (John3, John2, Bernard1)of Axminster. Buried 12 Nov 1681 at Musbury; m (1) Anne [------] bur 7 June 1671 at Musbury.

Issue:

                    i.         Charles5 Drake.

                    ii.         Richard Drake, bapt. 29 Oct 1657 at Musbury.

                    iii.         Helen Drake.

                    iv.         Joan Drake, bapt. 11 Apri 1655 at Musbury.

                    v.         Elizabeth Drake.

                    vi.        Anne Drake, bapt. 1663 at Musbury.

Henry Drake m (2) Anne [------]; bur. 16 Oct 1711 at Musbury.

Issue:

                    vii.         John Drake, bapt. 22 June 1676, d. 22 Feb 1676-7 at Musbury.

 

7. William4 Drake (William3, John2, Bernard1), bapt. 22 Dec 1629; buried 6 March 1680-1 at Colyton.  Married Letitia, da. of John Baillie of Hoddesdon co. Herts.

Issue:

                    i.         Letitia5 Drake, bapt. 7 May 1754 m. the Rev. Peter Call of Chudleigh 1680.

                    ii.        Margaret Drake, bapt. 28 July 1657 at Colyton.

                    iii.       Susannah Drake, bapt. 16 Sep 1661.

+     9.          iv.       William Drake, bapt. 12 Jan 1663, of whom later.

                    v.        Jane Drake, bapt. 10 Nov 1665.

                    vi.       John Drake bapt. 3 Dec 1667.

                    vii.      Dorothy Drake, bapt. 3 June 1670.

                    viii.     Mary Drake, bapt. 28 Feb 1674-5.

                    ix.       Richard Drake, bapt. 1672, bur 1681 at Colyton.

 

Fifth Generation

8. Sir William5 Drake (John4, John3, John2, Bernard1), 4th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1659, d 28 February 1715-6).
Married (1) (05 April 1687) Judith Everleigh (d 08 May 1701, dau of William Everleigh of Talaton)
Married (2) (16 April 1705) Mary Prideaux (b.  30 July 1658, d.  20 November 1729, dau of Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Bart of Netherton, Devon) with whom he had no issue.

Issue with Judith Everleigh:

                    i.         Sir John6 Drake, 5th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1689, d unm 04 September 1724)

                    ii.         Sir William6 Drake, 6th Bart of Ashe and Mount Drake (b c1695, d.s.p. 21 October 1738) m. (18 June 1726) Anne Williams (dau. of William Peere Williams, Esq. MP for Bishops Castle, Shropshire) With his death the baronetcy became extinct.

                    iii.         Elizabeth Drake, m. William Walrond of Bovey .

                    iv.         Judith Drake (d infant).

                    v.         Anne Drake, m. Thomas Prestwood of Butterford .

 

9. William5 Drake (William4, William3, John2, Bernard1)of Yardbury in Colyton, bapt. 12 Jan 1663; d. 1727. Will PCC Brook 78.
Married 1689, Katherine, da. and heir of John Pennington of Wicken Hall, Suffolk and Chiswell, Essex,. She died 25 Nov 1721 at Colyton.

Issue:

                    i.         Katherine6 Drake, m. [-----] Huyshe.

                    ii.        Hester Drake.

+    10.         iii.       Thomas Drake, bapt. 6 Feb 1689-9, of whom later.

                    iv.       William Drake, ob. inf. 1693-4.

                    v.        William Drake, ob. inf. 1695.

                    vi.        John Drake of Yardbury, d. 25 June 1729. m. Sarah da. of [-----] Anning.

Issue:

                                                i. John7 Drake, a minor in 1728.

 

Sixth Generation

10. Thomas6 Drake (William5, William4, William3, John2, Bernard1), bapt.  6 Feb 1689-9; bur. 19 July 1773 at Colyton. Married Dorothy Palmer, daughter of the Rev. William Palmer of Comb Raleigh, bur 12 July 1750.

Issue:

                    i.         Francis7 Drake, Vicar of Seaton and Beare and Rector of Uplyme, d. 1769. Married Elizabeth Tredway, daughter of Charles Tredway of Wells. 

                    Issue:

                                i.         Francis8 Drake of Yardbury, b. 1764. Minister at Venice 1793. Married Elizabeth Ann, dal of Sir Herbert Mackworth, m. 1795.  Click here for his portrait.

                                            Issue, with three daughters:

                                                        i.         Francis9 Horatio Nelson Drake of Wells.

                                                        ii.         Charles Digby Mackworth Drake.

***************
References

Burke’s Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies

The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, and 1620; known as  "Devonshire Pedigrees,” Col. Vivian, pp. 299-304, Exeter 1895.

 

Home