Stephenson Family Tree » Robert Drake (1591-1636)
Personal data Robert Drake
- He was born in the year 1591 in Reigate, Surrey, England.
Attention: Age at marriage (??-??-1605) below 16 years (14). - He was christened on July 4, 1591 in St Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom.
- He died on August 25, 1636 in Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America, he was 45 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1636 in Square Shaft, Deep Creek, Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America.
- A child of William Drake and Joan Merrylls
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Robert Drake
Attention: Partner (Sarah Knowles) is 104 years younger.
(1) He is married to Susan Knopp.
They got married about 1611 at England.
(2) He is married to Ann Sheets.
They got married in the year 1605 at England, he was 14 years old.
(3) He is married to Sarah Knowles.
They got married on October 19, 1617 at Ashley, East Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, he was 26 years old.
(4) He is married to Joane Gawton.
They got married on June 6, 1622 at Merstham, Surrey, England, he was 31 years old.
(5) He has/had a relationship with Gawton.
Timeline Robert Drake
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Historical events
Christening day July 4, 1591
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1591: Source: Wikipedia
- January 18 » King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Mingyi Swa of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.
- March 13 » At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
- October 29 » Pope Innocent IX is elected.
Day of marriage June 6, 1622
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1622: Source: Wikipedia
- March 12 » Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
- March 22 » Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.
- April 22 » The Capture of Ormuz by the East India Company ends Portuguese control of Hormuz Island.
- June 24 » Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau.
- December 18 » Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.
- December 22 » The town of Bucaramanga, Colombia, is founded by Andres Paes de Sotomayor.
Day of death August 25, 1636
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1636: Source: Wikipedia
- March 26 » Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
- April 30 » Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
- October 4 » Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
- October 28 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University.
- December 13 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
Same birth/death day
- 1592 » William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1532)
- 1603 » Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549)
- 1631 » Nicholas Hyde, Lord Chief Justice of England (b.c. 1572)
- 1632 » Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (b. 1572)
- 1688 » Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
- 1699 » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
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