Edmund DRAKE

1518 - 1555  (37 years)

• Name	Edmund DRAKE
  Born	1518	Plymouth, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1555	England
  Person ID	I31595	Main
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John DRAKE,   b. 1474, Otterton, Devonshire, England ,   d. England
  Mother	Margaret COLE,   d. ?
  Family ID	F10934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MYLWAYE,   d. ?
  Children	1. Sir Francis DRAKE,   b. 1540,   d. 27 Jan 1596, Portobelo, Colon, Panama  (Age 56 years) + 2. Thomas DRAKE,   b. 1554,   d. ?
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F10931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1555 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  1. It is impossible for anybody to be descended from Sir Francis Drake. Although he was married twice, he did not produce any children. Furthermore, there is no evidence whatsoever, of any illegitimate issue. 2. Descent from his brother Thomas could be possible but highly remote. Thomas only fathered two children and the direct male line died out in the 18th century. There are indirect descendants of Thomas via the female line; in England, America and Switzerland. However, the relationship is very distant and tenuous. 3. Descent from a cousin is not possible. Sir Francis only had two paternal cousins, being John and Robert Drake; both of whom died without issue. The word cousin or kin were very loose terms in Elizabethan England and covered a multitude of relationships. Some of these were very distant.