John was born about 1448, the son of John Drake and Alice Jane Cruwys. The place is not known.
His wife was Agnes Kelloway. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was John (c1480-c1554).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1448 |
Note 1
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7457147
C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of Equity Side: the Six Clerks
C 1 - Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Pleadings and Proceedings, Richard II to Philip and Mary
C 1/140 - Chancery pleadings addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury as Lord Chancellor [John Morton 1486-1493 or William Warham 1504-1515]. Detailed...
Catalogue description Short title: Hawkyns v Drake. Plaintiffs: John Hawkyns and Alice, his wife, daughter of...
Reference: C 1/140/97
Description:
Short title: Hawkyns v Drake.
Plaintiffs: John Hawkyns and Alice, his wife, daughter of Katherine Atwyll, of Rewe, widow, deceased.
Defendants: ... Drake and others, executors of the said Katherine.
Subject: Money bequeathed to the said Alice. Devon
Note: Mutilated.
Date: 1486-1493, or 1504-1515
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Note: Could be this Drake, great-grandfather of Sir Francis Drake.