Michael
Duke
Born about in Otterton, Devon, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Duke
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Michael was born about 1490, probably in Otterton, Devonshire, to a cadet branch of the prominent Duke family.[1][2]
Michael Duke leased Lake House near Amesbury, in the 1550’s, as part of the same chantry grants that profited Richard Duke of Devonshire and his friends so well. Alice Duke, probably his mother, is also listed, having leased “diverse arable lands of the lord’s demesne.” Alice paid £3 13s. Michael paid the sum of “6s 8d p.a. for a good fat swan at the Feast of St. Lucy the Virgin, £3 6s 8d.” [3] Michael Duke had two sons (John and Thomas) and three daughters: Jane married Bithan; Agnes married (1559) Edward Chevers; and Alice married Robert Scutt.
Sources
- ↑ Visitation of Wiltshire 1623 Harleian Society 1882 p. 64
- ↑ "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland" 1837 Volume 1 'Duke of Lake' pedigree p. 285
- ↑ Duke Family History on Gerald Duke's Martinstown website
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