William Drake, Esq.

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William9 Drake (John8, Barnard7, John6, John5, John4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1596 in Yardbury,Colyton,England, and died Aft. 1635 in London, England. He married Margrett Westofer 14 November 1620 in Colyton England, daughter of William Westofer. She was born in Colyton,Devon, England, and died 16 April 1635 in Colyton,Devon, England.

Notes for William Drake:

He lived after Margrett as his will is dated after her death.

Notes for Margrett Westofer:

Dau & heiress of William Westofer of Colyton.

Children of William Drake and Margrett Westofer are:

31 i. John10 Drake, born 24 March 1620/21 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 12 April 1648 in Colyton,Devon, England.

32 ii. Dorothy Drake, born 26 March 1623 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 7 October 1626 in Colyton,Devon, England.

33 iii. Eleanor Drake, born 15 December 1625 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 15 December 1712. She married John Steward; born in of Axmouth, England; died Unknown.

34 iv. Joane Drake, born 11 June 1628 in Colyton,Devon, England; died Bef. 1670 in ...Massachusetts. She married Thomas Russell; died Unknown in of Weymouth, MA.

35 v. John Drake, born 11 June 1628 in Colyton,Devon, England; died Unknown.

36 vi. William Drake, born 22 December 1629 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 6 March 1679/80 in Colyton,Devon, England. He married Letitia Bailie; died Unknown.

37 vii. Jane Drake, born 13 February 1630/31 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 23 November 1693. She married Thomas Steward; born in of Axmouth, England; died Unknown.

38 viii. Elizabeth Drake, born 10 December 1632 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 8 June 1654. She married Ezekiel Hamlin 8 June 1654 in Boston, MA; died Unknown.

39 ix. Endimion Drake, born 25 June 1634 in Colyton,Devon, England; died Unknown.

+ 40 x. Thomas Drake, born 16 April 1635 in Colyton,Devon, England; died 23 September 1692 in Weymouth, Ma.

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.
William m Margaret Westover Nov 14, 1620 Yardbury, Colyton Eng dau of

William Westover.
Children
Thomas b Sept 13, 1635 Colyton d Sept 23, 1692 Weymouth, Norfolk Co. Mass.
John b March 24, 1621/22
Dorothy b March 16, 1622/23
Eleanor b Dec 15, 1625
Joan b June 11, 1628
John b June 11, 1628
William b Dec 22, 1629
Jane b Feb 13, 1630/31
Elizabeth b Dec 10, 1632
Edmon b June 25, 1634

William and Margaret(Westofer) Drake had 8 children (Drake genealogy, pp xv,

xvi)

of which is stated that: Joan, child 4; Elizabeth, child 6 and Thomas, child

8 all emigrated to America. I have read of the volumeous arrival of

immigrants and ships to the colonies during this and earlier time periods. I

highly suspect the computers of the "dock watchers" developed a "glitch" and

were cut off line when the ships docked and passengers came thundering down

the gang planks to kiss mother earth, trampling everthing and everyone in

their path. Because of this, I seriously doubt we will ever see a ships name

or passenger list showing the 3 Drake names. But then again, pleasent

surprises happen.

The Drake genealogy (1896) states that the will of William Drake is still in

existence. Although it lists it as being: P.C.C. Coventry 25, it was not

printed in the genealogy. If the children were listed in the will, this would

confirm another

generation from William and Margaret and might cease the controversy as to

whether Thomas and his sisters were the children of William Drake and his

wife

Margaret Westofer/Westover.

Your input was very much appreciated, Adrian, a great many thanks. Now could

we see the will P.C.C. Coventry 25 you are holding for the next post? Just

joking here, but I hope it surfaces. Thanks also to everyone who is trying to

put together another piece of their family puzzle. Earl. e1091@aol.com

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   The Drake genealogy (1896) states that the will of William Drake is still in

>existence. Although it lists it as being: P.C.C. Coventry 25, it was not
>printed in the genealogy. If the children were listed in the will, this would
>confirm another
>generation from William and Margaret and might cease the controversy as to
>whether Thomas and his sisters were the children of William Drake and his
>wife
>Margaret Westofer/Westover.
>
>Your input was very much appreciated, Adrian, a great many thanks. Now could
>we see the will P.C.C. Coventry 25 you are holding for the next post? Just
>joking here, but I hope it surfaces. Thanks also to everyone who is trying to
>put together another piece of their family puzzle. Earl. e1091@aol.com
This will should be quite easy to locate at the Family History
Library in Salt Lake City. "P.C.C." stands for the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury. In the registered P.C.C. wills, each year
was given a name (generally the first will to be registered for
that year), in this case "Coventry", and wills are cited by
these names rather than by the year of probate. These volumes
have groups of about 16 pages which each receive the same
number, so the "25" would refer to a group of 16 pages which are
after the "24" group and before the "26" group. In most
volumes, only the first page of each group is numbered, so you
often have to scan several pages just to see which numbered
group you are in. Once you find the first page of group 25, it
should then just be a matter of checking the next 16 pages to
find the will in question. (The names of the testators are
usually written in the margins.) Of course, the above comment
assumes that the citation "P.C.C. Coventry 25" has been
correctly given. (Actually, it would be more conventional to
give the citation in the form "P.C.C. 25 Coventry", but that is
a minor point.) You don't need to live in Salt Lake City to get
a copy of the microfilm of a P.C.C. will. You just need to live
close to one of the many branch Family History Centers, which
can order the film for you at a nominal fee. (I have done this
on numerous occasions for English wills which I wanted to check
out.) The correct film number for a P.C.C. will can be found by
looking in the locality catalog of the Family History Library,
under ENGLAND-PROBATE RECORDS. (Of course, if you happen to live
in the U.K., it might be easier to just go to the Public Record
Office.)
Stewart Baldwin
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The eldest son and heir,

Sir Bernard Drake, knt. of Mount Drake and Ashe, was a
very distinguished person, and "employed in several great offices
at sea," being much in favour with Queen Elizabeth, who conferred
the honour of knighthood upon him in 1585. He m. Gertrude,
daughter of Bartholomew Gortescue, esq. of Filleigh, in
Devonshire, and dying in 1585, was s. by his eldest son,
John Drake,* (* From William Drake, a younger son of
this John Drake, descended the Drakes of Yardbury, whose
representative in 1822, was Francis Horatio Nelson Drake, esq. of
Wells.) esq. of Mount Drake and Ashe, who m. Dorothy, daughter
of William Button, esq. of Alton, Wilts, and dying in 1628, was s.
by his son,
Sir John Drake, knt. of Ashe. This gentleman m. Helena,
second daughter of Sir John Butler, bart. created Baron Butler, of
Bramfield, and co-heir of her brother William, second and last Lord
Butler, of Bramfield, and had issue,
John, his heir.

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via sister Grace Pierson (born Marshall) by SmartCopy: Oct 27 2014, 17:47:59 UTC

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William Drake

Birth: 1596
Musbury Devon, England Death: 1639 London Greater London, England

Husband of Margaret Westover. Father of William Drake, Thomas Drake, John Drake, Dorothy Drake, Eleanor Drake, Joan Drake, Jane Drake, Elizabeth Drake and Endmion Drake.

Family links:

Parents:

 John Drake (1566 - 1628)

 Dorothy Button Drake (1568 - 1631)

Spouse:

 Margaret Westover Drake (____ - 1635)

Children:

 Eleanor Drake Pyne (1625 - 1712)*

 Jane Drake Seward (1630 - 1693)*

 Thomas Drake (1635 - 1692)*

Sibling:

 Mary Drake Rowswell (____ - 1643)*

 William Drake (1596 - 1639)

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Temple Church London City of London Greater London, England

Created by: Mike Beard Record added: Dec 13, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12676868