

4th cousin (and more) of his wife?
Older studies (noted below) asserted that John Drake, Sr., of Windsor was a son of this couple, but contemporary genealogists do not accept the relationship. See https://www.geni.com/discussions/169080?msg=1154590
Citations:
The line of ancestry of the Windsor (Conn.) Drakes may be thus summarized:
ROYAL LINE TO DRAKE FAMILY
EDWARD I, King of England. = Eleanor, dau. of Ferdinand
III, King of
Castile.
Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet. = Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of
Hereford
and Essex.
Lady Margaret de Bohun, m. in 1325. = Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl
of Devon.
Margaret, dau. of Hugh, Earl of Devon. = Theobald Granville, son of
Sir Theobald
Granville.
William Granville, of Stow, in Cornwall, = Philippa, dau. of William
Lord Bonville.
d. about 1450.
Sir Thomas Granville, of Stow, High = Elizabeth, sister of Sir
Theobald Gorges.
Sheriff, 21 Edward IV.
Sir Thomas Granville, of Stow, K. B., d. = Isabel, dau. of Sir Otes
Gilbert, of Compton.
6 Henry VIII.
Roger Granville, Esq., of Stowe, Sheriff, = Margaret, dau. and coheir
of Richard Whitley,
Temp. Henry VIII, d. in 1524. of Efford.
Amyre, dau. of Roger Granville, of Stow. = John Drake, Esq., of Ash,
Co. Devon, d.1558.
SEE DRAKE ancestry No. 6, John Drake.
(See Burke's "Royal Families," Vol. II, Pedigree cxxix.)
References: "History of Windsor, Conn.," 1859, page 583.
"Memorial History of Hartford, Conn.," Vol. II, pg. 549.
For Royal Line, See Vol. I, Families Directly Descended from all the Royal Families in Europe.
SUMMARY OF ANCESTRY:
1. JOHN, of Exmouth, Eng., b. 1360; m. Christian, dau. of John Billet; he acquired the estate of Ashe. His widow m. (2) Richard Francheyney.
2. JOHN, m. Christian, dau. of John Antage, and settled at Otterton; founded the Otterton family of Drake, through his son. He was unlawfully excluded from Ashe by his half-brother, Christopher Francheyney
(son of his mother by her second marriage).
3. JOHN, inherited Otterton; m. a Cruwys, of Cruwys, Morchand.
4. JOHN, of Otterton, m. Agnes, dau. of John Killoway.
5. JOHN, settled first at Axmouth, and by a suit-at-law recovered Ashe.
He m. Margaret, dau. of John Dole of Rill.
6. JOHN, inherited Ashe; m. Anne, dau. of Roger Greenville; his son, Bernard, inherited Ashe.
7. ROBERT, settled at Wiscomb, parish of South Leigh, County Devon.
8. WILLIAM, of Wiscomb, County Devon.
9. JOHN, b. at Wiscomb, County Devon, about 1590 or 1600; m. Elizabeth Rogers. He came to Boston about 1639; he d. from the result of an injury, Aug. 17, 1659. His widow d. Oct. 7, 1681, it is stated, "at 100th year of age." If so, she must have been several years older than her husband, or else, which is more probable, he was b. at a considerably earlier date than stated above.
10. JOHN, b. about 1635; m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Moore. ("Soc. Col. Wars," page 151--John Drake, Jr., 1656-1739, deputy to General Court Assembly of N. J., 1698; King Philip's War, page 450--John Drake credit 02-1400.
11. RUTH, b. Dec. 1, bapt. Dec. 6, 1657; m. Samuel Barber, of Windsor, Jan. 25, 1677; Samuel Barber was bapt. Oct. 1, 1648.
12. RUTH BARBER, b. July 24, 1683; m. (2) Apr. 18, 1706, William Phelps, who was b. Feb. 4, 1668/9.
13. LIEUT. SAMUEL2 PHELPS, b. Apr. 5, 1708; d. Aug. 14/17, 1754; m. 1731, Ruth Phelps, who was b. Jan. 23, 1713.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dearbornboutwell/fam7638.html
'Finding Our Past
(See also William* DRAKE's parents: Robert * DRAKE (1528-1600) and Elizabeth* PRIDEAUX (1523-1572) William* DRAKE's siblings: John DRAKE (1549- ), Humphrey DRAKE (1551- ), Henry DRAKE (1555- ), Ursula DRAKE (1557- ), Bernard DRAKE (1559- ), Nicholas DRAKE (1561- ) and Gertude DRAKE (1563- ) Joan MERRYLLS's parents: John * MERRYLLS (1525-1584) and Joanna* (1535-1567)
'Family of William* DRAKE and Joan * MERRYLLS
Husband: William* DRAKE (1564-1625)
Wife: Joan * MERRYLLS (1557-1617)
Children: Isabella * DRAKE (1579-1639)
Robert DRAKE (1581- )
Thomas DRAKE (1582- )
Joshua DRAKE (1584- )
Joseph DRAKE (1588- )
Joane DRAKE (1590- )
Alice DRAKE (1594- )
Ellen DRAKE (1596- )
Elizabeth DRAKE (1598- )
Marriage 12 Oct 1578 Halstead, Essex, England
Husband: William* DRAKE
Name: William* DRAKE
Sex: Male
Father: Robert * DRAKE (1528-1600)
Mother: Elizabeth* PRIDEAUX (1523-1572)
Birth 1564 Wiscombe, Devonshire, England
Death 12 May 1625 (age 60-61) Devonshire, England
Wife: Joan * MERRYLLS
Name: Joan * MERRYLLS
Sex: Female
Father: John * MERRYLLS (1525-1584)
Mother: Joanna* (1535-1567)
Birth 1557
Death 1617 (age 59-60)
Child 1: Isabella * DRAKE
Name: Isabella * DRAKE
Sex: Female
Spouse: John * Bland SMITH (1572-1668)
Birth 1579 Elmstead, Essex, England
Death 12 Oct 1639 (age 59-60) Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US
Child 2: Robert DRAKE Name: Robert DRAKE Sex: Male Birth 23 Jul 1581 Child 3: Thomas DRAKE Name: Thomas DRAKE Sex: Male Birth 2 Dec 1582 Child 4: Joshua DRAKE Name: Joshua DRAKE Sex: Male Birth 1584 Child 5: Joseph DRAKE Name: Joseph DRAKE Sex: Male Birth 1588 Child 6: Joane DRAKE Name: Joane DRAKE Sex: Female Birth 1590 Child 7: Alice DRAKE Name: Alice DRAKE Sex: Female Birth 1594 Child 8: Ellen DRAKE Name: Ellen DRAKE Sex: Female Birth 1596 Child 9: Elizabeth DRAKE Name: Elizabeth DRAKE Sex: Female Birth 1598
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1553
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Wiscombe, South Leigh, Devonshire, England
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1585 |
1585
Age 32
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Southleigh, Devon, England
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1590 |
1590
Age 37
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Wiscombe, Devonshire, England, USA
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1596 |
1596
Age 43
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Of Wiscombe, Southleigh, Devonshire, England
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1598 |
1598
Age 45
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Wiscombe, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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1604 |
1604
Age 51
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Wiscomb, Devon, England
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1606 |
1606
Age 53
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Wiscomb, Devon, England
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1608 |
1608
Age 55
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Wiscombe,Devon,England
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1619 |
December 4, 1619
Age 66
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Devon, England
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