Edward Drake (abt. 1518 - bef. 1551)

Born about 1518 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Agnes (Brigge) Drake — married 8 Feb 1546 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died before 4 Aug 1551 before about age 33 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Edward was the son of John Drake of Northowram, Halifax. He must have been an adult by 15 October 1539 as on that date his father appeared at the manor court, Wakefield, to transfer property and land into Edward's name "to the use of Edward Drake son of the said John and the heirs of his body lawfully procreated". If he should have no heirs (he was not yet married) then the property would go to "John Drake and Humfrey Drake brothers of the said Edward".^[1]

He was mentioned in his father's will 1544 and was left £22 and the residue of the estate. He was the sole executor.^[2]

Edward married Agnes Brigge on 8 March 1545/1546 at Halifax, Yorkshire.^[3][4]

He died in 1551 and was buried at Halifax on 4 August 1551 "Edward Dracke de Northowram".^[5] He left a will dated 2 August 1551 and proved 23 September 1551, in which he mentions wife Agnes and sons Michael, Gilbert, and William.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wakefield Manor Court Rolls Vol. 09 Publisher Yorkshire Archaeological Society https://archive.org/details/YASWCR009/page/220
2. ↑ Halifax Wills Being Abstracts And Translations Of The Wills Registered At York From The Parish Of Halifax, J W Clay and E W Crossley, vol 1, page 179, https://archive.org/details/HalifaxWillsBeingAbstractsAndTranslationsOfTheWillsRegisteredAtYorkFromTheParishOfHalifax/page/n187/mode/2up
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJHG-RYN : 10 February 2018), Edward Drake and Agnes Brygge, 1545; citing Halifax, York, England, reference 2:KHT7K3, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 496,813.
4. ↑ Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions by Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686; Clay, John William, 1838-1918 Publication date 1899 Publisher Exeter, W. Pollard & Co https://archive.org/details/dugdalesvisitati03dugd/page/30
5. ↑ The parish register of Halifax, co. York by Halifax (England); Crossley, E. W. (Ely Wilkinson), 1863-1942 Publication date 1910 Publisher [Wakefield, England] : Priv. print. for the Yorkshire parish register society https://archive.org/details/parishregisterof45hali/page/180
6. ↑ Halifax Wills, Clay and Crossley, ed., 1904 page 52 https://archive.org/details/halifaxwillsbein02york/page/52

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