William Drake (abt. 1564 - bef. 1625)

Born about 1564 in Wiscombe Park, Devon, England

Ancestors

Died before 19 May 1625 before about age 61 in Wiscombe, Devon, England

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Biography

Parents

Robert Drake and Elizabeth Prideaux^[1][2]

Birth

Birth 1564 Winscombe, , , England^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

Husband: William Drake

Wife: Phillippa Dennis^[1][2]

Marriage ABT 1587 Wiscombe Parrish, Devonshire, England^{[citation needed]}

Death

His will was written on 4 Dec 1619 and it was probated on 19 May 1625.^[2][3]

Burial

Burial BEF 19 May 1625 Southleigh, Oxford, England^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vivian, J.L.; Eland, Henry S.. The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531, 1564 and 1620. Exeter, Devon, England: 1895. p. 293, Available on HathuTrust.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. 7th Edition, Pp. 197-198.
3. ↑ Kiepura, Genevieve Tylee. John Drake's English Connections. The American Genealogist, Vol. 41 (1965), Pp. 239-244. Available on AmericanAncestors.org.