Person:William Drake (63)

Known as Sir William Drake of Wiscombe Park please don't conflate with William Drake of Halstead, yeoman

1.   Burke, John Bernard. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry: including American families with British ancestry, founded 1837 by Sir Bernard Burke, illustrated with heraldic colour plates
   1:347.

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2.   Drake, in Stirnet.com. (Abbeydore, Herefordshire: Stirnet Limited).

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   Robert Drake of Wiscombe Park m Elizabeth Prideaux dau of Humphrey Prideaux Issue:
   
   1) William Drake of Wiscomb d before 19 May 1625 m. Philippa Denys d before 10 May 1655, sister of Sir Thomas Denys
   
   Children of William Drake of Wiscombe Park and Philippa Denys:
   
   1) Thomas Drake of Wiscomb (b cl594, d before 24.09.1661) m. Helen Walker (d before 26 Apr 1678, dau/coheir of Alexander Walker of Bampton)
   
   2) Joan Drake m. Robert Collyns
   
   3) John to New England but not the John Drake of CT See Great Migration Begins 581 John Drake He had no issue in New England. See also Winthrop Papers 3:37, MBCR 1:80 and Waters 580-1
   
   4) William
   
   5) Amy of Ottery St. Mary d before 16 Jul 1680

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick). The visitations of the county of Devon: comprising the herald's visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620. (Exeter: For the author by H.S. Eland, 1895)
   p. 293.

   'William Drake of Wiscomb, bur. at Southley. Will 4 Dec. 1619, pro. 19 May 1625, P.C.C.' married 'Phillipa, sister of Sir Thomas Denys. Will 16 July 1647, pro. 5 Oct. 1655, P.C.C.'

4. ↑ Birth year estimated based on the approx. years he and his wife died, the year his son Thomas was born (about 1594), and the estimated years of his siblings.