Saturday, September 20, 2008

John Drake Esq

Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon By Sir William Pole, ... Now First Printed from the Autograph in the Possession of His Lineal Descendant Sir John-William de la Pole, Bart. ... By William Pole: "WET HERTON NETHERTON vthin this parifli fometyme belonginge unto Cannon Legh pur chafed by Piers It was the leather fellers Sr Barnard Drake K1 purchafed this land Lowman had the demefnes & left it unto Phillip his fonne who fold it unto Edmond Prideaux Baronet younger fonne of Roger Prideaux of Soldon Efq wch alfoe purchafed the mannor of John Drake Efquier & a little parcell from Swayne Hee hath bwilded theire a fayre howfe & it is nowe the dwellinge of Sr Peter Prideaux Baronet The faici Edmond maried unto his firft wief Bridget daughtr of Sr John Chichefter thelder K & had by her three daughters maried unto Ailworth Fortefcu of Fallopit c Moyle of Bake"

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