Saturday, September 20, 2008

John Drake Exmouth

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: "EXMOUTH EXMOUTH is of this parifh where the river Ex or Efle doth difcharge his waters into the fea In this place dwelled John Drake a man of great eftate from whom is iflued Sr John Drake of Afli The faid John Drake had iflue a younger fonne alfoe called John a great merchantman wch maried Margaret daughter of William Aurft of Exceftr ye widowe of Richard Martyn of Exceter by whom hee had iffue twoe daughters betwixt whom hee left a great eftate His daughter Julian was wief of Thomas Raymont of Chard whofe fonna Thomas enjoyeth lands heere Gilbert Drake the youngeft fonne of John Drake the elder before mencioned had from his father in this place a howfe 8c"

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