Saturday, September 20, 2008

John Drake Rill and Withecomb

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: "RILL RILL lieth in this parifh wch had his auncient owners of yl name & from them it came unto John the fonne of Willam Dupe who died vvthout iffue in Kinge Rich 2 tyme & then this & Exton came unto John Sokefpich the fonne of Matild on of y fitters of Will m Dupe & unto John Cole the fonne of Ka terin the other fitter of Willam Dupe From John Cole defcended John Cole whofe daughtr Agnes was maried unto John Drake of Exmouth before fett downe & they gave this land unto John their young fonne & foe it if defcended unto Thomas Raymond whofe nowe it is Sokefpich alfoc rc mayneth unto this day WITHECOMB The manner of WITHECOMB now Thos Ray"

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