Saturday, September 20, 2008

John Drake Whitford

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: "WHITFORD WHITFORD was in like fort the land of Thomas Baflet & the hufband of Alis daughter of Thomas before mencion d From the faid Alis iffucd Law renc Sanford lord of this manner hee had iffue Thomas Sanford wch died wthout iffue & Alda maried unto Sr Walter Folliot & after unto Sr Peter Brewes After this it became therles of Devon & defcended in yl lyne as aforefayde & after the death of Edward Erie of Devon this mannor came unto ye fowre heires generall as is formerly fett downe & this mannor thon moytye j ye Lord Petre a quarter part Sr John Drake & the other part my felf doe enjoy lately by write of particion & deede devided unto"

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