Sir Francis DRAKE 1st Bart. ^11690,11719

   General Notes:

From Larry Hutchison:NSFX: of Buckland Monachorum
Sex: M
Title: of Buckland Monachorum
Note:
Was Baptized Sept 16, 1589, created first baronet on Aug 2, 1622.

Sir Francis [the famous sea captain] died without issue, and in his will, dated [obvious error here in the quotation in giving date in the late 16 00s since the admiral died in the 1500s],after providing for his other relative s, he bequested the bulk of his property to "Francis Drake, sonne and heire of Thomas Drake (his oldest brother), in case God blesse me not with an heire of m y owne body." In this will, as shown in the following extract, he entailed the property, willing it to "Francis Drake, on trust, to preserve the contingent es tate herein lymitted, and after the death of the said Francis Drake, to the use of the First issue male of the said Francis Drake and heires, males, of the bo dy of such issue, the remainder to the second, third, foureth, fifte, and every other issue, male, of the said Francis Drake, and the respective heires males of every herir bodyes, in order, and remainder successivelye, according to the seniority of birth and such sonne and sonnes; the remainder for want of such is sue, to John Drake, my brother, and the heires, males, of his body; and for wan t of such issue, to the remainder to my brotherWm. Drake, and the heires, males of his body; and for want of such issue, to my brother, Joseph Drake, and the heires, males, of his body, the revercon or remainder in fee to my right herirs ."
On this clause in Sir Francis's will, in later days, when his nephew Franci s's line became extinct, the Drakes in America who claimed to descendants of th e brothers John and Joseph, mentioned in the will,based their claim on the prop erty.
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Birth: 16 SEP 1589 in Buckland Abbey, Monochorum, Devon, England
Death: 11 MAR 1637
Baptism:
Event: first Baronet 2 AUG 1622

Father: Thomas DRAKE b: ABT 1556 in Kent, England
Mother: Elizabeth GREGORY b: ABT 1557
Marriage 1 Jane BAMFIELD b: 1589 in Kent, England
Note:
Sir Francis Drake's first marriage was to Jame Bamfield , daughter of Sir Amias Bamfield. Her brother John Bamfield married Sir Francis Drake's sister Elizabeth.
The fathers each paid the other father 500# for the bride.
Ages when married:
Jane Bamfield 13
Elizabeth Drake 13
Sir Francis Drake 14 or 17
John Bamfield 16

Married: 22 SEP 1602-3
Children
Dorothy DRAKE b: 1611 in Buckland, England

Marriage 2 Joan STRODE b: 1594 in Newham, Devon Co, England
Married: 6 MAY 1615
Children
Mary DRAKE b: SEP 1616 in Buckland, England
Francis DRAKE b: ABT 1617
Elizabeth DRAKE b: 1622 in Buckland, England
Thomas DRAKE b: ABT 1623 in Buckland, England
John of Ivy Bridge DRAKE b: 28 JUL 1624 in Buckland , England
William DRAKE b: 1627 in Buckland, England
Sarah DRAKE b: 1629 in Buckland, England
Joan DRAKE b: BET 1629 AND 1632 in Buckland, England
Joseph DRAKE b: 8 SEP 1629 in Kent, England

Sources:
Abbrev: Drake Family in England & America
Title: Drake Family in England & America
Author: Louis Stoughton Dra ke
Publication: Privetely Printed in Boston 1896
Copy in Drake/Strode Book
P age: page 278.
Abbrev: Drake, Family & Heirs of Sir Francis
Title: Drake, Family & Heirs of Sir Francis
Author: Lady Elliott-Drake
Abbrev: Drake Family in England & America
Title: Drake Family in England & America
Author: Louis Stoughton Drake
Publication: Privately Printed in Boston 1896
Copy in Drake/Strode Book
Page: #6, page 278. ¹¹⁷¹⁹

   Marriage Information:

Francis also married Joanna STRODE, daughter of Sir William STRODE Kt. and Mary SOUTHCOTT, on 6 May 1615 ^11690,11719. (Joanna STRODE was born in 1594 in "Newnham Manor", Plympton St., Mary, Devon, England ^11690,11719 and died in 1655 in Buckland, Devon Co, England ^11690,11719.)