merous family. Sir Cope died 4th August, 1633. The eldest son and heir, JOHN D'OYLY, esq. m. Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Shirley, knt. of Isfield, in Sussex, and had two sons, viz. JOHN, his successor. Thomas, m. his cousin, Dorothy, daughter of John Michel, esq. of Kingston Russell, which lady m. secondly, the Rev. John Owen, D.D. He was s. at his decease by his elder son, 1. JOHN D'OYLY, esq. of Chiselhampton, in the county of Oxford, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 7th July, 1666. He m. Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Sir Richard Cholmeley, knightbanneret, of Whitby Abbey, in the county of York, and had seven sons and two daughters, viz. Cholmeley, who d. s. p. JOHN, his heir. Richard, capt. of marines, killed scaling the walls of Gibraltar, d. s. p. Thomas, an officer in the Customs, m. Mrs. For- Robert, col. in the army, lieut.-governor of the m. to Samuel Wotton, esq. of Ingle- Sir John D'Oyly, who was M. P. for Woodstock, at the revolution, and captain of the county troop, d. in 1709, and was s. by his eldest surviving son, 11. SIR JOHN D'OYLY, bart. who m. first, Susanna, daughter of Sir Thomas Put, bart. of Comb, in Devon shire, and by her had, THOMAS, his heir. JOHN, fellow of Merton College, Oxford, who s. as fourth baronet. Shirley. WILLIAM, who s. as fifth baronet. Margaret. Ursula, m. to Thomas Young, esq. of Newington, in Oxfordshire, and died in January, 1730-1, leaving a son and daughter. Cholmeley, m. to William Jones, esq. of Naas, in Gloucestershire, and has two sons and a daughter. He wedded, secondly, Rebecca, daughter and co-her of Goddard Carter, esq. of Alvescot, in the county of Oxford, but by that lady had no issue. He died about the year 1746, and was s. by his eldest son, III. SIR THOMAS D'OYLEY, who m. Mary, daughter of Samuel Wotton, esq. of Englebourn, in the county of Devon, and had two daughters, viz. Susanna, m. in 1767, to Dr. William Newcome. bishop of Dromore. Rebecca, died in infancy. Sir Thomas died 6th February, 1759, and was s. by his brother, IV. SIR JOHN D'OYLY, rector of Cuxham, in Os. fordshire, who died unmarried, in November, 1771, and was s. by his brother, V. SIR WILLIAM D'OYLY, who m. Miss Monk, and He was buried at —— in Oxfordshire, with the following inscription to himself and his wife: Heir of the Antient and famous Family of the D'Oyly's, of the same Countie, Founders Who put on Immortality the 4th of August, in the year of our Redemption 1633 Ask not who is buried here Go ask the Commons, ask the Shire, Go ask the Church, They'll tell thee who, As well as blubber'd Eyes can do ; Go ask the Heralds, ask the Poor, Thine Ears shall hear enough to ask no more. Each drop a Pearl will turn To adorn his Tomb, or if thou canst not vent, Sacred to the Pious Memory of that rare example of undistained Virtue, Wife of the said Sir Cope D'Oyly, knt. eldest daughter of James Quarles, of THOMAS D'OYLY, D. D. (descended from Edward D'Oyly, esq. of Littlemarsh, in the parish of Stone, Bucks,) archdeacon of Lewes, in Sussex, chancellor of the diocese of Chichester, and prebendary of Ely, m. 8th February, 1744, Henrietta-Maria, second daughter of Robert Godfrey, esq. of London, (by Elizabeth, sister of Matthias Mawson, bishop of Ely). They both d. on the same day, 27th January, 1770, leaving issue three sons, I. MATTHIAS, of whom hereafter. II. Thomas, vicar of Walton-upon-Thames, and chaplain in ordinary to the king, b. 2nd April, 1745, m. March, 1772, Susanna, daughter of Barham Rushbrooke, esq. of Westowe, county of Suffolk, and d. October, 1816, without issue. III. Francis, lieut.-gen. and col. of the 67th foot, m. Anne, daughter of Hugh Thomas, D. D. dean of Ely, and master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and d. in 1803, without issue. The eldest son, REF. MATTHIAS D'OYLY, rector of Uckfield, in Sussex, archdeacon of Lewes, and prebendary of Ely, b. 23rd November, 1743, m. May, 1770, Mary, daughter of George Poughfer, esq. of Leicester, and d. November, 1816, having had issue, 1. Thomas, D.C.L. and sergeant-at-law, b. 16th November, 1772, m. 4th January, 1820, Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Nicholas Simons, of Canterbury, and has one son, Thomas. 11. JOHN, of whom presently. 11. Francis (Sir), K. C. B. lieut.-col. in the 1st guards, slain at Waterloo, unm. IV. George, D.D. rector of Lambeth and of Sun- v. Henry, capt. in the 1st guards, b. 21st April, 1780. 1. Henrietta, d. unm. 1804. The second son, L. SIR JOHN D'OYLY, official resident at Kandy, in the Island of Ceylon, b. 6th June, 1774, was created a BARONET in 1821, but dying unm. in three years after, the title became EXTINCT. Arms-Or, two fleurs-de-lis in bend, sable, between as many bendlets, azure. "That curious and ingenious antiquary, Sir William Pole, knt. of Shute, in his manuscripts, makes mention of Roger le Drak, that held Hurnford cum Terra de la Wood, of Dertington, at half a knight's fee, 31 EDWARD I. and prior to that of others of this family, who were possessed of several lands in Devonshire." A branch of the Drakes of Ashe, settled at an early Lineage. Of the old Devonshire house of Drake,* was JOHN DRAKE, esq. who married in the time of HENRY V. Christiana, daughter and heir of John Billet, esq. of Ashe, in the county of Devon, and thereby that estate, situated in the parish of Musberry, accrued to the family, and eventually became the place of their designation, although their more usual residence was at Mount Drake, a mansion built by them in the same parish. His son and heir, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Otterton, m. Christiana, daughter and heiress of John Antage, and had a son and heir, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Otterton, in Devonshire, who m. the daughter of Crewse, of Crewse-Morchard, in the same county, and had a son and heir, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Otterton, who m. Agnes, daughter of John Kelloway, esq. and was s. by his son, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Exmouth, who m. Margaret, daughter of John Cole, of Rill, near that place, and had three sons and a daughter, viz. JOHN, his successor. John. Gilbert,+ from whom the Drakes of Spratshays, in the parish of Littleham, Devon, a cadet, whereof was Robert Drake, who had his education first at Oxford, and was afterwards of the Inner Temple; he obtained a considerable estate at Dale-Ditch, in the parish of East Budleigh, the greater part of which he devoted at his death, about the year 1628, to pious uses. Agnes, m. to William Pole, esq. of Shute. He was s. at his decease by his eldest son, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Ashe, who m. Anne, daughter of Roger Grenville, esq. of Stowe, in Cornwall, and left at his decease, 4th October, 1558, BERNARD (Sir), his successor. Robert, of Wiscomb, in the parish of Southlegh, Devon, m. Elizabeth, daughter, of Humphrey Prideaux, of Thewborough, by whom, with other issue, he had Robert and Henry, the former a colonel in the Netherlands, of great esteem with the Prince of Orange and the States General, and the latter a captain in the army, both killed in the prime of life in the defence of Ostend. Richard, ancestor of the DRAKES of Shardeloes. The eldest son and heir, SIR BERNARD DRAKE, knt. of Mount Drake and Ashe, period in Ireland, and became seated at Drakerath, in the county of Meath. The present representative is CHRISTOPHER DRAKE, esq. of Roristown. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iv. p. 192.) + From this Gilbert it is probable that the Drakes of Bystock, near Exmouth, descend. was a very distinguished person, and "employed in several great offices at sea," being much in favour with Queen ELIZABETH, who conferred the honour of knighthood upon him in 1585. He m. Gertrude, daughter of Bartholomew Fortescue, esq. of Filleigh, in Devonshire, and dying in 1585, was s. by his eldest son, JOHN DRAKE, esq. of Mount Drake and Ashe, who m. Dorothy, daughter of William Button, esq. of Alton, Wilts, and dying in 1628, was s. by his son, SIR JOHN DRAKE. knt. of Ashe. This gentleman m. Helena, second daughter of Sir John Butler, bart. created BARON BUTLER, of Bramfield, and co-heir of her brother William, second and last Lord Butler, of Bramfield, and had issue, Ivanna, d. unm. Jane, m. to William Yonge, esq. of Castleton, in Anne, m. to Richard Strode, esq. of Chalmington, He d. in 1636, and was 's. by his eldest son, 1. SIR JOHN DRAKE, knt. of Ashe, who was created a BARONET by King CHARLES II. 31st August, 1660. He m. first, Jane, daughter of Sir John Yonge, bart. of Culliton and Slutcomb, both in Devon, and by her had two sons, George. WILLIAM, heir to Bernard in the baronetcy and his half-sister, Elizabeth, in the estates. Sir John d. 1669, and was s. by his eldest son. II. SIR JOHN DRAKE, bart. of Ashe, who rebuilt the mansion house there, which had been burnt down and He d. undemolished by the rebels in the civil wars. married in 1683, and was buried at Musberry, where. upon ELIZABETH, his sister, became sole heir, and settled the estates upon her youngest half-brother, WILLIAM. Sir John was s. in the baronetcy by his brother of the half-blood. III. SIR BERNARD DRAKE, bart. who m. Elizabeth, daughter of George Prestwood, esq. of Butterford in Devon, and relict of Hugh Stowell, esq. of Ferrybere, and had an only daughter, ELIZABETH, M. to Thomas Tothill, esq. of Bagtor. He was s. at his decease by his only surviving brother, IV. SIR WILLIAM DRAKE, bart. of Ashe, who had previously received the honour of knighthood from King JAMES II. This gentleman m. first, Judith, daughter and co-heir of William Eveleigh, esq. of Tallaton, near Ottery St. Mary, in the county of From William Drake, a younger son of this John Drake, descended the Drakes of Yardbury, whose representative in 1822, was FRANCIS HORATIO NELSON DRAKE, esq. of Wells. ELIZABETH, M. to William Walrond, esq. of Borey, in Devon, and was mother of William Walrond, esq. of Bovey, who m. Sa- JUDITH-MARIA-WALROND, of Bovey, whe Judith, d. an infant. ANNE, m. to Thomas Prestwood, esq. of Butterford, in Devon. He wedded, secondly, a daughter of Sir Peter Pri deaux, bart. of Netherton, in Devon, but had no other issue. He was s. at his decease by his elder son, V. SIR JOHN DRAKE, bart. who dying unm. 9th Sep tember, 1724, was s. by his brother, VI. SIR WILLIAM DRAKE, bart. who m. in 1726, Anne. daughter of William-Peere Williams, esq. M. P. für Bishops Castle, in Shropshire, but died s. p. 21st Octo ber, 1733, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. The manor of Musbury was purchased by the family of Tucker, from Capt. William Peer Williams, nephew of Lady Drake. The mansion of Ash, now occupiel as a farm house, is celebrated as the birth place of JOHN, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. Mr. Drake d. 17th March, 1633, and was s. by his eldest son, 1. WILLIAM DRAKE, esq. of Shardeloes, in the county of Buckingham, b. in 1606. This gentleman, who was chirographer to the Court of Common Pleas, was created a BARONET 17th July, 1641. He d. unm. in 1669, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT, and the estates devolved upon his nephew, SIR WILLIAM DRAKE, knt. ancestor of the present THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE, esq. of Shardeloes. (Refer to BURKE's Commoners, vol. i. p. 580.) Arms Arg. a wivern, wings displayed and tail nowed, gu. DRAKE, OF PROSPECT. Lineage. This was a branch of the family founded by the celebrated circumnavigator Admiral SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, so renowned in the time of ELIZABETH. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, bart. of Buckland, in the county of Devon, nephew and godson of the immortal seaman, married for his second wife, Joan, daughter of Sir William Strode, knt. and was s. by his elder son, SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, bart, who dying s. p. was s. by his nephew, SIR PRANCIS DRAKE, bart. M.P. for Tavistock, temp. CHARLES II. who was s. by his only son (by his third wife, a daughter of lord chief justice, Sir Henry Pollexien), SIR FRANCIS HENRY DRAKE, bart. M. P. for Tavistock, who m. Anne, daughter of Samuel Heathcote, esq. of Hurseley, and had three sons and a daughter,* of whom, the youngest son, 1. FRANCIS SAMUEL DRAKE, esq. a distinguished seaman, was created a BARONET 12th April, 1782, for the gallant services he had rendered as rear-admiral, in the glorious victory achieved by admiral Rodney, in the West Indies. Sir Francis married first, Miss Eliabeth Hayman, of Kent, and secondly, Miss Onslow, Laughter of George Onslow, esq. M. P. but died s. p. 19th November, 1789, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Sa. a fess wavy between the two pole stars, arctic and antarctic, arg. ANNE-POLLEXFEN DRAKE, who m. the celebrated deFender of Gibraltar, GENERAL ELLIOT, created in 1787, BALON HEATHFIELD, now represented by SIR THOMASRAYTON FULLER-ELLIOT-DRAKE, baronet. (Refer to BURKE's Peerage and Baronetage.) Lineage. SIR ROBERT DRURY, of Egerley, Bucks, younger son of Sir Robert Drury, knt. of Hawsted, in Suffolk, died about 1575, leaving by Elizabeth, his wife, only daughter and heir of Edmund Brudenell, esq. four sons and four daughters, viz. 1. ROBERT, of Egerly, who m. Anne Bourman, and II. WILLIAM (Sir), lord justice and governor of Jane, m. to Richard Chetwood, esq. of Ox- Anne, m. to Robert Hartwell, esq. of Northamptonshire. 111. DRUE (Sir), of whom presently. IV. Edmund, m. and had issue. 1. Anne, m. to Robert Woodlese, of Peterley, Bucks. 11. Margaret, m. to Henry Trenchard, esq. III. Lucy, m. to Robert Tesh, gent. IV. Elizabeth, m. to Rowland Hinde, of Hedsworth, Bucks. 1. DRUE, his heir. 1. Elizabeth,m. to Sir Thomas Wingfield, of Letheringham. 11. Frances, m. to Sir Robert Botiler, of Wotton, Herts. III. Anne, m. to Sir John Deane, of Maplested, Essex. Sir Drue Drury, died in 1617, aged ninety-nine, and was s. by his son, 1. DRUE DRURY, esq. of Riddlesworth, in Norfolk, b. in 1588, who was created a BARONET in 1627. He m. Anne, daughter of Edward Wallgrave, esq. of Canfield, in Essex, and dying in 1632, was s. by his son, II. SIR DRUE DRURY, who m. Susan, daughter of Isaac Jones, esq. of London, and had issue, ROBERT, his heir. Drue, died s. p. DIANA, M. to Sir William Wake, bart. and from this marriage descends the present SIR WILLIAM WAKE, bart. who inherits Riddlesworth Hall from the DRURYS, The elder son, III. SIR ROBERT DRURY, of Riddlesworth, married first, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Edward Dunstan, of Waldingfield, Suffolk; secondly, Eleanor, daughter of Samuel Harsnet, esq. of Great Fransham, relict of William Marsham, esq. of Stratton, in Norfolk; and thirdly, Diana, daughter of George Vilet, of Pinkney Hall, but died s. p. 27th April, 1712, aged seventy-eight, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-Arg. on a chief vert, a tau between two mullets pierced or. *The family of DRURY came into England at the Conquest, and at an early period separated into three distinct branches; the first seated at Rougham; the second at Welherden; and the third at HAWSTED. By his wife, Agas, daughter and, after the death of her brother, heir of Sir Richard Fryssell, by his wife, Catherine, eldest daughter and co-heir (with her sister Joan, wife of Thomas Ickworth, esq. of Ickworth in Suffolk,) of Sir John Geedinge, of Geedinge, also in Suffolk. m. Joane, daughter and heir of Sir Simon Saxham, knt. by whom he had three sons, viz. ROGER (Sir), who m. Margery, daughter and JOHN, of Wetherden, in Suffolk. In the visitation of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Anno 1684, the descents of the branch before us was entered, and thence the details following are derived. RICHARD DRURY, citizen of London, of the Drurys of Rougham, died about the year 1606, aged forty-five. He m. Catherine, daughter of William Beswick, of Spelmonden and Horsmonden, in Kent, and had issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Etheldred, m. to Robert Corbet, citizen of London. This Richard bore for arms-argent, on a chief vert. a tau, between two mullets pierced, or, with an annu let for distinction, denoting his being the fifth son His son and heir, WILLIAM DRURY, esq. of Earith, in Huntingdonshire, was lord of the manor of Cole, in that county, about 1632. He was at the visitation in 1684, and died aged eighty-two about 1690; having had two wives, first, Mary Brown, of Stow, in Huntingdonshire, by whom he had several children, who all died in infancy, second, Catherine, daughter, and at length heir, of Richard Winde, of Earith, and by that lady he had four sons and five daughters, viz. |