SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Capt Drake of Wells proposed 7.5.1790 by John Lockhart 2nded Hollis & Cooper
Francis son of Rev Francis Drake vicar of Seaton & Beer, Devon, & Elizabeth his wife born & bapt 22.4.1764, bapt publicly 15.6.1764 / Francis Drake rector of Uplyme and vicar of Seaton & Beer, son of Thomas Drake of Yardbury Esq by Dorothy his wife dau of William Palmer of Combrawleigh clerk. He married Elizabeth eldest dau of Charles Tudway of Wells, Esq (his will PCC 1770) and died 5.4.1769, bur 9.4.1769 Colyton/ Francis Drake = St Marylebone 19.2.1795 Eliza Anne Mackworth / Francis Horatio Drake born 4.10.1798 bapt 29.10.1798 St Marylebone of Francis & Eliza Anne / Boyle's Court Guide 1799 Francis Drake 5 Cavendish Square & Wells, Somerset / their other children bapt at Wells, Charles Digby Mackworth 1801 Caroline Mary 1803 Elizabeth 1805 Frances Mary 1807 Matilda Eliza 1809 / SunFire 1799 His Excellency Francis Drake, Wells, Somerset / Somerset Heritage Centre DD\NE papers 1791-1820 (not seen) of Francis Drake of Yardbury & Wells, ambassador to Genoa & Munich (1804) / Lloyds Evening Post 8.10.1792 Captain Drake envoy from London to Copenhagen to be transferred to Venice / London Chronicle 28.9.1793 British envoy at Genoa Mr Drake / Francis Drake Esq of Wells bur 17.1.1821 there / his younger brother Clement Drake of Taunton solicitor will PCC 1849 / not sure what his captaincy was, not in Royal Navy, maybe the Cornet Francis Drake promoted to Lt in 19th Light Dragoons 1781, in 96th Foot 1782, Captain of a Company 1783, from half pay of 96th to be Captain 67th Foot 1793, but more likely a militia rank