Sir Robert Drake - St Lawrence - Southleigh, Devon
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Coats of arms on the memorial monument to Sir Robert Drake (d 1600) in St Lawrence's church, Southleigh.
Waymark Code: WM1644K
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2022
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Coats of arms on the memorial monument to Sir Robert Drake (d 1600) in St Lawrence's church, Southleigh.
Drake lived at Wiscombe Park and was the brother of Sir Bernard Drake of Colcombe Castle, and the cousin of the Elizabethan seafaring hero, Sir Francis Drake.
"When Sir Robert Drake was born in 1528, in Wiscombe Park, Devon, England, his father, Sir John Drake VI, was 28 and his mother, Anne (Amy) (Greenfield) GRENVILLE, was 15. He married Lady Elizabeth Prideaux on 1 January 1544, in Wiscombe Park, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 30 March 1600, in Southleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72, and was buried in Southleigh, Devon, England."
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Shown are 3 coats of arms relating to his lineage -
LEFT:
Of his parents, Sir John Drake VI and Anne Grenville; [DRAKE] Ar. a wyvern wings displ. and tail nowed gu., impaling [GRENVILLE] Gu. three clarions or.
CENTRE:
Of his marriage; [DRAKE] Ar. a wyvern wings displ. and tail nowed gu., impaling [PRIDEAUX] Argent, a chevron sable in chief a label of three points gules
RIGHT:
[DRAKE] Ar. a wyvern wings displ. and tail nowed gu., impaling [
UNKNOWN] unknown tincture, 3 crosses