DRAKE, Sir Francis, 3rd Bt. (1647-1717), of Buckland Abbey, Devon, and Holborn End, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

bap. 1 May 1647, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas Drake of Brendon Barton, Week St. Mary, Devon by Susan, da. of William Crymes of Buckland Crymes, Devon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1663, MA 1663. m. (1) 6 Feb. 1665, Dorothy (d. 1679), da. of Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Bt.†, of Poltimore, Devon, 4da.; (2) lic. 21 Oct. 1680, Anne (d. 1685), da. of Thomas Boone† of Mount Boone, Devon and coh. to her bro. Charles Boone*, s.p.; (3) 18 Feb. 1690 (with £5,000), Elizabeth (d. 1717), da. of Sir Henry Pollexfen† of Woodbury, Devon, 7s. 1da. suc. fa. c.1653; uncle Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Bt.†, as 3rd Bt. 6 Jan. 1662. E. F. Eliott-Drake, Fam. and Heirs of Sir Francis Drake, i. 400; ii. 30, 65, 117